TOR 4, KC 8 | Jun 8, 2022 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, June 8, 2022•Kauffman Stadium•76°F, Partly Cloudy

TOR

Blue Jays

Royals

Final

WIN

Brady Singer

LOSS

Trevor Richards

The Royals defeated the Blue Jays 8-4.

★Carlos Santana4-for-4, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Whit Merrifield doubles (12) on a line drive to center fielder George Springer. Michael A. Taylor scores.

Weather: 76°F, Partly CloudyWind: 13 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 3:26Att: 12,196Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Sean Barber

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93.0%B

13 missed calls

+4.8% KC

+0.84 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinTOR Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TOR	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	12	1
KC	3	0	0	2	1	1	1

Game 662679 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Toronto Blue Jays

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
George SpringerCF	5	0	2	0	0	0	.271/.342/.510	106.6	.219	.201
Bo BichetteSS	5	0	2	0	0	1	.262/.312/.438	108.9	.317	.315
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.DH	5	0	0	1	0	1	.243/.335/.465	101.9	.225	.297
Santiago Espinal2B	5	0	1	0	0	1	.290/.346/.451	103.6	.196	.179
Raimel TapiaRF	4	1	1	1	0	1	.242/.273/.331	106.3	.647	.979
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.253/.315/.348	97.2	.368	.425
Matt Chapman3B	3	0	1	0	1	1	.222/.312/.381	88.4	.309	.283
Zack CollinsC	4	2	2	1	0	1	.212/.288/.455	103.9	.309	.541
Cavan Biggio1B	4	1	2	0	0	0	.184/.344/.245	101.3	.316	.326
Bench
Yusei KikuchiP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Trent ThorntonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	39	4	12	3	1	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Tapia (2nd off Singer, 0 on, 1 out); Collins (3rd off Singer, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Collins

TB:19

RBI:Collins; Jr.; Tapia

Team LOB:9

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit MerrifieldRF	5	0	2	1	0	1	.221/.261/.314	97.9	.323

Pitching

Toronto Blue Jays

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Yusei Kikuchi	0.2	2	3	3	4	2	45-24	92.1	4.44
Trent Thornton	2.1	3	0	0	0	3	23-19	85.6	3.05
Trevor RichardsL	1.1	4	3	3	1	1	36-22	87.6	5.68
Matt Gage	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	14-7	89.1	0.00
Adam Cimber	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	25-14	83.7	2.55
Julian Merryweather	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	17-11	94.1	6.11
Andrew Vasquez	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	83.9	8.10
Yimi García	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	14-10	89.9	2.82
Totals	8.0	13	8	8	6	9	179-111	-	-

HBP:Taylor (by Merryweather)

Inherited runners-scored:Thornton 3-0; Gage 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Kikuchi 45-24; Thornton 23-19; Richards 36-22; Gage 14-7; Cimber 25-14; Merryweather 17-11; Vasquez 5-4; García 14-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Kikuchi 0-0; Thornton 2-2; Richards 2-0; Gage 0-2; Cimber 2-0; Merryweather 1-1; Vasquez 1-1; García 0-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brady SingerW	5.0	8	3	3	0	5	2	98-63	90.1	4.33

Game Notes

⏸️

B7Nicky Lopez out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Julian Merryweather to first baseman Cavan Biggio. Michael A. Taylor to 2nd.

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T9Replay review: Blue Jays challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: George Springer grounds into a force out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Nicky Lopez. Cavan Biggio out at 2nd. George Springer to 1st.

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T6Passed ball

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

MJ Melendez doubles (5) on a pop up to left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Andrew Benintendi scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.

EV: 66.3 mph177 ftLA: 39°

0-3

Emmanuel Rivera singles on a ground ball to left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. MJ Melendez scores. Carlos Santana to 3rd.

EV: 90.0 mph12 ftLA: -8°

Top 2 • TOR

1-3

Raimel Tapia homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 106.3 mph💣 441 ftLA: 30°

Top 3 • TOR

3-3

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out, second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Carlos Santana. Cavan Biggio scores. Bo Bichette to 2nd.

EV: 71.3 mph6 ftLA: -27°

2-3

Zack Collins homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 103.9 mph💣 414 ftLA: 33°

Bot 4 • KC

3-4

Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to center fielder George Springer. Andrew Benintendi scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.

EV: 93.8 mph45 ftLA: -1°

3-5

MJ Melendez grounds into a force out, first baseman Cavan Biggio to shortstop Bo Bichette. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Salvador Perez out at 2nd. MJ Melendez to 1st.

EV: 62.6 mph6 ftLA: -31°

Bot 5 • KC

3-6

Michael A. Taylor doubles (3) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder George Springer. Carlos Santana scores.

EV: 100.0 mph392 ftLA: 26°

Bot 6 • KC

3-7

Carlos Santana doubles (6) on a line drive to right fielder Raimel Tapia. Salvador Perez scores.

EV: 89.7 mph292 ftLA: 24°

Bot 7 • KC

3-8

Whit Merrifield doubles (12) on a line drive to center fielder George Springer. Michael A. Taylor scores.

EV: 94.9 mph279 ftLA: 17°

Top 9 • TOR

4-8

Cavan Biggio singles on a ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Zack Collins scores. Throwing error by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.

EV: 75.4 mph1 ftLA: -48°

Bench
Brady SingerP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Dylan ColemanP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jose CuasP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh StaumontP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Scott BarlowP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-