The Seattle Mariners take a 2 games to 1 lead in the series against the Royals

With the series tied at a game apiece the Seattle Mariners are looking to take the third game in the four dgame series. The Marniners will send Curis Young to the mound to accomplish the task. The Royals will send Yordano Ventura to take a one game advantage.

The 1^st inning startd as Nori Aoki steps up and he grounds back tao the pitcher. Eric Hosmer is the next man to the plate and he flies out to Dustin Ackley. That brings Billy Butler to the plate and he grounds out to Willie Bloomquist to end the top of the inning. James Jones will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to Moustakas for an out. Brad Miller will be the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Robinson Cano to the plate and he singles. Corey Hart is the next batter and he grounds into a fielder's choice to end the 1^st.

Salvador Perez will start the 2^nd with a ground ball to Brad Miller. Alex Gordon is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings Johnny Glavotella to the plate and he strikes out to end the top of the inning. Justin Smoak will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to Glavotella for an out. John Buck is the next man to the plate and he singles. That brings up Dustin AckleyJohn Buck takes second on a wild pitch, and he flies out to Cain. Michael Saunders steps up to the plate and he grounds out to Hosmer to end the 2^nd.

Lorenzo Cain will start the 3^rd inning with a strike out. Mike Moustakas will be the next man to the plate and he triples. That brings up Alcides Escobar and he hits a sacrifice fly to score Escobar. Back to the top of the order for Nori Aoki and he grounds out to Willie Bloomquist to end the top of the inning. Willie Bloomquist will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to Hosmer for an out. Back to the top of the order for James Jones and he walks. Brad Miller is up next and he pops out to Alex Gordon in foul territory. That brings Robinson Cano to the plate and he grounds out to Glavotella to end the 3^rd. 1-0 Royals.

Stephen Romero will take over in the outfield for Michael Saunders after he injuries his ankle. Eric Hosmer will start the 4^th inning with a pop up to Willie Bloomquist. Billy Butler is the next man to the plate and he singles. That will bring Salvador Perez to the plate and he pops up to Justin Smoak. Alex Gordon steps up to the plate and he flies out to James Jones to end the top of the inning. Corey Hart will start the home half of the inning with a single. Justin Smoak is the next man to the plate and he hits a 2-run blast. That brings John Back to the plate and he grounds out to Moustakas. Dustin Ackley will step up to the plate and he walks. Stephen Romero will walk into the batter's box and he grounds into a double play to end the 4^th inning. 2-1 Mariners.

Johnny Glavotella will start the 5^th inning with a ground ball to Willie Bloomquist for an out. Lorenzo Cain is the next man to the plate and he flies out to James Jones. That brings Mike Moustakas to the plate and he pops out to Brad Miller to end the top of the inning. Willie Bloomquist will start the home half of the inning with a fly ball to Aoki for an out. Back to the top of the order for James Jones and he singles. That brings Brad Miller to the plate and he strikes out. Robinson Cano will step up to the plate and he walks. Corey Hart walks into the batter's box and he strike out to end the 5^th inning.

Alcides Escobar will start the 6^th inning with a fly ball to Dustin Ackley for an out. Back to the top of the order for Nori Aoki who flies out to Dustin Ackley. That brings Eric Hosmer to the plate and he grounds out to Brad Miller to end the top of the inning. Justin Smoak will start the home half of the inning with a fly ball to Alex Gordon for an out. John Buck is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Escobar. That brings Dustin Ackley to the late and he hits a homerun. With two out Stephen Romero will enter the box and he flies out to Aoki to end the 6^th. 3-1 Mariners.

Billy Butler will start the 7^th inning with a fly ball to Stephen Romero for an out. Salvador Perez is the next man to the plate and he singles. That brings Alex Gordon to the plate and he flies out to Stephen Romero. Johnny Glavotella will step up to the and he flies out to Dustin Ackley to end the top of the inning. Willie Bloomquist will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to Hosmer for an out. Back tro the top of the order for James Jones who walks. Tim Collins will take over the pitching duties for the Royals. That brings Brad Miller to the plate and he flies out to Cain. Robinson Cano will step up to the plate and he singles as Jones takes second. Corey Hart is the next man to the plate, Jones to third on a wild pitch and Robinson Cano is thrown out at second to end the 7^th inning.

Lorenzo Cain will start the 8^th inning with a pop up to Brad Miller. Mike Moustakas is the next man to the plate and he flies out to Dustin Ackley. That brings Alcides Escobar to the plate and he flies out to Dustin Ackley to end the top of the inning. Kelvin Herrera will take over the pitching duties for the Royals. Corey Hart will start the home half of the inning with a ground ball to Escobar for an out. Justin Smoak is the next man to the plate and he strikes out. That brings John Buck to the plate and he strikes out to end the 8^th inning.

Firnando Rodney will take over the pitching duties for the Mariners. Nori Aoki will start the 9^th inning with a ground ball to Brad Miller for an out. Eric Hosmer is the next man to the plate and he grounds out to Robinson Cano. That brings Billy Butler to the plate and he singles. Justin Mxwell will pinch run for Butler. Salvador Perez steps up to the plate and he grounds out to Brad Miller to end the game. 3-1 Mariners