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Congrats, AL West!
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The AL West.
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THE HOUSTON ASTROS ARE THE 2017 AL WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS!
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THE HOUSTON ASTROS ARE THE 2017 AL WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS!

Defeating the Seattle Mariner by a score of 7-1, Justin Verlander leads Houston to it's first division title since 2001.

Verlander's line:

7.0 3 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 10 K 1 HR

Derek Fisher, Correa and Marwin Gonzalez each with a 2 run HR. Springer with a solo HR.


[Mariners Facts] Mariners batters have now been hit by 27 pitches from AL West opponents in 2022. AL West opponents have been hit by 5 pitches from Mariners pitchers in 2022.
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[Mariners Facts] Mariners batters have now been hit by 27 pitches from AL West opponents in 2022. AL West opponents have been hit by 5 pitches from Mariners pitchers in 2022.





THE TEXAS RANGERS HAVE CLINCHED THE AL WEST!
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THE TEXAS RANGERS HAVE CLINCHED THE AL WEST!

With their win tonight, the Rangers have won the AL West for the second year in a row!

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[Post-Series Thread] The Mariners sweep the Royals in Seattle, taking sole possession of first place in the AL West
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[Post-Series Thread] The Mariners sweep the Royals in Seattle, taking sole possession of first place in the AL West

Game 1


Line Score - Game Over

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
KC 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 10 0 7
SEA 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 7 16 1 10

Box Score

SEA AB R H RBI BB SO BA
SS Crawford, J 4 3 3 1 1 1 .265
CF Rodríguez, Ju 4 1 2 0 1 1 .279
3B Suárez, E 5 0 3 3 0 1 .238
C Raleigh 5 0 3 1 0 1 .229
RF Hernández, T 5 1 1 0 0 1 .258
1B France, T 4 0 1 0 0 1 .255
LF Canzone 4 2 2 0 0 1 .242
DH Ford, M 2 0 0 0 0 1 .219
DH Moore, D 2 0 0 0 0 2 .239
2B Rojas, J 4 0 1 1 0 1 .242
SEA IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Miller, Br 4.0 6 3 3 1 6 83-62 3.90
Campbell 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 9-7 2.76
Speier 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 10-7 3.25
Brash 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 28-19 3.60
Saucedo 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 7-4 3.23
Topa 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 12-9 2.06
Muñoz, A 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 26-15 2.70
KC AB R H RBI BB SO BA
3B Garcia, M 5 0 0 0 0 2 .279
SS Witt Jr. 4 0 1 0 1 1 .280
2B Massey 3 0 0 0 0 2 .224
2B Duffy 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253
PH Fermin 1 0 0 0 0 1 .283
C Perez, S 4 1 1 0 0 0 .253
LF Melendez 4 1 1 0 0 2 .234
DH Velázquez 4 1 1 1 0 2 .235
1B Beaty 3 1 2 0 1 1 .311
PR Taylor, S 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185
RF Waters 4 0 2 0 0 0 .233
CF Isbel 3 1 2 3 1 0 .246
KC IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Singer 4.0 9 4 4 1 6 87-55 5.15
Cox 0.2 4 2 2 0 2 26-18 4.22
Snider 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 24-13 6.00
Hearn 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 27-22 10.93

Scoring Plays

Inning Event Score
B1 J.P. Crawford homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. 1-0
B1 Cal Raleigh singles on a fly ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Julio Rodriguez scores. 2-0
T2 Nelson Velazquez singles on a fly ball to right fielder Teoscar Hernandez. Salvador Perez scores. MJ Melendez to 3rd. 2-1
T2 Drew Waters doubles (6) on a line drive to right fielder Teoscar Hernandez. Nelson Velazquez to 3rd. 2-2
T2 Kyle Isbel singles on a line drive to left fielder Dominic Canzone. Nelson Velazquez scores. Drew Waters out at home on the throw, left fielder Dominic Canzone to catcher Cal Raleigh. 2-3
B4 Eugenio Suarez singles on a line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. Dominic Canzone scores. J.P. Crawford scores. Julio Rodriguez to 2nd. 4-3
B5 Josh Rojas singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Dominic Canzone scores. 6-3
T7 Kyle Isbel homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Matt Beaty scores. 6-5
B8 Eugenio Suarez doubles (20) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. J.P. Crawford scores. 7-5

