8:10 PM ET, September 16, 2008
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Final
Kansas City leads 2-0 (as of 9/16)
| Game 1: Monday, September 15 | ||
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| Seattle | 0 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 16 | ||
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| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 17 | ||
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| Seattle | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, September 18 | ||
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| Seattle | 0 | Final |
| Kansas City | 12 | |
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8:10 PM ET, September 16, 2008
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| I Suzuki RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .310 | ||
| Y Betancourt SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .271 | ||
| R Ibanez LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .308 | ||
| J Lopez 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 | ||
| J Reed DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .270 | ||
| W Balentien CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .199 | ||
| M Tuiasosopo 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | ||
| a-M Cairo PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .251 | ||
| R Johnson C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | ||
| b-T Hulett PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | ||
| L Valbuena 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 | ||
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |||
| a-popped out to first for M Tuiasosopo in the 9th b-flied out to left for R Johnson in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: L Valbuena (1, B Duckworth); Y Betancourt (33, B Duckworth); J Lopez (37, R Ramirez) HR: J Lopez (15, 4th inning off B Duckworth 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Lopez (82), J Reed 2 (27) SF: J Reed Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Y Betancourt 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: J Reed (3, 2nd base by B Duckworth/J Buck) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Tuiasosopo-L Valbuena-J Lopez). | ||||||||||
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| B Morrow (L, 2-4) | 4.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 80-46 | 2.53 | |
| J Washburn | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18-9 | 4.69 | |
| C Jimenez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20-13 | 3.18 | |
| R Messenger | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 2.89 | |
| J Putz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-7 | 3.83 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 136-82 | ||
| PITCHING WP: B Morrow 2; C Jimenez IBB: J Buck (By J Washburn) Batters faced: B Morrow 22; J Washburn 5; C Jimenez 5; R Messenger 3; J Putz 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Morrow 3-7; J Washburn 1-2; C Jimenez 0-1; R Messenger 2-1; J Putz 1-0 Game Scores: B Morrow 22 | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| D DeJesus LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | ||
| A Callaspo 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .308 | ||
| M Aviles SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .324 | ||
| R Shealy 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .371 | ||
| M Teahen RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .254 | ||
| A Gordon 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .257 | ||
| K Ka'aihue DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .400 | ||
| J Buck C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .221 | ||
| M Maier CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .294 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |||
| BATTING 2B: M Teahen (28, J Washburn); D DeJesus (23, C Jimenez) 3B: A Callaspo (3, B Morrow) HR: J Buck (9, 3rd inning off B Morrow 0 on, 0 Out); D Dejesus (11, 5th inning off B Morrow 0 on, 0 Out); R Shealy (5, 5th inning off B Morrow 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Buck 2 (46), D DeJesus (69), M Aviles (41), R Shealy 2 (11) 2-out RBI: J Buck GIDP: J Buck Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: K Ka'aihue 1, M Maier 2, M Teahen 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Aviles (7, 2nd base off B Morrow/R Johnson) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (M Teahen-B Duckworth-M Aviles, J Buck-A Callaspo). | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| B Duckworth (W, 3-1) | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 85-49 | 5.19 | |
| L Nunez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-8 | 3.37 | |
| J Bale | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-6 | 4.94 | |
| R Ramirez | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 2.78 | |
| J Soria (S, 39) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-7 | 1.68 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 117-75 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: L Valbuena (By B Duckworth) Batters faced: B Duckworth 24; L Nunez 3; J Bale 3; R Ramirez 2; J Soria 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Duckworth 4-10; L Nunez 1-1; J Bale 1-1; R Ramirez 0-0; J Soria 0-2 Game Scores: B Duckworth 54 | ||||||||||
| SEA | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | J Buck homered to left. | 0 | 1 | |
| 4th | J Lopez homered to left. | 1 | 1 | |
| 4th | J Buck singled to left, A Gordon scored, K Ka'aihue to second. | 1 | 2 | |
| 5th | D DeJesus homered to right center. | 1 | 3 | |
| 5th | M Aviles singled to left, A Callaspo scored. | 1 | 4 | |
| 5th | R Shealy homered to center, M Aviles scored. | 1 | 6 | |
| 6th | J Reed hit sacrifice fly to right, Y Betancourt scored. | 2 | 6 | |
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| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 19,135 (50.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:31 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Wolf, First Base - Jerry Layne, Second Base - Brian Knight, Third Base - Phil Cuzzi |
