Granderson's grand slam leads Jays past Royals 6-5
Curtis Granderson hit a grand slam, Marco Estrada pitched effectively into the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Wednesday 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 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Kauffman Stadium · 14,391 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-5
Pitch 5: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
O'Hearn homered to right (403 feet).
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Escobar singled to center, Phillips scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-4
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-3
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Pérez homered to left (393 feet).
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Granderson homered to right (373 feet), Martin, Pillar and Díaz scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-2
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Advancing On Force 5-2
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Advancing On Force 4-2
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Foul Out 2-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
Pillar singled to left center, Hernández scored, Martin to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-2
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: 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
Escobar struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-5
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Phillips fouled out to first.
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Foul Out 6-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 6-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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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
Phillips batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
O'Hearn homered to right (403 feet).
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Home Run 6-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
O'Hearn batting
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Play Result 6-4
O'Hearn hit for Bonifacio.
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Lineup Change 6-4
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Lineup Change 6-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Herrera grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 6-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
Herrera batting
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Play Result 6-4
Giles relieved Tepera.
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Start Inning 6-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 6-4
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Lineup Change 6-4
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End Inning 6-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Martin flied out to left.
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Fly Out 6-4
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: ball 3
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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 MerrifieldDH15
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezC13
Lucas Duda1B9
Rosell Herrera2B12
Jorge BonifacioRF36
Brett PhillipsCF1
Alcides Escobar3B3
Adalberto MondesiSS43
Substitutes
Ryan O'HearnPH29
TOR
Curtis GrandersonDH21
Randal GrichukRF34
Justin Smoak1B46
Teoscar HernandezLF37
Russell Martin3B55
Kevin PillarCF1
Aledmys DiazSS12
Luke MaileC18
Richard Urena2B47
Substitutes
Kendrys MoralesDH36
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