Toronto Blue Jays vs. Kansas City Royals

Apr 17, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E	LOB
TOR	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	5	8	0	3
KC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	3

loss:

M. Minor(1-1)win: Toronto Blue Jays logo

S. Matz(3-0)

Game Recap

Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

When the Blue Jays acquired Steven Matz from the Mets in late January, it looked like a move that could help to solidify the back end of their rotation. He has bigger ideas. Matz was dominant again in Saturday afternoon’s 5-1 win over the Royals in Game 1 of a...

Scoring Summary

TORKC

1Lourdes Gurriel Jr. doubles (1) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Randal Grichuk scores. [2 runs] 20
5Jonathan Davis homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 30
6Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 40
6Andrew Benintendi doubles (3) on a fly ball to left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Nicky Lopez scores. [1 run] 41
7Marcus Semien out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Jonathan Davis scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 51

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	HR	LOB	AVG
1Marcus Semien2B	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	.203
2Bo BichetteSS	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	.281
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B	2	3	2	1	0	1	0	.429
4Randal GrichukRF	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	.306
5Lourdes Gurriel Jr.LF	1	3	0	2	0	0	1	.214
6Alejandro KirkDH	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	.150
7Santiago Espinal3B	0	3	0	0	1	0	2	.375
8Jonathan DavisCF	2	3	2	1	0	1	0	.143
9Danny JansenC	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	.071
TOTAL	8	28	5	5	5	2	6	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Steven MatzLHP	6.0	2	1	1	5	2	82	1.47
Rafael DolisRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	12	3.86
TOTAL	7.0	2	1	1	5	3	94	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	.348
2Andrew BenintendiLF	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	.234
3Salvador PerezC	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	.283
4Carlos Santana1B	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	.146
5Jorge SolerDH	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.167
6Michael A. TaylorCF	0	3	0	0	2	0	3	.273
7Hunter DozierRF	0	3	0	0	2	0	2	.148
8Hanser Alberto3B	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.261
9Nicky LopezSS	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	.286
TOTAL	2	21	1	1	5	3	8	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	PC	ERA
Mike MinorLHP	5.2	7	4	4	3	2	99	5.17
Wade DavisRHP	1.1	1	1	1	2	0	30	4.76
TOTAL	7.0	8	5	5	5	2	129	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningTORKC

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Marcus Semien strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
LINEOUT — Bo Bichette lines out to right fielder Hunter Dozier. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor.
00
SINGLE — Randal Grichuk singles on a fly ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to 2nd.
00
DOUBLE — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. doubles (1) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Randal Grichuk scores. [2 runs]
20
WILD PITCH — Wild pitch by pitcher Mike Minor. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to 3rd.
20
GROUNDOUT — Alejandro Kirk grounds out, shortstop Nicky Lopez to first baseman Carlos Santana. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
WALK — Whit Merrifield walks.
20
GROUNDED INTO DP — Andrew Benintendi grounds into a double play, third baseman Santiago Espinal to shortstop Bo Bichette to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Whit Merrifield out at 2nd. Andrew Benintendi out at 1st. [2 outs]
20
FLYOUT — Salvador Perez flies out to center fielder Jonathan Davis. [3 outs]
20

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Team Stats

TOR

5Runs1

8Hits2

0Errors0

.286Batting Avg.095

28At Bats21

3Extra-base Hits1

2Home Runs0

5Runs-Batted-In1

0Walks3

1Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts5

3Left on Base3

15Total Bases3

Game Details

Saturday, April 17, 2021 · 2:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 9,048 (23.9%)

weather: 51 degrees, overcast