Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners
May 22, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 2003 at Safeco Field. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 1, Seattle Mariners 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Tucker dh 2 0 0 0
  Brown ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Randa 3b 3 0 0 0
Sweeney 1b 3 0 0 0
Ibanez lf 3 1 0 0
Beltran cf 4 0 1 0
Relaford rf 4 0 1 0
Mayne c 3 0 1 0
Berroa ss 4 0 2 0
Febles 2b 3 0 1 0
Affeldt p 0 0 0 0
  Mullen p 0 0 0 0
  Gilfillan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 0
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Suzuki rf 4 2 2 0
Guillen ss 2 0 2 0
  McLemore ss 2 0 1 1
Boone 2b 2 1 1 1
Martinez dh 4 1 1 1
Cameron cf 4 0 1 0
Colbrunn 1b 3 0 1 0
  Olerud 1b 1 0 0 0
Winn lf 4 0 1 1
Cirillo 3b 2 0 0 0
  Bloomquist 3b 1 0 0 0
Davis c 4 1 1 1
Meche p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes p 0 0 0 0
  Sasaki p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 11 5
Kansas City 000 010 000160
Seattle 001 010 12x5110
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Affeldt  L (3-2) 7.0 9 3 3 0 0
  Mullen   0.2 2 2 2 1 1
  Gilfillan   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
2
1
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Meche  W (6-2) 6.2 6 1 1 2 7
  Nelson   0.2 0 0 0 2 1
  Rhodes   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Sasaki   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
4
10

  E–None.  DP–Seattle 1.  PB–Mayne (1).  2B–Seattle Suzuki (8,off Affeldt); Winn (10,off Mullen).  HR–Seattle Davis (4,7th inning off Affeldt 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Boone (3,off Affeldt).  CS–Berroa (2,2nd base by Meche/Davis); McLemore (2,2nd base by Affeldt/Mayne).  SB–Suzuki (9,2nd base off Affeldt/Mayne); Boone (5,2nd base off Mullen/Mayne).  WP–Mullen (1).  U-HP–Marvin Hudson, 1B–Greg Gibson, 2B–Jerry Layne, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–2:38.  A–38,322.
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