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RHP Felix Hernandez (3-1, 2.73)
vs.
LHP Cesar Ramos (1-1, 2.96)

KANSAS CITY ROYALS (18-19) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (19-18)
Sunday, May 11 2014 Safeco Field

LINESCORE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
Kansas City Royals 0 4 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 - 9 12 1 6
Seattle Mariners 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 - 7 11 5 4
First Pitch: 1:10 pm Time of Game: 3:01 Temp: 60/E @ 6 mph Attendance: 30,447

WP: Louis Coleman (1-0,5.73) LP: Danny Farquhar (1-1, 3.20)
SV: Greg Holland (9)

HOME RUNS: NO. PITCHER INN. MOB OUT COUNT DISTANCE
Alcides Escobar 2 Elias 2 3 1 0-0 379 FT/LF
Dustin Ackley 3 Guthrie 3 0 0 1-1 411 FT/CF
Kyle Seager 6 Guthrie 4 1 1 2-0 330 FT/RF
Dustin Ackley 4 Guthrie 4 0 1 1-1 410 FT/CF
Johnny Giavotella 1 Farquhar 7 2 2 0-0 398 FT/LF

PITCHING LINES:
KANSAS CITY IP H R ER BB-I SO HR WP HB BK PITCHES/STRIKES
Jeremy Guthrie 4.2 8 7 7 0-0 2 3 0 1 0 80/48
Kelvin Herrera 0.1 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 10/3
Louis Coleman 1.0 1 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 16/12
Aaron Crow 1.0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 7/6
Wade Davis 1.0 1 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 21/13
Greg Holland 1.0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 12/7

SEATTLE IP H R ER BB-I SO HR WP HB BK PITCHES/STRIKES
Roenis Elias 5.0 9 5 3 1-0 5 1 0 0 0 87/61
Dominic Leone 1.0 0 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 19/13
Danny Farquhar 1.0 2 4 4 2-0 1 1 0 0 0 31/18
Joe Beimel 1.0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 15/9
Yoervis Medina 1.0 1 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 13/10


ROYALS NOTES:
Kansas City recorded its 8
th
comeback win of the season by scoring 4 in the 7
th
to erase a two-run deficit.
Kansas City has won 4 of their last six games after losing five straight (May 1-5).
Johnny Giavotella hit a go-ahead 3-run home run in the 7
th
inning, 1
st
first of the season and the 4
th
of his career.
o It was his first home run since Sept. 4, 2012 vs. Texas.
Eric Hosmer doubled in the 3
rd
and 7
th
innings, his 14
th
and 15
th
doubles of the season.
o Entered the day T2nd in the American League in doubles behind Minnesotas Trevor Plouffe (14).
Eric Hosmer has not gone back-to-back games without a hit this season and hasnt since Aug. 26-27, 2013.
Alcides Escobar hit his 1st career grand slam, the 2nd off Mariners pitching this year (G. Stanton, 4/18/14 at MIA).
o The Escobar grand slam was the first by the Royals at Safeco Field since Sept. 10, 2011, breaking a string of
11 consecutive games in Seattle without a homer.
Kansas City relievers have not allowed an earned run over their last 15.0 innings spanning 6 games (since May 6).

MARINERS NOTES:
Despite the loss, Seattle has won 7 of the last 10 games, 10 of their last 14, and 12 of the last 17.
Kyle Seager and Dustin Ackley hit back-to-back home runs in the 4
th
inning.
o Third time this season Seattle has hit back-to-back home runs (last: Cano & Hart on April 17 at Texas).
Dustin Ackley hit two home runs today after hitting one last night against Kansas City.
o It is the first multi-home run game of Ackleys career.
o First time to hit a home run in back-to-back games in his career.
o Hit home runs in 3 straight plate appearances; his last plate appearance last night and his first two today.
o Hitting .355 (11x31) with 7 runs, 3 home runs, 6 RBI, .459 OBP, .645 slugging & 1.105 OPS in last 11 G.
Notes Continued On Back Side
Kyle Seager hit his team-leading 6
th
home run of the season, all at Safeco Field.
o Is hitting .279 (12x43) with 9 runs, 1 double, 6 home runs, 13 RBI, .380 OBP, .721 SLG and 1.101 OPS at
Safeco Field this seasonall 6 of his home runs have come in his last six games at home.
Brad Miller had two-run double in the 3
rd
inning that snapped an 0-for-19 streak dating back to May 5 at Oakland.
Seattle hit a season-high tying 3 home runs today (also: April 2 at Los Angeles Angels).
o Seattle is 10-2 when hitting at least two home runs in a game this season.
Robinson Cano has reached base safely in 20 consecutive games (since April 20)during the streak, he is
hitting .329 (26x79) with 10 runs, 4 doubles, 11 RBI and 7 walks.
Seattle committed a season-high 5 errors, the most since having 6 on Sept. 5, 2011 against the Angels.



ROYALS MANAGER NED YOST:

On importance of Johnny Giavotellas go-ahead home run:

Theyre all important. Todays win was important on a number of levels. One, it gave us a winning road trip. Two, and
more importantly, I think it was the first time that the offense has covered the pitching. Jeremy went out and gave it
everything he had, but he just wasnt sharp. They were all over him. We had Escobars grand slam to get us going, which
was huge. Tack on another run there. Then they come back with three homers, and now were down by two they kept
pecking away. But Johnnys home run was huge. I thought that if we could tie it or take the lead there, were pretty set up
with Crow, Davis, and Holland behind him. Boom, it happened, and boom, it worked out.