Kansas City Royals @ Toronto Blue Jays
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
C. Getz2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .296 | .367 | .484 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .302 | .334 | .470 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .292 | .368 | .459 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .324 | .426 |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .331 | .467 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .313 | .438 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .313 | .283 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .250 | .317 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .212 | .270 | .267 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .283 | .328 |
| 42 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
- Batting
- 2BJ Francoeur 2 (39, B Morrow, J Carreno); J Giavotella (3, B Morrow)
- 3BS Perez (1, B Morrow)
- HRE Hosmer (11, 2nd inning off B Morrow 0 on, 0 Out); B Butler (16, 5th inning off B Morrow 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIE Hosmer (54), S Perez 2 (5), B Butler (71), J Giavotella (5)
- 2Out RBIJ Giavotella, S Perez
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP4-13 (S Perez 2-4, M Moustakas 0-1, A Gordon 0-1, A Escobar 0-1, J Giavotella 2-4, M Cabrera 0-1, B Butler 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBE Hosmer (7, 2nd base off B Morrow/J Molina)
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Escobar-J Giavotella-E Hosmer)
Blue Jays Hitting
a-struck out swinging for C Rasmus in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BE Thames (15, J Soria)
- HRY Escobar (11, 6th inning off B Chen 2 on, 1 Out)
- RBIY Escobar 3 (44), A Lind (73)
- GIDPE Thames
- Team LOB2
- Team RISP2-4 (Y Escobar 1-2, A Lind 1-1, J Bautista 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBM McCoy (5, 2nd base off G Holland/S Perez)
- Fielding
- EC Rasmus (2, bobble)
- AssistsE Thames (M Moustakas at 2nd base)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Chen(W,9-5) |
G. Holland(H,13) |
J. Soria(S,23) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 92-67 | 4.12 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 1.54 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21-13 | 4.22 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 118-83 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB Chen 19-27; G Holland 0-1; J Soria 3-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB Chen 25-12-13-17; G Holland 1-1-0-1; J Soria 3-4-3-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Chen 6-8; G Holland 1-0; J Soria 0-1
- Game ScoresB Chen 67
Blue Jays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Morrow(L,9-8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 103-68 | 4.65 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-13 | 6.75 |
| 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45-29 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 168-110 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB Morrow 14-25; W Ledezma 2-4; J Carreno 7-14
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB Morrow 21-12-16-19; W Ledezma 1-4-6-2; J Carreno 9-5-3-12
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Morrow 3-5; W Ledezma 1-1; J Carreno 3-5
- Game ScoresB Morrow 22
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | TOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | E Hosmer homered to center (427 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | J Giavotella singled to shallow center, J Francoeur scored, J Giavotella to second on error by center fielder C Rasmus. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | S Perez singled to shallow center, J Giavotella scored. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 5th | B Butler homered to left (405 feet). | 4 | 0 | ||
| 5th | J Giavotella doubled to center, E Hosmer scored. | 5 | 0 | ||
| 5th | S Perez tripled to center, J Giavotella scored. | 6 | 0 | ||
| 6th | Y Escobar homered to center (422 feet), J Molina and M McCoy scored. | 6 | 3 | ||
| 9th | A Lind singled to shallow left center, E Thames scored. | 6 | 4 | ||
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Rogers Centre
12:07 AM, 24 August 2011
Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 20,009
Game Time:2:53
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - John Hirschbeck
- First Base Umpire - Laz Diaz
- Second Base Umpire - Wally Bell
- Third Base Umpire - Scott Barry
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 |

