Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals
September 16, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 2008 at Kauffman Stadium. 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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Seattle Mariners 3, Kansas City Royals 6

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Suzuki rf 4 0 1 0
Betancourt ss 3 1 1 0
Ibanez lf 4 0 0 0
Lopez 1b 4 2 3 1
Reed dh 2 0 1 2
Balentien cf 4 0 0 0
Tuiasosopo 3b 3 0 0 0
  Cairo ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson c 3 0 0 0
  Hulett ph 1 0 0 0
Valbuena 2b 2 0 1 0
Morrow p 0 0 0 0
  Washburn p 0 0 0 0
  Jimenez p 0 0 0 0
  Messenger p 0 0 0 0
  Putz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus lf 5 1 2 1
Callaspo 2b 5 1 2 0
Aviles ss 3 1 1 1
Shealy 1b 4 1 1 2
Teahen rf 4 0 1 0
Gordon 3b 3 1 1 0
Ka'aihue dh 3 0 1 0
Buck c 3 1 2 2
Maier cf 4 0 0 0
Duckworth p 0 0 0 0
  Oviedo p 0 0 0 0
  Bale p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6
Seattle 000 101 001370
Kansas City 001 140 00x6110
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Morrow  L(2-4) 4.0 8 6 6 2 2
  Washburn   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Jimenez   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Messenger   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Putz   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
0
0
0
0
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Duckworth  W(3-1) 6.0 5 2 2 2 2
  Oviedo   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Bale   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Ramirez   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Soria  SV(39) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1

  E–None.  DP–Seattle 1. Tuiasosopo-Valbuena-Lopez, Kansas City 2. Teahen-Duckworth-Aviles, Buck-Callaspo.  2B–Seattle Valbuena (1,off Duckworth); Betancourt (33,off Duckworth); Lopez (37,off R. Ramirez), Kansas City Teahen (28,off Washburn); DeJesus (23,off Jimenez).  3B–Kansas City Callaspo (3,off Morrow).  HR–Seattle Lopez (15,4th inning off Duckworth 0 on 1 out), Kansas City Buck (9,3rd inning off Morrow 0 on 0 out); DeJesus (11,5th inning off Morrow 0 on 0 out); Shealy (5,5th inning off Morrow 1 on 0 out).  SF–Reed (3,off Duckworth).  HBP–Valbuena (1,by Duckworth).  Team LOB–5.  IBB–Buck (2,by Washburn).  Team–8.  CS–Reed (3,2nd base by Duckworth/Buck).  SB–Aviles (7,2nd base off Morrow/Johnson).  U-HP–Jim Wolf, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Brian Knight, 3B–Phil Cuzzi.  T–2:31.  A–19,135.
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