Monday, August 14th, 2023 7:10PM CST
On August 15, 2023, the Kansas City Royals hosted the Seattle Mariners in a baseball game. The home team initially held a comfortable 5-0 advantage. After seeing that lead disappear, Kansas City staged a rally. The decisive moment came in the bottom of the ninth inning when Dairon Blanco executed a suicide squeeze bunt. This successful play allowed pinch-runner Samad Taylor to score the winning run, securing the victory for the Royals.
Date: Monday, August 14th, 2023
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 11,878
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
SEA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |

Home Runs: Perez (19, 1st inning off Gilbert 2 on, 1 Out); Witt Jr. (22, 5th inning off Gilbert 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Perez 4 (53), Blanco (13), Witt Jr. (72), Garcia (39)
2-out Runs Batted In: Garcia
Sacrifice Flies: Perez
Sacrifice Hit: Massey
Ground Into Double Play: Perez
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-7 (Perez 1-1, Duffy 0-1, Isbel 1-1, Blanco 1-1, Witt Jr. 1-2, Massey 0-1)

Hit By Pitch: Moore (by Singer)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Wittgren 3/5; Singer 12/26; C. Hernández 4/5; Cox 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Wittgren-1-2-11-3; Singer-16-13-25-16; C. Hernández-0-8-7-3; Cox-2-1-8-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Wittgren 0-1; Singer 5-9; Cox 1-0
Game Scores: B Singer 73

Caught Stealing: Waters (4, 2nd base by Gilbert/Raleigh)
Stolen Bases: S. Taylor (7, 2nd base off Brash/Raleigh)

Doubles: Ford (6, Singer); Rodríguez (27, C. Hernández)
Runs Batted In: Suárez (74), Rojas (28), Rodríguez 4 (71)
2-out Runs Batted In: Rojas, Rodríguez
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-7 (Suárez 1-1, Moore 0-1, Rojas 2-2, Rodríguez 2-2, Raleigh 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Moore 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Topa 2/3; Gilbert 13/21; Saucedo 1/6; Campbell 4/7; Brash 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Topa-3-4-1-1; Gilbert-12-13-26-14; Saucedo-4-1-1-5; Campbell-4-4-2-5; Brash-2-2-4-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Topa 0-1; Gilbert 4-3; Saucedo 3-0; Campbell 2-1; Brash 0-1
Game Scores: L Gilbert 36

Double Plays: 1 (Rojas-Moore-France)

Stolen Bases: Rodríguez (28, 3rd base off C. Hernández/Perez)
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