Mariners lose 8-7 to Royals on Butler's walkoff HR

Omaha : NE : USA | Jul 18, 2012 at 9:51 PM PDT

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It was the right pitch," Kinney said. "I wanted to keep the ball away from that guy and make him hit it to right field, but the ball just ran right back over the middle of the plate...Mariners manager Eric Wedge stayed with Kinney (0-1) in the ninth, instead of bringing in closer Tom Wilhelmsen with the score... FULL ARTICLE AT Merced Sun-Star

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