Blue Jays 11-3 Royals (17 Apr, 2018) Play-by-Play

Toronto Blue Jays

10-5, 5-3 home


KC
TOR

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	2
2	0	0	0	3	6	0	0	-	11	13	0

J. Garcia2-0

5.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

E. Skoglund0-2

5.0 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 6 K, 1 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Garcia pitching for TOR
  KC
  TOR
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 89
  2
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 89
  3
  Strike Looking
  Two-seam FB 90
  4
  Strike Swinging
  Slider 81
- Merrifield picked off and caught stealing second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 1st
- E. Skoglund pitching for KC
  KC
  TOR
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Garcia pitching for TOR
  KC
  TOR
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 2nd
- E. Skoglund pitching for KC
  KC
  TOR
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Garcia pitching for TOR
  KC
  TOR
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 3rd
- E. Skoglund pitching for KC
  KC
  TOR
- Smoak safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Escobar.
  3
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Garcia pitching for TOR
  KC
  TOR
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 4th
- E. Skoglund pitching for KC
  KC
  TOR
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Garcia pitching for TOR
  KC
  TOR
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 5th
- E. Skoglund pitching for KC
  KC
  TOR
- 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- S. Oh pitching for TOR
  KC
  TOR
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 6th
- B. Boyer pitching for KC
  KC
  TOR
- Pillar safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Cuthbert, Pillar safe at second on error.
  3
  5
- Granderson hit for Pearce
  3
  8
- B. Smith pitching for KC
  KC
  TOR
- 6 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 7th
- A. Loup pitching for TOR
  KC
  TOR
- Granderson as designated hitter.
  3
  11
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 7th
- B. Smith pitching for KC
  KC
  TOR
- Goins at shortstop.
  3
  11
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Axford pitching for TOR
  KC
  TOR
- Ngoepe at third base.
  3
  11
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysBottom 8th
- B. Smith pitching for KC
  KC
  TOR
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Axford pitching for TOR
  KC
  TOR
- Almonte hit for Jay
  3
  11
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	89
2 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	89
3 Strike Looking	Two-seam FB	90
4 Strike Swinging	Slider	81

Regular Season Series

TOR leads 1-0

Royals
-
Blue Jays
-

Game 1

17/4

Royals
3
Blue Jays
11

Game 1

17/4

Royals
4
Blue Jays
5

Game 2

18/4

Royals
5
Blue Jays
15

Game 3

18/4

Blue Jays
1
Royals
3

Game 4

14/8

Blue Jays
6
Royals
5

Game 5

15/8

Blue Jays
6
Royals
5

Game 6

16/8

Blue Jays
2
Royals
6

Game 7

17/8

Rogers Centre

8:07 PM, 17 April 2018

Toronto, Ontario

Game Time:2:56

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ed Hickox
First Base Umpire - Jansen Visconti
Second Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
Third Base Umpire - Gabe Morales

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	44	26	.629	-	L3
Minnesota	41	32	.562	4.5	W6
Kansas City	41	33	.554	5	L2
Detroit	34	39	.466	11.5	L3
Chicago	20	54	.270	26	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	51	24	.680	-	W1
Baltimore	47	25	.653	2.5	L1
Boston	39	35	.527	11.5	W4
Toronto	35	38	.479	15	L2
Tampa Bay	34	39	.466	16	L1

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Sal Frelick robs Taylor Ward of a tying home run to end the Brewers' 6-3 win over the Angels

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Kansas City Royals

Toronto Blue Jays

J. Garcia2-0

E. Skoglund0-2

Regular Season Series

TOR leads 1-0

Game Information

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MLB News

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