The Royals take game 2 of the series

After last night's 1-0 win the Seattle Mariners will send Brandon Mauer to the plate for the second game of the 4 game series. The Kansas City Royals will send former Mariner Jason Vargas to the mound.

Nori Aoki will start the 1^st with a base hit. Eric Hosmer is the next man to the plate and he has a single as Aoki takes third. That brings Billy Butler to the plate and he hits into a fielder's choice as Aoki scores. Salvador Perez walks up to the plate and he hits a ground ball to Brad Miller who turns a double play to end the top of the inning. Michael Saunders will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to Moustakas for an out. Stephen Romero steps up to the plate and he grounds out to Moustakas. That will bring Robinson Cano to the plate and he hits a ball right back to the pitcher to end the 1^st. 1-0 Royals.

Alex Gordon will start the 2^nd with a fly ball to Michael Saunders. Johnny Glavotella is next and he hits a single. That brings Lorenzo Cain to the plate and he single as Glavotella takes second. Mike Moustakas walks up to the plate and he hits a ground ball to Brad Miller who turns a double play to end the top of the inning. Corey Hart will start the home half of the inning with a strike out. Justin Smoak is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Moustakas. That brings Willie Bloomquist to the plate and he strikes out to end the 2^nd.

Alcides Escobar will start the 3^rd inning with a single. Back to the top of the order for Nori Aoki, Escobar steals second, and he hits a sacrifice bunt as Escobar takes third. That brings Eric Hosmer to the plate and he flies out to Dustin Ackley as Escobar scores. Billy Butler walks up to the plate and he grounds out to Brad Miller to end the top of the inning. Dustin Ackley will start the home half of the inning with a fly ball to Alex Gordon for an out. Mike Zunino is the next man to the plate and he hits a ground ball that goes off Escobar's glove for an infield single. That brings Brad Miller to the plate and he grounds into a fielder's choice. Back to the top of the order for Michael Saunders who flies out to end the 3^rd. 2-0 Royals.

Salvador Perez will start the 4^th with a gets a single. Alex Gordon is the next man to the plate and he has a bunt for a single as Perez takes second. That brings Johnny Glavotella to the plate and he grounds into a fielder's choice but is safe on an error as Perez scores. Lorenzo Cain walks up to the plate and grounds out to Brad Miller as Gordon scores. Mike Moustakas steps up to the plate and he grounds out to Robinson Cano to end the top of the inning. Stephen Romero will start the home half of the inning with a strike out. Robinson Cano is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Glavotella. That brings Corey Hart to the plate and he grounds out to the pitcher Vargas. 4-0 Royals.

Alcides Escobar will start the 5^th inning with a fly ball to Stephen Romero for an out. Back to the top of the order for Nori Aoki and he grounds back to the pitcher Mauer. That brings up Eric Hosmer who grounds out to Robinson Cano to end the top of the inning. Justin Smoak will start the home half of the inning with a fly ball to Nori Aoki for an out. Willie Bloomquist is the next man to the plate and he flies out to Lorenzo Cain. That brings Dustin Ackley to the plate and he gets a single. Mike Zunino steps up to the plate and he strikes out to end the 5^th inning.

Billy Butler will start the home half of the inning with a single. Salvador Perez is the next man to the plate and he has a single. That brings up Alex Gordon and he flies out to Michael Saunders as Butler takes third. Johnny Glavotella walks up to the plate and he hits a ground ball to Willie Bloomquist for a fielder's choice as Butler scores. Lorenzo Cain steps up to the plate and he flies out to Michael Saunders to end the top of the inning. Brad Miller will start the home half of the inning with a strike out. Back to the top of the order for Michael Saunders who flies out to Lorenzo Cain. That brings Stephen Romero to the plate and he strikes out to end the 6^th. 5-0 Royals.

Mike Moustakas will start the 7^th inning with a fly bagll to Dustin Ackley for an out. Alcides Escobar is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to the pitcher. Back to the top of the order for Nori

Aoki who has a single. Eric Hosmer steps up to the plate and he has a single as Aoki takes third. Billy Butler is the next man up and he grounds out to Robinson Cano to end the top of the inning. Robinson Cano will start the home half of the inning with a single. Corey Hart is the next man to the plate and he is hit by a pitch as Cona takes second. That brings up Justin Smoak and he flies out to Nori Aoki. Willie Bloomquist steps up to the plate and he flies out to Lorenzo Cain. Dustin Ackley makes his way to the plate and he grounds into fielder's choice to end the 7^th inning.

Salvador Perez will start the 8^th inning with a single. Alex Gordon is the next man to the plate and he singles as Perez goes to second. That brings Johnny Glavotella to the plate and he flies out to Michael

Saunders. Lorenzo Cain steps up to the plate and he singles as Perez scores. Charlie Furbush takes over the pitching duties for the Mariners. Mike Moustakas walks into the batter's box and he flies out to Stephen Romero. Alcides Escobar is the next man to enter the box and he walks to load the bases. Back to the top of the order for Nori Aoki who flies out to Dustin Ackley to end the top of the inning. Aaron Crow will take over the pitching duties for the Royals. Mike Zunino will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to third for an out. Brad Miller is the next man to the plate and he walks. Back to the top of the order for Michael Saunders and he flies out to Alex Gordon. James Jones will pinch hit, for Stephen Romero, and he double as Miller score and Jones takes third on a throwing error. That brings Robinson Cano to the plate and he flies out to Lorenzo Cain to end the 8^th. 6-1 Royals.

Tom Wilhelmsen will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. Eric Hosmer will start the 9^th inning with a single. Billy Butler is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. Brett hayes will pinch hit, for Perez, and he flies out to Dustin Ackley. Alex Gordon is next and he singles. Johnny Glavotella steps up to the plate, a wild pitching moves the runners up, and he strikes out to end the top of the inning. Tim Collins takes over the pitching duties for the Royals. Corey Hart will start the home half of the inning with a walk. Justin Smoak is the next man to the plate and he single as Hart takes second. That brings Willie Bloomquist to the plate and he flies out to Nori Aoki. Dustin Ackley walks up to the plate and he grounds into a double play to end the game. Royals win 6-1.