MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT SEATTLE MARINERS
09/30/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT SEATTLE MARINERS
GAME ID: 2371 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (84-74) 1 0 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 12 17 0
Seattle Mariners (77-81) 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 14 0
Holden Rips Seattle for 5 Hits
It was a good day for the Royals at T-Mobile Park as they clipped the Seattle Mariners, 12-9. It was tremendous day for Joe Holden, who was on a hitting barrage at the plate, finishing 5-for-6.

"I don't know what to call that," the Kansas City first baseman told reporters after his big performance. "I'm not 'dialed in' or 'in a zone,' I just try to keep it simple. Basically the pitcher throws the ball, I try to pick up the spin, then I hit it. Today I picked up the spin pretty well."

Joe Holden singled in the 1st, hit a solo-shot off Jose Flores in the 3rd, hit a two-run double in the 4th, hit a solo-shot off Jim Heatwole in the 5th, doubled in the 7th and struck out in the 9th.

This season, Holden has delivered 117 hits in 523 at-bats for a .224 average with 36 home runs. He is getting on base at a .332 clip and his totals also include 92 RBIs and 84 runs scored. This year Holden has played in 146 games.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Chambers CF 5 1 1 0 1 1 1 .227 12 49
J. Holden DH 6 4 5 4 0 1 1 .224 36 92
J. Martin 1B 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .297 39 101
   a-D. Sessoms RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 11 57
R. Padron SS 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .308 24 83
G. Williams LF 5 2 4 4 0 0 0 .244 24 76
M. Wright 2B 5 1 2 3 0 0 3 .263 11 36
M. Sanchez RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .278 8 35
   b-M. Checo 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Rosas 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .240 13 55
E. Schmitz C 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .299 4 58
Totals 44 12 17 11 3 11 13      
a - D. Sessoms substituted for J. Martin in the 9th
b - M. Checo substituted for M. Sanchez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Williams (16, 3rd Inning off J. Flores, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Padron (29, 3rd Inning off J. Flores, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Holden 2 (16, 4th Inning off J. Flores, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off B. Perez, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Chambers (24, 4th Inning off J. Flores, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Holden 2 (36, 3rd Inning off J. Flores, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Heatwole, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Wright (11, 6th Inning off B. Perez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Chambers 2 , J. Holden 13 , J. Martin , R. Padron 3 , G. Williams 5 , M. Wright 5 , D. Rosas , E. Schmitz
2-out RBI: J. Holden , G. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Chambers , R. Padron , M. Wright , M. Sanchez , D. Rosas
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Rosas (26)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Padron-Wright-Martin, Wright-Padron-Checo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Fitton RF 3 1 1 2 2 0 1 .248 8 52
P. Reddin LF 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .302 8 63
A. Solorio 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .260 22 80
J. Youngman 1B 5 2 2 3 0 1 2 .204 27 78
J. Bittner C 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 .215 34 77
C. Kenley DH 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .199 35 79
N. O'Grady CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .282 13 53
J. Galli 2B, SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .235 6 32
C. Dobson SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .258 4 23
   a-J. Gibson PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 1 4
   b-R. Flanigan SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 9 25
Totals 37 9 14 9 6 4 11      
a - J. Gibson pinch ran for C. Dobson in the 8th
b - R. Flanigan substituted for J. Gibson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Dobson (9, 8th Inning off J. Taylor, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bittner (34, 3rd Inning off D. Dominguez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Youngman (27, 9th Inning off J. Taylor, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Fitton , P. Reddin 2 , A. Solorio , J. Youngman 5 , J. Bittner 5 , C. Kenley 2 , N. O'Grady , J. Galli , C. Dobson 3
2-out RBI: J. Bittner , C. Kenley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Fitton , J. Youngman , N. O'Grady
GIDP: N. O'Grady , J. Galli
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Reddin (22) , C. Dobson (6)
CS: A. Fitton (15) , P. Reddin (14)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Barrera 1.0 8 5 5 1 0 0 61 4.09   
D. Dominguez W (1-0) 2.2 1 1 1 2 0 1 46 2.50   
C. Perry 3.1 2 0 0 1 3 0 56 4.00   
J. Taylor 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 1 40 4.26   
R. Benitez SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Barrera 10
Batters Faced: J. Barrera 11, D. Dominguez 10, C. Perry 12, J. Taylor 7, R. Benitez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Barrera 1-1, D. Dominguez 4-3, C. Perry 5-1, J. Taylor 1-2, R. Benitez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Barrera 61-34, D. Dominguez 46-25, C. Perry 56-39, J. Taylor 40-22, R. Benitez 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Dominguez 1-0 , C. Perry 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Flores 3.1 10 6 6 0 6 1 59 5.25   
J. Heatwole L (0-1) 1.1 4 4 4 1 2 1 47 10.50   
B. Perez 4.1 3 2 2 2 3 1 73 4.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Flores 20
Batters Faced: J. Flores 20, J. Heatwole 9, B. Perez 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Flores 0-4, J. Heatwole 1-1, B. Perez 4-6
Pitches - Strikes: J. Flores 59-46, J. Heatwole 47-26, B. Perez 73-44
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Heatwole 1-1
WP: J. Heatwole
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Holden
Ballpark: T-Mobile Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 4:27
Attendance: 24958
Special Notes: RP Dave Dominguez was injured while pitching. Joe Holden ties the KC regular season game record for runs with 4. Joe Holden ties the KC regular season game record for hits with 5. SS Chris Dobson was injured while running the bases.
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