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Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals

2011-06-07 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 16539 · 89°F, sunny · Wind 15 mph R to L · 2:55

Toronto Blue Jays defeated Kansas City Royals 8–5. Toronto Blue Jays put up 3 in the 1st. Kyle Drabek earned the win and Jon Rauch picked up the save. Adam Lind went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TOR	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	8	9
KCA	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	5	11

W: Kyle Drabek L: Vin Mazzaro SV: Jon Rauch

Umpires — HP: Jim Wolf · 1B: Derryl Cousins · 2B: Jim Joyce · 3B: Ron Kulpa · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Yunel Escobar	2	1	1	0	0	0
Corey Patterson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Bautista	2	1	1	0	2	0
Adam Lind	3	2	1	3	0	0
J. P. Arencibia	4	1	1	2	0	2
Aaron Hill	4	0	1	0	0	1
Edwin Encarnacion	3	1	1	0	1	0
Rajai Davis	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jayson Nix	4	1	2	1	0	1
Mike McCoy	3	1	1	1	0	1

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alex Gordon	4	1	1	0	1	2
Melky Cabrera	5	1	2	1	0	0
Eric Hosmer	4	2	2	0	1	1
Jeff Francoeur	5	0	2	3	0	0
Billy Butler	4	0	1	1	0	0
Mike Aviles	4	0	0	0	0	1
Chris Getz	4	0	1	0	0	0
Matt Treanor	2	1	0	0	2	0
Alcides Escobar	4	0	2	0	0	0

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kyle Drabek	5.1	9	3	0
Luis Perez	2.2	2	1	4
Jon Rauch	1.0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vin Mazzaro	5.0	8	1	3
Louis Coleman	1.2	0	0	2
Tim Collins	1.0	1	2	1
Blake Wood	1.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Yunel Escobar: S8/G6M
Corey Patterson: SB2.1-H(E2/TH2)(E8/TH3)
Corey Patterson: 8/F8RM
Jose Bautista: S7/G56+
Adam Lind: HR/F89XD+.1-H
J. P. Arencibia: 7/F7D+
Aaron Hill: K

Bot 1

Alex Gordon: S8/L6MD
Melky Cabrera: WP.1-2
Melky Cabrera: 7/L7M
Eric Hosmer: W
Jeff Francoeur: S9/F8RM.2-H;1-3
Billy Butler: 14(1)3/GDP/G15-

Top 2

Edwin Encarnacion: D9/F8RD
Rajai Davis: 54/SH/BG56S.2-3
Jayson Nix: D7/L7LS+.3-H
Yunel Escobar: 63/G6-
Corey Patterson: PO2(16)

Bot 2

Mike Aviles: 8/F8RD
Chris Getz: D8/L8RS
Matt Treanor: 3/F3DF-
Alcides Escobar: 43/G4

Top 3

Corey Patterson: 9/F9D+
Jose Bautista: W
Adam Lind: 9/F9M
J. P. Arencibia: K

Bot 3

Alex Gordon: 31/G3
Melky Cabrera: 63/G6
Eric Hosmer: S9/L9M+
Jeff Francoeur: WP.1-2
Jeff Francoeur: WP.2-3
Jeff Francoeur: S8/L4MD.3-H
Billy Butler: S7/L7S.1-2
Mike Aviles: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 4

Aaron Hill: 63/G6M-
Edwin Encarnacion: 63/G6
Rajai Davis: 43/G4S-

Bot 4

Chris Getz: 43/BG34S+
Matt Treanor: 53/G5
Alcides Escobar: S9/G34
Alex Gordon: SB2
Alex Gordon: W
Melky Cabrera: PO2(16)

Top 5

Jayson Nix: S5/G5
Mike McCoy: D7/F78D+.1-H
Corey Patterson: FC1/SH.2-3;B-1
Jose Bautista: 4/F6M-
Adam Lind: 9/SF/F89D.3-H
J. P. Arencibia: K

Bot 5

Melky Cabrera: S7/L7S
Eric Hosmer: S9/G34+.1-2
Jeff Francoeur: WP.2-3;1-2
Jeff Francoeur: 63/G6.3-H;2-3
Billy Butler: 43/G4-.3-H
Mike Aviles: 7/F78M

Top 6

Aaron Hill: S7/L6D-
Edwin Encarnacion: 9/F89D
Rajai Davis: 54(1)/FO/G
Jayson Nix: CS2(24)

Bot 6

Chris Getz: 31/G3
Matt Treanor: W
Alcides Escobar: S7/G6+.1-2
Alex Gordon: K
Melky Cabrera: S9/L89M.2-H;1-3
Eric Hosmer: K

Top 7

Jayson Nix: K
Mike McCoy: K
Corey Patterson: K

Bot 7

Jeff Francoeur: 9/F9M
Billy Butler: 53/G5
Mike Aviles: K

Top 8

Jose Bautista: W
Adam Lind: 46(1)/FO/G34-
J. P. Arencibia: HR/F7D+.1-H
Aaron Hill: 9/F9S
Edwin Encarnacion: W
Rajai Davis: 13/G-

Bot 8

Chris Getz: 63/G6
Matt Treanor: W
Alcides Escobar: 7/F7S
Alex Gordon: K

Top 9

Jayson Nix: 63/G6
Mike McCoy: 8/L8LM
Corey Patterson: 7/F7M

Bot 9

Melky Cabrera: 63/G6
Eric Hosmer: 5/P5F
Jeff Francoeur: 8/F8LD

Notes & reviews

Royals catcher Matt Treanor's throw bounced past 2B into CF and Melky Cabrera threw the ball past 3B Mike Aviles, allowing Yunel Escobar to score
Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar left the game due to an injured leg

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