Live Updates: Kansas City Royals vs. Seattle Mariners (Game One)

On Friday, the Kansas City Royals (37-26) begin a three-game home series against the Seattle Mariners (36-28). The Royals, coming off a series split with the Guardians, aim to close the four-game gap in the AL Central. Southpaw Daniel Lynch IV, boasting a 1.50 ERA over just 12 innings this season, takes the mound for Kansas City.

Opposing Lynch is Mariners' right-hander Bryce Miller, who holds a 5-5 record with a solid 3.18 ERA. Seattle rides the momentum of a road series win against the Athletics and looks to strengthen their position in the AL West. Both teams are in tight divisional races, making this series crucial.

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How It Happened...

FINAL — Royals 10, Mariners 9.

Ninth Inning:

In the top of the ninth, Nick Anderson took over the pitching duties for the Royals. The Mariners struggled at the plate, with Josh Rojas and Luke Raley both striking out swinging, and J.P. Crawford grounding out to the pitcher. The bottom of the ninth started with a pitching change for the Mariners, as Ryne Stanek replaced Collin Snider. The Royals took advantage of this change, with Nick Loftin drawing a walk and Garrett Hampson hitting a single, advancing Loftin to third. Hampson then advanced to second and Loftin scored on a throwing error by third baseman Josh Rojas. Maikel Garcia grounded out, but Loftin scored on the play, tying the game. Bobby Witt Jr. followed up with a triple, bringing home Hampson. Stanek then intentionally walked Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez, loading the bases. Nelson Velázquez hit into a fielder's choice, allowing Witt Jr. to score the winning run on a walk-off. Royals win. FINAL: Royals 10, Mariners 9.

Eighth Inning:

In the top of the inning, the Mariners couldn't quite get their offense going. Julio Rodríguez started with a groundout, and although Ty France managed a double with a sharp line drive to left field, the next two batters, Cal Raleigh and Mitch Garver, couldn't capitalize, with Garver being called out on strikes and Mitch Haniger grounding out. The bottom of the inning saw a pitching change, with Collin Snider replacing Trent Thornton on the mound for the Mariners. Snider started strong, striking out Nelson Velázquez, but then issued a walk to MJ Melendez. However, any hopes of a rally were quickly dashed when Hunter Renfroe grounded into a double play, ending the inning without the Royals scoring.

Seventh Inning:

In the top of the inning, the Mariners' Josh Rojas started things off but was quickly retired with a fly out to left field. Luke Raley then managed to get on base with a single, thanks to a soft ground ball to third base. A bit of a mishap by third baseman Maikel Garcia allowed Raley to advance to second. J.P. Crawford followed up with a walk, putting two runners on base. However, any hopes of a scoring rally were dashed when Dylan Moore hit into a double play, ending the inning with Crawford out at second and Moore out at first. The bottom of the inning saw the Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino both striking out swinging, unable to get anything going. Salvador Perez then flew out to center field, wrapping up the inning without any runs scored.

Sixth Inning:

In the top of the inning, the Mariners started strong with Dylan Moore hitting a double and later scoring on Mitch Garver's double. However, they couldn't add more runs as Julio Rodríguez and Cal Raleigh both struck out, and Ty France walked. Mitch Haniger then flew out, leaving the score at 9-4 in favor of the Mariners. The Royals responded in the bottom half with Vinnie Pasquantino singling and Salvador Perez walking. Both advanced on a wild pitch before Pasquantino scored on a groundout by MJ Melendez. Hunter Renfroe then hit a single to center, bringing in Perez and Nelson Velázquez. Nick Loftin followed up with another single, advancing Renfroe. However, the inning ended with Garrett Hampson striking out and Maikel Garcia flying out. Mariners 9, Royals 7.

