Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners
April 14, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 2008 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
DeJesus cf 4 0 1 1
Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 0 0
Teahen lf 5 0 1 0
Butler 1b 4 1 1 1
  Gload 1b 0 0 0 0
Guillen rf 4 1 2 0
Gordon 3b 4 1 0 0
Olivo dh 4 2 3 2
Buck c 3 0 1 1
Pena ss 4 0 2 0
Greinke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Suzuki cf 4 0 2 1
Lopez 2b 4 0 0 0
Ibanez lf 4 0 0 0
Beltre 3b 3 0 0 0
Vidro dh 3 0 1 0
Sexson 1b 3 0 0 0
Wilkerson rf 2 1 0 0
Johjima c 3 0 2 0
Betancourt ss 3 0 0 0
Washburn p 0 0 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
  Rowland-Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Corcoran p 0 0 0 0
  Dickey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 5 1
Kansas City 030 000 1105110
Seattle 001 000 000150
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Greinke  W(3-0) 9.0 5 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
4
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Washburn  L(1-2) 6.0 6 3 3 0 6
  Green   0.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Rowland-Smith   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Corcoran   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Dickey   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 3. Grudzielanek-Pena-Butler, Pena-Grudzielanek-Butler, DeJesus-Grudzielanek-Butler.  2B–Kansas City Guillen (3,off Washburn).  HR–Kansas City Butler (1,2nd inning off Washburn 0 on 0 out); Olivo (1,2nd inning off Washburn 1 on 1 out).  SF–DeJesus (1,off Rowland-Smith).  HBP–Grudzielanek (2,by Washburn).  Team LOB–7.  Team–2.  CS–Teahen (1,2nd base by Washburn/Johjima).  U-HP–Sam Holbrook, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Brian Gorman, 3B–Bruce Dreckman.  T–2:26.  A–16,751.
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