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KANSAS CITY ROYALS (45-50) @ SEATTLE MARINERS (40-56)



PITCHING MATCHUPS

07/12: RHP Jake Junis (6-5, 3.70) vs RHP Felix Hernandez (5-9, 5.69)
07/13: RHP Brad Keller (1-3, 6.90) vs RHP Dan Straily (3-12, 6.47)
07/14: RHP Luis Cessa (8-4, 3.51) vs LHP Angel Miranda (2-4, 6.24)

GAME RECAPS

July 12th, 2019
Kansas City (46-50) 3, Seattle (40-57) 2
Winner: Jake Junis (7-5) Loser: Ryan Garton (0-2) Save: Blake Treinen (8)

ROYALS RALLY FOR FOURTH STRAIGHT VICTORY

With single tallies in the seventh and eighth innings, the Royals turned a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 victory over Seattle at Safeco Field on Friday night. Peter Alonso doubled home a run off Dario Alvarez in the seventh, while Nicky Lopez brought home the game-clincher when he singled home Salvador Perez in the eighth after Perez doubled with two outs. Jake Junis picked up his seventh victory of the season, going seven strong innings while allowing just two earned runs with nine strikeouts and no walks. Cheslor Cuthbert was 3-for-5, and drove in the other Royals run in the fifth with a single. Seattle collected just six hits, with Mitch Haniger's four hits leading the way, including his 18th homerun of the season in the second inning off Junis. Blake Treinen worked a shaky ninth for the save, his eighth.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCOREBOARD
Baltimore (41-53) 5, Detroit (35-58) 4
Kansas City (46-50) 3, Seattle (40-57) 2
Oakland (43-52) 0, Boston (61-35) 13
Tampa Bay (43-50) 5, NY Yankees (61-35) 6
Chi. Sox (49-44) 3, Cleveland (49-46) 1
Toronto (41-53) 1, Minnesota (39-55) 6

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD
Washington (50-44) 4, Philadelphia (45-51) 2
Miami (37-57) 5, NY Mets (59-34) 2
Texas (45-49) 2, Colorado (61-35) 8
Pittsburgh (48-45) 6, LA Dodgers (56-41) 5 (Final/10)
Houston (54-41) 0, San Diego (42-52) 2
San Francisco (45-50) 0, Atlanta (49-44) 5
Milwaukee (48-46) 2, Chi. Cubs (58-35) 4
Cincinnati (24-72) 1, St. Louis (59-36) 4
LA Angels (43-51) 9, Arizona (47-47) 2

July 13th, 2019
Kansas City (47-50) 13, Seattle (40-58) 2
Winner: Brad Keller (2-3) Loser: Dan Straily (3-13) Save: None

BIG SECOND INNING PACES ROYALS FIFTH-STRAIGHT WIN

Dan Straily walked five straight Royals in the second inning, helping lead to eight runs as Billy Hamilton had a bases-loaded double in the inning, and that directly preceded Cheslor Cuthbert's two-run homerun to stake the Royals to an 8-0 lead as they coasted to a 13-2 victory. Despite just one strikeout in six and one-third innings of work, Brad Keller picked up the victory by allowing just two earned runs, scattering five hits but walking five. Brett Phillips continued his torrid stretch of play going 2-for-3 with three runs scored, two walks, and a three-run homerun, his seventh of the season. The Royals only collected ten hits, but took advantage of nine Seattle walks to win their fifth straight game. Seattle has now lost eight straight, and have fallen completely out of the playoff hunt in the span of a week.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCOREBOARD
Baltimore (42-53) 6, Detroit (35-59) 3
Kansas City (47-50) 13, Seattle (40-58) 2
Oakland (43-53) 3, Boston (62-35) 11
Tampa Bay (43-51) 6, NY Yankees (62-35) 7
Chi. Sox (49-45) 1, Cleveland (50-46) 4
Toronto (41-54) 5, Minnesota (40-55) 6

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD
Washington (50-45) 1, Philadelphia (46-51) 5
Miami (37-58) 2, NY Mets (60-34) 4
Texas (45-50) 2, Colorado (62-35) 6
Pittsburgh (48-46) 0, LA Dodgers (57-41) 4
Houston (54-42) 1, San Diego (43-52) 2
San Francisco (46-50) 6, Atlanta (49-45) 5
Milwaukee (48-47) 7, Chi. Cubs (59-35) 4
Cincinnati (24-73) 1, St. Louis (60-36) 4
LA Angels (44-51) 2, Arizona (47-48) 1

July 14th, 2019
Kansas City (48-50) 2, Seattle (40-59) 0
Winner: Trevor Oaks (9-4) Loser: Angel Miranda (2-5) Save: None

OAKS PHENOMENAL AS ROYALS END FIRST HALF ON HIGH NOTE

Coming off the disabled list to bump Luis Cessa's next start to Friday, Trevor Oaks fired his second shutout of the season; scattering six hits and three strikeouts with no walks as the Royals ended the season's first half on a high note, defeating Seattle 2-0. Cheslor Cuthbert doubled home a run in the third, and Adalberto Mondesi singled home a run in the fifth, both off Mariners starter Angel Miranda, who pitched a solid game of his own. Miranda fanned seven over seven innings, allowing just two runs on eight hits. Nicky Lopez collected three hits for the Royals, who now stand at 48-50 and just 2.5 games back of the Indians for the second wildcard spot, and just 3.5 games back of Chicago for the divisional lead.

AMERICAN LEAGUE SCOREBOARD
Baltimore (43-53) 2, Detroit (35-60) 1
Kansas City (48-50) 2, Seattle (40-59) 0
Oakland (43-54) 6, Boston (63-35) 10
Tampa Bay (43-52) 2, NY Yankees (63-35) 6
Chi. Sox (50-45) 6, Cleveland (50-47) 4
Toronto (42-54) 10, Minnesota (40-56) 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD
San Francisco (46-50) @ Atlanta (49-45) -- PPD
Washington (51-45) 5, Philadelphia (46-52) 2
Miami (37-59) 1, NY Mets (61-34) 5
Texas (45-51) 5, Colorado (63-35) 12
Pittsburgh (49-46) 4, LA Dodgers (57-42) 0
Houston (55-42) 5, San Diego (43-53) 4 (Final/10)
Milwaukee (48-48) 8, Chi. Cubs (60-35) 10
Cincinnati (25-73) 6, St. Louis (60-37) 3
LA Angels (44-52) 3, Arizona (48-48) 4

MAJOR NEWS/INJURIES/TRANSACTIONS
07/11: Mariners trade C Mike Zunino to Washington for IF Yolmer Sanchez and minor-league OF Eric Senior
07/11: Royals, Rangers strike deal to send SS Jose Iglesias to Texas for lefty Joe Palumbo
07/12: Top-5 international prospect, RHP Jorge Alvarado, signs with Toronto for $2.79M
07/12: Mariners RHP James Pazos to miss rest of 2019 and most of 2020 with torn UCL, will need TJ surgery
07/14: Jays' Drury, Twins' Shelby Miller suspended for five and six games, respectively after yesterday's fracas
07/14: White Sox, Rays make late-night deal, sending Chaz Roe and PTBNL to Chicago for minor-league pitchers Edinxon Arias and Andrew Perez