Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners
August 30, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 2002 at Safeco Field. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 5, Seattle Mariners 1

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch lf 5 1 1 1
Beltran cf 4 2 2 0
Sweeney dh 3 2 1 0
Ibanez 1b 3 0 2 4
Tucker rf 3 0 0 0
Mayne c 4 0 1 0
Alicea 3b 4 0 1 0
Perez ss 4 0 1 0
Ordaz 2b 4 0 0 0
Byrd p 0 0 0 0
  Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Suzuki rf 5 0 1 0
McLemore lf 5 0 1 0
Olerud 1b 4 0 1 0
Martinez dh 4 0 0 0
Boone 2b 4 1 2 1
Cameron cf 3 0 2 0
Guillen ss 4 0 1 0
Wilson c 4 0 1 0
Relaford 3b 3 0 1 0
Garcia p 0 0 0 0
  Creek p 0 0 0 0
  Hasegawa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 10 1
Kansas City 200 020 001590
Seattle 010 000 0001100
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd  W (15-10) 7.2 10 1 1 2 3
  Grimsley  SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
2
4
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia  L (14-10) 7.0 7 4 4 3 3
  Creek   1.0 0 0 0 1 3
  Hasegawa   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
4
7

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1, Seattle 1.  2B–Kansas City Ibanez 2 (31,off Garcia 2); Alicea (8,off Garcia), Seattle McLemore (17,off Byrd).  HR–Kansas City Knoblauch (5,9th inning off Hasegawa 0 on, 2 out), Seattle Boone (22,2nd inning off Byrd 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Tucker (20,2nd base off Creek/Wilson).  U-HP–Marvin Hudson, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Mike Fichter.  T–2:44.  A–45,260.
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