Blue Jays 9-3 Royals (6 Jun, 2009) Play-by-Play

Toronto Blue Jays

31-26, 20-9 home


KC
TOR

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	5	3
1	1	4	0	1	0	0	2	-	9	10	0

R. Romero3-2

7.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 5 K, 2 BB

Z. Greinke8-2

5.0 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- R. Romero pitching for TOR
  KC
  TOR
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Ball
  4
  Strike Swinging
  5
  Foul Ball
  6
  Foul Ball
  7
  Foul Ball
  8
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 1st
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  TOR
- V Wells singled to right, M Scutaro scored, V Wells to second on error by right fielder J Guillen.
  0
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 2nd
- R. Romero pitching for TOR
  KC
  TOR
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 2nd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  TOR
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- R. Romero pitching for TOR
  KC
  TOR
- C Crisp walked, M Olivo to third on passed ball.
  0
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 3rd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  TOR
- A Rios to third on wild pitch by Z Greinke.
  0
  3
- 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- R. Romero pitching for TOR
  KC
  TOR
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 4th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  TOR
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- R. Romero pitching for TOR
  KC
  TOR
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 5th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  TOR
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- R. Romero pitching for TOR
  KC
  TOR
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 6th
- H. Ramirez pitching for KC
  KC
  TOR
- A Hill grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Scutaro safe at second on throwing error by third baseman M Teahen.
  0
  7
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 7th
- R. Romero pitching for TOR
  KC
  TOR
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 7th
- H. Ramirez pitching for KC
  KC
  TOR
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Frasor pitching for TOR
  KC
  TOR
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 8th
- J. Cruz pitching for KC
  KC
  TOR
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- S. Downs pitching for TOR
  KC
  TOR
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
3
Blue Jays
9

Game 1

6/6

Royals
6
Blue Jays
2

Game 2

6/6

Royals
0
Blue Jays
4

Game 3

7/6

Rogers Centre

12:07 AM, 6 June 2009

Toronto, Ontario

Attendance: 15,435

Game Time:2:27

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mark Carlson
First Base Umpire - Tim Tschida
Second Base Umpire - Bob Davidson
Third Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	94	68	.580	-	W1
Baltimore	91	71	.562	3	W3
Boston	81	81	.500	13	W1
Tampa Bay	80	82	.494	14	L1
Toronto	74	88	.457	20	L3

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Kansas City Royals

Toronto Blue Jays

R. Romero3-2

Z. Greinke8-2

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Ball
4 Strike Swinging
5 Foul Ball
6 Foul Ball
7 Foul Ball
8 Strike Swinging