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Kansas City Royals @ Toronto Blue Jays
2023-09-08 · Night game · Rogers Centre · Att: 26493 · 68°F, cloudy · Wind 15 mph from CF · 3:10
Toronto Blue Jays defeated Kansas City Royals 5–4. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 3rd — Dairon Blanco homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Toronto Blue Jays took the lead in the 7th — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubles (28) on a line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. George Springer scores. Bo Bichette scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubles (28) on a line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. George Springer scores. Bo Bichette scores — worth 29% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Brian Sweeney (C): Check swing.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
W: Chad Green L: Carlos Hernandez SV: Jordan Romano
Umpires — HP: Ben May · 1B: Jeff Nelson · 2B: Chris Segal · 3B: CB Bucknor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maikel Garcia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Bobby Witt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Salvador Perez | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 MJ Melendez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nelson Velazquez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Freddy Fermin | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Nick Loftin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Kyle Isbel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Dairon Blanco | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Edward Olivares | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Blue Jays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 George Springer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bo Bichette | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Vladimir Guerrero | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Davis Schneider | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Cavan Biggio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Daulton Varsho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Alejandro Kirk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kevin Kiermaier | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Santiago Espinal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ernie Clement | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tyler Heineman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Collin Snider | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Alec Marsh | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
 Austin Cox | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Hernandez | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Tucker Davidson | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Toronto Blue Jays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yusei Kikuchi | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
 Jordan Hicks | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Trevor Richards | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Chad Green | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Tim Mayza | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Jordan Romano | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Maikel Garcia: 6/L6D+
- Bobby Witt: K
- Salvador Perez: K
Bot 1
- George Springer: 3/P3F/FL
- Bo Bichette: 43/G34
- Vladimir Guerrero: 13/G1
Top 2
- MJ Melendez: K
- Nelson Velazquez: W
- Freddy Fermin: 64(1)3/GDP/G6S
Bot 2
- Davis Schneider: DGR/F9LD
- Cavan Biggio: W
- Whit Merrifield: 14(1)3/GDP/G1S.2-3
- Daulton Varsho: K
Top 3
- Nick Loftin: 53/G56S
- Kyle Isbel: K
- Dairon Blanco: HR/F7D
- Maikel Garcia: 53/G56S
Bot 3
- Alejandro Kirk: 53/G56
- Kevin Kiermaier: 23/G23-
- George Springer: K
Top 4
- Bobby Witt: K
- Salvador Perez: S7/G56
- MJ Melendez: 8/F89XD
- Nelson Velazquez: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
Bot 4
- Bo Bichette: 8/F89XD
- Vladimir Guerrero: K
- Davis Schneider: D7/L7L
- Cavan Biggio: K
Top 5
- Freddy Fermin: S5/BG5S-
- Nick Loftin: K
- Kyle Isbel: K
- Dairon Blanco: K
Bot 5
- Whit Merrifield: 6/P6D
- Daulton Varsho: K
- Alejandro Kirk: K
Top 6
- Maikel Garcia: K
- Bobby Witt: W
- Salvador Perez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6S
Bot 6
- Kevin Kiermaier: T8/G4M
- George Springer: 63/G6
- Bo Bichette: D9/G3.3-H
- Vladimir Guerrero: 9/F89S
- Davis Schneider: W
- Cavan Biggio: W.2-3;1-2
- Whit Merrifield: K
Top 7
- MJ Melendez: 7/F7LSF/FL
- Nelson Velazquez: K
- Freddy Fermin: S8/F8
- Nick Loftin: T9/F9LD.1-H
- Kyle Isbel: W
- Dairon Blanco: SB2
- Dairon Blanco: K
Bot 7
- Santiago Espinal: K
- Alejandro Kirk: S13/G13
- Kevin Kiermaier: WP.1-2
- Kevin Kiermaier: 9/F89
- George Springer: W
- Bo Bichette: S7/G56.2-H;1-3
- Vladimir Guerrero: D7/L78XD.3-H;1-H
- Davis Schneider: WP.2-3
- Davis Schneider: W
- Ernie Clement: WP.1-2
- Ernie Clement: S9/L34D.3-H;2-3;B-2
- Whit Merrifield: 7/F7LD
Top 8
- Maikel Garcia: K
- Bobby Witt: D7/L7D+
- Salvador Perez: S7/L78D.2-3
- Edward Olivares: 54(1)/FO/G6S.3-H;B-1
- Nelson Velazquez: S9/F9S.1-3
- Freddy Fermin: W.1-2
- Nick Loftin: 4(1)/FO/G4M.B-1
Bot 8
- Santiago Espinal: 53/G56S
- Tyler Heineman: K
- Kevin Kiermaier: S7/L78D
- George Springer: C/E2.1-2;B-1
- Bo Bichette: 3/G3
Top 9
- Kyle Isbel: W
- Dairon Blanco: K
- Maikel Garcia: W.1-2
- Bobby Witt: 9/F9
- Salvador Perez: S7/L7.2-H;1-2
- Edward Olivares: 8/F89
Notes & reviews
- Royals pitching coach Brian Sweeney ejected by 1B umpire Nelson for arguing balls and strikes (check swing call on Springer)
- Blue Jays challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld.