Soler homers, drives in 2 as Royals beat Blue Jays 7-6
Jorge Soler homered and had two RBI, Brad Keller pitched five innings to win for the first time since May 22 and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
7
Toronto Blue Jays
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| TOR | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Out 7-6
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Bunted Foul 7-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Bunted Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
Smoak homered to center (420 feet).
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Home Run 7-6
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Strike Looking 7-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
Soler homered to right center (401 feet).
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Home Run 7-5
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 3 : Ball 3
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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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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 2 : 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 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 4 : 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 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 2 : 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 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Cuthbert grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Dozier scored, Soler out at second.
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Ground Out 6-5
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
Soler singled to shallow right, Gordon scored, Dozier to third.
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Single 5-5
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
Dozier singled to shallow left, N. Lopez scored, Gordon to second.
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Single 4-5
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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End Inning 7-6
End of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
Smoak fouled out to third.
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Foul Out 7-6
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Strike Swinging 7-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
Ian Kennedy pitches to Justin Smoak
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
Sogard flied out to center.
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Fly Out 7-6
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
Ian Kennedy pitches to Eric Sogard
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
Maile sacrificed to pitcher, Guerrero Jr. to second.
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Sacrifice 7-6
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Bunted Foul 7-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Bunted Foul
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
Ian Kennedy pitches to Luke Maile
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
Guerrero Jr. walked.
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 7 : Ball 4
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 6 : Ball 3
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 5 : Ball 2
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
Ian Kennedy pitches to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
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Play Result 7-6
Kennedy relieved Diekman
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Play Result 7-6
Guerrero Jr. hit for Drury
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Play Result 7-6
Hamilton in center field.
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Play Result 7-6
Merrifield in right field.
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Start Inning 7-6
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 7-6
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
Soler struck out looking, N. Lopez caught stealing home, catcher to third to catcher.
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Looking
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Strike Swinging 7-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Head to Head
Injuries
Toronto Blue Jays
- Anthony Santander Out
- Cody Ponce Out
- Jonatan Clase Out
- Addison Barger Out
- Jake Bloss Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
- Steven Cruz Out
- Nick Mears 60-Day-IL
- Ryan Bergert Day-To-Day
- Cole Ragans 60-Day-IL
Lineups
ConfirmedTOR
Eric Sogard3B4
Justin SmoakDH46
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.LF12
Cavan Biggio2B4
Teoscar HernandezCF37
Rowdy Tellez1B44
Freddy GalvisSS8
Brandon DruryRF24
Luke MaileC18
Substitutes
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.PH27
KC
Whit MerrifieldRF15
Nicky Lopez2B33
Alex GordonLF4
Hunter Dozier3B17
Jorge SolerRF12
Cheslor Cuthbert1B57
Lucas DudaDH9
Martin MaldonadoC15
Humberto ArteagaSS2
Substitutes
Billy HamiltonCF0
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