Royals beat Mariners, clinch series

Kansas City finished its weekend against Seattle with an 8-6 win on Sunday, May 24, at Kauffman Stadium, taking the three-game series and improving to 5-1 against the Mariners this season. Salvador Perez drove in three runs, Carter Jensen and Maikel Garcia added two RBIs each, and the Royals used a four-run fifth inning to break the game open, according to MLB and Associated Press accounts. Seattle scored late and brought the tying run into view, but Kansas City held on to close the set with another win over a club it has handled repeatedly in 2026. The result gave the Royals a series win at home after they had already beaten Seattle 5-0 on Saturday, according to MLB’s game logs. Local coverage from The Kansas City Star said the Sunday victory also meant Kansas City had taken five of six meetings with the Mariners this year. ### How did Kansas City take control on Sunday? Kansas City did its damage in the fifth inning, when it scored four runs with two outs against Seattle starter Bryan Woo. Seattle-area coverage said the Royals tagged Woo for all four of those runs in the inning, turning a close game into a multi-run lead. Salvador Perez led the offense with three RBIs, while Carter Jensen and Maikel Garcia drove in two runs apiece in the 8-6 victory, according to the Associated Press recap and MLB video summary. Perez’s production gave Kansas City the middle-of-the-order lift it needed in a game that did not fully settle until the final innings. (sports.mynorthwest.com) ### What did the Mariners get from Bryan Woo and their lineup? Bryan Woo worked 4.0 innings for Seattle, allowing three hits and four earned runs, with one walk and four strikeouts, according to the box score carried by Fox Sports. The decisive fifth inning came after Woo had largely kept Kansas City in check early. (apnews.com) Seattle still scored six runs and stayed within reach. The final margin was two runs, and the Mariners’ offense did enough to prevent the game from becoming a rout, but Kansas City’s extra production in the middle innings proved decisive, according to MLB Gameday and AP. ### Why does the 5-of-6 mark against Seattle stand out? The Kansas City Star’s recap said Sunday’s win meant the Royals had taken five of six meetings with Seattle this season. (foxsports.com) That gives Kansas City a clear edge in the season series to date against a club it has now beaten repeatedly both in Seattle and at home. MLB’s game pages show the Royals won the May 23 game 5-0 before taking the May 24 rubber match 8-6. (mlb.com) Those results secured the home series after the clubs had already met earlier in the season. ### What was the shape of the series at Kauffman Stadium? Seattle and Kansas City split the first two games before Sunday decided the set. Kansas City’s shutout on Saturday put the Royals in position to win the series, and Sunday’s eight-run output finished the job. (kansascity.com) The final game followed a different script from Saturday’s 5-0 result. On Sunday, Kansas City needed offense more than pitching dominance, and it got enough of it from Perez, Jensen and Garcia to withstand Seattle’s six runs. (mlb.com) ### Where can readers check the official record of the game? MLB’s official Gameday page lists the final as Mariners 6, Royals 8 for May 24, 2026, and includes the box score, play-by-play and Statcast details. (mlb.com) The Kansas City Star also published a local recap focused on how the Royals “flipped the script” in the series-clinching win. Monday, May 25, is the next date on Kansas City’s schedule during the homestand, and the MLB game page and local Royals coverage remain the primary places to track the follow-up. (apnews.com) (kansascity.com) (mlb.com)