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Kansas City Royals @ Toronto Blue Jays
2022-07-16 · Day game · Rogers Centre · 10 innings · Att: 40135 · 79°F, sunny · Wind 9 mph R to L · 3:29
Toronto Blue Jays defeated Kansas City Royals 6–5. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 3rd — Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to center fielder George Springer. Freddy Fermin scores. Toronto Blue Jays took the lead in the 10th — Teoscar Hernandez singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Brewer Hicklen, deflected by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Raimel Tapia scores. Bo Bichette to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 10th: Vinnie Pasquantino homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Brewer Hicklen scores — worth 49% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Mike Matheny (M): Interference call.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
W: Jordan Romano L: Joel Payamps SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: John Bacon · 1B: Brian O'Nora · 2B: Todd Tichenor · 3B: Stu Scheurwater · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nicky Lopez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Witt | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Vinnie Pasquantino | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Edward Olivares | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Nate Eaton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Nick Pratto | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Massey | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Freddy Fermin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Toronto Blue Jays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 George Springer | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Vladimir Guerrero | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Alejandro Kirk | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bo Bichette | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Teoscar Hernandez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Lourdes Gurriel | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Chapman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Santiago Espinal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Danny Jansen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Raimel Tapia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Daniel Lynch | 3.2 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
 Jose Cuas | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Wyatt Mills | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Taylor Clarke | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joel Payamps | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Blue Jays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Max Castillo | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
 Trevor Richards | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tim Mayza | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 David Phelps | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Adam Cimber | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Yimi Garcia | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Jordan Romano | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Nicky Lopez: 3/G3
- Bobby Witt: 9/F9
- Vinnie Pasquantino: S9/G4+
- Edward Olivares: K
Bot 1
- George Springer: 63/G56D+
- Vladimir Guerrero: S9/L9
- Alejandro Kirk: K
- Bo Bichette: 4/P34D
Top 2
- Ryan O'Hearn: 9/L89XD
- Nate Eaton: 9/L9D
- Nick Pratto: 9/F9LD
Bot 2
- Teoscar Hernandez: 63/G6D
- Lourdes Gurriel: 31/G34
- Matt Chapman: K
Top 3
- Michael Massey: S9/L89D+
- Freddy Fermin: 54(1)/FO/G5.B-1
- Nicky Lopez: 43/G34+.1-2
- Bobby Witt: S8/G6M.2-H
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 8/F8D
Bot 3
- Santiago Espinal: 53/G5+
- Danny Jansen: W
- George Springer: K
- Vladimir Guerrero: S5/G5S.1-2
- Alejandro Kirk: S7/G56+.2-H;1-3
- Bo Bichette: 9/L9
Top 4
- Edward Olivares: S7/G56
- Ryan O'Hearn: T9/L9LD.1-H
- Nate Eaton: 8/SF/F8XD.3-H
- Nick Pratto: 3/G3
- Michael Massey: S9/L9
- Freddy Fermin: K
Bot 4
- Teoscar Hernandez: K
- Lourdes Gurriel: S8/L8
- Matt Chapman: K
- Santiago Espinal: S8/G6M+.1-2
- Danny Jansen: W.2-3;1-2
- George Springer: S7/G56+.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Vladimir Guerrero: W.2-3;1-2
- Alejandro Kirk: 43/G6M
Top 5
- Nicky Lopez: K
- Bobby Witt: S8/G6MS+
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 56(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 5
- Bo Bichette: 63/G6S
- Teoscar Hernandez: 9/L9
- Lourdes Gurriel: S7/L7+
- Matt Chapman: K
Top 6
- Edward Olivares: W
- Ryan O'Hearn: 8/F8D
- Nate Eaton: W.1-2
- Nick Pratto: K
- Michael Massey: 2/G2/BINT
Bot 6
- Santiago Espinal: K
- Danny Jansen: 8/F89XD
- George Springer: K
Top 7
- Freddy Fermin: 5/P5F/FL
- Nicky Lopez: S9/L89D
- Bobby Witt: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
- Vinnie Pasquantino: K
Bot 7
- Vladimir Guerrero: 8/F8XD+
- Alejandro Kirk: S8/L89D+
- Bo Bichette: PO1(13)
- Bo Bichette: K
Top 8
- Edward Olivares: K
- Ryan O'Hearn: 7/F7LS
- Nate Eaton: K
Bot 8
- Teoscar Hernandez: 9/F89XD
- Lourdes Gurriel: W
- Matt Chapman: 8/L89D
- Santiago Espinal: CS2(24)
Top 9
- Nick Pratto: 9/F9
- Michael Massey: 7/F7S
- Freddy Fermin: K
Bot 9
- Santiago Espinal: 9/F9L
- Danny Jansen: K
- George Springer: 7/F78D
Top 10
- Nicky Lopez: 4/G3.2-3
- Bobby Witt: K
- Vinnie Pasquantino: HR/F9LD.3-H(UR)
- Edward Olivares: 7/F78
Bot 10
- Vladimir Guerrero: D8/L8XD+.2-H(UR)
- Raimel Tapia: S8/G4.2-H
- Bo Bichette: S7/G56+.1-2
- Teoscar Hernandez: S67/G56+.2-H;1-2
Notes & reviews
- Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned.
- Royals manager Mike Matheny ejected by HP umpire John Bacon for arguing batter interference ruling (runner on 2nd declared out on attempted pickoff)
- Royals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned.
- Freddy Fermin starts inning at 2nd base.
- George Springer starts inning at 2nd base.