Royals Edge Mariners in Extra Innings

0:00It's May 3rd. Welcome in. This is MLB News today, where the game meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. Kansas City Royals pulled off a tight 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners in 10 innings last night. Michael Massey started as the automatic runner at 2nd, swipe 3rd, and crossed home on Michael Garcia's sacrifice fly to center. That clutch hit off Cooper Chriswell, sealed it after a back-and-forth battle. The Royals nodded things up in the 9th, against closer Andrés Munoz, Salvador Perez kicked it off with a single. Lane Thomas Pinchran and moved to 2nd on a bulk, then scored on Jacques Caglianoen's liner to center that. Snutt passed Julio Rodriguez all the way to the wall. Earlier, Mariners grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first on Josh Naylor's RBI single-scoring Rodriguez. Royals even did in the 3rd, with back-to-back doubles, from Kyle Isbel and Garcia. Seattle won a head 2-1 in the 5th, when Leo Riva scampered home on a wild pitch.

1:00Seattle's starter Emerson Hancock owned the mound, fanning 14 Royals over 7 innings, allowing just 6 hits and 1 run for a career high. Strike out 9. This came as the Mariners retired Randy Johnson's number, honoring their franchise legend. Lucas Aresek slammed the door in the 10th for his 9th save, with Matt Strong picking up the win. Royals starter Seth Lugo went 6 solid innings. Tomorrow, Seattle's Luis Castillo faces Kansas City's Chris Bubick in the series finale, keeping the momentum rolling.