Royals @ Blue Jays - Fri, Sep 08

Game Status: Final - Score: 5-4 Blue Jays

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Royals Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Garcia, M - 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 .280 .326 .379
2 Witt Jr. - SS 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .273 .313 .496
3 Perez, S - 1B 5 0 3 1 0 1 1 .249 .289 .418
4 Melendez - LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 .309 .398
a-Olivares - LF 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .256 .307 .438
5 Velázquez - DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .252 .310 .636
1-Waters - DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 .307 .391
6 Fermin - C 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .281 .321 .461
7 Loftin - 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .368 .478 .632
8 Isbel - CF 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 .230 .266 .371
9 Blanco - RF 4 1 1 1 0 3 4 .238 .310 .429
Totals 34 4 9 4 6 13 18
Royals
a-Grounded into a forceout for Melendez in the 8th. 1-Ran for Velázquez in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B: Witt Jr. (26, Green). 3B: Loftin (1, Richards, T). HR: Blanco (2, 3rd inning off Kikuchi, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Blanco 4; Fermin 2; Loftin 3; Perez, S 3; Velázquez; Witt Jr. 2. RBI: Blanco (17); Loftin (4); Olivares (26); Perez, S (64). 2-out RBI: Perez, S; Blanco; Loftin. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Olivares; Blanco 2; Loftin 2. GIDP: Fermin; Perez, S. Team RISP: 2-for-7. Team LOB: 9.
FIELDING: E: Fermin (9, catcher interference). DP: (Snider-Loftin-Perez, S).
Blue Jays Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Springer - RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .258 .332 .400
2 Bichette - SS 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .315 .344 .489
3 Guerrero Jr. - 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .266 .342 .436
4 Schneider - DH 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .403 .535 .881
5 Biggio - 3B 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 .222 .327 .367
b-Clement - 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .425 .429 .575
6 Merrifield - LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .281 .323 .396
7 Varsho - LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .220 .286 .371
a-Espinal - 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 .305 .322
8 Kirk - C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .256 .339 .359
1-Heineman - C 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .214 .371 .250
9 Kiermaier - CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .277 .336 .433
Totals 32 5 9 5 5 9 14
Blue Jays
a-Struck out for Varsho in the 7th. b-Singled for Biggio in the 7th. 1-Ran for Kirk in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B: Schneider 2 (9, Snider, Marsh); Bichette (27, Marsh); Guerrero Jr. (28, Hernández, C). 3B: Kiermaier (6, Marsh). TB: Bichette 3; Clement; Guerrero Jr. 2; Kiermaier 4; Kirk; Schneider 4. RBI: Bichette 2 (64); Clement (9); Guerrero Jr. 2 (84). 2-out RBI: Guerrero Jr. 2; Bichette; Clement. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Varsho; Merrifield 4; Biggio; Bichette. GIDP: Merrifield. Team RISP: 4-for-13. Team LOB: 9.
FIELDING: DP: 2 (2 Bichette-Merrifield-Guerrero Jr.).
Royals Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Snider 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20-13 3.55
Marsh 4.0 3 1 1 2 6 0 65-40 5.95
Cox (H, 6) 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 10-6 4.79
Hernández, C (L, 1-10)(BS, 5) 0.1 2 3 3 2 0 0 20-8 4.81
Davidson 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 27-19 6.46
Totals 8.0 9 5 5 5 9 0
Blue Jays Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Kikuchi 5.0 3 1 1 1 8 1 88-62 3.57
Hicks, J 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11-5 3.56
Richards, T 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 28-17 4.06
Green (W, 2-0) 0.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 13-8 13.50
Mayza (H, 22) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 10-4 1.32
Romano (S, 33) 1.1 1 1 1 2 1 0 29-18 2.65
Totals 9.0 9 4 4 6 13 1
Game Info
WP: Hernández, C 2; Davidson.
Pitches-strikes: Snider 20-13; Marsh 65-40; Cox 10-6; Hernández, C 20-8; Davidson 27-19; Kikuchi 88-62; Hicks, J 11-5; Richards, T 28-17; Green 13-8; Mayza 10-4; Romano 29-18.
Groundouts-flyouts: Snider 3-0; Marsh 3-2; Cox 0-0; Hernández, C 0-1; Davidson 2-1; Kikuchi 4-1; Hicks, J 1-0; Richards, T 0-1; Green 0-0; Mayza 1-0; Romano 1-2.
Batters faced: Snider 7; Marsh 17; Cox 2; Hernández, C 5; Davidson 7; Kikuchi 18; Hicks, J 3; Richards, T 5; Green 4; Mayza 3; Romano 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Hernández, C 1-1; Davidson 2-1; Green 2-0; Mayza 2-1; Romano 3-0.
Ejections: Royals pitching coach Brian Sweeney ejected by HP umpire Ben May (7th).
Umpires: HP: Ben May. 1B: Jeff Nelson. 2B: Chris Segal. 3B: CB Bucknor.
Weather: 68 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind: 15 mph, In From CF.
First pitch: 7:07 PM.
T: 3:10.
Att: 26,493.
Venue: Rogers Centre.
September 8, 2023
Inning Scoring Play Score
Top 3 Dairon Blanco homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. 1-0 KC
Bottom 6 Bo Bichette doubles (27) on a ground ball to right fielder Dairon Blanco. Kevin Kiermaier scores. 1-1
Top 7 Nick Loftin triples (1) on a fly ball to right fielder George Springer. Freddy Fermin scores. 2-1 KC
Bottom 7 Bo Bichette singles on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Tyler Heineman scores. George Springer to 3rd. 2-2
Bottom 7 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubles (28) on a line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. George Springer scores. Bo Bichette scores. 4-2 TOR
Bottom 7 Ernie Clement singles on a line drive to right fielder Dairon Blanco. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Davis Schneider to 3rd. Ernie Clement to 2nd. 5-2 TOR
Top 8 Blue Jays challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Edward Olivares grounds into a force out, third baseman Santiago Espinal to second baseman Ernie Clement. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Salvador Perez out at 2nd. Edward Olivares to 1st. 5-3 TOR
Top 9 Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Kyle Isbel scores. Maikel Garcia to 2nd. 5-4 TOR
Team Highlight
KC Dairon Blanco’s solo home run (2) (00:00:37)
KC Freddy Fermin’s barehanded play (00:00:33)
TOR Yusei Kikuchi strikes out eight (00:01:15)
KC Nick Loftin’s go-ahead RBI triple (00:00:32)
TOR Bichette’s game-tying RBI single (00:00:34)
TOR Guerrero Jr.'s go-ahead double (00:00:36)
TOR Ernie Clement’s RBI single (00:00:24)
TOR Jordan Romano earns the save (00:00:11)
KC [Condensed Game: KC@TOR 9/8/23 (00:09:50)](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-09/08/9efb3530-102d5902-70d5c1 \ # Truncated, post length limit reached.