Seattle Mariners at Kansas City Royals
Final
Recap
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Stephen Kolek threw a complete-game shutout and Carter Jensen had two RBI and the Kansas City Royals shut out the Seattle Mariners 5-0 on Saturday to end a four-game losing streak. Kolek (3-0) allowed a walk, four hits and struck out two. He only needed 108 pitches to go all nine innings in a game that lasted only 2:06. The 108 pitches were four more than his previous career high. It was Kolek's second career shutout in 23 starts and the seventh complete game and fourth shutout in the major leagues this season. Kolek’s other shutout was a five-hitter in a 21-0 win at Colorado on May 10 of last season while pitching for San Diego.
Team stats
4Hits9
0Home runs0
1Walks2
2Strikeouts4
0Stolen bases3
126Pitches thrown108
4Pitching strikeouts2
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.P. CrawfordSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio RodriguezCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Randy ArozarenaLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhonny PeredaC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colt Emerson3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dominic CanzoneDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke RaleyRF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Naylor1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Young2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick DavilaP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex HoppeP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George KirbyP | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |