Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals
10-14, 5-7 Away
4
10-14, 5-7 Away
Final
10-13, 4-6 Home
8
10-13, 4-6 Home
Blue Jays Hitting
a-grounded to shortstop for R Barajas in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BM Stairs (1, Z Greinke); S Rolen (1, L Nunez)
- HRL Overbay (1, 7th inning off Z Greinke 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIL Overbay (6), V Wells (17), S Rolen 2 (2)
- 2Out RBIS Rolen 2
- Team LOB6
- Fielding
- ED Eckstein 2 (5, catch, throw); V Wells (1, bobble)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. DeJesusCF-LF |
E. GermanPR-DH |
R. Gload1B |
Peña Jr.SS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .414 | .455 | .517 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .394 | .433 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .310 | .362 | .471 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .209 | .307 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .268 | .265 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 | .351 | .376 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .302 | .358 | .384 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 | .118 | .063 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .343 | .313 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 | .324 | .328 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .148 | .172 | .164 |
| 35 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
- Batting
- 2BR Gload (2, A Burnett); J Buck 2 (3, A Burnett, S Downs)
- RBIJ Buck 2 (9), D DeJesus 3 (7), B Butler (11), R Gload (5), A Callaspo (3)
- SHT Pena
- Team LOB8
- Baserunning
- Picked OffT Pena (3rd base by R Barajas)
Blue Jays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A.J. Burnett(L,2-2) |
S. Downs(B,1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 102-64 | 6.07 |
| 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20-12 | 3.27 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 3.24 |
| 8.0 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 133-84 |
- Pitching
- WPA Burnett
- BKA Burnett 2
- HBPM Stairs (By L Nunez)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsA Burnett 10-5; S Downs 0-0; J Frasor 1-0
- Game ScoresA Burnett 49
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Oviedo(W,2-0; B, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 93-63 | 1.25 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23-15 | 2.70 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 128-86 |
- Pitching
- IBBT Pena (By S Downs)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsZ Greinke 6-11; L Nunez 3-0; J Soria 3-0
- Game ScoresZ Greinke 66
Scoring Summary
Inning | TOR | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | J Buck doubled to right, R Gload scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 7th | L Overbay homered to right center. | 1 | 1 | |
| 7th | D DeJesus singled to center, J Buck scored, T Pena to third. | 1 | 2 | |
| 8th | V Wells grounded out to shortstop, A Hill scored, A Rios to third. | 2 | 2 | |
| 8th | S Rolen doubled to deep center, A Rios and M Stairs scored. | 4 | 2 | |
| 8th | B Butler singled to left, J Guillen scored, M Teahen to third. | 4 | 3 | |
| 8th | R Gload grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, M Teahen scored, E German safe at second on error by shortstop D Eckstein. | 4 | 4 | |
| 8th | J Buck doubled to left, E German scored, R Gload to third. | 4 | 5 | |
| 8th | D DeJesus singled to right, R Gload and J Buck scored, T Pena to third. | 4 | 7 | |
| 8th | A Callaspo singled to center, T Pena scored, D DeJesus to third, A Callaspo to second on error by center fielder V Wells. | 4 | 8 | |
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 26 April 2008
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 22,561
Game Time:2:47
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Gary Darling
- First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
- Second Base Umpire - Bill Miller
- Third Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
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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