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NYY
@BAL		5
4
BOS
@DET		9
7
SEA
@KCR		2
9
SEA
@KCR		2
0
TOR
@MIL		7
3
OAK
@MIN		5
2
CHW
@TEX		9
6
CIN
@ATL		8
3
PIT
@CHC		2
4
SDP
@LAD		1
2
MON
@NYM		2
3
HOU
@SFG		3
1
PHI
@STL		1
2		 
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Friday, September 22, 1989, 5:08
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:47
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Mariners
2
67-86
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Royals
9
88-65
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Bret Saberhagen (21-6)
L: Brian Holman (8-12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mariners        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  7  3
Royals          0  1  1   2  1  3   0  1  X    9 14  1

Seattle Mariners

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Harold Reynolds 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .303 .727 14 10 -0.039 0.52 0.000 -0.039 -0.4 2 3
   Mario Diaz PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .130 .374 4 2 -0.001 0.01 0.000 -0.001 -0.7 1 1
Greg Briley LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .273 .797 13 8 0.005 0.51 0.041 -0.036 0.1 3 0 2B
Alvin Davis 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .310 .926 12 10 -0.040 0.73 0.011 -0.052 -0.2 7 2
   Jim Presley 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .667 4 3 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2 2 1
Jeffrey Leonard DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 .252 .719 12 9 -0.030 0.69 0.014 -0.044 -0.5
   Jim Wilson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 3 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2
Ken Griffey CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .268 .766 15 8 -0.007 0.53 0.024 -0.031 0.2 0 0 2B
Darnell Coles 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .662 10 6 0.023 1.29 0.040 -0.016 0.2 0 3 HBP
   Edgar Martinez PH-3B 2 1 1 1 0 1 .241 .618 8 7 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 0.6 0 0
Henry Cotto RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .726 3 3 -0.100 1.98 0.000 -0.100 -0.9 1 0
   Mike Kingery PH-RF 1 0 0 0 1 1 .230 .644 11 5 0.000 0.03 0.001 -0.001 0.2 0 0
Scott Bradley C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .704 4 3 -0.043 0.56 0.000 -0.043 -0.6 4 0
   Bill McGuire C 1 0 1 1 0 0 .179 .519 7 5 0.001 0.03 0.001 0.000 1.5 1 0
Omar Vizquel SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .217 .534 6 4 -0.028 0.57 0.000 -0.028 -0.3 2 1
   Dave Cochrane SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .202 .663 10 5 -0.003 0.06 0.000 -0.003 -1.0 0 0
Brian Holman P 0 0
   Tom Niedenfuer P 1 0
   Dennis Powell P 0 0
Team Totals 34 2 7 2 2 9 .206 .535 137 91 -0.263 0.53 0.132 -0.395 -2.3 24 11
2B: G Briley (21, off B Saberhagen); K Griffey (21, off S Farr).
HBP: D Coles (6, by B Saberhagen).
TB: G Briley 3; K Griffey 2; B McGuire; J Leonard; E Martinez; A Davis.
RBI: E Martinez (19); B McGuire (4).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
E: G Briley (9); H Reynolds (17); B Holman (2).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kevin Seitzer 3B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .283 .719 17 7 0.059 0.58 0.064 -0.005 0.3 1 1
   Rey Palacios 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 .424 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Willie Wilson CF 4 2 3 0 0 0 .256 .663 16 8 0.186 1.06 0.186 0.000 2.5 1 0
   Gary Thurman CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .210 .568 1 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 0 0
George Brett 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .280 .788 11 9 -0.052 1.32 0.027 -0.079 -0.1 9 1 SB
   Luis de los Santos PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .573 3 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Bo Jackson LF 2 2 2 2 2 0 .258 .810 22 11 0.157 0.92 0.157 0.000 2.8 1 0
   Jeff Schulz LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .800 2 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 1 0
Jim Eisenreich RF 5 1 2 3 0 1 .300 .808 16 8 -0.104 0.83 0.006 -0.110 1.3 1 0 HR,2B
   Matt Winters RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .709 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Danny Tartabull DH 4 1 2 0 1 2 .270 .808 25 13 -0.004 0.83 0.068 -0.072 -0.0
Kurt Stillwell SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 .269 .728 14 10 0.019 0.75 0.042 -0.024 0.6 0 1
   Bill Pecota SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 .192 .665 2 2 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.2 0 0
Frank White 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .638 13 10 -0.043 0.38 0.000 -0.043 -1.3 1 6
   Brad Wellman 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .567 4 4 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.4 0 0
Bob Boone C 3 1 1 1 0 0 .276 .683 11 7 0.018 0.34 0.033 -0.015 -0.3 9 0 3B,SF
Bret Saberhagen P 1 0
   Charlie Leibrandt P 1 0
   Steve Farr P 0 0
   Terry Leach P 0 0
Team Totals 39 9 14 8 4 5 .359 .922 157 94 0.236 0.70 0.583 -0.348 5.1 27 10
2B: J Eisenreich (32, off T Niedenfuer).
