Randy Arozarena sat on 99 career home runs for nearly three weeks. The wait for No. 101 was much shorter. Arozarena went deep in back-to-back innings Monday night as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Kansas City Royals 6-2 in the opener of a four-game series.

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Lorenzen (4-8, 4.91 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 73 strikeouts); Mariners: Emerson Hancock (3-4, 5.30 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 52 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals will attempt to stop a three-game road skid when they play the Seattle Mariners.

The Mariners defeated the Royals in their series opener tonight, 6-2, sparked by a two-homer night from Randy Arozarena, who celebrated with his fans in “Randyland” in left field. If you have ever played Candyland,

I am very aware that the Kansas City Royals played a baseball game tonight. They lost to the Seattle Mariners. Kansas City scored two runs, and they have now scored two or fewer runs 40 out of 85 total games in 2025.