Highlights

Description Length Video
Bullpen availability for Seattle, August 25 vs Royals 0:07 Video
Bullpen availability for Kansas City, August 25 vs Mariners 0:07 Video
Bench availability for Seattle, August 25 vs Royals 0:07 Video
Fielding alignment for Seattle, August 25 vs Royals 0:11 Video
Bench availability for Kansas City, August 25 vs Mariners 0:07 Video
Fielding alignment for Kansas City, August 25 vs Mariners 0:11 Video
Starting lineups for Royals at Mariners - August 25, 2023 0:09 Video
Breaking down J.P. Crawford's home run 0:10 Video
Visualizing J.P. Crawford's swing using bat tracking technology 0:09 Video
Breaking down Bryce Miller's pitches 0:04 Video
Breaking down Brady Singer's pitches 0:04 Video
The distance behind Kyle Isbel's home run 0:11 Video
Kyle Isbel's home run through bat tracking data 0:09 Video
J.P. Crawford leads off the game with a home run 0:22 Video
Cal Raleigh bloops an RBI single to left-center field 0:17 Video
Nelson Velázquez bloops an RBI single to right field 0:28 Video
Kyle Isbel rips an RBI single to left field 0:30 Video
MJ Melendez scores on a throwing error by Miller 0:18 Video
Kyle Isbel makes a great catch in deep left-center 0:23 Video
Matt Beaty rips a foul ball after review in the 4th 0:28 Video
Eugenio Suárez lines a two-run single to left field 0:27 Video
Bryce Miller strikes out six over four innings 1:09 Video
Josh Rojas lines an RBI single to center field 0:25 Video
Teoscar Hernandez scores on a wild pitch by Cox 0:14 Video
Kyle Isbel hammers a two-run home run to right field 0:27 Video
Eugenio Suarez rips an RBI double to left-center 0:24 Video
Brady Singer strikes out six over four innings 0:57 Video

Decisions

Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save
Campbell (4-0, 2.76 ERA) Singer (8-10, 5.15 ERA) Muñoz, A (9 SV, 2.70 ERA)
Attendance Weather Wind
74°F, Clear 10 mph, In From LF
HP 1B 2B 3B
Quinn Wolcott Ryan Wills Doug Eddings Alfonso Marquez

Game ended at 10:22 PM.


Game 2


Line Score - Game Over

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
KC 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 1 5
SEA 0 0 7 1 3 1 2 1 15 13 0 6

Box Score

SEA AB R H RBI BB SO BA
SS Crawford, J 3 3 2 1 1 0 .268
SS Moore, D 1 0 0 0 0 1 .237
CF Rodríguez, Ju 3 1 1 2 1 0 .279
CF Marlowe 1 1 1 2 0 0 .253
3B Suárez, E 2 1 0 0 2 1 .237
3B Caballero 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239
C Raleigh 3 2 2 1 2 0 .232
RF Hernández, T 5 2 2 6 0 2 .259
1B France, T 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253
LF Canzone 5 1 1 0 0 1 .240
DH Ford, M 4 2 2 2 1 1 .226
2B Rojas, J 5 2 2 1 0 1 .245
SEA IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Gilbert, L 7.0 2 1 1 1 7 83-59 3.66
Weaver 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 16-10 6.75
Thornton 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 20-13 2.12
KC AB R H RBI BB SO BA
SS Garcia, M 3 0 1 1 1 0 .280
SS Witt Jr. 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278
LF Velázquez 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
1B Perez, S 4 0 0 0 0 4 .251
2B Massey 4 0 1 0 0 0 .224
C Fermin 4 0 0 0 0 2 .277
RF Waters 3 1 1 1 1 0 .235
DH Beaty 4 0 0 0 0 3 .286
CF Blanco 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250
CF Isbel 2 0 0 0 0 1 .244
3B Taylor, S 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200
KC IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Lyles 3.0 6 7 7 3 4 81-42 6.51
Kowar 2.0 3 4 4 3 1 44-25 6.61
Zerpa 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 21-15 7.27
Davidson 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 19-11 6.53
Duffy 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 18-11 4.50

Scoring Plays

Inning Event Score
B3 Josh Rojas homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. 1-0
B3 Teoscar Hernandez hits a grand slam (20) to left field. J.P. Crawford scores. Eugenio Suarez scores. Cal Raleigh scores. 5-0
B3 Mike Ford homers (13) on a line drive to right center field. Dominic Canzone scores. 7-0
B4 Teoscar Hernandez grounds into a force out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to second baseman Michael Massey. J.P. Crawford scores. Julio Rodriguez to 3rd. Cal Raleigh out at 2nd. Teoscar Hernandez to 1st. 8-0
T5 Drew Waters homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. 8-1
B5 J.P. Crawford singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Drew Waters. Josh Rojas scores. 9-1
B5 Julio Rodriguez homers (22) on a line drive to left center field. J.P. Crawford scores. 11-1
B6 Cal Raleigh homers (25) on a fly ball to left field. 12-1
B7 Cade Marlowe homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. Mike Ford scores. 14-1
T8 Maikel Garcia doubles (17) on a line drive to right fielder Teoscar Hernandez. Samad Taylor scores. 14-2
B8 Teoscar Hernandez homers (21) on a fly ball to left center field. 15-2

Highlights

Description Length Video
Bullpen availability for Seattle, August 26 vs Royals 0:07 Video
Bullpen availability for Kansas City, August 26 vs Mariners 0:07 Video
Bench availability for Seattle, August 26 vs Royals 0:07 Video
Bench availability for Kansas City, August 26 vs Mariners 0:07 Video
Fielding alignment for Seattle, August 26 vs Royals 0:11 Video
Fielding alignment for Kansas City, August 26 vs Mariners 0:11 Video
Starting lineups for Royals at Mariners - August 26, 2023 0:09 Video
Josh Rojas: Home Run Statcast Analysis 0:16 Video
Teoscar Hernández: Home Run Statcast Analysis 0:15 Video
Mike Ford: Home Run Statcast Analysis 0:16 Video
A deep dive into Teoscar Hernández's home run 0:09 Video
Visualizing Josh Rojas's swing using bat tracking technology 0:09 Video
Breaking down Jordan Lyles's pitches 0:04 Video
Measuring the stats on Drew Waters' home run 0:11 Video
An animated look at Drew Waters's home run 0:09 Video
Breaking down Julio Rodríguez's home run 0:16 Video
Breaking down Cal Raleigh's home run 0:15 Video
Cal Raleigh's home run through bat tracking data 0:09 Video
Breaking down Cade Marlowe's home run 0:15 Video
Cade Marlowe's home run through bat tracking data 0:09 Video
Breaking down Logan Gilbert's pitches 0:04 Video
Logan Gilbert's outing against the Royals 0:22 Video
Breaking down Teoscar Hernández's home run 0:11 Video
A deep dive into Teoscar Hernández's home run 0:09 Video
Josh Rojas homers to right field in the 3rd inning 0:36 Video
Teoscar Hernandez hits a grand slam in the 3rd inning 0:58 Video
Mike Ford hits a two-run homer in the 3rd inning 0:34 Video
Teoscar Hernández hits into a force-out in the 4th 0:19 Video
Mariners hit three HRs for seven runs in the 3rd 1:54 Video
Drew Waters homers to right field in the 5th inning 0:28 Video
Teoscar Hernández cranks a grand slam - Creator Cuts 0:31 Video
J.P. Crawford hits an RBI single in the 5th inning 0:16 Video
J-Rod becomes fastest Mariner to 50 career homers 0:43 Video
Cal Raleigh homers to left field in the 6th 0:36 Video
Jordan Lyles fans four through three innings pitched 0:41 Video
Cade Marlowe hits a two-run homer in the 7th inning 0:44 Video
Maikel Garcia hits an RBI double in the 9th inning 0:19 Video
Teoscar Hernandez homers to left center in the 8th 0:29 Video
Matt Beaty strikes out swinging. 0:07 Video

Decisions

Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save
Gilbert, L (12-5, 3.66 ERA) Lyles (3-15, 6.51 ERA)
Attendance Weather Wind
79°F, Partly Cloudy 10 mph, L To R
HP 1B 2B 3B
Ryan Wills Doug Eddings Alfonso Marquez Quinn Wolcott

Game ended at 3:40 PM.

Game 3


Line Score - Game Over

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
KC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 1 4
SEA 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 0 4

Box Score

SEA AB R H RBI BB SO BA
SS Crawford, J 4 0 0 0 0 2 .265
CF Rodríguez, Ju 4 1 2 2 0 1 .281
3B Suárez, E 3 0 0 0 1 2 .235
C Raleigh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .230
DH Hernández, T 3 1 2 1 0 1 .262
1B France, T 2 0 1 0 0 0 .254
RF Canzone 3 0 1 0 0 0 .243
LF Marlowe 3 0 0 0 0 3 .244
2B Rojas, J 2 1 0 0 1 1 .243
SEA IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Castillo, L 7.0 1 0 0 1 6 95-65 3.01
Speier 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 10-7 3.63
Topa 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 13-12 2.04
Muñoz, A 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 14-10 2.63
KC AB R H RBI BB SO BA
3B Garcia, M 4 0 1 0 0 1 .279
SS Witt Jr. 4 0 1 0 0 1 .278
1B Perez, S 4 0 0 0 0 2 .248
LF Melendez 4 0 0 0 0 2 .232
RF Waters 4 0 0 0 0 2 .230
2B Massey 4 1 1 0 0 1 .224
DH Velázquez 3 1 1 2 0 1 .239
1B Beaty 1 0 0 0 1 0 .280
PH Duffy 1 0 1 0 0 0 .257
PR Blanco 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
C Fermin 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
CF Isbel 3 0 0 0 0 1 .241
KC IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Marsh 5.2 5 3 3 2 9 101-63 5.47
Snider 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 4-2 5.68
Cox 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 10-6 4.09
McMillon 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 16-11 2.25

