Pillar homers in 8th to lift Blue Jays over Royals 6-5
Kevin Pillar hit a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning to lift the Toronto Blue Jays over the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
6
Kansas City Royals
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Pillar homered to left (394 feet), Díaz scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-5
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
Bonifacio doubled to left, Pérez scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-5
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Out 4-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Mondesi singled to center, Escobar scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-4
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Bunted Foul 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Jansen homered to left (384 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
Pérez doubled to deep right, Gordon scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Gordon singled to right center, Merrifield scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Merrifield singled to right, Mondesi scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Martin hit by pitch, Granderson scored, Smoak to third, Morales to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 6-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Bonifacio grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 6-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 6-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
Bonifacio batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Pérez struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-5
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 6-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
Pérez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Gordon struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-5
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
Gordon batting
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Play Result 6-5
Giles relieved Clippard.
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Play Result 6-5
Grichuk in right field.
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Start Inning 6-5
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 6-5
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Lineup Change 6-5
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Lineup Change 6-5
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End Inning 6-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Smoak grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 6-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
Smoak batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Travis grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 6-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Head to Head
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
Whit Merrifield2B15
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezC13
Jorge BonifacioRF36
Rosell HerreraDH12
Hunter Dozier1B17
Brett PhillipsCF1
Alcides Escobar3B3
Adalberto MondesiSS43
TOR
Curtis GrandersonRF21
Devon Travis2B29
Justin Smoak1B46
Teoscar HernandezLF37
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Russell Martin3B55
Aledmys DiazSS12
Kevin PillarCF1
Danny JansenC9
Substitutes
Randal GrichukRF34
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