KC 15, TOR 5 | Sep 20, 2017 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, September 20, 2017•Rogers Centre•71°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

TOR

Blue Jays

Final

WIN

Jakob Junis

LOSS

Brett Anderson

The Royals cruised past the Blue Jays 15-5 in a dominant performance.

★Salvador Perez3 RBI

★Whit Merrifield3-for-5, 2 RBI

★Mike Moustakas3-for-4, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 9: Raffy Lopez homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.

Weather: 71°F, Partly CloudyWind: 5 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 11:07 PM UTCT: 3:01Att: 33,050Venue: Rogers Centre

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92.0%B

11 missed calls

+10.8% TOR

+0.22 runs KC

Win Probability

TOR WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	1	8	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	15	18	1
TOR	0	0	0	0	0	0	4

Game 492369 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Ramón Torres2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.236/.286/.278	84.3	.013	.012
Paulo OrlandoCF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.167/.189/.181	94.9	.204	.186
Jorge SolerRF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.147/.250/.263	86.7	.013	.012
Brandon Moss1B	2	0	1	0	0	1	.210/.285/.444	108.5	.713	.836
Drew ButeraC	2	1	1	0	0	1	.243/.290/.342	97.9	.867	.789
Cheslor Cuthbert3B	1	1	1	0	0	0	.235/.282/.333	106.6	.947	.958
Jorge BonifacioDH	5	1	2	1	0	2	.252/.316/.425	107.7	.391	.490
Adalberto MondesiSS	1	0	1	1	0	0	.160/.208/.220	100.4	.880	.872
Terrance GoreLF	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000/.333/.000	68.8	-	-
Bench
Whit Merrifield2B	5	3	3	2	0	1	.290/.330/.468	102.2	.454	.631
Lorenzo CainCF	3	1	1	0	1	0	.301/.364/.443
Totals	44	15	18	14	5	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Perez (2nd off Santos, 1 on, 1 out); Merrifield (6th off Ramírez, 0 on, 0 out); Moustakas (6th off Ramírez, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Moustakas; Bonifacio; Cabrera; Hosmer

TB:31

RBI:Mondesi; Perez 3; Merrifield 2; Moustakas; Bonifacio; Escobar 2; Cabrera 2; Hosmer 2

SB:Cain; Merrifield 2; Gordon

SF:Cabrera

Team LOB:8

Toronto Blue Jays

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Ezequiel CarreraLF	5	0	0	0	0	3	.284/.356/.414	95.1	.088

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jakob JunisW	6.1	3	4	2	2	3	0	83-51	86.8	4.05
Ryan Buchter	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-7	90.7	3.10
Sam Gaviglio	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	21-13	87.7	4.30
Kelvin Herrera	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	16-9	94.2	4.64
Totals	9.0	6	5	3	2	5	1	129-80	-	-

HBP:Barney (by Buchter)

Inherited runners-scored:Buchter 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Junis 83-51; Buchter 9-7; Gaviglio 21-13; Herrera 16-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Junis 5-12; Buchter 0-2; Gaviglio 1-1; Herrera 2-0

Toronto Blue Jays

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brett AndersonL	1.1	7	8	8	2	1	0	38-26	85.8	7.15

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • KC

1-0

Melky Cabrera out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jose Bautista. Whit Merrifield scores. Lorenzo Cain to 3rd.

EV: 79.2 mph269 ftLA: 41°

Top 2 • KC

9-0

Salvador Perez homers (26) on a fly ball to left center field. Eric Hosmer scores.

EV: 98.9 mph💣 386 ftLA: 33°

7-0

Eric Hosmer doubles (30) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ezequiel Carrera. Whit Merrifield scores. Melky Cabrera scores.

EV: 102.3 mph364 ftLA: 20°

5-0

Melky Cabrera walks.

4-0

Whit Merrifield singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ezequiel Carrera, deflected by third baseman Josh Donaldson. Alcides Escobar scores. Alex Gordon to 2nd.

EV: 99.7 mph27 ftLA: -3°

3-0

Alcides Escobar singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Ezequiel Carrera. Mike Moustakas scores. Jorge Bonifacio scores.

EV: 100.6 mph167 ftLA: 9°

Top 6 • KC

13-0

Mike Moustakas homers (37) on a line drive to right field.

EV: 96.3 mph💣 364 ftLA: 24°

12-0

Salvador Perez grounds out, second baseman Darwin Barney to first baseman Justin Smoak. Melky Cabrera scores.

EV: 66.5 mph61 ftLA: 6°

11-0

Melky Cabrera doubles (28) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jose Bautista. Lorenzo Cain scores.

EV: 109.0 mph320 ftLA: 10°

10-0

Whit Merrifield homers (18) on a line drive to left field.

EV: 102.2 mph💣 417 ftLA: 27°

Bot 7 • TOR

13-2

Teoscar Hernandez doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Paulo Orlando. Rob Refsnyder scores. Michael Saunders scores. Miguel Montero to 3rd.

EV: 105.3 mph343 ftLA: 16°

13-3

Raffy Lopez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jorge Soler. Miguel Montero scores. Teoscar Hernandez to 3rd.

EV: 87.9 mph334 ftLA: 28°

13-4

Royals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Ryan Goins out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Terrance Gore. Teoscar Hernandez scores.

EV: 71.2 mph239 ftLA: 32°

Top 8 • KC

15-4

Adalberto Mondesi singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Teoscar Hernandez. Cheslor Cuthbert scores. Jorge Bonifacio to 2nd.

EV: 100.4 mph255 ftLA: 13°

14-4

Jorge Bonifacio singles on a ground ball to right fielder Michael Saunders. Drew Butera scores. Cheslor Cuthbert to 3rd.

EV: 94.3 mph32 ftLA: -1°

Bot 9 • TOR

15-5

Raffy Lopez homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 99.6 mph💣 394 ftLA: 28°

Inherited runners-scored:Santos 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Anderson 38-26; Santos 32-22; Loup 8-6; Koehler 9-7; Ramírez 22-12; Barnes 17-10; Mayza 32-22; Campos 14-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Anderson 1-2; Santos 0-4; Loup 1-1; Koehler 1-1; Ramírez 2-0; Barnes 1-2; Mayza 0-1; Campos 0-2

Bench
Josh Donaldson3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.266/.387/.550	100.7	.071	.064
Justin Smoak1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.277/.359/.547	94.3	.250	.244
José BautistaRF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.205/.311/.371	104	.421	.426
Kendrys MoralesDH	1	0	0	0	1	0	.249/.306/.448	93.5	.240	.360
Kevin PillarCF	2	0	1	0	0	0	.259/.304/.413	92.2	.150	.155
Russell MartinC	2	0	0	0	0	0	.222/.349/.382	102	.324	.462
Brett AndersonP							.143/.250/.143	-	-	-
Luis SantosP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Aaron LoupP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tom KoehlerP							.048/.048/.048	-	-	-
Carlos RamírezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Danny BarnesP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tim MayzaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Leonel CamposP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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