Scoring Plays

Inning Event Score
B2 Teoscar Hernandez homers (22) on a fly ball to center field. 1-0
B5 Julio Rodriguez homers (23) on a line drive to left center field. Josh Rojas scores. 3-0
T8 Nelson Velazquez homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field. Michael Massey scores. 3-2

Highlights

Description Length Video
Bullpen availability for Seattle, August 27 vs Royals 0:07 Video
Bullpen availability for Kansas City, August 27 vs Mariners 0:07 Video
Bench availability for Seattle, August 27 vs Royals 0:07 Video
Fielding alignment for Seattle, August 27 vs Royals 0:11 Video
Bench availability for Kansas City, August 27 vs Mariners 0:07 Video
Fielding alignment for Kansas City, August 27 vs Mariners 0:11 Video
Starting lineups for Royals at Mariners - August 27, 2023 0:09 Video
Teoscar Hernández: Home Run Statcast Analysis 0:15 Video
Analyzing Teoscar Hernández's home run through bat tracking 0:09 Video
Breaking down Julio Rodríguez's home run 0:15 Video
Breaking down Alec Marsh's pitches 0:04 Video
Breaking down Luis Castillo's pitches 0:04 Video
Nelson Velázquez: Home Run Statcast Analysis 0:15 Video
Luis Castillo's outing against the Royals 0:23 Video
Visualizing Nelson Velázquez's swing using bat tracking technology 0:09 Video
Teoscar Hernández cranks a solo homer to center field 0:22 Video
Drew Waters make a leaping grab on the warning track 0:27 Video
Julio Rodríguez cranks a two-run homer to left-center 0:29 Video
Dominic Canzone full extends to make a diving grab 0:30 Video
Alec Marsh strikes out Teoscar Hernández in the 6th 0:07 Video
Royals relay to nab Canzone after review in the 6th 0:34 Video
Alec Marsh strikes out nine over 5 2/3 solid innings 1:15 Video
Luis Castillo strikes out MJ Melendez in the 7th 0:08 Video
Velázquez crushes a two-run home run to right field 0:27 Video
Justin Topa escapes the jam in the top of the 8th 0:08 Video
Luis Castillo strikes out six over seven innings 0:47 Video
Andrés Muñoz seals this 10th save of the season 0:06 Video

Decisions

Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save
Castillo, L (11-7, 3.01 ERA) Marsh (0-7, 5.47 ERA) Muñoz, A (10 SV, 2.63 ERA)
Attendance Weather Wind
77°F, Sunny 4 mph, Out To RF
HP 1B 2B 3B
Doug Eddings Alfonso Marquez Quinn Wolcott Ryan Wills

Game ended at 3:32 PM.



Corey Seager ribs Alex Bregman’s 2023 AL West Division Winner speech: “Everybody was wondering what would happen if the Rangers didn’t win the World Series… I guess we’ll never know”
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Corey Seager ribs Alex Bregman’s 2023 AL West Division Winner speech: “Everybody was wondering what would happen if the Rangers didn’t win the World Series… I guess we’ll never know”





The Seattle Mariners are now tied for first place in the AL West
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The Seattle Mariners are now tied for first place in the AL West

With the Astros loss and Mariners win, the Mariners are now tied with the Astros for first place in the AL West.

GOMS

EDIT: The employees at Safeco Field even switched the division standings flags! The crowd liked it of course.


With their win over the Tampa Bay Rays, the Houston Astros have clinched their 5th AL West title in 6 years!
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With their win over the Tampa Bay Rays, the Houston Astros have clinched their 5th AL West title in 6 years!

With their win over the Tampa Bay Rays this evening, the Houston Astros now have a 97-51 record. The next best team in the division, the Seattle Mariners are 81-65 with 16 games remaining, meaning they can finish no better than 97-65. With the Astros having the tiebreaker, the Houston Astros are your 2022 AL West champs.