MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT SEATTLE MARINERS
05/02/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT SEATTLE MARINERS
GAME ID: 1072 - SATURDAY, MAY 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (15-18) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 11 0
Seattle Mariners (17-17) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 1
Royals Stymie Seattle, Take 6-1 Win
Simon Mercedes, who finished 4th in the NL in ERA with 3.05 last year, had a strong outing for the Kansas City Royals against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 6-1 win. The save was credited to Edward Escoboza, his 2nd. Kansas City is now 15-18, while Seattle is 17-17.

Ramão La Arena helped his team take an early lead with a run-scoring single. It came in the first inning, making the score 2-0, Royals.

"Simon is good at sticking to his strengths," said Kansas City manager Jim Tracy.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Masson LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .310 2 18
P. Hodge DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269 0 3
C. Groza 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .359 1 19
D. García RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .301 9 25
L. Bejaran 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .326 0 12
R. La Arena CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .316 0 1
   a-J. Reeves CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .283 0 6
D. Moon 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .257 3 14
I. Rodriguez SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .216 0 12
S. Núñez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .175 0 4
Totals 39 6 11 5 0 7 10      
a - J. Reeves substituted for R. La Arena in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: S. Núñez (1, 4th Inning off E. Wilkerson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. García (9, 8th Inning off D. Evans, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Hodge , C. Groza , D. García 5 , L. Bejaran 2 , R. La Arena , J. Reeves , D. Moon , I. Rodriguez , S. Núñez 2
2-out RBI: I. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Masson , I. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Moon-Rodriguez-Moon, Groza-Bejaran-Moon, Rodriguez-Bejaran-Moon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Almora CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .287 1 9
B. Howell LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .317 2 17
M. Hahn RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .312 5 17
B. Hollis 1B 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .265 7 18
M. Choice DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .297 6 27
R. McMahon 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .178 2 11
R. McGuire C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .289 0 10
J. Morgan 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 2 6
F. Mejia SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210 0 13
Totals 33 1 9 1 1 5 11      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Almora (13, 1st Inning off S. Mercedes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Almora 3 , M. Hahn 2 , B. Hollis 2 , R. McMahon , R. McGuire , J. Morgan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morgan
GIDP: M. Choice 3
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. McGuire (3)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Wilkerson (2)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Mercedes W (1-3) 6.0 7 1 1 1 5 0 24 97 4.91   
E. Escoboza SV (2) 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 35 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Mercedes 58
Batters Faced: S. Mercedes 24, E. Escoboza 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Mercedes 8-3, E. Escoboza 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Mercedes 97-59, E. Escoboza 35-25
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Wilkerson L (1-1) 5.2 7 3 3 0 5 0 25 99 2.76   
D. Evans 2.0 3 3 3 0 2 1 9 34 8.14   
S. Gray 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 11.57   
E. Muggleston 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 0.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Wilkerson 48
Batters Faced: E. Wilkerson 25, D. Evans 9, S. Gray 2, E. Muggleston 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Wilkerson 6-6, D. Evans 1-3, S. Gray 0-1, E. Muggleston 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Wilkerson 99-69, D. Evans 34-23, S. Gray 10-7, E. Muggleston 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Evans 1-0 , S. Gray 2-2
WP: S. Gray
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Simon Mercedes
Ballpark: Safeco Field
Weather: Roof closed, 47 degrees
Start Time: 6:40 PM PT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 46750
Special Notes: CF Ramão La Arena was injured while throwing the ball.
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