Kansas City Royals @ Toronto Blue Jays
Royals Hitting
a-grounded into fielder's choice to for Melendez in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BWitt Jr. (26, Green)
- 3BLoftin (1, Richards)
- HRBlanco (2, 3rd inning off Kikuchi 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIPerez (64), Olivares (26), Blanco (17), Loftin (4)
- 2Out RBIPerez, Blanco, Loftin
- GIDPPerez; Fermin
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP2-7 (Perez 2-2, Olivares 0-2, Blanco 0-1, Witt Jr. 0-1, Loftin 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBIsbel (7, 2nd base off Green/Kirk)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Snider-Loftin-Perez)
- EFermin (9, catcher's interference)
Blue Jays Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
W. Merrifield2B-LF |
T. HeinemanPR-C |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .258 | .332 | .400 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .344 | .489 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 | .342 | .436 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .403 | .535 | .881 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .222 | .327 | .367 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .425 | .429 | .575 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .323 | .396 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .220 | .286 | .371 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .305 | .322 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 | .339 | .359 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .371 | .250 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .336 | .433 |
| 32 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
a-singled to right for Biggio in the 7th
b-struck out swinging for Varsho in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BGuerrero Jr. (28, C. Hernández); Bichette (27, Marsh); Schneider 2 (9, Snider, Marsh)
- 3BKiermaier (6, Marsh)
- RBIGuerrero Jr. 2 (84), Bichette 2 (64), Clement (9)
- 2Out RBIGuerrero Jr. 2, Bichette, Clement
- GIDPMerrifield
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP4-13 (Kiermaier 0-1, Springer 0-1, Merrifield 0-3, Guerrero Jr. 1-2, Biggio 0-1, Bichette 2-3, Varsho 0-1, Clement 1-1)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Bichette-Merrifield-Guerrero Jr. 2)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Cox(H, 5) |
C. Hernandez(L, 1-10, B, 5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-13 | 3.55 |
| 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 65-40 | 5.95 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-6 | 4.54 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20-8 | 4.81 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27-19 | 6.46 |
| 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 142-86 |
- Pitching
- WPDavidson; C. Hernández ( 2)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedDavidson 6/7; C. Hernández 3/5; Cox 1/2; Snider 6/7; Marsh 10/17
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesDavidson-5-1-8-5; C. Hernández-2-1-2-3; Cox-3-2-0-1; Snider-4-2-2-4; Marsh-15-8-8-9
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsDavidson 2-1; C. Hernández 0-1; Snider 3-1; Marsh 3-3
- Game ScoresC Snider 54
Blue Jays Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGreen 2/4; Mayza 2/3; Romano 5/7; Hicks 1/3; Richards 3/5; Kikuchi 11/18
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGreen-3-3-0-2; Mayza-1-1-0-2; Romano-5-2-7-4; Hicks-1-1-2-1; Richards-3-5-6-2; Kikuchi-19-13-21-9
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsMayza 1-0; Romano 1-2; Hicks 1-0; Richards 0-1; Kikuchi 4-2
- Game ScoresY Kikuchi 64
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | TOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Blanco homered to left (355 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6th | Bichette doubled to right, Kiermaier scored. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7th | Loftin tripled to right, Fermin scored. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 7th | Bichette singled to left, Heineman scored, Springer to third. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 7th | Guerrero Jr. doubled to left, Bichette scored and Springer scored. | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7th | Clement singled to right, Guerrero Jr. scored, Clement to second, Schneider to third. | 2 | 5 | ||
| 8th | Olivares grounded into fielder's choice to third, Witt Jr. scored, Perez out at second. | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9th | Perez singled to left, Isbel scored, Garcia to second. | 4 | 5 | ||
TOR wins 3-0
Game Information
Rogers Centre
12:07 AM, 9 September 2023
Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 26,493
Game Time:3:10
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Ben May
- First Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
- Second Base Umpire - Chris Segal
- Third Base Umpire - CB Bucknor
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 |

