Blue Jays 5-1 Royals (17 Apr, 2021) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

7-5, 5-3 home


TOR
KC

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

S. Matz3-0

6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 2 BB

M. Minor1-1

5.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 0 BB

Blue JaysTop 1st
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 90
  2
  Ball
  Slider 88
  3
  Foul Ball
  Slider 87
  4
  Ball
  Knuckle Curve 81
  5
  Ball
  Changeup 87
  6
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 91
  7
  Strike Swinging
  Slider 87
- Gurriel Jr. to third on wild pitch by Minor.
  2
  0
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- S. Matz pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 2nd
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- S. Matz pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 3rd
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- S. Matz pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 4th
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- Gurriel Jr. to second on wild pitch by Minor.
  2
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- S. Matz pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 5th
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- S. Matz pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 6th
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- W. Davis pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- S. Matz pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- Benintendi to third on wild pitch by Matz.
  4
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 7th
- W. Davis pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- Davis stole second.
  4
  1
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- R. Dolis pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	90
2 Ball	Slider	88
3 Foul Ball	Slider	87
4 Ball	Knuckle Curve	81
5 Ball	Changeup	87
6 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	91
7 Strike Swinging	Slider	87

Blue Jays
5
Royals
7

Game 1

16/4

Blue Jays
-
Royals
-

Game 2

17/4

Blue Jays
5
Royals
1

Game 2

17/4

Blue Jays
2
Royals
3

Game 3

17/4

Blue Jays
0
Royals
2

Game 4

18/4

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 17 April 2021

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 9,048

Game Time:2:10

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chris Guccione
First Base Umpire - Clint Vondrak
Second Base Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
Third Base Umpire - Roberto Ortiz

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

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

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