Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals Match Player Stats On Sep 19, 2021

Jarred Kelenic homered and drove in three runs and fellow rookie Logan Gilbert pitched seven strong innings as the Seattle Mariners recorded a 7-1 win over the host Kansas City Royals on Sunday.

Jake Bauers and Mitch Haniger also homered for the Mariners (80-69), who took two of three games in the series against the Royals (67-82).

Seattle, however, remained four games behind Toronto in the race for the American League's second and final wild-card playoff berth.

Gilbert (6-5) allowed one run on three hits. The right-hander walked one and struck out five.

The Mariners built a 5-0 lead through three innings against Royals right-hander Jackson Kowar (0-4).

With one out in the first inning, Ty France doubled to right field and Abraham Toro and Haniger walked to load the bases. Kelenic lined a 2-2 pitch to right for a two-run double.

The Mariners made it 3-0 in the second inning. Dylan Moore led off with a walk, stole second, moved to third on a one-out single by J.P. Crawford and scored on France's single to center field.

Kelenic led off the third with a home run to center field. One out later, Bauers went deep to right-center to give Seattle a 5-0 advantage.

The Mariners added a run in the fifth off right-hander Scott Blewett after Kelenic led off with a double to right. Moore's two-out single to left made it 6-0.

The Royals had just one hit through the first five innings against Gilbert, Michael A. Taylor's leadoff single in the third, before Whit Merrifield doubled down the right-field line with two outs in the sixth. Nicky Lopez followed with a single to left to bring home Kansas City's lone run.

Haniger led off the ninth with a homer to left-center off right-hander Tyler Zuber to complete the scoring.

Kowar went four innings and allowed five runs on seven hits. He walked three and struck out three.

--Field Level Media