Haniger's clutch homer lifts Mariners over Royals. MORE:
Mitch Haniger , The Canadian Press
The Mariners and the 2002 Cleveland Indians are the only teams since 1908 to homer in each of their first 14 games. The Mariners have 34 homers, tied with the 2000 St. Louis Cardinals for most ever through 14 games. Seattle has scored at least five runs 13 times."Every at-bat I'm trying to swing at good pitches and hit the ball hard," he said."I hadn't had great at-bats leading up to that earlier.
Gore made his first major league start and had three hits in the game after entering with two hits over six major league seasons. His two-out double helped Kansas City threaten in the ninth, but after Merrifield was walked intentionally and"It put some pressure on us, but I thought we were in good shape," Mariners manager Scott Servais said."Gore got the big double, but Elias has done a great job for us all year with all the roles we've used him in.
Yusei Kikuchi gave up three runs and five hits through six innings for Seattle. He retired the last 10 batters he faced after allowing the second of two home runs.LONG TIME COMING
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