Miley, Seager lead Mariners past Royals, 6-0

Wade Miley scattered five hits for his first career shutout and Kyle Seager hit a three-run homer to cap a four-run first inning off an ineffective Yordano Venture and pace the Seattle Mariners to a 6-0 victory over Kansas City on Saturday night, the Royals’ fifth consecutive loss on their current road trip.
Miley (2-2) struck out four and walked none for his second complete game in 139 starts. His only other complete game was last September with Boston in a 9-2 victory over Philadelphia, when he allowed two runs and five hits.
Seth Smith, whose homer accounted for the Mariners’ only hit in a 1-0 victory Friday night, homered in the first inning, a one-out solo shot, his fourth.
The Mariners capitalized on two walks in the first off Ventura (2-1), who allowed five runs, three hits with six walks in four-plus innings.
With two outs in the first, Ventura walked Nelson Cruz and Adam Lind, and Seager followed with his fifth homer to make it 4-0.
Miley benefited from a successful challenge in the third. Paulo Orlando was safe at second when shortstop Ketel Marte bobbled Alcides Escobar’s one-out infield chopper while trying for the force out. The call was overturned after review and Mike Moustakas followed with a ground-rule double to left-center, holding Escobar at third. Miley escaped by retiring Lorenzo Cain on a pop out to short.
Seattle took a page out of the Royals’ offensive play book and manufactured a run in the fourth. Seager walked to open the inning, Chris Iannetta singled and both runners advanced on Marte’s sacrifice bunt. Second baseman Omar Infante then attempted a difficult throw home on Leonys Martin’s chopper, but Seager slid in ahead of the tag.
The Mariners made it 6-0 in the sixth when Dillon Gee hit Cruz with a pitch with the bases loaded. Cruz was also hit by a pitch in the second inning and walked twice.
UP NEXT:
Royals: RHP Ian Kennedy (2-2, 2.77 ERA) allowed five runs and seven hits in a 6-1 loss to the Angels in his last start to open the current winless road trip. He was 0-2 with a 5.59 ERA in two starts last season against the Mariners when he was with San Diego.
Mariners: Seattle wraps up a six-game homestand before heading out for seven games on the road. RHP Taijuan Walker (2-0, 1.44 ERA) has allowed two or fewer runs and pitched at least six innings in each of his first four starts.
TRAINING ROOM:
Mariners: With relievers Joaquin Benoit (right shoulder inflammation) and Charlie Furbush (left shoulder tendinitis) both on the 15-day DL, RHP Nick Vincent has taken advantage of the opportunity. Vincent, acquired from San Diego right before the start of the season, retired Cain with the tying run on third in the eighth inning of Seattle’s 1-0 victory on Friday night. “Last night he did a great job. Coming in there, that was going to be his hitter. He attacked,” manager Scott Servais said. “He’s attacked every time he comes in. He goes right after them. He knows who he is and he executes.”