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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 20, 2012
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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 20, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 2012 |
|---|---|
| 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 20, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kyle Drabek |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Luke Hochevar |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 23,065 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eric Cooper 1B: Marty Foster 2B: Tim Timmons 3B: Jeff Kellogg |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Yunel Escobar | Shortstop |
| Kelly Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Jose Bautista | Right Fielder |
| Adam Lind | First Baseman |
| Edwin Encarnacion | DH |
| Eric Thames | Left Fielder |
| Brett Lawrie | Third Baseman |
| Colby Rasmus | Center Fielder |
| J.P. Arencibia | Catcher |
| John Farrell | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alex Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | Second Baseman |
| Eric Hosmer | First Baseman |
| Billy Butler | DH |
| Jeff Francoeur | Right Fielder |
| Mike Moustakas | Third Baseman |
| Humberto Quintero | Catcher |
| Mitch Maier | Center Fielder |
| Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
| Ned Yost | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 20, 2012
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Hochevar
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hochevar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hochevar
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Moustakas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Hochevar
Bautista is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lind vs. Hochevar
There goes Bautista. The throw from Quintero and he is safe. Bautista steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lind vs. Hochevar
Lind strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Drabek
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Betancourt vs. Drabek
Betancourt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lawrie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Drabek
Hosmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Drabek
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lawrie fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Hochevar
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thames vs. Hochevar
Thames strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lawrie vs. Hochevar
Lawrie strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Francoeur vs. Drabek
Francoeur strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Drabek
Moustakas hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Quintero vs. Drabek
Quintero strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Drabek
Maier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Drabek
Escobar strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rasmus vs. Hochevar
Rasmus strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Arencibia vs. Hochevar
Arencibia strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Hochevar
Escobar hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Drabek
Gordon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bautista. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Betancourt vs. Drabek
Betancourt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hosmer vs. Drabek
Hosmer hits a line drive towards first. Lind catches it, steps on first to double up Betancourt, and throws to second to get Gordon. That's a triple play. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hochevar
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bautista vs. Hochevar
Bautista hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lind vs. Hochevar
Lind hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Encarnacion vs. Hochevar
Encarnacion hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Drabek
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Francoeur vs. Drabek
Francoeur hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Moustakas vs. Drabek
Moustakas takes first base on ball four. Francoeur moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Quintero vs. Drabek
Quintero hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lind fields it and throws to second for the out. Francoeur moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maier vs. Drabek
There's a wild pitch. Francoeur scores. Quintero moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Maier vs. Drabek
Maier strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thames vs. Hochevar
Thames hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hosmer fields the ball and throws to Hochevar covering. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lawrie vs. Hochevar
Lawrie hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rasmus vs. Hochevar
Rasmus takes first base on ball four. Thames moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Arencibia vs. Hochevar
Arencibia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thames scores. Rasmus moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Escobar vs. Hochevar
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar 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, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Drabek
Escobar strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Drabek
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Betancourt vs. Drabek
Betancourt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lawrie fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Collins
Tim Collins now pitching.
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Collins
Bautista hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Collins
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Betancourt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Drabek
Hosmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Drabek
Butler hits a fly ball into left field. Thames settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Francoeur vs. Drabek
Francoeur takes first base on ball four. Hosmer moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Moustakas vs. Perez
Luis Perez now pitching.
Moustakas strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Quintero vs. Perez
Quintero strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Crow
Aaron Crow now pitching.
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Thames vs. Crow
Thames hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lawrie vs. Crow
Lawrie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Perez
Maier strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Perez
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Perez
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Betancourt vs. Perez
Betancourt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Hosmer vs. Perez
Hosmer strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rasmus vs. Holland
Greg Holland now pitching.
Rasmus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Francoeur. Rasmus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Arencibia vs. Holland
Arencibia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rasmus scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Holland
Rajai Davis pinch runs for J.P. Arencibia.
Escobar takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Holland
The umpire calls a balk on Holland Davis moves to third. Escobar moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Holland
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Bautista vs. Holland
Bautista hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davis scores. Escobar moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Lind vs. Mijares
Jose Mijares now pitching.
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it and throws to home to get Escobar. Johnson moves to third. Bautista moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Encarnacion vs. Mijares
Encarnacion hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Mathis vs. Mijares
Jeff Mathis pinch hits for Eric Thames.
Mathis hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Cordero
Jeff Mathis now catching. Rajai Davis now playing left field. Francisco Cordero now pitching.
Butler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francoeur vs. Cordero
Francoeur hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Moustakas vs. Cordero
Moustakas strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Quintero vs. Cordero
Quintero hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lind scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Quintero for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lawrie vs. Coleman
Louis Coleman now pitching.
Lawrie hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rasmus vs. Coleman
Rasmus hits a fly ball into right field. Francoeur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Coleman
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Coleman
There goes Davis. The throw from Quintero and he is out, Betancourt applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Santos
Sergio Santos now pitching.
Maier hits a popup towards third. Lawrie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Santos
Escobar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bautista. Escobar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Santos
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Betancourt vs. Santos
There goes Escobar. The throw from Mathis and he is safe. Escobar steals third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Betancourt vs. Santos
Betancourt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Escobar scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. Santos
Chris Getz pinch runs for Yuniesky Betancourt.
There goes Getz. The throw from Mathis and he is safe. Getz steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hosmer vs. Santos
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/2012 -- Toronto at Kansas City (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Escobar Y, ss 3 0 0 0 Gordon A, lf 3 0 1 0
Johnson K, 2b 2 1 0 0 Betancourt Y, 2b 4 0 2 1
Bautista J, rf 3 0 1 1 Getz C, pr 0 0 0 0
Lind A, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hosmer E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Encarnacion E, dh 3 0 1 1 Butler B, dh 3 0 0 0
Thames E, lf 3 1 1 0 Francoeur J, rf 3 1 1 0
Mathis J, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Moustakas M, 3b 3 1 1 1
Lawrie B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Quintero H, c 4 0 0 0
Rasmus C, cf 3 1 1 0 Maier M, cf 3 0 0 0
Arencibia J, c 3 0 2 2 Escobar A, ss 4 1 1 0
Davis R, pr-lf 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 4 7 4 31 3 7 2
Toronto 000 010 030 -- 4
Kansas City 010 100 001 -- 3
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek K 5.1 4 2 2 6 5
Perez L (W) 1.2 1 0 0 1 4
Cordero F 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Santos S (S) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Hochevar L 5.0 2 1 1 2 5
Collins T 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Crow A 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Holland G (L)* 0.0 3 3 3 2 0
Mijares J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Coleman L 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 5 batters in 8th
DP -- Toronto 1, Kansas City 2
TP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- Toronto 5, Kansas City 9
2B -- Gordon A, Rasmus C, Escobar A
HR -- Moustakas M
SB -- Bautista J, Escobar A, Getz C
CS -- Davis R
SF -- Encarnacion E
HBP -- by Hochevar L (Bautista J)
WP -- Drabek K
Balk -- Holland G
T -- 3:14
A -- 23065
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