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Standings
BAL
@LAA		3
2		 
(10)
TEX
@DET		3
2		 
(11)
TOR
@KCR		5
3
CLE
@OAK		1
5
CHW
@SEA		7
4
MIN
@TBR		2
6
ATL
@ARI		4
6
CIN
@CHC		4
3
LAD
@HOU		0
12
COL
@MIL		4
1
STL
@PIT		5
1
PHI
@SDP		1
6
Sunday, April 22, 2012, 1:11PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 26,891, Time of Game: 3:08
Blue Jays
5
9-6
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Royals
3
3-12
⇐ Lost 10 ⇒
W: Ricky Romero (3-0)
L: Danny Duffy (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  4  0   0  1  0    5  8  2
Royals          0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  1    3  7  1

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Yunel Escobar SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 .257 .631 22 16 0.015 0.91 0.071 -0.056 0.2 2 3
Omar Vizquel 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .125 .347 29 18 -0.077 0.86 0.024 -0.101 -1.2 2 5
Jose Bautista RF 2 1 1 1 3 0 .212 .732 22 9 0.205 0.84 0.208 -0.003 2.0 0 0
Edwin Encarnacion 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .323 .981 23 12 -0.061 1.10 0.021 -0.082 -0.2 15 1 2B,SB,IW
Colby Rasmus CF 4 0 0 0 1 3 .255 .784 22 12 -0.155 1.10 0.002 -0.157 -1.6 3 0
Brett Lawrie 3B 4 1 1 2 1 1 .279 .695 24 13 0.160 0.94 0.207 -0.047 2.2 0 7 SB
Ben Francisco DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .764 11 8 0.030 0.72 0.058 -0.028 0.3 CS
   Adam Lind PH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .671 10 9 -0.044 0.56 0.000 -0.044 -1.5
Rajai Davis LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .704 14 9 0.082 1.39 0.130 -0.048 0.4 2 0 2B,SB
   Eric Thames PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .611 2 2 -0.015 0.64 0.000 -0.015 -0.3 0 0
J.P. Arencibia C 3 1 1 0 1 1 .196 .549 15 9 0.001 0.99 0.051 -0.051 0.1 3 2 SB
Ricky Romero P 0 2
   Francisco Cordero P 0 0
Team Totals 35 5 8 4 8 6 .229 .658 194 117 0.141 0.95 0.772 -0.632 0.5 27 20
2B: R Davis (2, off D Duffy); E Encarnacion (6, off J Jeffress).
IBB: E Encarnacion (2, by D Duffy).
TB: R Davis 2; E Encarnacion 2; Y Escobar 2; J Bautista; B Francisco; J Arencibia; B Lawrie.
RBI: B Lawrie 2 (11); J Bautista (7); Y Escobar (7).
2-out RBI: B Lawrie 2.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 4 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 2. O Vizquel-Y Escobar-E Encarnacion; Y Escobar-O Vizquel-E Encarnacion.
E: Y Escobar (1); B Lawrie (3).
Baserunning
SB: J Arencibia (1, 2nd base off J Jeffress/H Quintero); B Lawrie (2, Home off J Jeffress/H Quintero); R Davis (3, 3rd base off D Duffy/H Quintero); E Encarnacion (3, 2nd base off D Duffy/H Quintero).
CS: B Francisco (1, 2nd base by D Duffy POCS).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jason Bourgeois CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .214 .552 15 7 -0.037 1.07 0.075 -0.112 -0.4 2 0 SB,CS
Alex Gordon LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .190 .626 13 8 -0.105 1.41 0.024 -0.129 -0.8 4 0
Billy Butler DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .310 .872 14 10 -0.120 0.98 0.000 -0.120 -1.1 GDP
Eric Hosmer 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .183 .635 14 8 -0.029 0.89 0.037 -0.066 -0.2 10 1
Yuniesky Betancourt 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .324 .834 27 18 -0.019 0.78 0.027 -0.046 -0.1 2 2
Jeff Francoeur RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .246 .628 11 7 0.046 1.18 0.121 -0.075 0.7 3 0 2B
Mike Moustakas 3B 4 1 3 1 0 1 .269 .821 14 10 0.170 1.58 0.205 -0.034 1.5 0 3 2B
Humberto Quintero C 2 0 0 0 1 1 .296 .838 9 4 0.001 1.73 0.086 -0.084 0.3 6 0
   Brayan Pena PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .737 1 1 -0.212 4.76 0.000 -0.212 -1.2 GDP
Alcides Escobar SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .768 8 6 -0.054 1.77 0.020 -0.074 -0.1 0 2 SB
Danny Duffy P 0 1
   Louis Coleman P 0 1
   Jose Mijares P 0 0
   Jeremy Jeffress P 0 1
   Aaron Crow P 0 0
Team Totals 32 3 7 2 3 5 .219 .567 126 79 -0.359 1.33 0.595 -0.952 -1.5 27 11
2B: J Francoeur (3, off F Cordero); M Moustakas (6, off R Romero).