3B: B Boone (2, off B Holman).
HR: J Eisenreich (8, off D Powell; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
SF: B Boone (5, off B Holman).
TB: J Eisenreich 6; W Wilson 3; B Boone 3; D Tartabull 2; K Seitzer 2; B Jackson 2; B Pecota; G Brett.
RBI: J Eisenreich 3 (55); B Jackson 2 (97); B Boone (43); G Brett (74); K Stillwell (53).
2-out RBI: B Jackson 2; J Eisenreich.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 16.
Fielding
E: G Thurman (2).
Baserunning
SB: G Brett (13, 2nd base off B Holman/S Bradley).

Seattle Mariners

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Brian Holman, L (8-12) 5 10 7 5 3 3 0 3.75 30 113 65 43 12 10 13 11 6 0 23 -0.230 1.01 -4.0
Tom Niedenfuer 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 6.69 8 25 17 11 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 1 -0.007 0.03 -0.7
Dennis Powell 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 5.00 6 19 12 8 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 -0.5
Team Totals 8 14 9 7 4 5 1 7.88 44 157 94 62 15 17 20 15 7 0 23 1 1 -0.237 0.53 -5.1
B Holman faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bret Saberhagen, W (21-6) 7 3 0 0 1 7 0 2.27 26 95 66 35 14 17 10 7 3 0 77 0.262 0.75 3.4
Charlie Leibrandt 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.18 4 11 7 4 3 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Steve Farr 0.2 3 2 2 1 2 0 4.73 6 28 17 9 2 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.02 -2.1
Terry Leach 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.04 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.000 0.01 0.6
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 2 9 0 2.00 37 137 91 49 19 23 13 12 6 0 77 2 0 0.263 0.70 2.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Saberhagen (2; D Coles).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Gary Cederstrom.
Time of Game: 2:47.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 64° F, Wind 6mph from Left to Right, Overcast, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Seattle Mariners         Kansas City Royals
1 Harold Reynolds 2B 1 Kevin Seitzer 3B
2 Greg Briley LF 2 Willie Wilson CF
3 Alvin Davis 1B 3 George Brett 1B
4 Jeffrey Leonard DH 4 Bo Jackson LF
5 Ken Griffey CF 5 Jim Eisenreich RF
6 Darnell Coles 3B 6 Danny Tartabull DH
7 Henry Cotto RF 7 Kurt Stillwell SS
8 Scott Bradley C 8 Frank White 2B
9 Omar Vizquel SS 9 Bob Boone C
Brian Holman P Bret Saberhagen P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 2-0 2 -23 6,(3-2)  RR KCR B. Jackson B. Holman 11% 91% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Seitzer Scores; Wilson Scores
b2 0-0 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  R KCR W. Wilson B. Holman 10% 65% Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to Weak 1B to 1B); Boone Scores/No RBI/unER; Seitzer to 2B; Wilson to 1B
t4 0-2 2 123 1,(0-0)  O SEA H. Cotto B. Saberhagen 9% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 1 123 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Eisenreich B. Holman -7% 57% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 2 123 6,(2-2)  O KCR D. Tartabull B. Holman -7% 50% Strikeout Swinging

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O SEA H. Reynolds B. Saberhagen 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  SEA G. Briley B. Saberhagen -4% 48% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O SEA A. Davis B. Saberhagen 3% 52% Lineout: 1B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 7,(2-2)  O SEA J. Leonard B. Saberhagen 3% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mariners' Brian Holman facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR K. Seitzer B. Holman 4% 58% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR W. Wilson B. Holman 5% 64% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Seitzer to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O KCR G. Brett B. Holman -2% 61% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Seitzer to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 6,(1-2)  KCR B. Jackson B. Holman 2% 63% Brett Steals 2B
b1 0-0 1 -23 8,(3-2)  KCR B. Jackson B. Holman 1% 64% Walk
b1 0-0 1 123 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Eisenreich B. Holman -7% 57% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 2 123 6,(2-2)  O KCR D. Tartabull B. Holman -7% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O SEA K. Griffey B. Saberhagen 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O SEA D. Coles B. Saberhagen 2% 54% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t2 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O SEA H. Cotto B. Saberhagen 1% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mariners' Brian Holman facing 7-8-9
