FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT SERIES THE ROYALS CAME UP EMPTY IN THE RUBBER GAME AND LOST THE SERIES, THIS TIME WITH A 3-2 LOSS SUNDAY IN SEATTLE.
SEATTLE'S JASON VARGAS IMPROVED TO 8-5 ON THE YEAR AND 7-2 AT HOME WITH SIX SOLID INNINGS OF PITCHING AND JUST ENOUGH OFFENSE.
NEITHER OFFENSE COULD GET ANYTHING GOING UNTIL THE SIXTH INNING. THE ROYALS GOT THE SCORING STARTED WITH A JASON KENDALL SINGLE. HE LATER SCORED ON A MIKE AVILES INFIELD SINGLE.
THE MARINERS WASTED NO TIME GETTING THE LEAD AS THEY SCORED TWICE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH ON THREE STRAIGHT ONE OUT SINGLES AGAINST ROYALS STARTER KYLE DAVIES.
SEATTLE TACKED ON A RUN IN THE EIGHTH. KANSAS CITY COULD MUSTER UP ONLY ONE RUN IN NINTH, THAT ON ALEX GORDON'S PINCH HIT HOME RUN, HIS FIFTH OF THE YEAR.
OFFENSIVELY THE ROYALS WERE PACED BY BILLY BUTLER'S 2 OF 3 PERFORMANCE INCLUDING A FOURTH INNING DOUBLE.
KYLE DAVIES LOOKED BETTER IN THE LOSS GOING SIX INNINGS ALLOWING TWO RUNS AND STRIKING OUT FIVE WHILE WALKING TWO.
THE ROYALS CONTINUE THE WEST COAST SWING TONIGHT AS THEY BEGIN ANOTHER THREE GAME SERIES THIS TIME IN LOS ANGELES AGAINST THE ANGELS.
ON THE HILL TONIGHT FOR KANSAS CITY WILL BE 1-2 SEAN O'SULLIVAN. THE ANGELS SEND OUT ERVIN SANTANA WHO CARRIES A RECORD OF 10-8.
CATCH ALL THE ACTION TONIGHT HERE ON CLASSIC HITS 100.1 WITH PREGAME AT 8:30 AND FIRST PITCH AT 9:05.
