KC 4, TOR 5 | Sep 8, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Friday, September 8, 2023•Rogers Centre•68°F, Cloudy

Royals

TOR

Blue Jays

Final

WIN

Chad Green

LOSS

Carlos Hernández

SAVE

Jordan Romano

The Blue Jays edged the Royals 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Salvador Perez3-for-5, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubles (28) on a line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. George Springer scores. Bo Bichette scores.

Weather: 68°F, CloudyWind: 15 mph, In From CFFirst pitch: 11:07 PM UTCT: 3:10Att: 26,493Venue: Rogers Centre

Ump Audit

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93.4%B

12 missed calls

+15.8% KC

+0.24 runs TOR

Win Probability

TOR WinKC Win

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

Game 716673 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel Garcia3B	4	0	0	0	1	2	.280/.326/.379	104.2	.453	.447
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	1	1	0	1	2	.273/.313/.496	108.7	.325	.521
Salvador Perez1B	5	0	3	1	0	1	.249/.289/.418	98.7	.523	.497
Edward OlivaresLF	2	0	0	1	0	0	.256/.307/.438	89.9	.069	.083
Drew WatersDH	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236/.307/.391	-	-	-
Freddy FerminC	3	1	2	0	1	0	.281/.321/.461	98.8	.350	.342
Nick Loftin2B	4	0	1	1	0	1	.368/.478/.632	96	.156	.155
Kyle IsbelCF	2	1	0	0	2	2	.230/.266/.371	86.9	-	-
Dairon BlancoRF	4	1	1	1	0	3	.238/.310/.429	96.5	.245	.417
Bench
MJ MelendezLF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.237/.309/.398	94.7	.087	.157
Nelson VelázquezDH	3	0	1	0	1	1	.252/.310/.636
Totals	34	4	9	4	6	13	-	-	-	-

HR:Blanco (3rd off Kikuchi, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Jr.

3B:Loftin

TB:15

RBI:Perez; Olivares; Loftin; Blanco

SB:Isbel

GIDP:Fermin; Perez

Team LOB:9

Toronto Blue Jays

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
George SpringerRF	3	1	0	0	1	1	.258/.332/.400	77.2	.037

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Collin Snider	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	20-13	92.1	3.55
Alec Marsh	4.0	3	1	1	2	6	65-40	88.7	5.95
Austin CoxH	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	10-6	82.4	4.54
Carlos HernándezLBS	0.1	2	3	3	2	0	20-8	92.4	4.81
Tucker Davidson	1.1	2	0	0	0	1	27-19	85.1	6.46
Totals	8.0	9	5	5	5	9	142-86	-	-

WP:Hernández 2; Davidson

Inherited runners-scored:Hernández 1-1; Davidson 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Snider 20-13; Marsh 65-40; Cox 10-6; Hernández 20-8; Davidson 27-19

Groundouts-flyouts:Snider 3-1; Marsh 3-3; Cox 0-0; Hernández 0-1; Davidson 2-1

Toronto Blue Jays

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Yusei Kikuchi	5.0	3	1	1	1	8	1	88-62	89.5	3.57

Game Notes

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T8Replay review: Blue Jays challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Edward Olivares grounds into a force out, third baseman Santiago Espinal to second baseman Ernie Clement. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Salvador Perez out at 2nd. Edward Olivares to 1st.

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B8George Springer reaches on catcher interference by Freddy Fermin. Kevin Kiermaier to 2nd. George Springer to 1st.

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B7Wild pitch by Carlos Hernández

Top 3 • KC

1-0

Dairon Blanco homers (2) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 96.5 mph💣 355 ftLA: 26°

Bot 6 • TOR

1-1

Bo Bichette doubles (27) on a ground ball to right fielder Dairon Blanco. Kevin Kiermaier scores.

EV: 97.2 mph48 ftLA: -1°

Top 7 • KC

2-1

Nick Loftin triples (1) on a fly ball to right fielder George Springer. Freddy Fermin scores.

EV: 91.3 mph317 ftLA: 31°

Bot 7 • TOR

2-2

Bo Bichette singles on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Tyler Heineman scores. George Springer to 3rd.

EV: 107.7 mph88 ftLA: 3°

2-4

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubles (28) on a line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. George Springer scores. Bo Bichette scores.

EV: 97.9 mph367 ftLA: 22°

2-5

Ernie Clement singles on a line drive to right fielder Dairon Blanco. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Davis Schneider to 3rd. Ernie Clement to 2nd.

EV: 82.4 mph234 ftLA: 17°

Top 8 • KC

3-5

Blue Jays challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Edward Olivares grounds into a force out, third baseman Santiago Espinal to second baseman Ernie Clement. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Salvador Perez out at 2nd. Edward Olivares to 1st.

EV: 67.4 mph5 ftLA: -29°

Top 9 • KC

4-5

Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Kyle Isbel scores. Maikel Garcia to 2nd.

EV: 77.5 mph191 ftLA: 15°

Inherited runners-scored:Green 2-0; Mayza 2-1; Romano 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Kikuchi 88-62; Hicks 11-5; Richards 28-17; Green 13-8; Mayza 10-4; Romano 29-18

Groundouts-flyouts:Kikuchi 4-2; Hicks 1-0; Richards 0-1; Green 0-0; Mayza 1-0; Romano 1-2

Bench
Cavan Biggio3B	1	0	0	0	2	1	.222/.327/.367	30.8	-	-
Daulton VarshoLF	2	0	0	0	0	2	.220/.286/.371	75.7	-	-
Alejandro KirkC	3	0	1	0	0	1	.256/.339/.359	89.3	.080	.074
Yusei KikuchiP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jordan HicksP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Trevor RichardsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chad GreenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tim MayzaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jordan RomanoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-