Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals
48-48, 22-28 Away
3
48-48, 22-28 Away
Final
35-61, 20-27 Home
5
35-61, 20-27 Home
Blue Jays Hitting
a-singled to left for F Catalanotto in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BO Hudson (17, R Hernandez); S Hillenbrand (23, R Hernandez)
- HRV Wells (19, 3rd inning off R Hernandez 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIF Catalanotto (30), V Wells 2 (59)
- 2Out RBIF Catalanotto, V Wells 2
- GIDPF Catalanotto 2
- Team LOB5
- Fielding
- DP3 (E Hinske, R Adams-E Hinske, O Hudson-E Hinske)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
T. LongLF |
J. McEwingPR-1B |
E. BrownRF |
R. Gotay2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .298 | .368 | .452 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .276 | .315 | .379 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .345 | .529 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .833 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .367 | .449 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .278 | .316 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .353 | .445 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .251 | .304 | .370 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .260 | .299 | .367 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .242 | .304 | .367 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .278 | .359 |
| 26 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
a-struck out swinging for M Sweeney in the 3rd
- Batting
- 2BM Stairs (13, P Walker)
- 3BJ Buck (1, P Walker)
- RBIM Stairs 2 (35), E Brown (43), D DeJesus (45), J Buck (26)
- SFD DeJesus
- GIDPD Murphy; M Teahen
- Team LOB4
- Fielding
- DP2 (R Gotay-A Berroa-M Stairs, R Hernandez-A Berroa-M Stairs)
- EM Teahen (15, throw)
Blue Jays Pitching
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsP Walker 5-3; S Downs 4-2; J Frasor 4-1
- Game ScoresP Walker 31
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Hernandez(W,8-14) |
A. Sisco(H,15) |
J. Affeldt(H,12) |
M. MacDougal(S,21) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 81-50 | 4.34 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-11 | 2.56 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-12 | 2.55 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-9 | 3.35 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 134-82 |
- Pitching
- WPJ Affeldt
- HBPM Sweeney (By P Walker)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Hernandez 6-10; A Sisco 0-1; J Affeldt 0-3; M MacDougal 1-2
- Game ScoresR Hernandez 47
Scoring Summary
Inning | TOR | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Stairs doubled to deep right, D DeJesus and T Long scored, M Sweeney to third. | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st | E Brown grounded out to third, M Sweeney scored. | 0 | 3 | |
| 2nd | D DeJesus hit sacrifice fly to center, J Buck scored. | 0 | 4 | |
| 3rd | F Catalanotto singled to right center, O Hudson scored. | 1 | 4 | |
| 3rd | V Wells homered to left, F Catalanotto scored. | 3 | 4 | |
| 4th | J Buck singled to right center, M Teahen scored, R Gotay to second. | 3 | 5 | |
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 23 July 2005
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 20,958
Game Time:2:37
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Layne
- First Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
- Second Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
- Third Base Umpire - Ed Montague
2025 American League East Standings
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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