Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals

84-69, 36-42 Away

Final

76-77, 41-37 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
R. ArozarenaLF	0-4	0	0	.239
C. RaleighC	1-4	0	0	.247
J. RodriguezCF	0-4	0	0	.269
J. Naylor1B	2-3	1	0	.276
J. PolancoDH	1-4	0	1	.266
E. Suarez3B	0-3	0	0	.182
D. CanzoneRF	0-2	0	0	.300
V. RoblesPR-RF	0-0	1	0	.264
L. Rivas2B	0-3	0	0	.263
J.P. CrawfordSS	1-3	0	1	.264

pitchers	IP	H	K	PC-ST	ERA
L. Castillo	6.0	3	3	84-59	3.63
E. Bazardo	1.0	0	1	9-8	2.42
G. Speier	1.0	1	1	10-6	2.61
A. Munoz	1.0	1	3	17-13	1.54

According to ESPN Analytics

SEA

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Kauffman Stadium

2:10 PM, September 18, 2025

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 18,137

Game Time:2:17

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Roberto Ortiz
First Base Umpire - Ben May
Second Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
Third Base Umpire - Bill Miller

Mariners' rare challenge helps secure 2-0 win over Royals, tie Astros for first place in AL West

— Luis Castillo pitched six innings of three-hit ball, Jorge Polanco and J.P. Crawford drove in runs, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 on Thursday to climb back into a first-place tie with the Houston Astros in the AL West.

Sep 18, 2025, 06:38 pm - AP


SEA
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	5	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1

Scoring Summary

Inning				SEA	KC
		2nd	Polanco doubled to right, Naylor scored.	1	0
		8th	Crawford doubled to right, Robles scored.	2	0

Data is currently unavailable.

Mariners
12
Royals
5

Game 1

9/16

Mariners
5
Royals
7

Game 2

9/17

Mariners
2
Royals
0

Game 3

9/18

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	63	63	.500	-	L3
Texas	62	64	.492	1	W1
Seattle	59	67	.468	4	L1
Los Angeles	50	76	.397	13	W1
Athletics	49	77	.389	14	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	66	60	.524	-	W1
Minnesota	63	65	.492	4	W3
Cleveland	61	65	.484	5	W1
Detroit	61	66	.480	5.5	L2
Kansas City	53	74	.417	13.5	W3

Nolan Arenado's broken-bat bloop in 10th sparks Diamondbacks to 7-6 win over Red Sox

— Nolan Arenado hit a tiebreaking broken-bat bloop single over a drawn-in infield to spark a two-run 10th inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks avoided a series sweep by beating the Boston Red Sox 7-6 on Wednesday.

Murphy downplays Brewers buzz: 'Don't think we've played great'

The Brewers appear well on their way to earning an eighth playoff berth in nine seasons, but manager Pat Murphy said he doesn't think them has played great.

Orioles' Samuel Basallo returns from injury, to play 1B Wed.

The Orioles activated catcher Samuel Basallo from the injured list before Wednesday night's game against the Yankees.

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Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals

Mariners' rare challenge helps secure 2-0 win over Royals, tie Astros for first place in AL West

L. Castillo10-8

S. Kolek5-6

A. Munoz36

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