Blue Jays 4-1 Royals (5 Apr, 2023) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

1-4, 1-4 home


TOR
KC

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

Blue JaysTop 1st
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Curve 81
  2
  Pop Out
  Changeup 83
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- Y. Kikuchi pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 2nd
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- Y. Kikuchi pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- Duffy to second on wild pitch by Kikuchi.
  0
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 3rd
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- Y. Kikuchi pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 4th
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- Merrifield scored on Bubic wild pitch.
  2
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- Y. Kikuchi pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 5th
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- Y. Kikuchi pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 6th
- C. Hernandez pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- Y. Garcia pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 7th
- C. Hernandez pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- Y. Garcia pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- Pasquantino hit for Dozier
  3
  1
- T. Mayza pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 8th
- A. Garrett pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- Pasquantino at first base.
  3
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- T. Mayza pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- E. Swanson pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Blue JaysTop 9th
- A. Chapman pitching for KC
  TOR
  KC
- Springer stole second.
  4
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- J. Romano pitching for TOR
  TOR
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Curve	81
2 Pop Out	Changeup	83

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, 5 April 2023

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 12,123

Game Time:2:32

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

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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Toronto Blue Jays

Kansas City Royals

Y. Kikuchi1-0

K. Bubic0-1

J. Romano2

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