Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals
August 5, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Seattle Mariners 11, Kansas City Royals 6

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Suzuki rf 5 2 2 1
Branyan 1b 5 1 2 3
Lopez 2b 5 0 3 3
Griffey, Jr. dh 4 0 1 0
Beltre 3b 5 1 1 0
Gutierrez cf 5 1 2 0
Wilson ss 4 2 2 1
  Hannahan ss 1 0 0 0
Johnson c 4 2 2 0
Saunders lf 4 2 1 1
French p 0 0 0 0
  Batista p 0 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Olson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 11 16 9
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus lf 3 0 1 0
Bloomquist rf 5 1 2 1
Butler dh 4 1 3 3
Teahen 1b 5 0 0 0
Callaspo 2b 4 0 1 0
Olivo c 5 1 1 0
Gordon 3b 5 2 3 2
Betancourt ss 4 0 0 0
Maier cf 3 1 1 0
Davies p 0 0 0 0
  Colon p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 6
Seattle 002 602 10011160
Kansas City 002 201 0106121
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
French  W(2-2) 5.0 9 4 4 1 2
  Batista   0.2 2 1 1 2 1
  White   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Olson   2.0 1 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
5
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Davies  L(3-8) 3.2 8 8 8 1 2
  Colon   2.1 4 2 2 1 1
  Cruz   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Mahay   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
11
11
3
5

  E–Davies (1).  DP–Seattle 1. French-Lopez-Branyan, Kansas City 1. Callaspo-Betancourt-Teahen.  PB–Olivo (10).  2B–Seattle Johnson (15,off Davies); Branyan (20,off Davies); Jack Wilson (4,off Cruz).  3B–Seattle Saunders (1,off Davies), Kansas City Olivo (3,off French).  HR–Kansas City Butler (12,3rd inning off French 1 on 1 out); Gordon (2,4th inning off French 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–DeJesus (6,by Olson).  Team–11.  SB–Suzuki (23,2nd base off Colon/Olivo).  U-HP–Mike Estabrook, 1B–Andy Fletcher, 2B–Greg Gibson, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–3:19.  A–27,805.
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