Royals 3, Mariners 2
Gil Meche threw 113 pitches, one short of his season-high, against the Mariners. (AP)
By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
Emil Brown was the hero for the Royals, ending the marathon game in the 11th inning with a walk-off sac fly. Gil Meche started against the Mariners -- the team he used to call his own -- for the third time this season. The right-hander allowed just two runs in 6 1/3 innings, but unfortunately for Meche, Jose Guillen's RBI single in the first set up a tie score, leaving him with a no-decision.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 02, 2007
Kansas City 3, Seattle 2
Today's Boxes 7/2/07
CHC 7, WSH 2
MIL 10, PIT 3
NYY 5, MIN 1
CLE 10, TB 2
BOS 7, TEX 3
HOU 7, PHI 5
STL 11, ARI 3
BAL 7, CWS 6
COL 6, NYM 2
SD 3, FLA 1
TOR 11, OAK 7
LAD 8, ATL 2
Standings thru 7/2/07 | Gameday | Mariners Stats | Royals Stats
Seattle AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Suzuki , CF4 0 2 0 1 1 0 .367
Vidro , DH3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .292
Ibanez , LF5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .277
Guillen , RF5 0 1 2 0 3 2 .263
Sexson , 1B4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .212
Broussard , 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .314
1-Bloomquist , PR-1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
Johjima , C5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .298
Beltre , 3B5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .254
Lopez , 2B5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275
Betancourt , SS3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
Totals 40 2 7 2 4 6 18
BATTING 2B : Ibanez (18, Meche).TB : Suzuki 2; Ibanez 2; Guillen; Sexson; Broussard; Johjima.RBI : Guillen 2 (47).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Beltre 2; Guillen; Ibanez; Lopez.GIDP : Beltre.Team LOB : 9.FIELDING DP : 2 (Lopez-Betancourt-Sexson, Betancourt-Lopez-Sexson).Pickoffs : Johjima (Teahen at 3rd base).
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , CF5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .285
German , 2B3 0 2 1 2 0 0 .265
Teahen , RF-1B4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .291
Gload , 1B3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260
a-Brown , PH-RF 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 .230
Gordon , 3B4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .234
Costa , DH3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
b-Butler , PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
Buck , C4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .243
1-Cortez , PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
LaRue , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168
Pena , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .271
Gathright , LF4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .322
Totals 36 3 9 3 2 8 12
BATTING 2B : DeJesus 2 (19, Hernandez, Morrow), Teahen (14, Hernandez), German (10, O'Flaherty), Buck (11, Morrow).HR : DeJesus (5, 3rd inning off Hernandez, 0 on, 2 out).TB : DeJesus 8; German 3; Teahen 3; Buck 2; Pena.RBI : German (26), DeJesus (29), Brown (31).2-out RBI : DeJesus.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Gordon 2; Gathright.S : Teahen.SF : Brown.GIDP : Gload; Teahen.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING PO : Teahen (3rd base by Johjima).FIELDING E : German (5, missed catch), Gordon (10, throw).DP : (Meche-German-Gload).
Pitches-strikes : Hernandez 92-60, O'Flaherty 4-3, Green 3-3, Sherrill 6-3, Morrow 22-12, Meche 113-66, Gobble 4-0, Greinke 25-15, Soria 26-16, Dotel 24-15.Ground outs-fly outs : Hernandez 15-3, O'Flaherty 1-0, Green 0-0, Sherrill 0-0, Morrow 3-1, Meche 7-11, Gobble 0-0, Greinke 1-3, Soria 3-2, Dotel 0-0.Batters faced : Hernandez 27, O'Flaherty 3, Green 1, Sherrill 1, Morrow 8, Meche 27, Gobble 1, Greinke 5, Soria 6, Dotel 5.Inherited runners-scored : Green 2-0, Sherrill 2-0, Gobble 1-0, Greinke 2-0.Umpires : HP: Dana DeMuth. 1B: Derryl Cousins. 2B: Kerwin Danley. 3B: Doug Eddings.Weather : 82 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 10 mph, R to L.T : 3:20.Att : 13,257.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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