Galvis, Bichette lead Blue Jays over Royals 4-1 for sweep
Freddy Galvis and rookie Bo Bichette hit solo home runs to lead the Toronto Blue Jays over the Kansas City Royals 4-1 Wednesday for a three-game sweep.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
4
Kansas City Royals
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kauffman Stadium · 14,480 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
-
Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
-
Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
-
Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
-
End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
-
Play Result 4-1
Hernández doubled to left, Biggio scored.
-
Double 4-1
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
-
Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
-
End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
-
Play Result 3-1
Bichette homered to center (436 feet).
-
Home Run 3-1
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
-
Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
-
End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
-
Play Result 2-1
Galvis homered to center (415 feet).
-
Home Run 2-1
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
-
Strike Swinging 2-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
-
End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
-
Play Result 1-1
Smoak singled to left, Biggio scored.
-
Single 1-1
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
-
Ball 1-1
Pitch 5 : Ball 2
-
Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Strike Looking 1-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking
-
Strike Swinging 1-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging
-
Ball 1-1
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
-
Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
-
Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
-
Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
-
Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
-
End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
-
Play Result 0-1
Gallagher homered to left (366 feet).
-
Home Run 0-1
Pitch 7 : Ball In Play
-
Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Ball 0-1
Pitch 5 : Ball 2
-
Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
-
Ball 0-1
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
-
Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
-
Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
-
Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
-
End Inning 4-1
End of the 9th inning
-
End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
-
Play Result 4-1
Cuthbert struck out swinging.
-
Strike Swinging 4-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
-
Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Strike Looking 4-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
Justin Shafer pitches to Cheslor Cuthbert
-
End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
-
Play Result 4-1
Soler grounded out to third.
-
Ground Out 4-1
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
-
Ball 4-1
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
-
Strike Swinging 4-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging
-
Ball 4-1
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
Justin Shafer pitches to Jorge Soler
-
End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
-
Play Result 4-1
Dozier lined out to right.
-
Line Out 4-1
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
-
Ball 4-1
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
-
Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Ball 4-1
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
-
Strike Swinging 4-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
Justin Shafer pitches to Hunter Dozier
-
Play Result 4-1
Shafer relieved Biagini
-
Start Inning 4-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
-
End Inning 4-1
Middle of the 9th inning
-
End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
-
Play Result 4-1
Hernández struck out swinging.
-
Strike Swinging 4-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
-
Strike Looking 4-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
-
Strike Looking 4-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
Ian Kennedy pitches to Teoscar Hernandez
-
End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
-
Play Result 4-1
Biggio walked, Bichette to second, McGuire to third.
-
Ball 4-1
Pitch 9 : Ball 4
-
Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Ball 4-1
Pitch 7 : Ball 3
-
Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Ball 4-1
Pitch 5 : Ball 2
-
Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
-
Ball 4-1
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
Showing the last 40 of 499 events.
Head to Head
TOR wins series 3-0
Injuries
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
Toronto Blue Jays
- Anthony Santander Out
- Cody Ponce Out
- Jonatan Clase Out
- Addison Barger Out
- Jake Bloss Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Whit Merrifield2B15
Alex GordonLF4
Hunter DozierRF17
Jorge SolerDH12
Cheslor Cuthbert3B57
Ryan O'Hearn1B29
Bubba StarlingCF11
Nicky LopezSS33
Cam GallagherC67
TOR
Bo BichetteSS19
Cavan Biggio2B4
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.LF12
Justin Smoak1B46
Randal GrichukRF34
Freddy GalvisDH8
Billy McKinneyLF33
Brandon Drury3B24
Reese McGuireC30
Substitutes
Teoscar HernandezCF37
MLB News
All news
News
Misiorowski, three other members of Brewers among MLB award finalists
Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski is among four members of the World Series champions who are finalists for baseball's biggest individual awards.
ESPN
Fantasy baseball reactions to MLB offseason trades, signings
Track all the latest MLB free agency and trade news with fantasy baseball analysis from Tristan H. Cockcroft and Eric Karabell.
News
Bednar, Suzuki, Arozarena among eight to get qualifying offers
Eight players received $23.15 million qualifying offers from their teams Monday.
News
Rangers CF Evan Carter has hip surgery, likely to miss start of season
Texas Rangers centerfielder Evan Carter underwent hip surgery to address a labral issue and hip impingement and is unlikely to be ready for the start of next season.