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Match Report

Toronto ends 3-game skid in Whit Merrifield's return to KC

— Yusei Kikuchi and four relievers limited the Kansas City Royals to one run on four hits, and the Toronto Blue Jays snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory in Whit Merrifield's return to Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday night.

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Top Performers

TOR

  • Matt Chapman 3B H-AB 3-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Bo Bichette 3B H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Kevin Kiermaier CF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0

KC

  • Matt Duffy 3B H-AB 3-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Salvador Perez DH H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Edward Olivares RF H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Nicky Lopez 2B H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0

Head to Head

TOR wins series 3-1

Injuries

Kansas City Royals

  • Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
  • Steven Cruz Out
  • Carlos Estevez 60-Day-IL
  • Jonathan India 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Mears 60-Day-IL

Toronto Blue Jays

  • Anthony Santander 60-Day-IL
  • Cody Ponce 60-Day-IL
  • Patrick Corbin 60-Day-IL
  • Jonatan Clase 60-Day-IL
  • Yimi Garcia 60-Day-IL

Lineups

KC

  1. 7Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  2. 34Edward OlivaresLF
  3. 13Salvador PerezC
  4. 99Franmil ReyesDH
  5. 9Matt Duffy3B
  6. 17Hunter Dozier1B
  7. 41Jackie Bradley Jr.CF
  8. 18Nate EatonRF
  9. 33Nicky Lopez2B

Substitutes

  1. 9Vinnie Pasquantino1B

TOR

  1. 4George SpringerDH
  2. 19Bo BichetteSS
  3. 27Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
  4. 26Matt Chapman3B
  5. 18Daulton VarshoLF
  6. 15Whit MerrifieldRF
  7. 9Danny JansenC
  8. 21Santiago Espinal2B
  9. 93Kevin KiermaierCF

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36380 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    36380 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    30442 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    30442 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    30442 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    30442 9th Inning
  7. Foul Out 4-1

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    36013 8th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    35773 8th Inning
  9. End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
    33652 8th Inning
  10. Play Result 4-1

    Jansen hit into fielder's choice to right, Chapman scored, Varsho out at second.

    33652 8th Inning
  11. Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 4-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    33652 8th Inning
  12. Strike Swinging 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    33652 8th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33652 8th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33652 8th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    35773 7th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    35773 7th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    35773 7th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32888 7th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41233 7th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    32888 6th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41233 6th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41233 6th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41233 6th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41233 6th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41233 6th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41233 6th Inning
  27. End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
    41233 6th Inning
  28. Play Result 3-1

    Varsho homered to left (373 feet).

    41233 6th Inning
  29. Home Run 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    41233 6th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41415 5th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41415 5th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41415 5th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41201 5th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41201 5th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41415 4th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41415 4th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41415 4th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41415 4th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41201 4th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41201 4th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41201 4th Inning
  42. Play Result 2-1

    Merrifield scored on Bubic wild pitch.

    41201 4th Inning
  43. Wild Pitch 2-1

    Merrifield scored on Bubic wild pitch.

    41201 4th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41201 4th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 1-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41201 3rd Inning
  46. End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
    41201 3rd Inning
  47. Play Result 1-1

    Chapman singled to left, Bichette scored, Chapman to second, Guerrero Jr. thrown out at third.

    41201 3rd Inning
  48. Single 1-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    41201 3rd Inning
  49. Strike Looking 0-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    41201 3rd Inning
  50. Strike Swinging 0-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    41201 3rd Inning
  51. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41201 3rd Inning
  52. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41415 2nd Inning
  53. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41415 2nd Inning
  54. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41415 2nd Inning
  55. End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
    41415 2nd Inning
  56. Play Result 0-1

    Reyes homered to left center (455 feet).

    41415 2nd Inning
  57. Home Run 0-1

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    41415 2nd Inning
  58. Ball 0-0

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    41415 2nd Inning
  59. Ball 0-0

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    41415 2nd Inning
  60. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41415 2nd Inning
  1. End Inning 4-1

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
    36380 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 4-1

    Reyes lined out to center.

    36380 9th Inning
  4. Line Out 4-1

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    36380 9th Inning
  5. Strike Swinging 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging

    36380 9th Inning
  6. Strike Looking 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking

    36380 9th Inning
  7. Ball 4-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    36380 9th Inning
  8. Ball 4-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    36380 9th Inning
  9. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1

    Jordan Romano pitches to Franmil Reyes

    36380 9th Inning
  10. End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
    36380 9th Inning
  11. Play Result 4-1

    Perez flied out to left.

    36380 9th Inning
  12. Fly Out 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    36380 9th Inning
  13. Strike Swinging 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    36380 9th Inning
  14. Ball 4-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    36380 9th Inning
  15. Strike Looking 4-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    36380 9th Inning
  16. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1

    Jordan Romano pitches to Salvador Perez

    36380 9th Inning
  17. End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
    36380 9th Inning
  18. Play Result 4-1

    Olivares struck out swinging.

    36380 9th Inning
  19. Strike Swinging 4-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    36380 9th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36380 9th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    36380 9th Inning
  22. Ball 4-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    36380 9th Inning
  23. Ball 4-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    36380 9th Inning
  24. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1

    Jordan Romano pitches to Edward Olivares

    36380 9th Inning
  25. Play Result 4-1

    Romano relieved Swanson

    36380 9th Inning
  26. Start Inning 4-1

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  27. End Inning 4-1

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  28. End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
    30442 9th Inning
  29. Play Result 4-1

    Guerrero Jr. flied out to right.

    30442 9th Inning
  30. Fly Out 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    30442 9th Inning
  31. Strike Looking 4-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    30442 9th Inning
  32. Strike Looking 4-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    30442 9th Inning
  33. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1

    Aroldis Chapman pitches to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

    30442 9th Inning
  34. End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
    30442 9th Inning
  35. Play Result 4-1

    Bichette struck out swinging, Springer stole third.

    30442 9th Inning
  36. Strike Swinging 4-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    30442 9th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    30442 9th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    30442 9th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 4-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    30442 9th Inning
  40. Play Result 4-1

    Springer stole second.

    30442 9th Inning

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