Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals
11-15, 6-8 Away
5
11-15, 6-8 Away
Final
11-14, 5-7 Home
2
11-14, 5-7 Home
Blue Jays Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ McDonald (1, J Peralta); A Rios (6, J Peralta)
- 3BA Rios (1, G Meche)
- HRS Rolen (1, 1st inning off G Meche 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIS Rolen 2 (4), L Overbay (7)
- 2Out RBIS Rolen
- Team LOB8
- Baserunning
- CSV Wells (1, 2nd base by J Peralta/M Olivo)
- Fielding
- DP3 (R Barajas-J McDonald, J McDonald-A Hill-L Overbay, A Hill-J McDonald-L Overbay)
- EJ Litsch 2 (2, throw, ground ball); V Wells (2, bobble)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- RBID DeJesus 2 (9)
- GIDPT Pena; A Gordon
- Team LOB2
- Baserunning
- CSA Callaspo (1, 2nd base by J Litsch/R Barajas)
- Fielding
- DP1 (R Gload)
- ET Pena (3, throw)
Blue Jays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Litsch(W,3-1) |
B.J. Ryan(H,1) |
J. Carlson(S,1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 93-62 | 4.85 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-7 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-7 | 1.42 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 110-76 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Litsch 9-7; B Ryan 0-2; J Carlson 3-0
- Game ScoresJ Litsch 65
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Meche(L,1-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 129-80 | 7.22 |
| 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31-17 | 6.00 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 5.40 |
| 9.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 171-105 |
- Pitching
- WPG Meche; J Gobble
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Meche 5-12; J Peralta 2-2; J Gobble 0-1
- Game ScoresG Meche 46
Scoring Summary
Inning | TOR | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A Rios scored on G Meche's wild pitch. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | S Rolen homered to left. | 2 | 0 | |
| 3rd | D DeJesus singled to center, R Gload and T Pena scored, D DeJesus to second on error by center fielder V Wells. | 2 | 2 | |
| 5th | S Rolen singled to left, A Rios scored. | 3 | 2 | |
| 9th | L Overbay grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J McDonald and A Rios scored. | 5 | 2 | |
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
7:10 PM, 27 April 2008
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 13,998
Game Time:2:44
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Bill Miller
- First Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
- Second Base Umpire - Gary Darling
- 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 |
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