Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals
Blue Jays Hitting
- Batting
- 3BA Hill (3, L Hudson)
- RBIA Hill (24), R Adams 2 (23)
- 2Out RBIA Hill, R Adams 2
- GIDPV Wells
- Team LOB6
- Fielding
- DP2 (A Hill-L Overbay, A Hill-R Adams-L Overbay)
- EL Overbay (4, catch); A Hill 2 (11, throw, ground ball)
- AssistsE Hinske (D Mientkiewicz at 3rd base)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
E. BrownRF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .323 | .409 | .497 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .290 | .328 | .400 |
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .364 | .422 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .347 | .427 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .351 | .478 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .322 | .462 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .325 | .397 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .251 | .312 | .432 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .216 | .326 | .258 |
| 35 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
- Batting
- 2BD Mientkiewicz (22, S Schoeneweis); D DeJesus (13, P Walker)
- 3BD Mientkiewicz (2, P Walker)
- HRM Stairs (8, 6th inning off A Burnett 0 on, 2 Out); J Buck (8, 7th inning off A Burnett 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIM Grudzielanek 2 (27), M Teahen (29), T Graffanino (28), M Stairs (31), J Buck 2 (30), D Mientkiewicz 3 (40), D DeJesus 3 (18)
- 2Out RBIM Stairs, D DeJesus 3, M Grudzielanek, D Mientkiewicz
- SFM Grudzielanek
- GIDPJ Buck; E Brown
- Team LOB3
- Baserunning
- CSJ Gathright (5, 2nd base by A Burnett/G Zaun)
- SBE Brown (4, 2nd base off A Burnett/G Zaun); M Teahen (3, 2nd base off A Burnett/G Zaun)
- Fielding
- DP1 (T Graffanino-M Grudzielanek-D Mientkiewicz)
Blue Jays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A.J. Burnett(L,10-8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 116-66 | 4.33 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20-8 | 5.97 |
| 1.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29-18 | 5.40 |
| 8.0 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 165-92 |
- Pitching
- WPS Schoeneweis
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsA Burnett 9-4; S Schoeneweis 1-0; P Walker 1-3
- Game ScoresA Burnett 37
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
L. Hudson(W,7-6) |
J. Affeldt(H,2) |
E. Dessens(H,12) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 72-47 | 5.79 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22-10 | 6.29 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-11 | 3.97 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35-21 | 4.13 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 144-89 |
- Pitching
- IBBM Grudzielanek (By S Schoeneweis)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsL Hudson 9-5; J Affeldt 3-0; E Dessens 0-1; T Wellemeyer 1-3
- Game ScoresL Hudson 59
Scoring Summary
Inning | TOR | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | M Grudzielanek hit sacrifice fly to left, J Gathright scored. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4th | M Teahen singled to center, E Brown scored. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4th | T Graffanino singled to right, M Teahen scored. | 0 | 3 | ||
| 5th | A Hill tripled to deep right, G Zaun scored. | 1 | 3 | ||
| 6th | M Stairs homered to right. | 1 | 4 | ||
| 7th | R Adams singled to right, T Glaus and S Hillenbrand scored, G Zaun to second. | 3 | 4 | ||
| 7th | J Buck homered to right, T Graffanino scored. | 3 | 6 | ||
| 7th | D Mientkiewicz doubled to right, D DeJesus and M Grudzielanek scored, D Mientkiewicz thrown out at third attempting to advance on play. | 3 | 8 | ||
| 8th | D DeJesus doubled to deep left, M Stairs, T Graffanino and J Gathright scored. | 3 | 11 | ||
| 8th | M Grudzielanek singled to center, D DeJesus scored. | 3 | 12 | ||
| 8th | D Mientkiewicz tripled to deep right, M Grudzielanek scored. | 3 | 13 | ||
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 8 July 2006
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 17,162
Game Time:3:02
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Andy Fletcher
- First Base Umpire - Mike Reilly
- Second Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg
- Third Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
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 |

