MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE MARINERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/18/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE MARINERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2861 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Mariners (64-89) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Kansas City Royals (68-85) 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 X 8 13 2
Kansas City Slaps 8-1 Loss on Seattle
Kansas City first baseman Oswaldo Cabrera contributed significantly to his team's 8-1 win over the Seattle Mariners. Cabrera went 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored to lead the offensive attack for the Royals. Randy Rodriguez picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 3-2. Mike Clevinger suffered the loss. Cody Poteet got the save, his 3rd in 10 chances.

Jarred Kelenic had a big 2-run home run for the Royals in the bottom of the fourth inning. With Kansas City leading 2-1 and a runner on 2nd, he sized up a cutter from Mike Clevinger, who finished 2nd in the NL in ERA with 3.11 in 2021, and punished it. The result was his 13th home run of the season, which put the Royals on top, 4-1.

"We did the things that it takes to win a game," said Cabrera.

Kansas City now sits at 68-85, while Seattle falls to 64-89.
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Schwarber DH 4 0 1 1 0 3 2 .211 36 80
X. Bogaerts SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .250 12 48
A. Burleson RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .257 27 86
M. Ozuna LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .241 33 103
R. Greene CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .230 18 69
Z. Gelof 2B, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .226 21 58
N. Schanuel 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .228 5 36
I. Kiner-Falefa 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239 5 30
   a-T. Grisham PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 6 23
   b-E. Hernández 3B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 5 19
C. Tromp C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .210 1 15
Totals 34 1 7 1 2 8 21      
a - T. Grisham pinch hit for I. Kiner-Falefa in the 8th
b - E. Hernández substituted for T. Grisham in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: X. Bogaerts (24, 3rd Inning off M. Mikolas, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Schwarber , X. Bogaerts 2 , A. Burleson , M. Ozuna , Z. Gelof , N. Schanuel , C. Tromp
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , X. Bogaerts 2 , R. Greene 2 , Z. Gelof , C. Tromp
GIDP: N. Schanuel
Sac Fly: K. Schwarber
Hit by Pitch: I. Kiner-Falefa
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gelof-Bogaerts-Schanuel, Schanuel-Bogaerts)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .235 20 61
J. Merrill CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .266 30 97
J. Realmuto C 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .261 13 52
K. Manzardo DH 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .221 10 26
J. Kelenic LF 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .229 13 37
   a-N. Eaton PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 1 2
O. Cabrera 1B 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .232 13 53
   b-F. Mejía PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .171 2 8
   c-O. Colas 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Hamilton SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .220 4 25
I. Johnson 2B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .221 2 11
J. Berti 3B 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .230 2 23
Totals 33 8 13 8 2 5 7      
a - N. Eaton pinch hit for J. Kelenic in the 7th
b - F. Mejía pinch hit for O. Cabrera in the 8th
c - O. Colas substituted for F. Mejía in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Manzardo (16, 4th Inning off M. Clevinger, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Cabrera (15, 4th Inning off M. Clevinger, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Carroll (29, 6th Inning off K. Gibson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Realmuto (13, 1st Inning off M. Clevinger, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Kelenic (13, 4th Inning off M. Clevinger, 1 on, 0 outs) , I. Johnson (2, 4th Inning off M. Clevinger, 1 on, 1 out) , O. Cabrera (13, 6th Inning off K. Gibson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Carroll 2 , J. Merrill , J. Realmuto 4 , K. Manzardo 4 , J. Kelenic 4 , O. Cabrera 6 , F. Mejía , D. Hamilton , I. Johnson 4 , J. Berti
2-out RBI: C. Carroll
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Merrill , J. Berti
GIDP: N. Eaton , D. Hamilton
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Hamilton (27) , J. Berti (14)
CS: C. Carroll (10) , K. Manzardo (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Mikolas (3) , I. Johnson (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Hamilton-Cabrera)
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Clevinger L (3-5) 3.1 8 6 6 1 2 3 72 7.44   
K. Gibson 2.1 3 2 2 1 3 1 51 4.69   
K. Freeland 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 4.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clevinger 19
Batters Faced: M. Clevinger 17, K. Gibson 11, K. Freeland 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clevinger 3-3, K. Gibson 2-2, K. Freeland 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clevinger 72-41, K. Gibson 51-32, K. Freeland 26-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Freeland 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mikolas 4.1 5 1 1 1 5 0 93 3.32   
R. Rodriguez W (3-2) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 29 5.79   
C. Poteet SV (3) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 29 3.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mikolas 53
Batters Faced: M. Mikolas 22, R. Rodriguez 7, C. Poteet 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mikolas 2-6, R. Rodriguez 2-2, C. Poteet 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mikolas 93-55, R. Rodriguez 29-18, C. Poteet 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rodriguez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Mikolas
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Oswaldo Cabrera
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 16255
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