Royals 9-5 Blue Jays (4 Apr, 2023) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

1-3, 1-3 home


TOR
KC

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

B. Singer1-0

5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 K, 3 BB

J. Berrios0-1

5.2 IP, 9 H, 8 ER, 7 K, 2 BB

Blue JaysTop 1st
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Sinker 95
  2
  Ball
  Slider 86
  3
  Ground Out
  Sinker 95
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Berrios pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 2nd
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Berrios pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 3rd
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Berrios pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- Witt Jr. stole second.
  0
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 4th
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Berrios pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 5th
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Berrios pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 6th
- R. Yarbrough pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- Guerrero Jr. stole third.
  1
  7
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Berrios pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- Lopez stole second.
  1
  7
- Z. Pop pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 7th
- R. Yarbrough pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- J. Cuas pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- Z. Pop pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 8th
- D. Coleman pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- Chapman scored on Coleman wild pitch, Biggio to second on wild pitch by Coleman.
  4
  9
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- A. Cimber pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 9th
- T. Clarke pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- Lukes ran for Kirk
  5
  9
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Sinker	95
2 Ball	Slider	86
3 Ground Out	Sinker	95

Blue Jays
5
Royals
9

Game 1

4/4

Blue Jays
4
Royals
1

Game 2

5/4

Blue Jays
3
Royals
0

Game 3

6/4

Blue Jays
6
Royals
3

Game 4

6/4

Kauffman Stadium

12:40 AM, 4 April 2023

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 10,810

Game Time:2:37

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Adam Hamari
First Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
Second Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza
Third Base Umpire - Manny Gonzalez

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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