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Kansas City Royals @ Toronto Blue Jays
2019-06-30 · Day game · Rogers Centre · Att: 21727 · 72°F, cloudy · Wind 12 mph from CF · 3:09
Kansas City Royals defeated Toronto Blue Jays 7–6. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 2nd — Lucas Duda doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Brandon Drury. Cheslor Cuthbert scores. Toronto Blue Jays took the lead in the 2nd — Luke Maile triples (1) on a pop up to second baseman Nicky Lopez. Rowdy Tellez scores. Freddy Galvis scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 3rd — Cheslor Cuthbert grounds into a double play, shortstop Freddy Galvis to first baseman Rowdy Tellez. Hunter Dozier scores. Jorge Soler out at 2nd. Cheslor Cuthbert out at 1st. The game's biggest swing came in the 2nd: Luke Maile triples (1) on a pop up to second baseman Nicky Lopez. Rowdy Tellez scores. Freddy Galvis scores — worth 19% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | |
| TOR | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
W: Brad Keller L: Aaron Sanchez SV: Ian Kennedy
Umpires — HP: Mark Carlson · 1B: Tripp Gibson · 2B: Chris Segal · 3B: James Hoye · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Nicky Lopez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Hunter Dozier | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Jorge Soler | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Cheslor Cuthbert | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lucas Duda | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Martin Maldonado | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Humberto Arteaga | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Toronto Blue Jays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eric Sogard | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Justin Smoak | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Lourdes Gurriel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cavan Biggio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Teoscar Hernandez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rowdy Tellez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Freddy Galvis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Brandon Drury | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Luke Maile | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Vladimir Guerrero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brad Keller | 5.0 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
 Kevin McCarthy | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jake Diekman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ian Kennedy | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Toronto Blue Jays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aaron Sanchez | 3.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
 Nick Kingham | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Biagini | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Derek Law | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: S7
- Nicky Lopez: 8/L8LD+
- Alex Gordon: 36(1)1/GDP/G34S+
Bot 1
- Eric Sogard: S7
- Justin Smoak: 6/F78S
- Lourdes Gurriel: 8/F8RXD+
- Cavan Biggio: 8/F89XD+
Top 2
- Hunter Dozier: K
- Jorge Soler: K
- Cheslor Cuthbert: W
- Lucas Duda: D9/L3D+.1-H
- Martin Maldonado: 63/G6
Bot 2
- Teoscar Hernandez: 8/F8RD
- Rowdy Tellez: S7/G6+
- Freddy Galvis: W.1-2
- Brandon Drury: 3/G3-.2-3;1-2
- Luke Maile: T4/F9LS.3-H;2-H
- Eric Sogard: S7/G56.3-H
- Justin Smoak: HR/F9LD+.1-H
- Lourdes Gurriel: K
Top 3
- Humberto Arteaga: W
- Whit Merrifield: W.1-2
- Nicky Lopez: S9/L89S+.2-3;1-2
- Alex Gordon: S7/G6.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Hunter Dozier: S7/G56+.2-H;1-2
- Jorge Soler: S9/G3.2-H;1-3
- Cheslor Cuthbert: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M+.3-H(NR)
- Lucas Duda: K
Bot 3
- Cavan Biggio: K
- Teoscar Hernandez: E3/F23-.B-2
- Rowdy Tellez: 43/G34-.2-3
- Freddy Galvis: K
Top 4
- Martin Maldonado: W
- Humberto Arteaga: S7.1-2
- Whit Merrifield: 5(2)/FO/G56S.1-2
- Nicky Lopez: 5(2)/FO/G56S-.1-2
- Alex Gordon: 53/G5S-
Bot 4
- Brandon Drury: W
- Luke Maile: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M
- Eric Sogard: 4/L34+
Top 5
- Hunter Dozier: 9/F9D
- Jorge Soler: HR/F89XD+
- Cheslor Cuthbert: 8/F8RM
- Lucas Duda: 7/F7LS
Bot 5
- Justin Smoak: HR/F8RXD+
- Lourdes Gurriel: S5/G56
- Cavan Biggio: 7/F78M
- Teoscar Hernandez: S9/G4+.1-2
- Rowdy Tellez: 8/F8LM
- Freddy Galvis: 8/F78D+
Top 6
- Martin Maldonado: K
- Humberto Arteaga: 8/F89D
- Whit Merrifield: S1/BG25
- Nicky Lopez: 5/F6-
Bot 6
- Brandon Drury: 43/G4M+
- Luke Maile: 43/G4
- Eric Sogard: 43/G4MS-
Top 7
- Alex Gordon: 43/G4+
- Hunter Dozier: DGR/F78XD+
- Jorge Soler: W
- Cheslor Cuthbert: 7/F7S
- Lucas Duda: K
Bot 7
- Justin Smoak: 31/G34
- Lourdes Gurriel: 9/L9M
- Cavan Biggio: 8/F8LXD+
Top 8
- Martin Maldonado: 4/L4M
- Humberto Arteaga: 53/G56S
- Whit Merrifield: K
Bot 8
- Teoscar Hernandez: 63/G6S
- Rowdy Tellez: K
- Freddy Galvis: K
Top 9
- Nicky Lopez: DGR/L9D+
- Alex Gordon: FC6/G6M+.2-3;B-1
- Hunter Dozier: K
- Jorge Soler: K+CSH(252)/DP
Bot 9
- Vladimir Guerrero: W
- Luke Maile: 13/SH.1-2
- Eric Sogard: 8/F8RM
- Justin Smoak: 5/P5F
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- Blue Jays challenged call that Lopez was safe at 3rd; call was upheld - out on fielder's choice
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