Seattle Mariners vs. Kansas City Royals - May 23, 1997

SEA

25-21

20-24

FINAL

Kauffman Stadium

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SEA	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	2	8	13	2
KC	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	0

WIN

Randy Johnson

7.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 10 K, 3 BB

LOSS

Tim Belcher

6.0 IP, 10 H, 6 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

Box Score

SEA BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1J. Cora2B	2-5	1	0	0	.353
2A. RodriguezSS	3-5	2	0	0	.327
3K. Griffey Jr.CF	1-5	1	1	2	.333
4E. MartinezDH	2-3	2	0	1	.326
5J. BuhnerRF	1-4	1	1	3	.226
6P. Sorrento1B	2-5	1	1	2	.286
7D. WilsonC	1-4	0	0	0	.303
8M. Blowers3B	1-4	0	0	0	.234
9R. DuceyLF	0-4	0	0	0	.196

SEA PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
R. Johnson(W, 6-1)	7.0	8	4	3	10	137-81	3.36
B. Ayala	1.0	0	0	0	1	11-8	5.60
N. Charlton	1.0	2	0	0	1	22-15	5.61

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

SEA		KC
13	HITS	10
3	HOME RUNS	1
22	TOTAL BASES	15
2	WALKS	3
4	STRIKEOUTS	12
15	RUNNERS LOB	17

Win Probability

SEA 100.0%

SEAEVENKC

10050100

BOT 9 · SEA 8-4 KC · SEA 100.0%Jay Bell flies out to center fielder Ken Griffey.

Scoring Summary

BOT 1Bip Roberts 1-run double on a line drive to right fielder Jay Buhner. Jose Offerman scores.0-1
BOT 2Jose Offerman grounds out, shortstop Alex Rodriguez to first baseman Paul Sorrento. Shane Halter to 3rd.0-2
BOT 3Joe Vitiello hits a home run (1). Chili Davis scores.0-4
TOP 4Paul Sorrento hits a home run (6). Edgar Martinez scores.2-4
TOP 5Edgar Martinez 1-run single on a line drive to left fielder Bip Roberts. Joey Cora scores. Alex Rodriguez to 2nd.3-4
TOP 5Jay Buhner hits a home run (9). Alex Rodriguez scores. Edgar Martinez scores.6-4
TOP 9Ken Griffey hits a home run (21). Alex Rodriguez scores.8-4

Season Series

SEA LEADS 6-5

Box Score

SEA BATTING
PLAYER	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
1J. Cora2B	2-5	1	0	0	.353
2A. RodriguezSS	3-5	2	0	0	.327
3K. Griffey Jr.CF	1-5	1	1	2	.333
4E. MartinezDH	2-3	2	0	1	.326
5J. BuhnerRF	1-4	1	1	3	.226
6P. Sorrento1B	2-5	1	1	2	.286
7D. WilsonC	1-4	0	0	0	.303
8M. Blowers3B	1-4	0	0	0	.234
9R. DuceyLF	0-4	0	0	0	.196

SEA PITCHING
PLAYER	IP	H	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
R. Johnson(W, 6-1)	7.0	8	4	3	10	137-81	3.36
B. Ayala	1.0	0	0	0	1	11-8	5.60
N. Charlton	1.0	2	0	0	1	22-15	5.61

FULL BOX SCORE

Team Totals

SEA		KC
13	HITS	10
3	HOME RUNS	1
22	TOTAL BASES	15
2	WALKS	3
4	STRIKEOUTS	12
15	RUNNERS LOB	17

Win Probability

SEA 100.0%

SEAEVENKC

10050100

BOT 9 · SEA 8-4 KC · SEA 100.0%Jay Bell flies out to center fielder Ken Griffey.

Scoring Summary

BOT 1Bip Roberts 1-run double on a line drive to right fielder Jay Buhner. Jose Offerman scores.0-1
BOT 2Jose Offerman grounds out, shortstop Alex Rodriguez to first baseman Paul Sorrento. Shane Halter to 3rd.0-2
BOT 3Joe Vitiello hits a home run (1). Chili Davis scores.0-4
TOP 4Paul Sorrento hits a home run (6). Edgar Martinez scores.2-4
TOP 5Edgar Martinez 1-run single on a line drive to left fielder Bip Roberts. Joey Cora scores. Alex Rodriguez to 2nd.3-4
TOP 5Jay Buhner hits a home run (9). Alex Rodriguez scores. Edgar Martinez scores.6-4
TOP 9Ken Griffey hits a home run (21). Alex Rodriguez scores.8-4

Season Series

SEA LEADS 6-5

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	90	72	.556	-	L1
Anaheim	84	78	.519	6.0	L1
Texas	77	85	.475	13.0	W1
Oakland	65	97	.401	25.0	W1

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	86	75	.534	-	L2
Chicago	80	81	.497	6.0	W1
Milwaukee	78	83	.484	8.0	L2
Minnesota	68	94	.420	18.5	W2
Kansas City	67	94	.416	19.0	L1

Box Score

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Win Probability

Scoring Summary

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AL Central Standings

Seattle Mariners at Kansas City Royals, May 23, 1997