Kansas City 8, Seattle 3

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(8-16)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Kansas City 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 12 2 Seattle 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 0 WP: G. Meche (2-1) S: B. Duckworth (1) LP: J. Weaver (0-4)	(9-10)

Scoring Summary

Top 1st: Kansas City

- M. Teahen singled to left, D. DeJesus scored, M. Grudzielanek to second

- R. Gload doubled to right, M. Grudzielanek and M. Teahen scored, M. Sweeney to third

- E. Brown grounded out to shortstop, M. Sweeney scored

- T. Pena Jr. singled to right, R. Gload and A. Gordon scored, J. Buck to third

Bot 2nd: Seattle

- J. Lopez safe at first on second baseman M. Grudzielanek's fielding error, J. Guillen scored, Y. Betancourt to second

- I. Suzuki singled to center, Y. Betancourt scored, J. Lopez to third

Top 3rd: Kansas City

- M. Grudzielanek doubled to deep right, J. Buck scored

Top 4th: Kansas City

- M. Sweeney scored

Bot 4th: Seattle

- I. Suzuki grounded out to second, Y. Betancourt scored, J. Lopez to third

Kansas City
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
D. DeJesus cf	6	1	1	0	0	0	3	.320
M. Grudzielanek 2b	6	1	3	1	0	0	2	.282
M. Teahen rf	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	.263
M. Sweeney dh	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	.273
R. Gload 1b	5	1	1	2	0	0	2	.250
E. Brown lf	3	0	1	1	2	0	1	.197
A. Gordon 3b	2	1	1	0	2	1	2	.162
J. Buck c	2	1	1	1	1	0	4	.356
T. Pena Jr. ss	5	0	1	2	0	1	5	.207
Totals	37	8	12	8	6	2	22

Batting 2B - R Gload (2, J Weaver); M Grudzielanek (7, S White). SF - J Buck. RBI - M Teahen (9), R Gload 2 (13), E Brown (5), T Pena Jr 2 (6), M Grudzielanek (12), J Buck (7). 2-out RBI - M Grudzielanek. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Grudzielanek 1, J Buck 1, T Pena Jr 2, M Teahen 1, A Gordon 1. Team LOB - 12.

Base Running SB - M Teahen (2, 3rd base off S White/K Johjima).    Fielding E - M Grudzielanek (1, ground ball); T Pena Jr (6, throw). DP - 2 (T Pena Jr-R Gload, A Gordon-R Gload).

Seattle
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
I. Suzuki cf	5	0	1	2	0	0	1	.308
A. Beltre 3b	5	0	0	0	0	3	4	.231
J. Vidro dh	5	0	3	0	0	0	1	.333
R. Ibanez lf	5	0	3	0	0	1	2	.263
R. Sexson 1b	5	0	0	0	0	1	5	.136
J. Guillen rf	3	1	2	0	1	0	2	.254
K. Johjima c	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	.327
Y. Betancourt ss	4	2	2	0	0	0	3	.238
J. Lopez 2b	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	.323
Totals	39	3	13	2	2	5	23

Batting 2B - J Lopez (1, G Meche). RBI - I Suzuki 2 (11). 2-out RBI - I Suzuki. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Sexson 1, J Vidro 1, A Beltre 2, Y Betancourt 2. GIDP - J Guillen, K Johjima. Team LOB - 11.

Fielding Outfield assists - R Ibanez (M Sweeney at 1st base). DP - 1 (R Ibanez-J Lopez-R Sexson).

Kansas City
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
G. Meche (W, 2-1)	6.0	10	3	0	2	5	0	2.18
B. Duckworth (S, 1)	3.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.56
Seattle
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
J. Weaver (L, 0-4)	0.1	7	6	6	1	0	0	18.26
S. White	3.2	2	2	2	4	2	0	6.00
E. O'Flaherty	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
J. Mateo	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4.50
G. Sherrill	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

HBP - M Sweeney (by S White); J Buck (by S White); A Gordon (by E O'Flaherty).

Pitches-strikes - G Meche 110-72; B Duckworth 37-20; J Weaver 29-17; S White 73-37; E O'Flaherty 36-23; J Mateo 43-32; G Sherrill 8-5.

Ground balls-fly balls - G Meche 8-5; B Duckworth 5-4; J Weaver 1-0; S White 2-6; E O'Flaherty 5-1; J Mateo 4-2; G Sherrill 2-1.

Batters faced - G Meche 30; B Duckworth 11; J Weaver 9; S White 18; E O'Flaherty 9; J Mateo 8; G Sherrill 3.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Lance Barksdale. Time: 3:08. Attendance: 32,441. Weather: 57 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to right.

Game Notes

SEATTLE'S JOSE VIDRO EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 12 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE FIRST INNING.

Updated on Sunday, Apr 29, 2007 12:22 am ET