Blue Jays top Royals; Jose Reyes carted off in 6th inning
The Blue Jays' Jose Reyes drove in a pair of runs before getting carted off in the sixth inning with a sprained left ankle, and Toronto beat the Kansas City Royals 8-4 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
8
Kansas City Royals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| KC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
J Reyes singled to center, C Rasmus and E Bonifacio scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-4
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Advancing On Play 7-4
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
E Bonifacio doubled to center, M DeRosa scored, C Rasmus to third.
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Advancing On Force 6-4
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
A Escobar doubled to deep left, E Johnson scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-4
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Out 5-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
A Lind hit sacrifice fly to right, E Encarnacion scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-3
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 8-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
M Tejada grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 8-4
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
M Tejada batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
L Cain grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 8-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
L Cain batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
J Francoeur grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 8-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
J Francoeur batting
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Start Inning 8-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 8-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
J Bautista struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
J Bautista batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 8-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
M Cabrera batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
R Davis flied out to right.
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Fly Out 8-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Head to Head
TOR wins series 2-1
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Toronto Blue Jays
- Anthony Santander Out
- Cody Ponce Out
- Addison Barger Out
- Bowden Francis Out
- Jose Berrios Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Alex GordonLF4
Alcides EscobarSS3
Billy ButlerDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Mike Moustakas3B18
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
Lorenzo CainCF6
Miguel Tejada1B24
Elliot Johnson2B
TOR
Jose ReyesSS7
Melky CabreraLF53
Jose Bautista3B19
Edwin Encarnacion1B23
J.P. ArencibiaC19
Adam A LindDH
Mark DeRosa2B16
Colby RasmusCF28
Emilio BonifacioSS27
Substitutes
Rajai DavisRF18
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