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Royals
@ Blue Jays
Rogers Centre
April 17, 2018
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 17, 2018 at Rogers Centre.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eric Skoglund |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jaime Garcia |
| Ballpark | Rogers Centre |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Hickox 1B: Jansen Visconti 2B: Ron Kulpa 3B: Gabe Morales |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jon Jay | Left Fielder |
| Whit Merrifield | Second Baseman |
| Mike Moustakas | DH |
| Lucas Duda | First Baseman |
| Jorge Soler | Right Fielder |
| Cheslor Cuthbert | Third Baseman |
| Paulo Orlando | Center Fielder |
| Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
| Cam Gallagher | Catcher |
| Ned Yost | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Pearce | DH |
| Teoscar Hernandez | Left Fielder |
| Justin Smoak | First Baseman |
| Yangervis Solarte | Third Baseman |
| Russell Martin | Catcher |
| Kevin Pillar | Center Fielder |
| Aledmys Diaz | Shortstop |
| Randal Grichuk | Right Fielder |
| Devon Travis | Second Baseman |
| John Gibbons | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Blue Jays
Rogers Centre
April 17, 2018
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Garcia
Jay strikes out. Martin drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Jay out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Garcia
Merrifield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Moustakas vs. Garcia
Garcia fires to first and has Merrifield trapped. There's the throw to Diaz who tags Merrifield for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Garcia
Moustakas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Travis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pearce vs. Skoglund
Pearce hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Skoglund
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smoak vs. Skoglund
Smoak hits a fly ball into center field. Orlando settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Solarte vs. Skoglund
Solarte hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Skoglund
Martin strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Duda vs. Garcia
Duda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Soler vs. Garcia
Soler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Duda moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Cuthbert vs. Garcia
Cuthbert hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Duda moves to third. Soler moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Orlando vs. Garcia
Orlando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Diaz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Duda scores. Soler moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Escobar vs. Garcia
Escobar is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Gallagher vs. Garcia
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Solarte fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Pillar vs. Skoglund
Pillar hits a line drive into center field. Orlando settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Skoglund
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Skoglund fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grichuk vs. Skoglund
Grichuk hits a fly ball into center field. Orlando settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Travis vs. Skoglund
Travis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cuthbert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Garcia
Jay strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Garcia
Merrifield strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Garcia
Moustakas hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Duda vs. Garcia
Duda hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Soler vs. Garcia
Soler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pearce vs. Skoglund
Pearce strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Skoglund
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Smoak vs. Skoglund
Smoak hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar misplays the ball. That's an error on Escobar. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Solarte vs. Skoglund
Solarte strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cuthbert vs. Garcia
Cuthbert hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Orlando vs. Garcia
Orlando hits a line drive into right field. Grichuk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Garcia
Escobar strikes out. There goes Cuthbert. The throw from Martin to Diaz, and Cuthbert is out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Skoglund
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pillar vs. Skoglund
Pillar strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Skoglund
Diaz hits a line drive towards first. Duda catches it and steps on first to double up Martin. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Garcia
Gallagher hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Pillar. Gallagher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jay vs. Garcia
Jay bunts towards third. Solarte fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gallagher moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Merrifield vs. Garcia
Merrifield hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Grichuk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Moustakas vs. Garcia
Moustakas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Duda vs. Garcia
Duda hits a fly ball into center field. Pillar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grichuk vs. Skoglund
Grichuk hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Orlando. Grichuk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Travis vs. Skoglund
Travis hits a line drive into right field. Soler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grichuk moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Pearce vs. Skoglund
Pearce hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grichuk scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Skoglund
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pearce moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smoak vs. Skoglund
Smoak hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Pearce scores. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Solarte vs. Skoglund
Solarte hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. There goes Smoak trying to get to third. Orlando throws the ball in to Cuthbert, who tags Smoak for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Skoglund
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Soler vs. Oh
Seung Hwan Oh now pitching.
