The Scorecard ·
Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals
Toronto put up four in the first and never let Kansas City back into it.
Final · Toronto Blue Jays 9, Kansas City Royals 2 · W Joe Mantiply · L Daniel Lynch IV · S Michael Lorenzen · Plate Mark Ripperger (graded)
Box score
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 0 |
| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BatemanBrett Bateman CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SpringerGeorge Springer DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| GuerreroVladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KeysSean Keys 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KirkAlejandro Kirk C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| OkamotoKazuma Okamoto 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| McAdooCharles McAdoo 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SmithJosh Smith PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| ClementErnie Clement SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| LukesNathan Lukes RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| StrawMyles Straw LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
2B: Springer, Kirk, Clement. HR: Keys.
| Kansas City Royals | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JensenCarter Jensen C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MaileLuke Maile C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WittBobby Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| TolbertTyler Tolbert SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CaglianoneJac Caglianone RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PerezSalvador Perez DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LugoMatthew Lugo PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PasquantinoVinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LoftinNick Loftin 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MasseyMichael Massey 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CollinsIsaac Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IsbelKyle Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
2B: Jensen. HR: Witt, Pasquantino.
| Toronto Blue Jays | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TaillonJameson Taillon | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MantiplyJoe MantiplyW | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FisherBraydon Fisher | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LittleBrendon Little | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| LorenzenMichael LorenzenS | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LynchDaniel Lynch IVL | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| HoffmanNolan Hoffman | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| McGeeEaston McGee | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The Blue Jays sent nine to the plate in the 1st and scored 4 — Ernie Clement's two-run double was the blow that opened it. Daniel Lynch went 5 innings, gave up 7 hits and 5 earned, and did not strike out a batter. Michael Lorenzen took the last 9 outs, a 3-inning save on 33 pitches, 27 of them strikes. Sean Keys hit his second homer of the year in the 9th.
Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals
Toronto Blue Jays
Kansas City Royals
The hit chart
Where every ball landedAll 19 hits located, and 62 balls in play with them. Coordinates are the game’s own, from the same feed the engine reads.
Reading the marks · no black boxes
Home plate: Mark Ripperger · Blue Notes for this game → · his road to the plate →Crew: 1B Shane Livensparger · 2B Dan Merzel · 3B Dan Bellino
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