Royals vs. Mariners – Game summary – August 26, 2021

SEATTLE-Salvador Perez hit the fourth Grand Slam of his career and the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 6-4 on Thursday night.

Perezs ’35th home run fueled a five-run sixth inning, during which the team fought and helped the Kings break the winning streak of the Mariners’ three matches.

It was the Captors ’Fifth Home Match in seven games on Kansas City’s current road trip. The royals have won five of these seven.

What’s so impressive is that it won’t surprise you when he does, Royals manager Mike Matheny said.

Matheny said the Grand Slam may not even have been his most impressive game in a game full of defensive gems for Kansas City. Perez finished the game at home in the first set, which started from Kyle Seager’s double. Michael A. Taylor traced the ball through the opening and threw it at Nicky Lopez. The shortest stop fired a message home to Perez, who dove and grabbed Haniger’s arm as he tried to score a goal first.

Taylor also made a great run over the shoulder during the fourth set to prevent the rally, and Andrew Benintendi looted Jarred Kelenic in the seventh stage of the home run as he pulled the ball back from the bullock by jumping.

Even after these plays, Matheny was still talking about the first post.

It was just all the pieces, Matheny said. They are game changers. It was just the beginning of a special defensive victory.

The Mariners took the 1-0 lead in the first set at Jake Fraleys ’base, which was his fourth year. Kyle Seager scored 2-0 in the fifth solo home and leveled his career high on the 30th home team.

Beginner Brad Keller grabbed his right elbow and called the trainer home. He left a game the team called the right shoulder discomfort in the back and will be re-evaluated on Friday. Reliever Joel Payamps stepped into the game, and after beating Ty France, he handed the single to Abraham Toro and Homer Fraley and made it 4-0.

The Royales responded sixth with three consecutive hits from rookie Yusei Kikuchi to start the turn. They cut to the lead 4-1 with a Whit Merrifields RBI single. Kikuchi loaded the bases with a walk and was then replaced with mitigator Joe Smith (2-2).

Perez said he wasn’t surprised by Smith’s appearance.

I think they brought him in because I used to be 0 against 7 against him with five or maybe six attacks, Perez said. … That means you have to do it.

The most dominating Perezin player was without a doubt Homer left the field. Sometimes you hit the ball hard and you know it’s Homer.

Emmanuel Rivera increased the insurance run in the seventh hit when he reached a second baseman Toros field error, booked another and scored a goal from the Lopezs single.

Ervin Santana (1-1) won by two sets and two differences.

Perez and Seager lead the AL series with 14 home laps after the All-Star break. Perez is now in a draw with Gary Gaett for the fifth most home teams in royal history.

The Mariners, who have won despite a loss in six of the last nine, left eight runners at the base and were 2 with eight men in scoring.

Offensive, I thought we had a lot of opportunities to raise a lot more points on the table, Mariners manager Scott Servais said. It wasn’t our best night in a situation where people stood third.

VETERAN ARM

Seattle demanded that LHP Sean Doolittle give up Cincinnati and added a veteran arm to his bull bench to help with its wild card. Doolittle, a 34-year-old former player from Oakland Athletics and Washington Nationals, has played 446 since his career since 2012, tenth among all active Left-Handers and 112 fights. He is 3-1 and 4.46 ERA this season in 45 matches.

Mariners chose RHP Keynan Middleton for Triple-A Tacoma to make room for the list.

TRAINERS ROOM

Royal: Keller said he was stiff and sore after the game. He began to feel pain in his shoulder in the fourth installment and tried to punch through it. It was like pain that didn’t go away, he said. … RHP Josh Staumont went on the list of injured with undisclosed effort, which probably means he has written the COVID-19 protocols. Matheny said he could not give a reason for Staumonts’ absence. The team selected RHP Scott Blewett from Triple-A Omaha to replace him.

Sailors: LHP Justus Sheffield (left forearm position) worked from the bullfield during his rehabilitation mission on Thursday night and will be used as relief when he returns to the lineup. Servais said he’s pleased with the Mariners ’initial round when they complete the wild card, and believes Sheffield can make a valuable contribution to the relief role. He will likely have at least one rehabilitation gig at Triple-A Tacoma before returning to the team. CF Kyle Lewis (right meniscus surgery) could begin a rehabilitation mission in Tacoma right this weekend, Servais said.

NEXT

Royal: LHP Kris Bubic (4-6, 4.94) returns to the mound when he has achieved a first-road victory since last Saturday, May 28th.

Mariners: Seattle is 11-6 and rookie RHP Logan Gilbert (5-5, 4.13).

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