Royals @ Blue Jays - Sat, Sep 09

Game Status: Final - Score: 5-1 Blue Jays

Links & Info

• Current conditions at Rogers Centre: 68°F - Cloudy - Wind 12 mph, R To L
• TV: Royals: Bally Sports Kansas City, Blue Jays: SN NOW App, Sportsnet
• Radio: Royals: KCSP 610, Blue Jays: Sportsnet.ca, SN590
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	Royals Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Garcia, M - 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.277	.323	.375
2	Witt Jr. - SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.311	.492
3	Perez, S - C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.288	.415
4	Melendez - LF	3	0	0	0	1	2	1	.235	.309	.396
5	Velázquez - RF	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.245	.303	.618
6	Massey - 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.224	.270	.363
7	Olivares - DH	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	.257	.308	.447
8	Waters - CF	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.238	.307	.395
9	Pratto - 1B	3	0	0	0	0	3	1	.235	.321	.371
	Totals	29	1	2	1	1	10	5

Royals
BATTING: 2B: Waters (7, Gausman). HR: Olivares (10, 5th inning off Gausman, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Olivares 4; Waters 2. RBI: Olivares (27). 2-out RBI: Olivares. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pratto. Team RISP: 0-for-1. Team LOB: 3.

	Blue Jays Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Springer - RF	4	2	3	4	0	0	0	.262	.335	.414
2	Horwitz - DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.292	.393	.458
3	Guerrero Jr. - 1B	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.268	.343	.437
4	Schneider - 2B	4	0	0	0	0	3	2	.380	.511	.831
	Espinal - 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.305	.322
5	Biggio - 2B	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.222	.326	.369
6	Kirk - C	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	.254	.338	.356
7	Varsho - LF	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.220	.287	.373
8	Clement - SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.395	.400	.535
9	Kiermaier - CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.274	.333	.429
	Totals	32	5	8	5	1	5	11

Blue Jays
BATTING: 2B: Varsho (22, Greinke); Biggio (9, Greinke). HR: Springer 2 (19, 4th inning off Greinke, 0 on, 0 out, 7th inning off Zerpa, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Biggio 2; Guerrero Jr. 2; Horwitz; Springer 9; Varsho 2. RBI: Biggio (30); Springer 4 (63). 2-out RBI: Springer 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Varsho; Guerrero Jr. Team RISP: 1-for-6. Team LOB: 4.
FIELDING: E: Kirk (5, catcher interference).

Royals Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
McArthur	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23-15	8.53
Greinke (L, 1-15)	3.2	6	4	4	1	4	1	72-42	5.47
Zerpa	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	22-15	6.33
Cruz	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19-11	7.20
Totals	8.0	8	5	5	1	5	2

Blue Jays Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Gausman (W, 11-8)	8.0	2	1	1	1	10	1	105-76	3.28
Hicks, J	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-4	3.49
Totals	9.0	2	1	1	1	10	1

Game Info
WP: Cruz.
Balk: Greinke.
Disengagement violations: Greinke.
Pitches-strikes: McArthur 23-15; Greinke 72-42; Zerpa 22-15; Cruz 19-11; Gausman 105-76; Hicks, J 7-4.
Groundouts-flyouts: McArthur 5-0; Greinke 3-2; Zerpa 2-0; Cruz 3-1; Gausman 7-3; Hicks, J 1-1.
Batters faced: McArthur 6; Greinke 18; Zerpa 5; Cruz 4; Gausman 28; Hicks, J 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Zerpa 1-0; Cruz 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Jeff Nelson. 1B: Chris Segal. 2B: CB Bucknor. 3B: Ben May.
Weather: 68 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 3:08 PM.
T: 2:20.
Att: 41,443.
Venue: Rogers Centre.
September 9, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Bottom 4	George Springer homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field.	1-0 TOR
Top 5	Edward Olivares homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field.	1-1
Bottom 5	George Springer singles on a ground ball to center fielder Drew Waters. Alejandro Kirk scores. Daulton Varsho scores.	3-1 TOR
Bottom 6	Cavan Biggio doubles (9) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Drew Waters. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores.	4-1 TOR
Bottom 7	George Springer homers (19) on a fly ball to right center field.	5-1 TOR

Team	Highlight
KC	Witt Jr.'s sick barehanded play (00:00:26)
KC	Edward Olivares’ solo homer (10) (00:00:23)
TOR	George Springer’s two-run single (00:00:29)
TOR	Cavan Biggio’s RBI double (00:00:29)
KC	Zack Greinke’s four strikeouts (00:01:00)
KC	Massey, Witt Jr. turn smooth play (00:00:29)
TOR	George Springer’s two-homer game (00:00:51)
TOR	Kevin Gausman’s 10 strikeouts (00:01:52)
KC	Condensed Game: KC@TOR 9/9/23 (00:08:36)
KC	Royals vs. Blue Jays Highlights (00:03:14)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Royals	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	2	0	3
Blue Jays	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0			5	8	1	4

Decisions

• Winner: Kevin Gausman (11-8, 3.28)
• Loser: Zack Greinke (1-15, 5.47)

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Last Updated: 09/09/2023 09:50:49 PM EDT