Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals
May 7, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 2009 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Seattle Mariners 1, Kansas City Royals 3

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Suzuki rf 4 0 3 0
Gutierrez cf 4 0 0 0
Lopez 2b 4 0 1 0
Branyan 1b 4 0 0 0
Beltre 3b 3 0 1 0
Griffey, Jr. dh 4 1 2 0
Balentien lf 3 0 1 0
Johnson c 3 0 0 0
  Sweeney ph 1 0 1 1
  Chavez pr 0 0 0 0
Cedeno ss 3 0 0 0
  Betancourt ph 0 0 0 0
Washburn p 0 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 9 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Crisp cf 3 2 1 0
DeJesus lf 3 0 1 0
Teahen 3b 3 0 0 0
Guillen rf 3 0 0 0
  Maier pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Butler 1b 4 0 2 1
Jacobs dh 3 0 0 0
Bloomquist 2b 3 1 1 0
Olivo c 2 0 1 0
Aviles ss 3 0 1 1
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 7 2
Seattle 000 000 001191
Kansas City 001 010 01x371
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Washburn  L(3-2) 7.0 6 2 1 0 5
  White   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
3
2
1
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  W(3-0) 6.0 5 0 0 1 7
  Mahay   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Cruz   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Soria  SV(7) 1.0 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
3
11

  E–Cedeno (1), Aviles (4).  DP–Seattle 1. Lopez-Branyan, Kansas City 4. Aviles-Bloomquist-Butler, Butler-Aviles, Teahen-Bloomquist-Butler, Aviles-Butler.  2B–Seattle Suzuki (2,off Bannister); Balentien (3,off Mahay), Kansas City DeJesus (5,off Washburn); Crisp (8,off Washburn).  HBP–Beltre (1,by Mahay); Crisp (1,by White); Guillen (3,by White).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Olivo (1,off Washburn); DeJesus (2,off White).  IBB–Teahen (2,by White).  Team–5.  SB–Suzuki (5,2nd base off Bannister/Olivo); Crisp (5,3rd base off Washburn/Johnson).  U-HP–Todd Tichenor, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Phil Cuzzi.  T–2:33.  A–32,714.
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