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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 26, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on April 26, 2008 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Shaun Marcum |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Luke Hochevar |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 24,078 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Meals 1B: Bill Miller 2B: Paul Emmel 3B: Gary Darling |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David Eckstein | Shortstop |
| Aaron Hill | Second Baseman |
| Alex Rios | Right Fielder |
| Vernon Wells | Center Fielder |
| Matt Stairs | DH |
| Scott Rolen | Third Baseman |
| Lyle Overbay | First Baseman |
| Adam Lind | Left Fielder |
| Gregg Zaun | Catcher |
| John Gibbons | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Center Fielder |
| Alberto Callaspo | Second Baseman |
| Alex Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Jose Guillen | Left Fielder |
| Mark Teahen | Right Fielder |
| Billy Butler | DH |
| Ross Gload | First Baseman |
| John Buck | Catcher |
| Tony Pena | Shortstop |
| Trey Hillman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 26, 2008
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Eckstein vs. Hochevar
Eckstein strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Hochevar
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Hochevar
Rios hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Wells vs. Hochevar
There goes Rios. The throw from Buck and he is safe. Rios steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Wells vs. Hochevar
Wells strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Marcum
DeJesus strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Marcum
Callaspo strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Marcum
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Marcum
Guillen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hill reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Hochevar
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload scoops it up and throws to first, with Hochevar covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rolen vs. Hochevar
Rolen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Overbay vs. Hochevar
Overbay takes first base on ball four. Rolen moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Lind vs. Hochevar
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. Rolen moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Zaun vs. Hochevar
Zaun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Zaun for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Marcum
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Overbay scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Teahen for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Marcum
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Marcum
Gload strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Eckstein vs. Hochevar
Eckstein hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Hochevar
There goes Eckstein. The throw from Buck and he is safe. Eckstein steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Hochevar
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Eckstein moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Rios vs. Hochevar
Rios hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Wells vs. Hochevar
Wells hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Marcum
Buck hits a line drive into left field. Lind settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Marcum
Pena hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Wells who is chasing the ball. Pena reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DeJesus vs. Marcum
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hill fields it and throws to home to get Pena. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Callaspo vs. Marcum
Callaspo takes first base on ball four. DeJesus moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Marcum
Gordon takes first base on ball four. DeJesus moves to third. Callaspo moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Guillen vs. Marcum
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Hochevar
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stairs for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rolen vs. Hochevar
Rolen hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Guillen. Rolen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Overbay vs. Hochevar
There goes Rolen. The throw from Buck and he is safe. Rolen steals third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Overbay vs. Hochevar
Overbay hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Overbay for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Lind vs. Hochevar
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Marcum
Teahen hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Rios. Teahen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Butler vs. Marcum
Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Teahen moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Gload vs. Marcum
Gload hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Teahen scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Marcum
Buck hits a fly ball into center field. Wells settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Marcum
Pena hits a line drive towards third. Rolen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Zaun vs. Hochevar
Zaun hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Teahen. Zaun reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Eckstein vs. Hochevar
Eckstein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zaun moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Hill vs. Hochevar
Hill strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Rios vs. Hochevar
Rios hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena misplays the ball. That's an error on Pena. Zaun scores. Eckstein moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Wells vs. Hochevar
Wells hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Marcum
DeJesus hits a line drive towards short. Eckstein reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Marcum
Callaspo hits a line drive towards first. Overbay reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Marcum
Gordon hits a line drive towards third. Rolen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Hochevar
Stairs hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rolen vs. Hochevar
Rolen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Overbay vs. Hochevar
Overbay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Marcum
Guillen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Marcum
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Overbay scoops it up and throws to first, with Marcum covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Marcum
Butler hits a fly ball into left field. Lind settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Marcum
Gload hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marcum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Mahay
Ron Mahay now pitching.
Lind hits a fly ball into left field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Zaun vs. Mahay
Zaun takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Eckstein vs. Mahay
Eckstein hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Mahay
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Marcum
Buck hits a fly ball into left field. Lind settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Marcum
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marcum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Marcum
DeJesus strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Rios vs. Nunez
Leo Nunez now pitching.
Rios takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Wells vs. Nunez
Wells hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Nunez
Stairs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rios moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Rolen vs. Ramirez
Ramon Ramirez now pitching. John McDonald pinch runs for Matt Stairs.
Rolen strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Overbay vs. Ramirez
Overbay takes first base on ball four. McDonald moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Lind vs. Ramirez
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Carlson
Jesse Carlson now pitching.
Callaspo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Carlson
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Accardo
Jeremy Accardo now pitching. Esteban German pinch runs for Alberto Callaspo.
Guillen hits a fly ball into right field. Rios settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Accardo
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Overbay scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Teahen for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Zaun vs. Soria
Esteban German now playing second base. Joakim Soria now pitching.
Zaun hits a fly ball into left field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Eckstein vs. Soria
Eckstein hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Soria
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rios vs. Soria
Rios hits a fly ball into left field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/26/2008 -- Toronto at Kansas City (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Eckstein D, ss 5 0 3 0 DeJesus D, cf 4 0 0 0
Hill A, 2b 5 0 0 0 Callaspo A, 2b 3 0 1 0
Rios A, rf 4 0 1 1 German E, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
Wells V, cf 4 0 0 0 Gordon A, 3b 2 0 0 0
Stairs M, dh 4 0 2 0 Guillen J, lf 4 1 1 1
McDonald J, pr 0 0 0 0 Teahen M, rf 4 1 1 0
Rolen S, 3b 3 0 1 0 Butler B, dh 3 0 0 0
Overbay L, 1b 2 0 0 0 Gload R, 1b 3 0 1 1
Lind A, lf 4 0 0 0 Buck J, c 3 0 0 0
Zaun G, c 3 1 1 0 Pena T, ss 3 0 1 0
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34 1 8 1 29 2 5 2
Toronto 000 010 000 -- 1
Kansas City 000 101 00x -- 2
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Marcum S (L) 7.0 4 2 2 3 4
Carlson J 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Accardo J 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Hochevar L (W) 6.0 6 1 1 2 3
Mahay R 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Nunez L 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Ramirez R 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Soria J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Pena T
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Toronto 11, Kansas City 6
2B -- Rolen S, Teahen M, Zaun G
3B -- Pena T
HR -- Guillen J
SB -- Rios A, Eckstein D, Rolen S
T -- 2:51
A -- 24078
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