Kansas City Royals vs. Toronto Blue Jays
Sep 8, 2023
FINAL
Box Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 5 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
loss:
C. Hernandez(1-10)win:
C. Green(2-0)save:J. Romano(33)
C. Hernandez(1-10)win:C. Green(2-0)save:J. Romano(33)Game Recap
TORONTO -- Welcome back to Bo Bichette’s Blue Jays. For two slow, uninspiring hours, it felt like the only offense the Blue Jays would muster was Bichette, fresh off the IL and doing it all himself. The thing about playing last-place teams, though, is that if you stare at them...
Scoring Summary
KCTOR
3Dairon Blanco homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 10- 6Bo Bichette doubles (27) on a ground ball to right fielder Dairon Blanco. Kevin Kiermaier scores. [1 run] 11
- 7Nick Loftin triples (1) on a fly ball to right fielder George Springer. Freddy Fermin scores. [1 run] 21
- 7Bo Bichette singles on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Tyler Heineman scores. George Springer to 3rd. [1 run] 22
- 7Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubles (28) on a line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. George Springer scores. Bo Bichette scores. [2 runs] 24
- 7Ernie Clement singles on a line drive to right fielder Dairon Blanco. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Davis Schneider to 3rd. Ernie Clement to 2nd. [1 run] 25
- 8Blue 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. [1 run] [2 outs] 35
- 9Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Kyle Isbel scores. Maikel Garcia to 2nd. [1 run] 45
Player Stats
| HITTING | H | AB | R | RBI | K | BB | HR | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Maikel Garcia3B | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .273 |
| 3Salvador Perez1B | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 |
| 4MJ MelendezLF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 |
| Edward OlivaresPH-LF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .256 |
| 5Nelson VelazquezDH | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .252 |
| Drew WatersPR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| 6Freddy FerminC | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .281 |
| 7Nick Loftin2B | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .368 |
| 8Kyle IsbelCF | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .230 |
| 9Dairon BlancoRF | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .238 |
| TOTAL | 9 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 18 | - |
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR | PC | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin SniderRHP | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3.55 |
| Alec MarshRHP | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 5.95 |
| Austin CoxLHP | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4.54 |
| Carlos HernandezRHP | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4.81 |
| Tucker DavidsonLHP | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6.46 |
| TOTAL | 7.3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 142 | - |
| HITTING | H | AB | R | RBI | K | BB | HR | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1George SpringerRF | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .258 |
| 2Bo BichetteSS | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .315 |
| 3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 |
| 4Davis SchneiderDH | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .403 |
| 5Cavan Biggio3B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| Ernie ClementPH-2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .425 |
| 6Whit Merrifield2B-LF | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .281 |
| 7Daulton VarshoLF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .220 |
| Santiago EspinalPH-3B | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| 8Alejandro KirkC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| Tyler HeinemanPR-C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| 9Kevin KiermaierCF | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| TOTAL | 9 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 14 | - |
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR | PC | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yusei KikuchiLHP | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 3.57 |
| Jordan HicksRHP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3.56 |
| Trevor RichardsRHP | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4.06 |
| Chad GreenRHP | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5.40 |
| Tim MayzaLHP | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1.32 |
| Jordan RomanoRHP | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2.65 |
| TOTAL | 8.3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 179 | - |
Play-by-Play
1st inningKCTOR
- TOP 1
- LINEOUT — Maikel Garcia lines out sharply to shortstop Bo Bichette. [1 out]00
- STRIKEOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out on a foul tip. [2 outs]00
- STRIKEOUT — Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. [3 outs]00
- BOTTOM 1
- POP OUT — George Springer pops out to first baseman Salvador Perez in foul territory. [1 out]00
- GROUNDOUT — Bo Bichette grounds out, second baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Salvador Perez. [2 outs]00
- GROUNDOUT — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out, pitcher Collin Snider to first baseman Salvador Perez. [3 outs]00
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Team Stats
Game Details
Friday, September 8, 2023 · 7:07 PM
Rogers Centre · Toronto, ON
attendance: 26,493 (53.8%)
weather: 68 degrees, cloudy
tv: MLBN