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR K. Stillwell B. Holman -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR F. White B. Holman -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR B. Boone B. Holman 3% 54% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
b2 0-0 2 --3 5,(3-1)  KCR K. Seitzer B. Holman 1% 55% Walk
b2 0-0 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  R KCR W. Wilson B. Holman 10% 65% Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to Weak 1B to 1B); Boone Scores/No RBI/unER; Seitzer to 2B; Wilson to 1B
b2 1-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR G. Brett B. Holman -4% 62% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O SEA S. Bradley B. Saberhagen 3% 64% Groundout: 1B-P
t3 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O SEA O. Vizquel B. Saberhagen 2% 66% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O SEA H. Reynolds B. Saberhagen 1% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mariners' Brian Holman facing 4-5-6
b3 1-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR B. Jackson B. Holman 3% 70% Walk
b3 1-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Eisenreich B. Holman -3% 67% Flyball: LF
b3 1-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  KCR D. Tartabull B. Holman 6% 73% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Jackson to 3B
b3 1-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO KCR K. Stillwell B. Holman 2% 75% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Jackson Scores
b3 2-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR F. White B. Holman -2% 74% Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 2.
Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 2-3-4
t4 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O SEA G. Briley B. Saberhagen 3% 76% Lineout: LF (LF Line)
t4 0-2 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O SEA A. Davis B. Saberhagen 2% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
t4 0-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  SEA J. Leonard B. Saberhagen -1% 77% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
t4 0-2 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  SEA K. Griffey B. Saberhagen -2% 74% Walk; Leonard to 2B
t4 0-2 2 12- 5,(1-2)  SEA D. Coles B. Saberhagen -4% 70% Hit By Pitch; Leonard to 3B; Griffey to 2B
t4 0-2 2 123 1,(0-0)  O SEA H. Cotto B. Saberhagen 9% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mariners' Brian Holman facing 9-1-2
b4 2-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR B. Boone B. Holman -1% 78% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
b4 2-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  KCR K. Seitzer B. Holman 2% 79% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b4 2-0 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  KCR W. Wilson B. Holman 2% 82% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Seitzer to 2B
b4 2-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR G. Brett B. Holman -2% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Seitzer to 3B; Wilson to 2B
b4 2-0 2 -23 6,(3-2)  RR KCR B. Jackson B. Holman 11% 91% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Seitzer Scores; Wilson Scores
b4 4-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Eisenreich B. Holman -1% 90% Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 4.
Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
t5 0-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O SEA S. Bradley B. Saberhagen 2% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
t5 0-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O SEA O. Vizquel B. Saberhagen 1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-4 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O SEA H. Reynolds B. Saberhagen 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mariners' Brian Holman facing 6-7-8
b5 4-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR D. Tartabull B. Holman 1% 94% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b5 4-0 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  KCR K. Stillwell B. Holman 2% 97% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Tartabull to 3B; Stillwell to 2B
b5 4-0 0 -23 6,(2-2)  O KCR F. White B. Holman -1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 4-0 1 -23 2,(1-0)  RO KCR B. Boone B. Holman 1% 96% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Tartabull Scores/unER
b5 5-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR K. Seitzer B. Holman -0% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 5.
Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 2-3-4
t6 0-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O SEA G. Briley B. Saberhagen 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  SEA A. Davis B. Saberhagen -1% 96% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t6 0-5 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O SEA J. Leonard B. Saberhagen 1% 97% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 0-5 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O SEA K. Griffey B. Saberhagen 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mariners' Brian Holman facing 2-3-4
b6 5-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR W. Wilson B. Holman 1% 98% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Wilson to 2B/Adv on E7
b6 5-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  R KCR G. Brett B. Holman 1% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Wilson Scores
Tom Niedenfuer replaces Brian Holman pitching
b6 6-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  KCR B. Jackson T. Niedenfuer 0% 99% Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line); Brett to 2B
b6 6-0 0 12- 2,(1-0)  RR KCR J. Eisenreich T. Niedenfuer 1% 100% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Brett Scores; Jackson Scores
b6 8-0 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. Tartabull T. Niedenfuer -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b6 8-0 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O KCR K. Stillwell T. Niedenfuer -0% 100% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b6 8-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O KCR F. White T. Niedenfuer -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 8.
Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-8, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
Brad Wellman replaces Frank White playing 2B batting 8th
Jeff Schulz replaces Bo Jackson playing LF batting 4th
Gary Thurman replaces Willie Wilson playing CF batting 2nd
Edgar Martinez pinch hits for Darnell Coles (3B) batting 6th
t7 0-8 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O SEA E. Martinez B. Saberhagen 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
Mike Kingery pinch hits for Henry Cotto (RF) batting 7th
t7 0-8 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O SEA M. Kingery B. Saberhagen 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t7 0-8 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O SEA S. Bradley B. Saberhagen 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-0, Mariners' Tom Niedenfuer facing 9-1-2
Bill McGuire replaces Scott Bradley playing C batting 8th
Jim Presley replaces Alvin Davis playing 1B batting 3rd
Edgar Martinez moves from PH to 3B
Dave Cochrane replaces Omar Vizquel playing SS batting 9th
Mike Kingery moves from PH to RF
b7 8-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR B. Boone T. Niedenfuer -0% 100% Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
b7 8-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR K. Seitzer T. Niedenfuer -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
b7 8-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR G. Thurman T. Niedenfuer 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 8.
Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-8, Royals' Charlie Leibrandt facing 9-1-2
Charlie Leibrandt replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
Rey Palacios replaces Kevin Seitzer playing 3B batting 1st
Bill Pecota replaces Kurt Stillwell playing SS batting 7th
t8 0-8 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O SEA D. Cochrane C. Leibrandt 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
Mario Diaz pinch hits for Harold Reynolds (2B) batting 1st
t8 0-8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O SEA M. Diaz C. Leibrandt 0% 100% Lineout: RF (Short RF)
t8 0-8 2 --- 2,(1-0)  SEA G. Briley C. Leibrandt -0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t8 0-8 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O SEA J. Presley C. Leibrandt 0% 100% Groundout: P unassisted (P's Left)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 8-0, Mariners' Dennis Powell facing 3-4-5
Dennis Powell replaces Tom Niedenfuer pitching
Mario Diaz moves from PH to 2B
Luis de los Santos pinch hits for George Brett (1B) batting 3rd
b8 8-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR L. de los Santos D. Powell 0% 100% Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
b8 8-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Schulz D. Powell 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
b8 8-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  R KCR J. Eisenreich D. Powell 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b8 9-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR D. Tartabull D. Powell 0% 100% Walk
b8 9-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR B. Pecota D. Powell 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Tartabull to 2B
b8 9-0 2 12- 4,(0-2)  O KCR B. Wellman D. Powell -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Royals 9.
Top of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-9, Royals' Steve Farr facing 4-5-6
Steve Farr replaces Charlie Leibrandt pitching
Luis de los Santos moves from PH to 1B
Matt Winters replaces Jim Eisenreich playing RF batting 5th
Jim Wilson pinch hits for Jeffrey Leonard (DH) batting 4th
t9 0-9 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O SEA J. Wilson S. Farr 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 0-9 1 --- 2,(0-1)  SEA K. Griffey S. Farr -0% 100% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B)
t9 0-9 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  R SEA E. Martinez S. Farr -0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Griffey Scores
t9 1-9 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  SEA M. Kingery S. Farr -0% 100% Walk; Martinez to 2B
t9 1-9 1 12- 7,(2-2)  R SEA B. McGuire S. Farr -0% 100% Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Martinez Scores; Kingery to 3B/Adv on E8; McGuire to 2B
t9 2-9 1 -23 6,(3-2)  O SEA D. Cochrane S. Farr 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
Terry Leach replaces Steve Farr pitching
t9 2-9 2 -23 3,(2-0)  O SEA M. Diaz T. Leach 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Royals 9.

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