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Toronto Blue Jays @ 
Kansas City Royals
2018-08-15 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 14391 · 80°F, cloudy · Wind 4 mph R to L · 2:39
Toronto Blue Jays defeated Kansas City Royals 6–5. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Salvador Perez homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field. Whit Merrifield scores. Toronto Blue Jays took the lead in the 4th — Curtis Granderson hits a grand slam (11) to right field. Russell Martin scores. Kevin Pillar scores. Aledmys Diaz scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Curtis Granderson hits a grand slam (11) to right field. Russell Martin scores. Kevin Pillar scores. Aledmys Diaz scores — worth 33% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| KCA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
W: Marco Estrada L: Jorge Lopez SV: Ken Giles
Umpires — HP: Chris Segal · 1B: Bruce Dreckman · 2B: Mike Estabrook · 3B: Marvin Hudson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Toronto Blue Jays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Curtis Granderson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Randal Grichuk | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Justin Smoak | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Teoscar Hernandez | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Russell Martin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kevin Pillar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Aledmys Diaz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luke Maile | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Richard Urena | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kendrys Morales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Alex Gordon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Lucas Duda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Rosell Herrera | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jorge Bonifacio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brett Phillips | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alcides Escobar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Adalberto Mondesi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Blue Jays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marco Estrada | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
 Ryan Tepera | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ken Giles | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jorge Lopez | 4.2 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
 Burch Smith | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
 Tim Hill | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Hammel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Curtis Granderson: 9/L89D+
- Randal Grichuk: 9/F89S
- Justin Smoak: 8/F8LXD+
Bot 1
- Whit Merrifield: W
- Alex Gordon: K
- Salvador Perez: HR/F78XD+.1-H
- Lucas Duda: K
- Rosell Herrera: 3/G3+
Top 2
- Teoscar Hernandez: D9/L9D+
- Russell Martin: 53/G56S
- Kevin Pillar: S8/L6MD+.2-H
- Aledmys Diaz: 9/L89M
- Luke Maile: 7/F78D+
Bot 2
- Jorge Bonifacio: 2/F25F-
- Brett Phillips: 4/F34D-
- Alcides Escobar: 9/L9D+
Top 3
- Richard Urena: D9/L9LM+
- Curtis Granderson: 7/F7LMF
- Randal Grichuk: S8/L8LM.2XH(82);B-2
- Justin Smoak: WP.2-3
- Justin Smoak: 9/F89XD+
Bot 3
- Adalberto Mondesi: 6/F5D-
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Alex Gordon: 8/F8RXD+
Top 4
- Teoscar Hernandez: S5/G5L-
- Russell Martin: HP.1-2
- Kevin Pillar: S8/L78S-.2-H;1-2
- Aledmys Diaz: S7/L7M+.2-3;1-2
- Luke Maile: K
- Richard Urena: 5/F5F-
- Curtis Granderson: HR/F9D+.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Randal Grichuk: K
Bot 4
- Salvador Perez: HR/F7LD+
- Lucas Duda: 8/F8LD+
- Rosell Herrera: 5/F5F-
- Jorge Bonifacio: 7/F78D
Top 5
- Justin Smoak: 9/F9M
- Teoscar Hernandez: K
- Russell Martin: W
- Kevin Pillar: W.1-2
- Aledmys Diaz: 23/G2L-
Bot 5
- Brett Phillips: 7/F7LD+
- Alcides Escobar: 4/F34-
- Adalberto Mondesi: 3/G3
Top 6
- Luke Maile: 8/L8RM
- Richard Urena: W
- Curtis Granderson: S8/L4D+.1-2
- Randal Grichuk: 8/F8LXD+.2-3
- Justin Smoak: W.1-2
- Teoscar Hernandez: K
Bot 6
- Whit Merrifield: S5/BG56S
- Alex Gordon: 8/F8LD
- Salvador Perez: S8/L8LS.1-2
- Lucas Duda: 6(1)3/GDP/G6MS
Top 7
- Russell Martin: S8/L8LM
- Kevin Pillar: K
- Aledmys Diaz: 54(1)/FO/G5
- Luke Maile: 9/F9D+
Bot 7
- Rosell Herrera: 8/F8LXD+
- Jorge Bonifacio: 8/F8RXD+
- Brett Phillips: T9/L89M
- Alcides Escobar: S8/L8LM.3-H
- Adalberto Mondesi: 43/G34-
Top 8
- Richard Urena: 13/G-
- Kendrys Morales: 63/G6M
- Randal Grichuk: 9/F34D
Bot 8
- Whit Merrifield: 6/L6+
- Alex Gordon: W
- Salvador Perez: 2/F25F-
- Lucas Duda: K
Top 9
- Justin Smoak: 2/P5F
- Teoscar Hernandez: K
- Russell Martin: 7/F56D-
Bot 9
- Rosell Herrera: 43/G4
- Ryan O'Hearn: HR/F9LD+
- Brett Phillips: 3/F3F-
- Alcides Escobar: K
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