Blue Jays beat Royals 7-3 to avoid series sweep
Blue Jays beat Royals 7-3 to avoid series sweep
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
7
Kansas City Royals
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| KC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kauffman Stadium · 11,207 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
-
Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 4: foul
-
Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: foul
-
Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 8: foul
-
Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 7: foul
-
Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 6: foul
-
Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: foul
-
Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
-
Play Result 7-3
A Gose doubled to right, J Francisco and B Lawrie scored, C Rasmus to third.
-
Advancing On Force 7-3
-
Advancing On Force 6-3
-
End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
-
Play Result 5-3
C Rasmus walked, D Navarro scored, J Francisco to third, B Lawrie to second.
-
Advancing On Force 5-3
-
Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: foul
-
Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Out 4-3
Pitch 5: in play
-
Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
-
Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
-
Bunted Foul 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
-
Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
-
Play Result 4-3
C Rasmus homered to right (400 feet).
-
Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 7: foul
-
Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 6: foul
-
Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
-
Play Result 3-3
B Butler doubled to deep left center, O Infante scored.
-
Advancing On Play 3-3
-
Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
-
Play Result 3-2
J Francisco homered to right (433 feet), E Encarnacion scored.
-
Advancing On Force 3-2
-
Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 7: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 6: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
-
Play Result 1-2
B Butler singled to left, O Infante scored, E Hosmer thrown out at home.
-
Advancing On Play 1-2
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Bunted Foul 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
-
Bunted Foul 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
-
Play Result 1-1
A Escobar singled to right center, J Maxwell to second, J Maxwell scored, A Escobar to second on error by right fielder J Bautista.
-
Error 1-1
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
-
End Inning 7-3
End of the 9th
-
End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
-
Play Result 7-3
A Escobar lined out to center.
-
Line Out 7-3
Pitch 3: in play
-
Strike Looking 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
-
Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
A Escobar batting
-
End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
-
Play Result 7-3
J Maxwell grounded out to third.
-
Ground Out 7-3
Pitch 4: in play
-
Strike Swinging 7-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
-
Strike Looking 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
-
Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
J Maxwell batting
-
End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
-
Play Result 7-3
D Valencia struck out looking.
-
Strike Looking 7-3
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
-
Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: ball 1
-
Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Strike Looking 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
D Valencia batting
-
Start Inning 7-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
-
End Inning 7-3
Middle of the 9th
-
End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
-
Play Result 7-3
C Rasmus struck out swinging.
-
Strike Swinging 7-3
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
-
Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 4: foul
-
Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: foul
-
Strike Swinging 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
-
Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
C Rasmus batting
-
End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
-
Play Result 7-3
B Lawrie walked.
-
Ball 7-3
Pitch 9: ball 4
-
Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 8: foul
-
Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 7: foul
-
Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 6: foul
-
Ball 7-3
Pitch 5: ball 3
-
Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
-
Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
Showing the last 40 of 594 events.
Head to Head
KC 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
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Eric Hosmer1B51
Billy ButlerDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Alex GordonLF4
Danny Valencia3B2
Justin MaxwellRF10
Alcides EscobarSS3
Jarrod DysonCF1
TOR
Jose ReyesSS7
Chris Getz2B39
Jose BautistaRF19
Edwin Encarnacion1B23
Dioner NavarroC17
Juan FranciscoDH61
Brett Lawrie3B15
Colby RasmusCF28
Anthony GoseLF34
Substitutes
Josh TholeC30
MLB News
All news
ESPN
What's new in free agency? Lessons from 2026 MLB GM meetings
With a wild winter ahead, here are the top offseason priorities straight from every front office.
ESPN
2026 MLB Awards: Results, analysis on MVP, Cy Young, more
Baseball's best players and managers of 2026 collected their hardware this week.
ESPN
Who has won the MLB MVP Award? All-time winners list
MLB's MVP Award is given to top players in the American League and National League. Take a look at the all-time winners list now.
News
Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong, Astros' Yordan Alvarez unanimous MVP winners
Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Astros' Yordan Alvarez each earned all 30 first-place votes to win the MVP awards in their respective leagues Thursday night.