BALCO-92
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT SEATTLE MARINERS
07/28/2009
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BALCO-92
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT SEATTLE MARINERS
GAME ID: 1522 - TUESDAY, JULY 28TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (52-50) 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 9 14 1
Seattle Mariners (51-51) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Seattle Decked by Miller, Royals
Eobanus Miller led Kansas City to a win over Seattle. The final score was 9-1. The right fielder collected 3 extra-base hits, including 2 home runs and 1 double. Duane Below, the winner, improved to 3-6. He held the Mariners to 1 run on 1 hit over 6 innings, while striking out 4 and walking 2. With the win, Kansas City raised its record to 52-50.

In the top of the fourth, Kansas City second baseman Efren Espinoza had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and two out, Espinoza stroked a run-scoring single to right. It made the score 4-1, Kansas City. For the game, he was 2-4 with 2 singles.

"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Espinoza said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rodriguez 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .262 10 47
J. de Leon LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .293 1 33
R. Ruiz DH 5 0 1 0 0 4 1 .262 22 70
E. Miller RF 5 3 3 3 0 1 1 .253 18 55
R. Acosta SS 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .314 16 76
M. Cabrera CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .303 8 43
R. Martin C 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .290 3 35
S. Burroughs 1B 4 1 2 2 1 2 0 .309 0 13
E. Espinoza 2B 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 .266 8 51
   a-J. Harrison PH, 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .247 1 6
Totals 40 9 14 9 5 14 20      
a - J. Harrison pinch hit for E. Espinoza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Miller (16, 4th Inning off E. Santana, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Burroughs 2 (8, 6th Inning off M. Gentile, 2 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off C. Fussell, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Martin (21, 9th Inning off C. Fussell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Miller 2 (18, 2nd Inning off E. Santana, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off O. Blanco, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Ruiz , E. Miller 10 , R. Acosta 2 , M. Cabrera , R. Martin 3 , S. Burroughs 4 , E. Espinoza 2 , J. Harrison
2-out RBI: R. Martin , S. Burroughs , E. Espinoza , J. Harrison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rodriguez , J. de Leon 2
GIDP: R. Martin
Hit by Pitch: A. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: S. Burroughs (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Espinoza-Burroughs)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Cruz RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .247 20 53
E. Aybar 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 1 14
C. Testa LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 11 42
   a-H. Mendoza PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .194 0 0
J. D'Antona 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .259 9 35
S. Schumaker DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .243 8 39
G. Richardson 1B 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .216 1 7
J. Reiman C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .107 1 2
D. Rosario CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .202 5 24
M. Amador SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .183 8 34
Totals 28 1 3 1 2 4 11      
a - H. Mendoza pinch hit for C. Testa in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: N. Cruz , E. Aybar , D. Rosario
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Schumaker
GIDP: J. Reiman
Sac Bunt: M. Amador
Sac Fly: N. Cruz
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Amador-Aybar-Richardson)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Below W (3-6) 6.0 1 1 1 2 4 0 90 4.10   
G. Larreal 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 4.24   
J. Rauch 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.47   
A. Ramirez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Below 68
Batters Faced: D. Below 21, G. Larreal 6, J. Rauch 2, A. Ramirez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Below 9-4, G. Larreal 1-5, J. Rauch 0-0, A. Ramirez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Below 90-58, G. Larreal 31-23, J. Rauch 8-4, A. Ramirez 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ramirez 2-0
WP: D. Below
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Santana L (5-11) 4.2 5 4 4 4 9 1 101 5.52   
M. Gentile 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 18 2.56   
R. Garvin 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 3.32   
M. Bell 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.38   
O. Blanco 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 1 23 1.53   
C. Fussell 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 0 19 3.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Santana 43
Batters Faced: E. Santana 22, M. Gentile 6, R. Garvin 4, M. Bell 1, O. Blanco 8, C. Fussell 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Santana 3-1, M. Gentile 0-1, R. Garvin 1-1, M. Bell 0-1, O. Blanco 1-1, C. Fussell 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Santana 101-63, M. Gentile 18-13, R. Garvin 23-14, M. Bell 8-5, O. Blanco 23-14, C. Fussell 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Gentile 1-0 , R. Garvin 2-0 , M. Bell 1-0 , C. Fussell 1-1
WP: E. Santana
Hit Batsmen: O. Blanco
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eobanus Miller
Ballpark: Safeco Field
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 6 mph
Start Time: 4:07 PM PT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 17743
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