Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners
August 8, 2010 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 2010 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 2, Seattle Mariners 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Blanco cf 5 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 1 1 0
Butler 1b 3 0 2 0
Betemit 3b 3 0 1 0
Pena dh 4 0 1 0
Aviles ss 4 0 1 1
Maier lf 4 0 0 0
Bloomquist rf 2 0 1 0
  Gordon ph 1 1 1 1
Getz 2b 3 0 0 0
Davies p 0 0 0 0
  Texeira p 0 0 0 0
  Chavez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Suzuki rf 4 2 1 0
Figgins 2b 3 1 2 1
Kotchman 1b 4 0 1 2
Branyan dh 3 0 0 0
Gutierrez cf 3 0 1 0
Lopez 3b 3 0 1 0
Bard c 2 0 0 0
Langerhans lf 3 0 0 0
Wilson ss 3 0 1 0
Vargas p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  League p 0 0 0 0
  Aardsma p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 7 3
Kansas City 000 001 001281
Seattle 000 002 01x370
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Davies  L(5-7) 6.0 5 2 2 2 5
  Texeira   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Chavez   1.0 1 1 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
3
2
2
7
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Vargas  W(8-5) 6.0 4 1 1 3 3
  Wright   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  League   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Aardsma  SV(20) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
3

  E–Aviles (11).  DP–Kansas City 1. Aviles-Getz-Butler, Seattle 1. Josh Wilson-Figgins-Kotchman.  2B–Kansas City Butler (32,off Vargas).  HR–Kansas City Gordon (5,9th inning off Aardsma 0 on 1 out).  SH–Getz (2,off Wright); Bard (1,off Texeira).  Team LOB–8.  Team–4.  SB–Figgins (30,2nd base off Davies/Kendall).  CS–Gutierrez (2,Home by Texeira/Kendall).  U-HP–Tony Randazzo, 1B–Brian Gorman, 2B–Paul Nauert, 3B–Ted Barrett.  T–2:31.  A–24,078.
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