Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners
August 28, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 2009 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 3, Seattle Mariners 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus lf 4 1 2 1
Maier rf 4 1 1 2
Butler 1b 4 0 0 0
Jacobs dh 4 0 1 0
Callaspo 2b 4 0 0 0
Teahen 3b 4 0 1 0
Olivo c 3 0 0 0
Betancourt ss 3 0 0 0
Anderson cf 3 1 1 0
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Gutierrez cf 3 1 0 0
Hannahan 3b,1b 4 1 1 0
Lopez 2b 4 0 1 0
Branyan 1b 2 1 1 0
  Saunders lf 1 0 0 0
Sweeney dh 3 2 2 1
Hall rf,3b 4 1 1 1
Wilson ss 4 0 1 3
Langerhans lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Johnson c 4 0 0 0
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Aardsma p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 7 5
Kansas City 001 020 000362
Seattle 021 200 10x670
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  L(7-11) 6.2 7 6 5 2 6
  Farnsworth   1.1 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
7
6
5
3
8
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  W(13-5) 7.0 5 3 3 1 6
  White   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Aardsma  SV(31) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
7

  E–Butler (9), Teahen (12).  2B–Kansas City DeJesus (25,off Hernandez), Seattle Hall (3,off Bannister).  HR–Kansas City Maier (2,5th inning off Hernandez 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–6.  SB–Teahen (7,2nd base off Hernandez/Johnson); Anderson (16,2nd base off Hernandez/Johnson).  U-HP–Paul Emmel, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Todd Tichenor, 3B–Bruce Dreckman.  T–2:32.  A–26,714.
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