Fifth Inning:

The inning started with a pitching change for the Royals as Chris Stratton came in to replace Daniel Lynch IV. Things kicked off with Mitch Haniger drawing a walk. However, the Royals quickly regained momentum when Victor Robles struck out. Ryan Bliss then hit a line drive, but it was caught by right fielder Hunter Renfroe. J.P. Crawford ended the top half by grounding out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. For the Royals' turn at bat, Kyle Isbel tried a bunt but grounded out softly to third. Maikel Garcia followed up by grounding out to second. Finally, Bobby Witt Jr. gave the ball a good ride but ended up flying out sharply to right field. It was a quick and scoreless inning on both sides.

Fourth Inning:

In the fourth inning, the Mariners started with a bit of action. J.P. Crawford singled on a ground ball that got past the shortstop, Bobby Witt Jr., and into left field. Dylan Moore then popped out to second baseman Adam Frazier. Julio Rodríguez walked, advancing Crawford to second. Ty France came through with a ground-rule double down the right-field line, scoring Crawford and moving Rodríguez to third. However, the Mariners couldn't capitalize further as Cal Raleigh struck out swinging and Mitch Garver flew out to left fielder MJ Melendez. When the Royals came up to bat, Bobby Witt Jr. hit a ground ball single to J.P. Crawford at shortstop. Vinnie Pasquantino then walked, pushing Witt Jr. to second. Salvador Perez grounded out to third baseman Dylan Moore, but it advanced Witt Jr. to third and Pasquantino to second. Nelson Velázquez followed with a single to third, scoring Witt Jr. and putting runners on the corners. Then, MJ Melendez delivered a big hit with a home run to right field, bringing in Pasquantino and Velázquez. The inning wrapped up with Hunter Renfroe lining out to third baseman Dylan Moore and Adam Frazier lining out to right fielder Mitch Haniger. Mariners 8, Royals 4.

Third Inning:

In the third inning, the Mariners didn't have much luck at the plate. Mitch Haniger started things off by grounding out to the shortstop. Then, Victor Robles went down swinging, and Ryan Bliss followed suit, also striking out swinging. When the Royals came up to bat, Adam Frazier managed to get on base with a solid line drive single to left field. However, Kyle Isbel grounded into a force out, with Ryan Bliss getting Frazier at second. The inning wrapped up when Maikel Garcia grounded into a double play, and that was that for the third inning—no runs scored by either team.

Second Inning:

Dylan Moore grounded out to start things off for the Mariners, and then Julio Rodríguez walked. Ty France struck out swinging, but Cal Raleigh managed to walk, putting two on base. However, Mitch Garver grounded out to the pitcher, ending their half of the inning. For the Royals, Nelson Velázquez popped out to second, MJ Melendez grounded out to the pitcher, and Hunter Renfroe grounded out to third.

First Inning:

Daniel Lynch IV had a really tough inning for the Royals, giving up seven runs. It all started with J.P. Crawford flying out to left fielder MJ Melendez. Then, Dylan Moore got hit by a pitch, and Julio Rodríguez singled, moving Moore to 3rd. Ty France got hit by a pitch too, loading the bases. Cal Raleigh flew out to left again, but then things went downhill fast. Mitch Garver walked, bringing in Moore. Mitch Haniger doubled on a sharp line drive to center, clearing the bases as Rodríguez, France, and Garver all scored. Victor Robles followed with another double, scoring Haniger. Then, Ryan Bliss hit a homer, bringing in Robles. Finally, J.P. Crawford grounded out to end the inning. For the Royals, Maikel Garcia grounded out to short, Bobby Witt Jr. singled, Vinnie Pasquantino flew out to center, and Salvador Perez struck out swinging to end the inning. Tough frame for Kansas City. Mariners 7, Royals 0.

Pregame:

Starting Lineups:

Royals	Mariners
Maikel Garcia	J.P. Crawford
Bobby Witt Jr.	Dylan Moore
Vinnie Pasquantino	Julio Rodriguez
Salvador Perez	Ty France
Nelson Velazquez	Cal Raleigh
MJ Melendez	Mitch Garver
Hunter Renfroe	Mitch Haniger
Adam Frazier	Victor Robles
Kyle Isbel	Ryan Bliss

First pitch is slated for 7:10 p.m. CT.