Soler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cuthbert vs. Oh
Cuthbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Solarte fields it and throws to first for the out. Soler moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Orlando vs. Oh
Orlando strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Escobar vs. Oh
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Diaz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pillar vs. Boyer
Blaine Boyer now pitching.
Pillar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cuthbert fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cuthbert. Pillar moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Diaz vs. Boyer
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Grichuk vs. Boyer
Grichuk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Boyer
Travis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Granderson vs. Boyer
Curtis Granderson pinch hits for Steve Pearce.
Granderson hits a fly ball into center field. Orlando settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Boyer
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jay. Hernandez reaches second base with a double. Travis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Smoak vs. Boyer
Smoak is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Solarte vs. Smith
Burch Smith now pitching.
Solarte hits a fly ball into center field. Orlando settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Travis tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Smith
Martin takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to third. Smoak moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Pillar vs. Smith
Pillar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jay. Pillar reaches second base with a double. Hernandez scores. Smoak scores. Martin moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Diaz vs. Smith
Diaz strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Loup
Aaron Loup now pitching.
Gallagher hits a fly ball into right field. Grichuk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Loup
Jay hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smoak scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jay for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Loup
Merrifield hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hernandez. Merrifield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Moustakas vs. Loup
Moustakas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Diaz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Merrifield moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Duda vs. Loup
Duda hits a line drive into left field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grichuk vs. Smith
Ryan Goins now playing shortstop.
Grichuk hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gallagher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Travis vs. Smith
Travis is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Granderson vs. Smith
Granderson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Smith
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Soler vs. Axford
Gift Ngoepe now playing third base. John Axford now pitching.
Soler hits a popup towards short. Diaz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cuthbert vs. Axford
Cuthbert hits a fly ball into right field. Grichuk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Orlando vs. Axford
Orlando hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Travis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Smoak vs. Smith
Smoak hits a ball on the ground towards first. Duda scoops it up and throws to first, with Smith covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ngoepe vs. Smith
Ngoepe strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Smith
Martin strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Goins vs. Axford
Goins strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Axford
Gallagher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Travis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almonte vs. Axford
Abraham Almonte pinch hits for Jon Jay.
Almonte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ngoepe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/2018, game 1 -- Kansas City at Toronto (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Jay J, lf 4 0 1 0 Pearce S, dh 3 2 2 1
Almonte A, ph 1 0 0 0 Granderson C, ph 2 0 0 0
Merrifield W, 2b 3 0 1 0 Hernandez T, lf 5 2 2 0
Moustakas M, dh 4 1 2 1 Smoak J, 1b 4 1 1 1
Duda L, 1b 4 2 2 1 Solarte Y, 3b 3 1 2 4
Soler J, rf 4 0 2 0 Ngoepe G, 3b 1 0 0 0
Cuthbert C, 3b 4 0 2 0 Martin R, c 3 0 0 0
Orlando P, cf 4 0 0 0 Pillar K, cf 4 1 1 2
Escobar A, ss 2 0 0 0 Diaz A, ss 4 1 2 0
Goins R, ss 1 0 0 0 Grichuk R, rf 4 2 2 3
Gallagher C, c 4 0 1 0 Travis D, 2b 3 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 11 2 36 11 13 11
Kansas City 012 000 000 -- 3
Toronto 200 036 00x -- 11
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Skoglund E (L) 5.0 8 5 5 1 6
Boyer B 0.1 4 6 2 1 0
Smith B 2.2 1 0 0 1 4
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia J (W) 5.0 8 3 3 1 5
Oh S 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Loup A 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Axford J 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Escobar A, Cuthbert C
DP -- Kansas City 1, Toronto 2
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Toronto 6
2B -- Gallagher C, Grichuk R, Hernandez T, Pillar K, Merrifield W
HR -- Solarte Y, Moustakas M, Duda L, Grichuk R
CS -- Merrifield W, Cuthbert C
SF -- Solarte Y
HBP -- by Garcia J (Escobar A), by Smith B (Travis D)
T -- 2:56
A -- 0
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