Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals
14-7, 7-4 Away
1
14-7, 7-4 Away
Final
10-9, 5-5 Home
7
10-9, 5-5 Home
Blue Jays Hitting
- Batting
- RBIA Lind (18)
- 2Out RBIA Lind
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP1-7 (A Rios 0-1, S Rolen 0-2, A Lind 1-1, V Wells 0-2, R Chavez 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP2 (A Hill-M Scutaro-L Overbay, B Murphy-M Scutaro-L Overbay)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 3BW Bloomquist (1, D Purcey)
- HRJ Guillen 2 (2, 1st inning off D Purcey 1 on, 2 Out; 5th inning off D Purcey 0 on, 0 Out); M Olivo (2, 4th inning off D Purcey 2 on, 1 Out)
- RBIJ Guillen 3 (4), M Olivo 3 (4), W Bloomquist (3)
- 2Out RBIJ Guillen 2
- SFW Bloomquist
- GIDPM Teahen; A Callaspo
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP2-5 (M Olivo 1-1, C Crisp 0-1, M Teahen 0-1, J Guillen 1-2)
- Baserunning
- SBW Bloomquist (1, 2nd base off D Purcey/R Barajas)
- Fielding
- EC Crisp (1, throw)
Blue Jays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Purcey(L,0-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 93-55 | 7.01 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32-15 | 2.84 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-5 | 0.00 |
| 8.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 136-75 |
- Pitching
- WPB Murphy
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedD Purcey 14-25; B Murphy 7-9; B Bullington 1-4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesD Purcey 12-8-16-19; B Murphy 5-1-4-5; B Bullington 1-0-1-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Purcey 5-7; B Murphy 4-2; B Bullington 3-0
- Game ScoresD Purcey 27
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Bannister(W,4-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 103-53 | 0.69 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-7 | 0.90 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25-15 | 11.81 |
| 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 136-75 |
- Pitching
- WPK Farnsworth
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB Bannister 16-28; J Wright 3-3; K Farnsworth 2-4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB Bannister 18-3-12-20; J Wright 4-0-1-2; K Farnsworth 3-3-6-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Bannister 7-12; J Wright 1-1; K Farnsworth 0-2
- Game ScoresB Bannister 67
Scoring Summary
Inning | TOR | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A Lind singled to right, M Scutaro scored, V Wells to third. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | J Guillen homered to left, W Bloomquist scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 4th | M Olivo homered to right center, A Callaspo and M Aviles scored. | 1 | 5 | |
| 5th | J Guillen homered to left. | 1 | 6 | |
| 6th | W Bloomquist hit sacrifice fly to right, M Aviles scored. | 1 | 7 | |
KC wins 3-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 28 April 2009
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 9,593
Game Time:2:29
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - James Hoye
- First Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
- Second Base Umpire - Mike Winters
- Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
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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