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	Butler powers Royals' win

Royals 17, Mariners 3

Billy Butler drove in a career-high six runs by the second inning on Tuesday. (Dick Whipple/AP)

Butler's three-run homer

By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com

The Royals got started early on Tuesday, when they batted around in the first inning to hang six runs on Mariners starter Ryan Feierabend. Designated hitter Billy Butler did most of the damage, collecting a career-high six RBIs on his tater in the first and his double in the second. He also added a single in the seventh.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 07/02: KC 3, SEA 2
Tue. 07/03: KC 17, SEA 3
Wed. 07/04: SEA 4, KC 0

TODAY'S WRAPS: July 03, 2007

Seattle (45-35)
Lost 2

Kansas City 17, Seattle 3

Kansas City (36-48)
Won 2

July 3, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Seattle	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	2
Kansas City	6	4	0	3	0	3	1	0	X	17	16	0

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Seattle	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Suzuki, CF	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	.369
Ellison, CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	.152
Vidro, 1B	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	.295
Ibanez, DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.273
Guillen, RF	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	.267
Johjima, C	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.300
Burke, C	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.385
Beltre, 3B	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	.253
Broussard, LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.320
Betancourt, SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	5	.275
Lopez, 2B	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	.276
Bloomquist, LF-3B	3	0	0	0	1	1	3	.284
Totals	32	3	10	3	3	2	17
BATTING 2B: Johjima (17, De La Rosa), Suzuki (13, De La Rosa). TB: Suzuki 3; Vidro 2; Guillen 2; Johjima 2; Burke; Broussard; Lopez. RBI: Beltre (33), Vidro (24), Lopez (45). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lopez; Bloomquist; Ellison. SF: Beltre; Lopez. GIDP: Ibanez 2; Vidro. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING E: Betancourt (19, fielding), Lopez (4, fielding).

Kansas City	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
DeJesus, CF	3	1	2	2	0	0	1	.289
Gathright, CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.317
German, 2B-SS	6	2	3	1	0	1	2	.271
Teahen, RF	4	2	1	0	0	1	2	.290
a-Costa, PH-RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188
Brown, LF	4	2	0	1	2	0	1	.225
Gordon, 3B	3	1	0	1	0	1	3	.231
Butler, DH-1B	5	4	3	6	0	0	0	.286
LaRue, C	3	3	3	2	1	0	0	.194
Gload, 1B	4	1	1	2	1	1	1	.259
Musser, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Pena, SS	4	1	2	0	0	0	3	.275
Cortez, 2B	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.286
Totals	39	17	16	16	4	4	16
a-Flied out for Teahen in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Butler (5, Feierabend), LaRue (7, Davis). HR: Butler (2, 1st inning off Feierabend, 2 on, 1 out), LaRue (3, 1st inning off Feierabend, 0 on, 1 out). TB: DeJesus 2; German 3; Teahen; Butler 7; LaRue 7; Gload; Pena 2; Cortez. RBI: Brown (32), Gordon (24), Butler 6 (12), LaRue 2 (10), Gload 2 (19), DeJesus 2 (31), German (27), Cortez (1). 2-out RBI: German; Cortez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pena; Brown; German; Gathright 2. SF: Gordon; DeJesus 2. Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING SB: DeJesus (4, 2nd base off Davis/Burke). FIELDING DP: 3 (Gload-Pena-Gload, German-Pena-Gload, Gordon-German-Gload).

Seattle	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Feierabend (L, 1-3)	1.1	8	10	10	2	0	2	9.72
Davis	4.1	6	6	4	2	2	0	5.84
Rowland-Smith	2.1	2	1	0	0	2	0	3.86

Kansas City	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
De La Rosa (W, 6-9)	7.0	8	3	3	2	2	0	5.27
Musser	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	5.71

WP: Davis.
Balk: Davis 2.
HBP: Teahen (by Feierabend), Gordon (by Davis), LaRue (by Rowland-Smith).
Pitches-strikes: Feierabend 61-35, Davis 72-41, Rowland-Smith 41-27, De La Rosa 95-61, Musser 21-14.
Ground outs-fly outs: Feierabend 1-3, Davis 6-5, Rowland-Smith 1-4, De La Rosa 8-11, Musser 1-5.
Batters faced: Feierabend 15, Davis 23, Rowland-Smith 11, De La Rosa 28, Musser 9.
Inherited runners-scored: Davis 1-1, Rowland-Smith 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Chris Guccione. 1B: Tim Timmons. 2B: Chuck Meriwether. 3B: Alfonso Marquez.
Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, R to L.
T: 2:51.
Att: 28,140.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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