Kansas City Royals at Seattle Mariners
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Nelson Velázquez slugs 3-run homer in the 7th inning, Royals rally past Mariners 4-2
Velázquez’s third homer of the season spoiled a strong outing for Seattle starter Logan Gilbert, who had given up just three hits over six shutout innings entering the decisive frame.
It all fell apart for Gilbert (3-2) in the seventh, as Bobby Witt, Jr. led off with a walk and reached second on a Vinnie Pasquantino groundout to second base where Josh Rojas bobbled the ball to spoil the chance of a double play. Salvador Perez reached on an intentional walk, and scored when Velázquez sent a 398-foot blast to left field.
“They found a way to put some pressure on him late, he made a mistake, and the three-run homer was the big swing in the ballgame,” Mariners manager Scott Servais said. “But the stuff, the command, the competitiveness, it was pretty much what we've seen all year from Logan.”
Velázquez' homer was his first since April 4.
“He's a high percentage slider guy, so I went there with a plan that at-bat," Velázquez said. “Look for the slider and try to hit the ball to the middle. I stood on my plan and a good thing happened.”
Maikel Garcia added to Kansas City's lead with an RBI single off Mariners reliever Trent Thornton in the eighth.
Luke Raley gave the Mariners an early lead with a solo homer in the bottom of the fourth, one of just three hits for the Mariners against Wacha (3-4), who struck out seven.
“His stuff was good today,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “The slider was better and he's been working on that. His velo was up early, he got the ball up above the zone when he needed to, he got the ball down, and his changeup was good, like usual.”
Mitch Haniger hit a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth off closer James McArthur, who struck out Dylan Moore and got Luis Urías to line out for his 10th save.
The Mariners struck out 11 times in the loss, which snapped a seven-game winning streak against the Royals.
“Especially early on, they were swinging aggressively and maybe didn't have time to get to the changeup," Wacha said. “But also, you know, trying to disguise it at times with other pitches as well. Whenever I did throw it, felt like it had good action. Some positive results today.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mariners: DH Mitch Garver (upper back spasms) was scratched from the starting lineup … 2B Jorge Polanco was out of the lineup after leaving in the sixth inning of Monday’s game because of a tight right hamstring. Manager Scott Servais said the injury was “nothing that serious.”
Royals: CF Kyle Isbel (stomach bug) was out of the starting lineup for the second straight game.
UP NEXT
Seattle right-hander Bryan Woo (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will make his second start of the season on Wednesday, while the Royals will start righty Alec Marsh (3-0, 2.53 ERA). Marsh will make his second start since being activated from the injured list on May 9 after taking a line drive off his right elbow in late April.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Urías lined out to shortstop. | |
9th Inning | Moore struck out swinging. | |
9th Inning | Haniger homered to right (356 feet). | |
9th Inning | Raley struck out swinging. | |
9th Inning | Velázquez struck out looking. | |
9th Inning | Massey flied out to center. |
Statistics
KC | SEA | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
8 | Ground Balls | 5 |
10 | Strikeouts | 11 |
4 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
1 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
5 | Hits | 7 |
1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
4 | Walks | 2 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
4 | Runs | 2 |
2 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
28 | At Bats | 33 |
1 | Home Runs | 2 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
8 | Runners Left On Base | 9 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
1 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
0 | Doubles | 0 |
11 | Fly Balls | 17 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
130 | Pitches | 153 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
8 | Total Bases | 13 |
33 | Plate Appearances | 35 |
162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
1 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
1.9 | Runs Created | 3.0 |
.179 | Batting Average | .212 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.286 | Slugging Percentage | .394 |
.286 | Secondary Average | .242 |
.281 | On Base Percentage | .257 |
.567 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .651 |
0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.3 |
2.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.0 |
25.0 | Batter Rating | 21.0 |
28.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 16.5 |
1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
3.94 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.37 |
.107 | Isolated Power | .182 |
0.40 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.18 |
.121 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .057 |
.107 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .030 |
8.0 | Runs Produced | 4.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
73.3 | MLB Rating | 74.3 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 20,665 | Capacity:
2024 American League Central Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cleveland | 92 | 69 | .571 | - | L2 |
Kansas City | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | W1 |
Detroit | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.5 | L2 |
Minnesota | 82 | 80 | .506 | 10.5 | L4 |
Chicago | 41 | 121 | .253 | 51.5 | W2 |
2024 American League West Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston | 88 | 73 | .547 | - | W2 |
Seattle | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3.5 | W4 |
Texas | 78 | 84 | .481 | 10.5 | W3 |
Oakland | 69 | 93 | .426 | 19.5 | L3 |
Los Angeles | 63 | 99 | .389 | 25.5 | L6 |