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Congrats, AL West!
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The AL West.
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The AL West.
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The Oakland A’s are currently in legitimate competition for the AL West a little over 1 month into the season
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The Oakland A’s are currently in legitimate competition for the AL West a little over 1 month into the season
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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.




The Oakland A's are no longer projected to be the worst team in the AL West this year
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The Oakland A's are no longer projected to be the worst team in the AL West this year

That honor goes too.... your 2024 Los Angeles Angels :(

Oakland is projected for 73 wins. LAA for 72. Fangraphs projected standings can be found here



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”