On a night in which the two teams wore futuristic uniforms, the Royals looked very much like they have all season in a 6-4 loss to the Mariners. A rough patch from Jason Hammel and poor clutch hitting doomed the Royals despite some bright spots on the night.
The Royals have more offense in the future, as their first three hitters all reached base. Whit Merrifield and Rosell Herrera led off the game with back-to-back-singles, and Mike Moustakas drove them all home by launching a home run into orbit, his 16th of the year. But Jason Hammel let the Mariners cut into the lead in the bottom of the first on an RBI double by Mitch Haniger to make it 3-1 after one frame.