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
Athletics	18	16	.529	-	W1
Seattle	17	19	.472	2	W1
Texas	16	18	.471	2	L2
Houston	14	22	.389	5	L1
Los Angeles	13	23	.361	6	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	18	18	.500	-	L1
Cleveland	18	18	.500	-	L2
Chicago	17	18	.486	0.5	W1
Kansas City	16	19	.457	1.5	W4
Minnesota	15	20	.429	2.5	W1

Bob Skinner, three-time World Series champion, dies at 94

Bob Skinner, an outfielder who spent 12 seasons in the majors with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, and St. Louis Cardinals, earning three World Series rings and three appearances in the MLB All-Star Game along the way, has died at 94.

Pirates' Devenski suspended for throwing at Reds' Stewart

Pirates reliever Chris Devenski and manager Don Kelly have both been suspended and fined after Devenski intentionally threw at Reds rookie Sal Stewart during Saturday's game.

Vandals again strike League 42 youth baseball HQ in Wichita

Vandals again struck the headquarters of a Wichita youth baseball league at which a Jackie Robinson statue previously was stolen, tagging it with graffiti.

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Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals

Win Probability

Game Information

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

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 American League West Standings

2026 American League Central Standings

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