SEA 6, KC 7 | Aug 14, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, August 15, 2023•Kauffman Stadium•76°F, Clear

SEA

Mariners

Royals

Final

WIN

Nick Wittgren

LOSS

Matt Brash

The Royals edged the Mariners 7-6 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Julio Rodríguez4 RBI

★Salvador Perez4 RBI

★Bobby Witt Jr.4-for-5, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Josh Rojas singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Teoscar Hernandez scores. Sam Haggerty to 3rd.

Weather: 76°F, ClearWind: 15 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 3:04Att: 11,878Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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92.1%B

13 missed calls

+38.9% SEA

+0.79 runs SEA

Win Probability

KC WinSEA Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SEA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	6	7	0
KC	3	0	0	0	1	1	0

Game 716994 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Seattle Mariners

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Julio RodríguezCF	5	1	2	4	0	1	.257/.319/.435	109	.311	.323
Eugenio Suárez3B	4	0	1	1	1	2	.233/.323/.386	100.5	.304	.378
Cal RaleighC	5	0	0	0	0	3	.222/.302/.444	95.1	.108	.105
Dominic CanzoneLF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.221/.274/.368	106.1	.536	.496
José CaballeroSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221/.344/.315	-	-	-
Teoscar HernándezRF	1	1	0	0	0	0	.242/.290/.408	94.1	.131	.120
Sam HaggertyDH	0	1	0	0	1	0	.178/.288/.222	94.6	-	-
Dylan Moore1B	3	1	0	0	0	1	.208/.296/.514	92.7	.261	.256
Josh Rojas2B	4	1	2	1	0	1	.226/.288/.292	102.8	.592	.590
Bench
Ty France1B	3	0	0	0	1	0	.252/.330/.376	99.6	.153	.147
Cade MarloweLF	2	0	0	0	1	1	.300/.397/.500
Totals	34	6	7	6	4	11	-	-	-	-

2B:Ford; Rodríguez

TB:9

RBI:Rojas; Suárez; Rodríguez 4

SB:Rodríguez

Team LOB:6

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel Garcia3B	4	1	2	1	1	1	.288/.334/.386	105.7	.420

Pitching

Seattle Mariners

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Logan Gilbert	4.1	7	4	4	2	5	2	98-65	91.3	3.80
Tayler Saucedo	1.1	2	1	1	1	0	0	22-11	89.4	2.19
Isaiah Campbell	1.1	2	0	0	1	1	0	25-15	89.6	2.31
Justin Topa	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13-9	87.8	2.33
Matt BrashLBS	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	0	20-12	91.4	3.35
Totals	8.1	14	7	7	4	8	2	178-112	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Saucedo 1-0; Campbell 3-1

Pitches-strikes:Gilbert 98-65; Saucedo 22-11; Campbell 25-15; Topa 13-9; Brash 20-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Gilbert 4-3; Saucedo 3-0; Campbell 2-1; Topa 0-1; Brash 0-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brady Singer	7.1	2	2	2	1	8	0	106-70	88.6	4.91

Bot 1 • KC

0-3

Salvador Perez homers (19) on a fly ball to center field. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 104.9 mph💣 429 ftLA: 28°

Bot 5 • KC

0-4

Bobby Witt Jr. hits an inside-the-park home run (22) on a line drive to right field.

EV: 105.9 mph💣 303 ftLA: 12°

Bot 6 • KC

0-5

Maikel Garcia walks. Matt Duffy scores. Drew Waters to 3rd. Kyle Isbel to 2nd.

Top 8 • SEA

4-5

Eugenio Suarez singles on a line drive to left fielder Dairon Blanco. Julio Rodriguez scores.

EV: 93.0 mph292 ftLA: 21°

3-5

Julio Rodriguez doubles (27) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Dairon Blanco. Mike Ford scores. Dylan Moore scores. Josh Rojas scores.

EV: 107.1 mph262 ftLA: 14°

Top 9 • SEA

6-5

Julio Rodriguez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Dairon Blanco. Sam Haggerty scores. Josh Rojas to 2nd.

EV: 109.0 mph42 ftLA: -2°

5-5

Josh Rojas singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Teoscar Hernandez scores. Sam Haggerty to 3rd.

EV: 102.8 mph186 ftLA: 10°

Bot 9 • KC

6-6

Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Julio Rodriguez. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Samad Taylor to 3rd.

EV: 96.9 mph324 ftLA: 19°

6-7

Dairon Blanco singles on a bunt ground ball to first baseman Dylan Moore. Samad Taylor scores.

EV: 34.2 mph40 ftLA: 10°

Bench
Michael Massey2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	.224/.277/.369	103.8	.542	.513
MJ MelendezLF	4	0	0	0	0	3	.222/.298/.379	92	.355	.328
Matt Beaty1B	1	0	0	0	1	1	.226/.314/.323	78.9	-	-
Brady SingerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Carlos HernándezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Austin CoxP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Nick WittgrenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Batting

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Seattle Mariners

Kansas City Royals

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