Royals 5, M's 2

Last night's Mariner game

......R...H...E
SEA...2...8...1
KC....5...7...0

Box score

Game story

Ichiro's 200th hit this season came in fitting fashion Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium. He beat out a ground ball to Royals shortstop Mike Aviles in the top of the eighth inning. It takes a few infield hits to reach 200 hits eight straight seasons.

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As it turned out, Wednesday night's game was all about streaks. What Ichiro accomplished should be celebrated. The Mariners losing 5-2 for their seventh straight loss is a stretch to be forgotten.

And the Royals will certainly remember their current six-game winning streak. They haven't had too many of those in the past five years. In fact, this is just their second.

Ex-Rattlers for Seattle:
Raul Ibanez (Foxes, '94): 1-for-4
Wladimir Balentien ('04): 0-for-3
Matt Tuiasosopo ('05): 0-for-3
Luis Valbuena ('06): 0-for-3
Ryan Rowland-Smith ('03): 6IP, 3H, R, 4BB, K, No decision

Ex-Rattler for Kansas City:
Gil Meche ('98): 7IP, 6H, 2R, 3BB, 7K, Win (12-11)

Today's Mariner game:
SEA: Ryan Feierabend (1-3)
KC: Zach Greinke (11-10)
1:10pm CDT