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5
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2
Sunday, April 27, 2008 1:11PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 13,998, Time of Game: 2:44
Blue Jays
5
11-15
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 3½ GB
 at Royals
2
11-14
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 3½ GB
W: Jesse Litsch (3-1)
L: Gil Meche (1-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       2  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  2    5 12  3
Royals          0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  6  1

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alexis Rios RF 5 3 4 0 0 0 .330 .899 21 13 0.164 0.93 0.196 -0.032 2.0 0 0 3B,2B
Lyle Overbay 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .274 .753 22 14 0.011 0.92 0.092 -0.081 0.6 13 0
Scott Rolen 3B 5 1 2 2 0 0 .364 1.280 25 14 0.163 0.88 0.236 -0.072 1.0 0 0 HR
Matt Stairs DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 .309 .807 27 14 -0.038 0.72 0.034 -0.072 -0.6
Vernon Wells CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .265 .742 11 7 -0.031 0.93 0.089 -0.120 -0.5 4 0 CS
Aaron Hill 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .284 .745 12 8 -0.044 0.88 0.042 -0.087 -0.2 2 6
Adam Lind LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .125 18 11 -0.091 1.05 0.024 -0.115 -1.1 1 0
Rod Barajas C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .189 .574 16 11 -0.041 1.01 0.038 -0.079 -0.4 3 4
John McDonald SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .508 19 13 -0.052 0.99 0.033 -0.085 -0.4 4 5 2B
Jesse Litsch P
   B.J. Ryan P
   Jesse Carlson P
Team Totals 38 5 12 3 2 4 .316 .850 171 105 0.041 0.92 0.784 -0.743 0.3 27 15
2B: A Rios (6, off J Peralta); J McDonald (1, off J Peralta).
3B: A Rios (1, off G Meche).
HR: S Rolen (1, off G Meche; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
TB: A Rios 7; S Rolen 5; A Hill 2; J McDonald 2; V Wells; L Overbay; R Barajas.
RBI: S Rolen 2 (4); L Overbay (7).
2-out RBI: S Rolen.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 3. A Hill-J McDonald-L Overbay; R Barajas-J McDonald; J McDonald-A Hill-L Overbay.
E: J Litsch 2 (); V Wells (2).
Baserunning
CS: V Wells (1, 2nd base by J Peralta/M Olivo).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus CF 4 0 1 2 0 0 .351 .823 13 7 0.048 1.41 0.145 -0.097 0.7 3 0
Alberto Callaspo 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .351 .847 14 9 -0.012 1.06 0.074 -0.086 -0.1 4 2 CS
Alex Gordon 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .290 .794 16 13 -0.178 1.34 0.000 -0.178 -1.6 0 2 GDP
Jose Guillen LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .177 .525 14 9 -0.107 1.03 0.000 -0.107 -0.8 3 0
Mark Teahen RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .261 .727 10 5 0.017 0.96 0.054 -0.037 -0.1 4 0
Billy Butler DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .695 10 7 -0.064 1.17 0.000 -0.064 -0.4
Miguel Olivo C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .879 12 10 -0.136 1.67 0.000 -0.136 -0.8 4 1
Ross Gload 1B 3 1 2 0 0 0 .300 .684 10 6 0.003 1.40 0.068 -0.064 0.3 8 1
Tony Pena SS 3 1 0 0 0 1 .149 .365 11 10 -0.028 1.69 0.098 -0.126 0.2 0 1 GDP
Gil Meche P 2
   Joel Peralta P 1
   Jimmy Gobble P
Team Totals 31 2 6 2 0 5 .194 .387 110 76 -0.457 1.29 0.439 -0.895 -2.7 27 9
TB: A Callaspo 2; R Gload 2; M Teahen; D DeJesus.
GIDP: A Gordon (2); T Pena (1).
RBI: D DeJesus 2 (9).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Gload.
E: T Pena (3).
Baserunning
CS: A Callaspo (1, 2nd base by J Litsch/R Barajas).

