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Toronto Blue Jays @ 
Kansas City Royals
2023-04-04 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 12123 · 80°F, overcast · Wind 22 mph R to L · 2:32
Toronto Blue Jays defeated Kansas City Royals 4–1. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 2nd — Franmil Reyes homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Toronto Blue Jays took the lead in the 4th — Santiago Espinal strikes out swinging. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Daulton Varsho homers (1) on a fly ball to left field — worth 12% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| KCA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
W: Yusei Kikuchi L: Kris Bubic SV: Jordan Romano
Umpires — HP: Jerry Layne · 1B: Vic Carapazza · 2B: Manny Gonzalez · 3B: Adam Hamari · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Toronto Blue Jays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 George Springer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bo Bichette | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Vladimir Guerrero | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Chapman | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Daulton Varsho | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Danny Jansen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Santiago Espinal | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kevin Kiermaier | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bobby Witt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Edward Olivares | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Franmil Reyes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Duffy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hunter Dozier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jackie Bradley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Nate Eaton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Nicky Lopez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Vinnie Pasquantino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Toronto Blue Jays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yusei Kikuchi | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
 Yimi Garcia | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tim Mayza | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Erik Swanson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jordan Romano | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kris Bubic | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
 Carlos Hernandez | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Amir Garrett | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Aroldis Chapman | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- George Springer: 6/P78S
- Bo Bichette: 8/F8XD+
- Vladimir Guerrero: W
- Matt Chapman: S9/G34.1-3;B-2
- Daulton Varsho: 7/F7LF/FL
Bot 1
- Bobby Witt: 3/G34
- Edward Olivares: 3/G34
- Salvador Perez: 8/F78XD+
Top 2
- Whit Merrifield: 7/F7D
- Danny Jansen: 63/G1S
- Santiago Espinal: S8/G6M
- Kevin Kiermaier: K
Bot 2
- Franmil Reyes: HR/F78XD
- Matt Duffy: S7/G6M
- Hunter Dozier: WP.1-2
- Hunter Dozier: 9/L89XD.2-3
- Jackie Bradley: 7/F7L/DP.3XH(72)
Top 3
- George Springer: 31/G34
- Bo Bichette: S8/L8S
- Vladimir Guerrero: S7/G6.1-3
- Matt Chapman: S7/G56.3-H;1X3(75);B-2
- Daulton Varsho: K
Bot 3
- Nate Eaton: 43/G4D
- Nicky Lopez: 8/L78D
- Bobby Witt: 63/G6
Top 4
- Whit Merrifield: D7/G5
- Danny Jansen: 9/L9D.2-3
- Santiago Espinal: WP.3-H(NR)
- Santiago Espinal: K
- Kevin Kiermaier: S8/L8+
- George Springer: 53/G56
Bot 4
- Edward Olivares: 8/L89XD+
- Salvador Perez: 53/G56
- Franmil Reyes: 63/G6D
Top 5
- Bo Bichette: 7/L78D
- Vladimir Guerrero: 43/G4
- Matt Chapman: K
Bot 5
- Matt Duffy: S7/L7+
- Hunter Dozier: 8/F8XD
- Jackie Bradley: W.1-2
- Nate Eaton: K
- Nicky Lopez: K
Top 6
- Daulton Varsho: HR/F7LD
- Whit Merrifield: 63/G2
- Danny Jansen: K
- Santiago Espinal: 7/F7D
Bot 6
- Bobby Witt: 6/P8S
- Edward Olivares: 7/L78D+
- Salvador Perez: 63/G6M
Top 7
- Kevin Kiermaier: S8/L8
- George Springer: 8/F8XD
- Bo Bichette: 9/F9L
- Vladimir Guerrero: 143/G4MD
Bot 7
- Franmil Reyes: 8/F89D+
- Matt Duffy: S9/L9S
- Vinnie Pasquantino: K
- Jackie Bradley: K
Top 8
- Matt Chapman: D8/L89XD+
- Daulton Varsho: S4/BG23-.2-3
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Danny Jansen: 96(1)/FO/F9LS.3-H;B-1
- Santiago Espinal: 9/F89S
Bot 8
- Nate Eaton: K
- Nicky Lopez: K
- Bobby Witt: 5/P7LSF/FL
Top 9
- Kevin Kiermaier: 3/G34
- George Springer: W
- Bo Bichette: SB2
- Bo Bichette: K+SB3
- Vladimir Guerrero: 9/F9D
Bot 9
- Edward Olivares: K
- Salvador Perez: 7/F7D
- Franmil Reyes: 8/L89D
Notes & reviews
- Blue Jays challenged (force play), call on the field was upheld.