Thanks to George Kirby's gem and some clutch hitting in the 10th inning, the Seattle Mariners wrapped up their road trip with a 6-5 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.
on Sunday, but not before nearly choking away the win two separate times. Following the M's 6-5 road win, here is our breakdown of how it all went down:As expected, Sunday's contest started out as a pitchers' duel between two of the most dangerous pitchers in the American League – George Kirby and Cole Ragans. Kirby outlasted Ragans by one inning, though, setting the Mariners' offense up for a critical go-ahead rally in the seventh.
The base hit was the first of Locklear's MLB career, as he was making his big league debut on Sunday.Josh Rojas doubled the lead with a pinch-hit, RBI single on the very next at-bat, plating Locklear for his first career run. Ryan Bliss and Rojas both notched web gems in the bottom of the eighth to keep the Royals' lineup at bay, helping Andrés Muñoz get through the frame unscathed.Mariners manager Scott Servais turned things over to Mike Baumann in the bottom of the ninth, putting his faith in a 28-year-old veteran without a single save in his career. Baumann got two outs, then gave up a double to Nick Loftin and a two-run home run to MJ Melendez.
Kirby tossed 7.0 innings of one-run ball, allowing just five hits and zero walks. His ERA went down to 3.81 ERA, while his WHIP now sits at 1.021. ... Rodríguez has now reached safely in all 16 of his career appearances against the Royals, either at home or on the road. His 16 hits and 12 RBI at Kauffman Stadium are his most at any non-AL West ballpark. ... Locklear went 1-for-4 with an RBI in his MLB debut. Seattle's No.
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