SEA 7, KC 8 | Feb 26, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, February 26, 2023•Surprise Stadium•56°F, Partly Cloudy

SEA

Mariners

Royals

Final

WIN

Alec Marsh

LOSS

Travis Kuhn

SAVE

Jonah Dipoto

The Royals edged the Mariners 8-7 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Jarred Kelenic2 HR, 3 RBI

★Franmil Reyes3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Mason McCoy singles on a ground ball to shortstop Clay Dungan. Leonardo Rivas scores.

Weather: 56°F, Partly CloudyWind: 14 mph, VariesFirst pitch: 8:05 PM UTCT: 2:25Att: 6,199Venue: Surprise Stadium

Win Probability

KC WinSEA Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SEA	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	7	14	0
KC	5	0	0	0	0	3	0

Game 719368 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Seattle Mariners

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
José Caballero2B	1	0	1	0	1	0	1.000/1.000/2.000
Jonatan ClaseCF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000
Jake Scheiner1B	2	0	1	0	0	0	.333/.333/.333
Leo Rivas3B	2	1	1	0	0	0	.333/.333/.667
Robert Perez Jr.LF	2	0	2	0	0	0	.500/.500/.500
Jacob NottinghamC	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.333/.000
Mason McCoySS	1	0	1	1	0	0	.667/.667/.667
Jake AnchiaDH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Alberto RodriguezRF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333/.333/.333
Bench
Kolten Wong2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.167/.167/.167
Julio RodríguezCF	3	0	1	0	0	1	.400/.500/.400
Ty France1B
Totals	39	7	14	7	3	8	-

HR:Kelenic (2nd off Keller, 0 on, 0 out); Kelenic (3rd off Heasley, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Rivas; Caballero; Moran

TB:23

RBI:Larsen 2; McCoy; France; Kelenic 3

SB:Suárez

CS:Jr.; Caballero

GIDP:Rivas

Team LOB:8

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Morgan McCulloughSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Parker BatesCF	1	0

Pitching

Seattle Mariners

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Easton McGee	1.2	6	5	5	0	0	2	17-13	27.00
Jorge Benitez	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3-3	0.00
Gabe Speier	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-5	0.00
Justin TopaH	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4-3	0.00
Tayler SaucedoH	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7-7	0.00
Travis KuhnLBS	1.0	3	3	3	1	2	0	14-10	27.00
Ryder Ryan	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	8-4	0.00
Devin Sweet	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-5	0.00
Totals	8.0	11	8	8	2	7	2	63-50	-

Pitches-strikes:McGee 17-13; Benitez 3-3; Speier 5-5; Topa 4-3; Saucedo 7-7; Kuhn 14-10; Ryan 8-4; Sweet 5-5

Groundouts-flyouts:McGee 2-3; Benitez 0-0; Speier 0-2; Topa 2-0; Saucedo 1-0; Kuhn 0-1; Ryan 1-2; Sweet 2-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Brad Keller	1.2	3	2	2	1	3	1	23-15	10.80
Walter Pennington

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Kyle Isbel singles on a pop up to third baseman Eugenio Suarez. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

0-4

Franmil Reyes homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Kyle Isbel scores. Salvador Perez scores.

0-5

Dairon Blanco homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.

Top 2 • SEA

2-5

Jack Larsen grounds into a force out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. J.P. Crawford scores. Colin Moran out at 2nd. Jack Larsen to 1st.

1-5

Jarred Kelenic homers (1) on a line drive to right center field.

Top 3 • SEA

4-5

Jarred Kelenic homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Eugenio Suarez scores.

Top 4 • SEA

6-5

Ty France singles on a ground ball to left fielder Franmil Reyes. Jack Larsen scores. Julio Rodriguez to 2nd.

5-5

Jack Larsen singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Colin Moran scores.

Bot 6 • KC

6-7

Samad Taylor triples (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Alberto Rodriguez. John Rave scores. Angelo Castellano scores.

6-8

Robbie Glendinning singles on a pop up to shortstop Mason McCoy. Samad Taylor scores.

Top 7 • SEA

7-8

Mason McCoy singles on a ground ball to shortstop Clay Dungan. Leonardo Rivas scores.

HR:Reyes (1st off McGee, 2 on, 1 out); Blanco (1st off McGee, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Rave

3B:Jr.; Taylor

TB:22

RBI:Blanco; Isbel; Taylor 2; Glendinning; Reyes 3

CS:Eaton

Team LOB:4

WP:Heasley

Inherited runners-scored:Pennington 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Keller 23-15; Pennington 1-1; Heasley 22-15; Weiss 5-5; Marsh 4-4; Bowlan 7-7; Cox 11-6; Dipoto 5-4

Groundouts-flyouts:Keller 1-1; Pennington 0-1; Heasley 3-3; Weiss 2-0; Marsh 1-2; Bowlan 1-0; Cox 0-0; Dipoto 1-1

Bench
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	2	1	1	0	0	0	.250/.400/.750
Clay DunganSS	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000/.000/.000
Kyle IsbelCF	3	1	1	1	0	1	.200/.333/.200
Salvador PerezC	3	1	1	0	0	0	.400/.400/.400
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.500/.600/1.250
Franmil ReyesLF	2	1	1	3	0	1	.400/.400/1.000
Johan CamargoDH	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Dairon BlancoRF	2	1	1	1	0	0	.333/.500/1.333
Nate Eaton2B	2	0	1	0	0	1	.500/.500/.500
Maikel Garcia3B	2	0	1	0	0	0	.667/.667/.667
Brad KellerP							.000/.000/.000
Walter PenningtonP							.000/.000/.000
Jonathan HeasleyP							.000/.000/.000
Ryan WeissP							.000/.000/.000
Alec MarshP							.000/.000/.000
Jonathan BowlanP							.000/.000/.000
Austin CoxP							.000/.000/.000
Jonah DipotoP							.000/.000/.000