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Royals aim for third straight win vs. Mariners
Jul 12, 2008 - 10:10 AM Seattle (36-57) at Kansas City (42-52) 7:10 p.m. EDTKANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- The Kansas City Royals are hoping to ride hot pitching to a third straight win Saturday when they host the lowly Seattle Mariners.
The Royals have allowed two runs in their back-to-back victories, taking the opening game of the series, 3-1, behind seven strong innings from rookie righthander Luke Hochevar and a two-run double from David DeJesus.
The pitching resurgence comes after the team allowed an average of 6.8 runs per game during the first nine games of the month. All-Star Joakim Soria has earned the save in each of the past two games, tying him with Jeff Montgomery for the club record of 25 before the All-Star break.
Hochevar's strong performance helped overcome the loss of slugger Jose Guillen, who had to be scratched from the lineup Friday with a stiff neck and may be unavailable Saturday. Guillen ranks third in the AL with 65 RBI.
Gil Meche (6-9, 4.67 ERA) will look to keep the quality starts coming. The veteran righthander has been strong, posting a 3-1 record with a 2.89 ERA over his last six starts.
Meche spent the first six years of his career with the Mariners before signing a five-year, $55 million deal with Kansas City prior to the 2007 campaign. He has gone 1-1 with a 4.86 ERA in three starts against his old team.
Seattle will counter with lefthander Jarrod Washburn (4-8, 5.03). The veteran suffered a loss in his last outing, allowing four runs in a complete-game effort at Oakland on Monday. He is 2-1 with a 2.75 ERA in his last six starts.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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SEATTLE 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 10 1
KANSAS CITY 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 9 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN, SEAN GREEN (7TH), ARTHUR RHODES (8TH),
BRANDON MORROW (9TH) AND KENJI JOHJIMA
KAN - GIL MECHE, HORACIO RAMIREZ (7TH) AND JOHN BUCK
HOME RUN
Jul 12 9:42 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY DAVID DEJESUS (10) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 9TH OFF BRANDON MORROW SCORED JOEY GATHRIGHT.
FINAL SCORE: KANSAS CITY 5, SEATTLE 4
Mariners 4, Royals 5 Bot 9, 0 OutsJul 12 9:42 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JEREMY REED SCORED JOSE VIDRO AND ADRIAN BELTRE.
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SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 4
KANSAS CITY 3 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: K JOHJIMA (.214, 0-FOR-2)
Mariners 4, Royals 3 Top 6, 0 OutsJul 12 8:44 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY RAUL IBANEZ (11) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 6TH OFF GIL MECHE SCORED ICHIRO SUZUKI.
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 3
DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J VIDRO (.212, 0-FOR-2)
Mariners 2, Royals 3 Top 6, 0 OutsJul 12 8:36 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY MARK TEAHEN SCORED ESTEBAN GERMAN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M TEAHEN ON FIRST, D DEJESUS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 0
KANSAS CITY 3 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J GUILLEN (.273, 0-FOR-1)
Mariners 0, Royals 3 Bot 2, 0 OutsJul 12 7:54 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ALEX GORDON SCORED MARK TEAHEN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A GORDON ON FIRST, M GRUDZIELANEK ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 0
KANSAS CITY 2 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J BUCK (.251, 5 HR, 28 RBI)
Mariners 0, Royals 2 Bot 1, 0 OutsJul 12 7:36 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK GRUDZIELANEK SCORED DAVID DEJESUS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M GRUDZIELANEK ON FIRST, M TEAHEN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 0
KANSAS CITY 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A GORDON (.250, 11 HR, 44 RBI)
Mariners 0, Royals 1 Bot 1, 0 OutsJul 12 7:33 PM
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