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Royals pull out victory over Mariners in slugfest
Lane Thomas broke a 6-6 tie with an eighth-inning RBI single as Kansas City ended a two-game skid and won its fourth road game in 16 tries.
- On Friday, pinch hitter Lane Thomas hit a run-scoring single in the eighth inning to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 7-6 victory over the Seattle Mariners, snapping a two-game losing streak.
- Kansas City scored four runs in the first inning against Seattle starter Bryan Woo, but the Mariners rallied behind two home runs from Julio Rodriguez, who tied the game 6-6 in the sixth.
- Royals hitters Vinnie Pasquantino and Jac Caglianone hit solo home runs, while Salvador Perez added two doubles and two RBIs; starter Cole Ragans struck out eight over 5 1/3 innings.
- Daniel Lynch IV earned the victory despite allowing two runs in his lone inning, while Lucas Erceg secured his eighth save of the season with a scoreless ninth.
- The series continues on Saturday as RHP Seth Lugo pitches for the Royals, while Seattle will start RHP Emerson Hancock during the Randy Johnson jersey retirement ceremony.
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Lane Thomas hits go-ahead RBI single and Royals beat Mariners 7-6
Lane Thomas hit the go-ahead RBI single in the eighth, Vinnie Pasquantino homered in his return to the starting lineup, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 7-6.
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Seattle, Washington – May 1, 2026 Julio Rodríguez shone with a night of two quadrangulars, but it wasn't enough and the Seattle Mariners fell 7-6 to the Kansas City Royals in the first game of the series at T-Mobile Park. The evening before Randy Johnson's retirement ceremony was a wave of emotions for the Mariners, who were returning home after a six-game tour in which they won their series against the St. Louis Cardinals and Minnesota Twins. T…
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