Royals 3, M's 0

Last night's Seattle game:

......R...H...E
SEA...0...4...1
KC....3..12...1

Box score

Game story:

Carlos Silva turned in his best performance in two months, and it wasn't nearly good enough to halt the Mariners' losing streak.

Silva needed to be close to perfect Monday evening against the Royals to break into the win column for the first time since June 28.

Instead, the Royals slapped seven singles and a double against Silva in 5-1/3 innings at Kauffman Stadium. It added up to just two runs.

But two runs were too many as the Mariners lost for the fifth straight time, falling 3-0.

Ex-Rattlers for the M's:
Raul Ibanez (Foxes, '94): 0-for-3
Matt Tuiasosopo ('05): 0-for-3
Luis Valbuena ('06): 0-for-3 (3Ks)
Mark Lowe ('05): 2/3IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
Justin Thomas ('06): 0.0IP, H, 0R, 0BB, 0K

Tonight's Mariner game:
SEA: Brandon Morrow (2-3)
KC: Brandon Duckworth (2-1)