TB: M Moustakas 4; J Francoeur 3; A Gordon; E Hosmer.
GIDP: B Butler (4); B Pena (1).
RBI: M Moustakas (8); A Escobar (5).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
E: M Moustakas (1).
Baserunning
SB: A Escobar (4, 2nd base off R Romero/J Arencibia); J Bourgeois (1, 2nd base off R Romero/J Arencibia).
CS: J Bourgeois (2, 2nd base by R Romero POCS).

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
Ricky Romero, W (3-0) 8 5 2 2 2 5 0 3.29 30 104 65 40 8 17 13 10 4 0 67 0.318 1.23 2.0
Francisco Cordero, S (1) 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 5.14 5 22 14 10 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0.040 2.01 -0.5
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 3 5 0 3.00 35 126 79 50 9 20 16 11 4 0 67 0 0 0.358 0.95 1.5

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
Danny Duffy, L (1-2) 4.2 5 4 4 5 5 0 3.63 24 113 66 40 11 15 5 9 4 0 38 -0.188 1.30 -2.0
Louis Coleman 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.26 7 46 30 18 4 8 2 3 0 0 2 0 0.073 0.56 1.3
Jose Mijares 0.2 0 1 1 1 0 0 3.86 3 10 6 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.015 0.60 0.2
Jeremy Jeffress 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 7 20 12 6 2 4 2 4 2 0 1 1 -0.054 0.41 -0.9
Aaron Crow 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.38 2 5 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.013 0.28 0.9
Team Totals 9 8 5 5 8 6 0 5.00 43 194 117 70 18 29 12 17 6 0 38 6 1 -0.141 1.33 -0.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: D Duffy (1; E Encarnacion).
Pickoffs: D Duffy (2; B Francisco, 2nd base (CS)); R Romero (1; J Bourgeois, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Timmons, 1B - Jeff Kellogg, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Marty Foster.
Time of Game: 3:08.
Attendance: 26,891.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 58° F, Wind 14mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Toronto Blue Jays         Kansas City Royals
1 Yunel Escobar SS 1 Jason Bourgeois CF
2 Omar Vizquel 2B 2 Alex Gordon LF
3 Jose Bautista RF 3 Billy Butler DH
4 Edwin Encarnacion 1B 4 Eric Hosmer 1B
5 Colby Rasmus CF 5 Yuniesky Betancour 2B
6 Brett Lawrie 3B 6 Jeff Francoeur RF
7 Ben Francisco DH 7 Mike Moustakas 3B
8 Rajai Davis LF 8 Humberto Quintero C
9 J.P. Arencibia C 9 Alcides Escobar SS
Ricky Romero P Danny Duffy P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 3-5 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO KCR B. Pena F. Cordero 21% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t5 1-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R TOR J. Bautista D. Duffy 14% 82% Single to SS (Line Drive); Arencibia Scores; Escobar to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm; Bautista to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t5 2-0 2 123 4,(2-1)  RR TOR B. Lawrie D. Duffy 13% 90% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Escobar Scores; Bautista Scores; Encarnacion to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
b9 2-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Francoeur F. Cordero -9% 87% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Betancourt to 3B
b5 0-4 0 12- 4,(3-0)  KCR H. Quintero R. Romero -9% 71% Walk; Francoeur to 3B; Moustakas to 2B

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' Danny Duffy facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O TOR Y. Escobar D. Duffy -2% 48% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  TOR O. Vizquel D. Duffy 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  TOR J. Bautista D. Duffy 4% 54% Walk; Vizquel to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O TOR E. Encarnacion D. Duffy -4% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Vizquel to 3B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  TOR C. Rasmus D. Duffy 1% 51% Encarnacion Steals 2B
t1 0-0 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O TOR C. Rasmus D. Duffy -6% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Ricky Romero facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Bourgeois R. Romero 2% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR A. Gordon R. Romero -2% 45% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO KCR B. Butler R. Romero 5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Danny Duffy facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O TOR B. Lawrie D. Duffy -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  TOR B. Francisco D. Duffy 4% 52% Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Francisco to 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O TOR R. Davis D. Duffy -3% 49% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Francisco to 3B
