Kansas City Royals @ Toronto Blue Jays
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BMoustakas (23, Stroman)
- HRGordon (8, 8th inning off Tepera 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIMoustakas (82), Gordon (44)
- SFMoustakas
- GIDPPérez; Cain
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP0-2 (Escobar 0-1, Moss 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Cain-Escobar, Escobar-Merrifield-Hosmer)
- EMoustakas (12, throw)
- AssistsCain (Barney at 2nd base)
Blue Jays Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. Smoak1B |
R. RefsnyderPR-DH |
R. GoinsSS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .255 | .280 | .468 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .390 | .554 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .360 | .549 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .205 | .312 | .373 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 | .305 | .449 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .253 | .218 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .304 | .412 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .351 | .385 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .280 | .335 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .272 | .330 |
| 31 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
- Batting
- 2BSmoak (27, Kennedy); Pillar (36, Alexander); Martin (10, Alexander)
- HRBarney (5, 6th inning off Kennedy 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIBarney 3 (23), Martin 2 (30)
- 2Out RBIBarney
- GIDPSmoak
- Team LOB2
- Team RISP2-5 (Martin 1-1, Bautista 0-1, Goins 0-1, Barney 1-1, Hernández 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Donaldson-Barney-Smoak 2)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
I. Kennedy(L, 4-12) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 63-46 | 5.39 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-4 | 3.70 |
| 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22-17 | 2.59 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-7 | 8.20 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21-12 | 5.94 |
| 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 118-86 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedKennedy 13/18; Moylan 1/2; Alexander 5/6; Maurer 2/2; Morin 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesKennedy 12-5-14-15; Moylan 0-1-2-1; Alexander 5-4-4-4; Maurer 0-3-3-1; Morin 2-3-6-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsKennedy 5-7; Moylan 0-0; Alexander 2-0; Maurer 0-0; Morin 1-0
- Game ScoresI Kennedy 55
Blue Jays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Stroman(W, 12-8) |
R. Osuna(S, 37) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 92-61 | 3.01 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16-10 | 3.50 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-8 | 3.54 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 121-79 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedStroman 14/26; Tepera 2/4; Osuna 1/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesStroman 14-11-17-19; Tepera 1-0-5-4; Osuna 2-1-4-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsStroman 11-5; Tepera 2-1; Osuna 1-0
- Game ScoresM Stroman 68
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | TOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | Barney homered to left (373 feet), Goins scored. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7th | Moustakas hit sacrifice fly to center, Hosmer scored. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7th | Martin doubled to center, Refsnyder and Pillar scored. | 1 | 4 | ||
| 7th | Barney singled to center, Martin scored. | 1 | 5 | ||
| 8th | Gordon homered to right (409 feet). | 2 | 5 | ||
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Rogers Centre
12:07 AM, 20 September 2017
Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 33,554
Game Time:2:27
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Joe West
- First Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
- Second Base Umpire - Ben May
- Third Base Umpire - Pat Hoberg
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 |

