Royals 7-5 Mariners (Sep 17, 2025) Sport Recap

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — — Adam Frazier hit a go-ahead, two-run house run within the eighth inning and the Kansas City Royals went on to beat Seattle 7-5 on Wednesday night time and snap the Mariners’ 10-game successful streak.

Eugenio Suárez snapped an 0-for-32 skid with 4 hits, two RBI and two runs for Seattle, which, with Houston’s win, dropped a half-game again of the Astros within the AL West.

Lucas Erceg (8-4) earned the win regardless of giving up the lead on J.P. Crawford’s homer in eighth. Carlos Estévez allowed a ninth-inning run, however picked up his MLB-best fortieth save.

Seattle’s Matt Brash (1-3) gave up 4 runs and 4 hits in two-thirds of an inning.

Cole Ragans, making his first begin for Kansas City since June 5, allowed two runs on one hit by 3 2/3 innings. He struck out 4 and walked two. He had been on the IL with a strained left rotator cuff. He threw his first six pitches for strikes and struck out the aspect on 10 pitches within the first inning.

Seattle’s Bryce Miller allowed three runs on eight hits in 5 innings.

Salvador Perez opened the scoring within the first with a 435-foot, three-run house run to heart subject.

Suárez answered with a 416-foot, two-run house run within the second inning to chop the deficit to 3-2. Suárez led off the seventh with a double and scored the tying run on a sacrifice fly by Mitch Garver.

Key Moment

Frazier’s house run put the Royals again in entrance after surrendering the lead within the prime of the eighth.

Key Stat

The Royals have been 5 of 13 with runners in scoring place. The Mariners have been 0 for 4.

Up Next

The groups compete their three-game sequence on Thursday. Seattle will begin RHP Luis Castillo (9-8, 3.76 ERA) whereas Kansas City will ship RHP Stephen Kolek (5-5, 3.71 ERA) to the mound.

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