t2 0-0 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O TOR J. Arencibia D. Duffy -4% 45% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Ricky Romero facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  KCR E. Hosmer R. Romero -4% 41% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O KCR Y. Betancourt R. Romero 2% 43% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Hosmer to 2B
b2 0-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Francoeur R. Romero 4% 47% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b2 0-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Moustakas R. Romero 3% 50% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Danny Duffy facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TOR Y. Escobar D. Duffy -3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- 9,(3-2)  O TOR O. Vizquel D. Duffy -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  TOR J. Bautista D. Duffy 1% 47% Walk
t3 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TOR E. Encarnacion D. Duffy -3% 45% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Ricky Romero facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR H. Quintero R. Romero 3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR A. Escobar R. Romero 2% 49% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b3 0-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Bourgeois R. Romero -1% 47% Walk
b3 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR A. Gordon R. Romero -1% 46% Bourgeois Steals 2B
b3 0-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Gordon R. Romero 4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Danny Duffy facing 5-6-7
t4 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR C. Rasmus D. Duffy -3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O TOR B. Lawrie D. Duffy -2% 45% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 2 --- 8,(3-2)  TOR B. Francisco D. Duffy 1% 47% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
t4 0-0 2 1-- O TOR R. Davis D. Duffy -3% 44% Francisco Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Ricky Romero facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR B. Butler R. Romero 3% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b4 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR E. Hosmer R. Romero 2% 49% Groundout: P-1B
b4 0-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR Y. Betancourt R. Romero 1% 50% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Danny Duffy facing 8-9-1
t5 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  TOR R. Davis D. Duffy 8% 58% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t5 0-0 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  TOR J. Arencibia D. Duffy 4% 62% Walk
t5 0-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  TOR Y. Escobar D. Duffy 5% 67% Davis Steals 3B
t5 0-0 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  R TOR Y. Escobar D. Duffy 7% 73% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Davis Scores; Arencibia to 2B
t5 1-0 0 12- 7,(2-2)  O TOR O. Vizquel D. Duffy -5% 68% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t5 1-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R TOR J. Bautista D. Duffy 14% 82% Single to SS (Line Drive); Arencibia Scores; Escobar to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm; Bautista to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t5 2-0 1 -23 4,(3-0)  TOR E. Encarnacion D. Duffy 0% 83% Intentional Walk
t5 2-0 1 123 4,(1-2)  O TOR C. Rasmus D. Duffy -6% 77% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-0 2 123 4,(2-1)  RR TOR B. Lawrie D. Duffy 13% 90% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Escobar Scores; Bautista Scores; Encarnacion to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
Louis Coleman replaces Danny Duffy pitching
Adam Lind pinch hits for Ben Francisco (DH) batting 7th
t5 4-0 2 1-3 6,(1-2)  O TOR A. Lind L. Coleman -2% 88% Groundout: P-1B
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Blue Jays' Ricky Romero facing 6-7-8
b5 0-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR J. Francoeur R. Romero -3% 85% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b5 0-4 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  KCR M. Moustakas R. Romero -6% 79% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Francoeur to 2B
b5 0-4 0 12- 4,(3-0)  KCR H. Quintero R. Romero -9% 71% Walk; Francoeur to 3B; Moustakas to 2B
b5 0-4 0 123 2,(1-0)  RRO KCR A. Escobar R. Romero 1% 71% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Francoeur Scores; Moustakas Scores/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)/No RBI
b5 2-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Bourgeois R. Romero -2% 69% Escobar Steals 2B
b5 2-4 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Bourgeois R. Romero 4% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B; Escobar to 3B
b5 2-4 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O KCR A. Gordon R. Romero 5% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Royals 2.
Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Louis Coleman facing 8-9-1
t6 4-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TOR R. Davis L. Coleman -2% 77% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t6 4-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O TOR J. Arencibia L. Coleman -1% 76% Strikeout Swinging
t6 4-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O TOR Y. Escobar L. Coleman -1% 75% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Blue Jays' Ricky Romero facing 3-4-5
b6 2-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Butler R. Romero 3% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b6 2-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR E. Hosmer R. Romero 2% 81% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b6 2-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR Y. Betancourt R. Romero 1% 82% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Royals 2.
Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Louis Coleman facing 2-3-4
t7 4-2 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O TOR O. Vizquel L. Coleman -2% 81% Flyball: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
t7 4-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  TOR J. Bautista L. Coleman 2% 82% Walk
t7 4-2 1 1-- 8,(2-2)  O TOR E. Encarnacion L. Coleman -2% 80% Flyball: RF
Jose Mijares replaces Louis Coleman pitching
t7 4-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TOR C. Rasmus J. Mijares -2% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Blue Jays' Ricky Romero facing 6-7-8
b7 2-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Francoeur R. Romero 4% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b7 2-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR M. Moustakas R. Romero -7% 76% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b7 2-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR H. Quintero R. Romero 6% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b7 2-4 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Escobar R. Romero 5% 87% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Royals 2.
Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Jose Mijares facing 6-7-8
t8 4-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TOR B. Lawrie J. Mijares 2% 89% Walk
t8 4-2 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O TOR A. Lind J. Mijares -2% 87% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
Jeremy Jeffress replaces Jose Mijares pitching
Eric Thames pinch hits for Rajai Davis (LF) batting 8th
t8 4-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TOR E. Thames J. Jeffress -2% 85% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t8 4-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  TOR J. Arencibia J. Jeffress 1% 87% Single to RF (Line Drive); Lawrie to 3B
t8 4-2 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R TOR Y. Escobar J. Jeffress 6% 93% Lawrie Steals Hm; Arencibia Steals 2B
t8 5-2 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  TOR Y. Escobar J. Jeffress 0% 93% Single to RF (Line Drive); Arencibia to 3B
t8 5-2 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O TOR O. Vizquel J. Jeffress -1% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Blue Jays' Ricky Romero facing 1-2-3
Eric Thames moves from PH to LF
b8 2-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Bourgeois R. Romero -5% 87% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b8 2-5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR A. Gordon R. Romero 4% 91% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b8 2-5 1 1-- O KCR B. Butler R. Romero 5% 96% Bourgeois Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
b8 2-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR B. Butler R. Romero 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 2.
Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-2, Royals' Jeremy Jeffress facing 3-4-5
t9 5-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TOR J. Bautista J. Jeffress -0% 96% Groundout: P-3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t9 5-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  TOR E. Encarnacion J. Jeffress 1% 97% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t9 5-2 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  TOR C. Rasmus J. Jeffress 0% 97% Walk
Aaron Crow replaces Jeremy Jeffress pitching
t9 5-2 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O TOR B. Lawrie A. Crow -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B; Encarnacion to 3B; Rasmus to 2B
t9 5-2 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O TOR A. Lind A. Crow -1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Blue Jays' Francisco Cordero facing 4-5-6
Francisco Cordero replaces Ricky Romero pitching
b9 2-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR E. Hosmer F. Cordero 2% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b9 2-5 1 --- 11,(3-2)  KCR Y. Betancourt F. Cordero -3% 96% Walk
b9 2-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Francoeur F. Cordero -9% 87% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Betancourt to 3B
b9 2-5 1 -23 2,(1-0)  R KCR M. Moustakas F. Cordero -8% 79% Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Betancourt Scores; Francoeur to 3B
Brayan Pena pinch hits for Humberto Quintero (C) batting 8th
b9 3-5 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO KCR B. Pena F. Cordero 21% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Royals 3.

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