Final · MLB · Fri Sep 4, 7:10 PM CDT
- Probable pitchers
- Jameson Taillon (TOR) vs Daniel Lynch IV (KC)
- TV
- Sportsnet, Royals.TV, KCTV5
- Where
- Kauffman Stadium
Blue Jays get past Royals 9-2. Blue Jays led from start to finish.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| TOR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 0 |
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| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
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Win: Joe Mantiply. Loss: Daniel Lynch IV. Save: Michael Lorenzen. Home runs: Keys (TOR), Witt Jr. (KC), Pasquantino (KC).
By the numbers: Hits TOR 13, KC 6; Errors TOR 0, KC 0; Left on base TOR 16, KC 8.
Team stats
| TOR | KC |
|---|
| Hits | 13 | 6 |
| Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Left on base | 16 | 8 |
| Home runs | 1 | 2 |
| Walks | 3 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 3 | 5 |
Box score
Toronto Blue Jays
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Bateman CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Springer DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guerrero Jr. 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keys 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kirk C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okamoto 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| McAdoo 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Smith 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Clement SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lukes RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Straw LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Taillon | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| Mantiply (W) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Fisher | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Little, B | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 |
| Lorenzen (S) | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 130 |
Kansas City Royals
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Jensen C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Maile C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tolbert SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caglianone RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perez, S DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lugo, M PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Loftin 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Massey 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Lynch IV (L) | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Hoffman, N | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 |
| McGee | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 134 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 8
- 0 out TOR Brett Bateman hit by pitch.
- 1 out TOR George Springer pops out to catcher Carter Jensen in foul territory.
- 1 out TOR Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Brett Bateman to 3rd.
- 1 out TOR Alejandro Kirk singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Brett Bateman scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to 3rd. TOR 1, KC 0
- 1 out TOR Kazuma Okamoto singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Alejandro Kirk to 2nd. TOR 2, KC 0
- 2 out TOR Charles McAdoo grounds into a force out, third baseman Nick Loftin to second baseman Michael Massey. Alejandro Kirk to 3rd. Kazuma Okamoto out at 2nd. Charles McAdoo to 1st.
- 2 out TOR Ernie Clement doubles (30) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Alejandro Kirk scores. Charles McAdoo scores. TOR 4, KC 0
- 3 out TOR Nathan Lukes grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 1st 4
- 1 out KC Carter Jensen called out on strikes.
- 1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. TOR 4, KC 1
- 2 out KC Jac Caglianone lines out sharply to second baseman Charles McAdoo.
- 3 out KC Salvador Perez lines out sharply to third baseman Kazuma Okamoto.
Top 2nd 6
- 0 out TOR Myles Straw singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 1 out TOR Brett Bateman grounds out softly, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Myles Straw to 2nd.
- 2 out TOR George Springer grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out TOR Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a sharp ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Myles Straw to 3rd.
- 2 out TOR Alejandro Kirk doubles (7) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Myles Straw scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to 3rd. TOR 5, KC 1
- 3 out TOR Kazuma Okamoto grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 2nd 4
- 1 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to right fielder Nathan Lukes.
- 2 out KC Nick Loftin grounds out, second baseman Charles McAdoo to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
- 2 out KC Michael Massey singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes.
- 3 out KC Isaac Collins grounds out to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Top 3rd 4
- 0 out TOR Charles McAdoo walks.
- 1 out TOR Ernie Clement pops out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino in foul territory.
- 2 out TOR Nathan Lukes grounds into a force out, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Charles McAdoo out at 2nd. Nathan Lukes to 1st.
- 3 out TOR Myles Straw flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
Bottom 3rd 3
- 1 out KC Kyle Isbel grounds out, shortstop Ernie Clement to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
- 2 out KC Carter Jensen grounds out, first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to pitcher Joe Mantiply.
- 3 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.
Top 4th 3
- 1 out TOR Brett Bateman grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out TOR George Springer grounds out sharply, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 3 out TOR Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone in foul territory.
Bottom 4th 3
- 1 out KC Jac Caglianone grounds out to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
- 1 out KC Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Myles Straw.
- 3 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino grounds into an unassisted double play, first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Salvador Perez out at 2nd. Vinnie Pasquantino out at 1st.
Top 5th 3
- 1 out TOR Alejandro Kirk lines out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 2 out TOR Kazuma Okamoto pops out to second baseman Michael Massey.
- 3 out TOR Charles McAdoo pops out softly to second baseman Michael Massey.
Bottom 5th 3
- 1 out KC Nick Loftin lines out to left fielder Myles Straw.
- 1 out KC Michael Massey walks.
- 3 out KC Isaac Collins grounds into a double play, second baseman Charles McAdoo to shortstop Ernie Clement to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Michael Massey out at 2nd. Isaac Collins out at 1st.
Top 6th 7
- 0 out TOR Ernie Clement singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 0 out TOR Nathan Lukes singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Ernie Clement to 3rd.
- 1 out TOR Myles Straw out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Nolan Hoffman to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Ernie Clement scores. Nathan Lukes to 2nd. TOR 6, KC 1
- 1 out TOR Brett Bateman walks.
- 1 out TOR George Springer doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Nathan Lukes scores. Brett Bateman scores. TOR 8, KC 1
- 2 out TOR Vladimir Guerrero Jr. lines out sharply to third baseman Nick Loftin.
- 3 out TOR Alejandro Kirk grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Bottom 6th 4
- 1 out KC Kyle Isbel grounds out softly to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
- 2 out KC Carter Jensen strikes out swinging.
- 2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. walks.
- 3 out KC Jac Caglianone grounds out, second baseman Charles McAdoo to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Top 7th 3
- 1 out TOR Kazuma Okamoto strikes out on a foul tip.
- 2 out TOR Josh Smith strikes out on a foul tip.
- 3 out TOR Ernie Clement flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
Bottom 7th 4
- 0 out KC Salvador Perez singles on a sharp line drive to third baseman Kazuma Okamoto, deflected by shortstop Ernie Clement.
- 1 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to left fielder Myles Straw.
- 2 out KC Nick Loftin strikes out swinging.
- 3 out KC Michael Massey grounds out, second baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Top 8th 4
- 1 out TOR Nathan Lukes flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 1 out TOR Myles Straw singles on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 1 out TOR Brett Bateman singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Myles Straw to 2nd.
- 3 out TOR George Springer lines into a double play, third baseman Nick Loftin to second baseman Michael Massey. Myles Straw out at 2nd.
Bottom 8th 4
- 1 out KC Isaac Collins grounds out, second baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Sean Keys.
- 2 out KC Kyle Isbel grounds out, first baseman Sean Keys to pitcher Michael Lorenzen.
- 2 out KC Carter Jensen doubles (28) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes.
- 3 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out sharply, shortstop Ernie Clement to first baseman Sean Keys.
Top 9th 5
- 0 out TOR Sean Keys homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. TOR 9, KC 1
- 1 out TOR Alejandro Kirk flies out sharply to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 2 out TOR Kazuma Okamoto called out on strikes.
- 2 out TOR Josh Smith walks.
- 3 out TOR Ernie Clement lines out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
Bottom 9th 4
- 1 out KC Jac Caglianone grounds out to first baseman Sean Keys.
- 2 out KC Matthew Lugo strikes out swinging.
- 2 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. TOR 9, KC 2
- 3 out KC Nick Loftin flies out to center fielder Brett Bateman.