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jesse Litsch, W (3-1) 7 5 2 1 0 4 0 4.85 25 93 62 39 12 11 10 11 5 0 65 0.269 1.25 1.7
B.J. Ryan, H (1) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 9 7 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.145 1.88 0.5
Jesse Carlson, S (1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.42 3 8 7 3 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.044 1.02 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 2 1 0 5 0 1.00 31 110 76 47 15 14 12 14 6 0 65 0 0 0.458 0.92 2.7

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gil Meche, L (1-4) 6.2 9 3 3 1 3 1 7.22 29 129 80 50 7 23 7 18 7 0 46 -0.022 0.90 0.2
Joel Peralta 1.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 6.00 8 31 17 14 0 3 2 5 2 0 2 0 0.040 1.19 0.1
Jimmy Gobble 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.40 3 11 8 5 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 -0.060 0.41 -0.6
Team Totals 9 12 5 5 2 4 1 5.00 40 171 105 69 7 29 10 24 9 0 46 4 2 -0.042 1.29 -0.3
Balks: None.
WP: G Meche (2); J Gobble (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Miller, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Jerry Meals.
Time of Game: 2:44.
Attendance: 13,998.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 52° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Toronto Blue Jays         Kansas City Royals
1 Alexis Rios RF 1 David DeJesus CF
2 Lyle Overbay 1B 2 Alberto Callaspo 2B
3 Scott Rolen 3B 3 Alex Gordon 3B
4 Matt Stairs DH 4 Jose Guillen LF
5 Vernon Wells CF 5 Mark Teahen RF
6 Aaron Hill 2B 6 Billy Butler DH
7 Adam Lind LF 7 Miguel Olivo C
8 Rod Barajas C 8 Ross Gload 1B
9 John McDonald SS 9 Tony Pena SS
Jesse Litsch P Gil Meche P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-2 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RR KCR D. DeJesus J. Litsch -14% 42% Single to CF (Line Drive); Gload Scores; Pena Scores/unER; DeJesus to 2B/Adv on E8
t5 2-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  R TOR S. Rolen G. Meche 14% 61% Single to LF (Line Drive); Rios Scores
b3 0-2 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  KCR T. Pena J. Litsch -10% 57% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Gload to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw); Pena to 2B
t1 1-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  R TOR S. Rolen G. Meche 9% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t8 3-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  TOR V. Wells J. Peralta 9% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Stairs to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Gil Meche facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TOR A. Rios G. Meche 9% 59% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t1 0-0 0 --3 4,(0-2)  R TOR L. Overbay G. Meche 1% 60% Wild Pitch; Rios Scores
t1 1-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O TOR L. Overbay G. Meche -2% 58% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t1 1-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  R TOR S. Rolen G. Meche 9% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t1 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR M. Stairs G. Meche -1% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 2-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O TOR V. Wells G. Meche -1% 65% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Jesse Litsch facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus J. Litsch 2% 67% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b1 0-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR A. Callaspo J. Litsch -3% 64% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b1 0-2 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  OO KCR A. Gordon J. Litsch 5% 70% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Callaspo Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Gil Meche facing 6-7-8
t2 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TOR A. Hill G. Meche 3% 72% Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t2 2-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO TOR A. Lind G. Meche -6% 67% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Hill out at 1B/1B
t2 2-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O TOR R. Barajas G. Meche -1% 66% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Jesse Litsch facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR J. Guillen J. Litsch 3% 68% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b2 0-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Teahen J. Litsch 2% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR B. Butler J. Litsch 1% 71% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Gil Meche facing 9-1-2
t3 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TOR J. McDonald G. Meche -2% 69% Groundout: P-3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t3 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  TOR A. Rios G. Meche 2% 71% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t3 2-0 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O TOR L. Overbay G. Meche -2% 69% Strikeout Swinging
t3 2-0 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TOR S. Rolen G. Meche -2% 67% Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Blue Jays' Jesse Litsch facing 7-8-9
b3 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Olivo J. Litsch 3% 70% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b3 0-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR R. Gload J. Litsch -3% 67% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b3 0-2 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  KCR T. Pena J. Litsch -10% 57% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Gload to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw); Pena to 2B
b3 0-2 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RR KCR D. DeJesus J. Litsch -14% 42% Single to CF (Line Drive); Gload Scores; Pena Scores/unER; DeJesus to 2B/Adv on E8
b3 2-2 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O KCR A. Callaspo J. Litsch 3% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B; DeJesus to 3B
b3 2-2 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O KCR A. Gordon J. Litsch 4% 50% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 2.
Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Gil Meche facing 4-5-6
t4 2-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TOR M. Stairs G. Meche -3% 47% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t4 2-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O TOR V. Wells G. Meche -2% 45% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t4 2-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  TOR A. Hill G. Meche 2% 47% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
t4 2-2 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  TOR A. Lind G. Meche 2% 49% Walk; Hill to 2B
t4 2-2 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O TOR R. Barajas G. Meche -5% 44% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Blue Jays' Jesse Litsch facing 4-5-6
b4 2-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR J. Guillen J. Litsch 3% 47% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b4 2-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Teahen J. Litsch 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR B. Butler J. Litsch 1% 50% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Royals 2.
Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Royals' Gil Meche facing 9-1-2
t5 2-2 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O TOR J. McDonald G. Meche -3% 47% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t5 2-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  TOR A. Rios G. Meche 3% 50% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t5 2-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O TOR L. Overbay G. Meche -4% 46% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
t5 2-2 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  R TOR S. Rolen G. Meche 14% 61% Single to LF (Line Drive); Rios Scores
t5 3-2 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O TOR M. Stairs G. Meche -3% 58% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Blue Jays' Jesse Litsch facing 7-8-9
b5 2-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR M. Olivo J. Litsch 3% 62% Strikeout Swinging
b5 2-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR R. Gload J. Litsch -4% 58% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b5 2-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO KCR T. Pena J. Litsch 8% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Royals 2.
Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Gil Meche facing 5-6-7
t6 3-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TOR V. Wells G. Meche -3% 63% Groundout: P-1B
t6 3-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O TOR A. Hill G. Meche -2% 61% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t6 3-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O TOR A. Lind G. Meche -1% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Blue Jays' Jesse Litsch facing 1-2-3
b6 2-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus J. Litsch 4% 64% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
b6 2-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Callaspo J. Litsch 3% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
b6 2-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR A. Gordon J. Litsch 2% 69% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Royals 2.
Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Gil Meche facing 8-9-1
t7 3-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  TOR R. Barajas G. Meche 4% 73% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t7 3-2 0 1-- 7,(2-2)  O TOR J. McDonald G. Meche -4% 69% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t7 3-2 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O TOR A. Rios G. Meche -3% 66% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t7 3-2 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  TOR L. Overbay G. Meche 2% 68% Single to LF (Line Drive); Barajas to 2B
Joel Peralta replaces Gil Meche pitching
t7 3-2 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O TOR S. Rolen J. Peralta -5% 63% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Blue Jays' Jesse Litsch facing 4-5-6
b7 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Guillen J. Litsch 5% 68% Flyball: CF
b7 2-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR M. Teahen J. Litsch -5% 63% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b7 2-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Butler J. Litsch 4% 67% Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Teahen to 2B
b7 2-3 2 -2- 4,(0-2)  O KCR M. Olivo J. Litsch 7% 74% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Royals 2.
Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Joel Peralta facing 4-5-6
t8 3-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TOR M. Stairs J. Peralta 3% 78% Walk
t8 3-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  TOR V. Wells J. Peralta 9% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Stairs to 3B
t8 3-2 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  O TOR A. Hill J. Peralta -7% 80% Wells Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t8 3-2 1 --3 5,(2-2)  O TOR A. Hill J. Peralta -7% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
t8 3-2 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O TOR A. Lind J. Peralta -4% 69% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Blue Jays' B.J. Ryan facing 8-9-1
B.J. Ryan replaces Jesse Litsch pitching
b8 2-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR R. Gload B. Ryan 6% 75% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b8 2-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR T. Pena B. Ryan 5% 80% Strikeout Swinging
b8 2-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR D. DeJesus B. Ryan 3% 83% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Royals 2.
Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Joel Peralta facing 8-9-1
t9 3-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TOR R. Barajas J. Peralta -2% 82% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t9 3-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  TOR J. McDonald J. Peralta 3% 85% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t9 3-2 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  TOR A. Rios J. Peralta 5% 90% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); McDonald to 3B
Jimmy Gobble replaces Joel Peralta pitching
t9 3-2 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RR TOR L. Overbay J. Gobble 7% 97% Fielder's Choice SS; McDonald Scores; Rios Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)
t9 5-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TOR S. Rolen J. Gobble -0% 96% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t9 5-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  TOR M. Stairs J. Gobble 0% 96% Wild Pitch; Overbay to 2B
t9 5-2 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  O TOR M. Stairs J. Gobble -1% 96% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Blue Jays' Jesse Carlson facing 2-3-4
Jesse Carlson replaces B.J. Ryan pitching
b9 2-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR A. Callaspo J. Carlson -5% 91% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b9 2-5 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO KCR A. Gordon J. Carlson 9% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b9 2-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Guillen J. Carlson 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 2.

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