Royals @ Blue Jays - Fri, Sep 08

Game Status: Final - Score: 5-4 Blue Jays

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• Current conditions at Rogers Centre: 68°F - Cloudy - Wind 15 mph, In From CF
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	Royals Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Garcia, M - 3B	4	0	0	0	1	2	0	.280	.326	.379
2	Witt Jr. - SS	4	1	1	0	1	2	2	.273	.313	.496
3	Perez, S - 1B	5	0	3	1	0	1	1	.249	.289	.418
4	Melendez - LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.237	.309	.398
	a-Olivares - LF	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	.256	.307	.438
5	Velázquez - DH	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	.252	.310	.636
	1-Waters - DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.307	.391
6	Fermin - C	3	1	2	0	1	0	1	.281	.321	.461
7	Loftin - 2B	4	0	1	1	0	1	4	.368	.478	.632
8	Isbel - CF	2	1	0	0	2	2	1	.230	.266	.371
9	Blanco - RF	4	1	1	1	0	3	4	.238	.310	.429
	Totals	34	4	9	4	6	13	18

Royals
a-Grounded into a forceout for Melendez in the 8th. 1-Ran for Velázquez in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B: Witt Jr. (26, Green). 3B: Loftin (1, Richards, T). HR: Blanco (2, 3rd inning off Kikuchi, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Blanco 4; Fermin 2; Loftin 3; Perez, S 3; Velázquez; Witt Jr. 2. RBI: Blanco (17); Loftin (4); Olivares (26); Perez, S (64). 2-out RBI: Perez, S; Blanco; Loftin. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Olivares; Blanco 2; Loftin 2. GIDP: Fermin; Perez, S. Team RISP: 2-for-7. Team LOB: 9.
FIELDING: E: Fermin (9, catcher interference). DP: (Snider-Loftin-Perez, S).

	Blue Jays Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Springer - RF	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	.258	.332	.400
2	Bichette - SS	5	1	2	2	0	0	2	.315	.344	.489
3	Guerrero Jr. - 1B	4	1	1	2	0	1	1	.266	.342	.436
4	Schneider - DH	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	.403	.535	.881
5	Biggio - 3B	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	.222	.327	.367
	b-Clement - 2B	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.425	.429	.575
6	Merrifield - LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	7	.281	.323	.396
7	Varsho - LF	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	.220	.286	.371
	a-Espinal - 3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.239	.305	.322
8	Kirk - C	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.256	.339	.359
	1-Heineman - C	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.214	.371	.250
9	Kiermaier - CF	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.277	.336	.433
	Totals	32	5	9	5	5	9	14

Blue Jays
a-Struck out for Varsho in the 7th. b-Singled for Biggio in the 7th. 1-Ran for Kirk in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B: Schneider 2 (9, Snider, Marsh); Bichette (27, Marsh); Guerrero Jr. (28, Hernández, C). 3B: Kiermaier (6, Marsh). TB: Bichette 3; Clement; Guerrero Jr. 2; Kiermaier 4; Kirk; Schneider 4. RBI: Bichette 2 (64); Clement (9); Guerrero Jr. 2 (84). 2-out RBI: Guerrero Jr. 2; Bichette; Clement. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Varsho; Merrifield 4; Biggio; Bichette. GIDP: Merrifield. Team RISP: 4-for-13. Team LOB: 9.
FIELDING: DP: 2 (2 Bichette-Merrifield-Guerrero Jr.).

Royals Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Snider	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	20-13	3.55
Marsh	4.0	3	1	1	2	6	0	65-40	5.95
Cox (H, 6)	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	0	10-6	4.79
Hernández, C (L, 1-10)(BS, 5)	0.1	2	3	3	2	0	0	20-8	4.81
Davidson	1.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	27-19	6.46
Totals	8.0	9	5	5	5	9	0

Blue Jays Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Kikuchi	5.0	3	1	1	1	8	1	88-62	3.57
Hicks, J	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	11-5	3.56
Richards, T	0.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	28-17	4.06
Green (W, 2-0)	0.2	2	1	1	0	2	0	13-8	13.50
Mayza (H, 22)	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	10-4	1.32
Romano (S, 33)	1.1	1	1	1	2	1	0	29-18	2.65
Totals	9.0	9	4	4	6	13	1

Game Info
WP: Hernández, C 2; Davidson.
Pitches-strikes: Snider 20-13; Marsh 65-40; Cox 10-6; Hernández, C 20-8; Davidson 27-19; Kikuchi 88-62; Hicks, J 11-5; Richards, T 28-17; Green 13-8; Mayza 10-4; Romano 29-18.
Groundouts-flyouts: Snider 3-0; Marsh 3-2; Cox 0-0; Hernández, C 0-1; Davidson 2-1; Kikuchi 4-1; Hicks, J 1-0; Richards, T 0-1; Green 0-0; Mayza 1-0; Romano 1-2.
Batters faced: Snider 7; Marsh 17; Cox 2; Hernández, C 5; Davidson 7; Kikuchi 18; Hicks, J 3; Richards, T 5; Green 4; Mayza 3; Romano 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Hernández, C 1-1; Davidson 2-1; Green 2-0; Mayza 2-1; Romano 3-0.
Ejections: Royals pitching coach Brian Sweeney ejected by HP umpire Ben May (7th).
Umpires: HP: Ben May. 1B: Jeff Nelson. 2B: Chris Segal. 3B: CB Bucknor.
Weather: 68 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind: 15 mph, In From CF.
First pitch: 7:07 PM.
T: 3:10.
Att: 26,493.
Venue: Rogers Centre.
September 8, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Top 3	Dairon Blanco homers (2) on a fly ball to left field.	1-0 KC
Bottom 6	Bo Bichette doubles (27) on a ground ball to right fielder Dairon Blanco. Kevin Kiermaier scores.	1-1
Top 7	Nick Loftin triples (1) on a fly ball to right fielder George Springer. Freddy Fermin scores.	2-1 KC
Bottom 7	Bo Bichette singles on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Tyler Heineman scores. George Springer to 3rd.	2-2
Bottom 7	Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubles (28) on a line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. George Springer scores. Bo Bichette scores.	4-2 TOR
Bottom 7	Ernie Clement singles on a line drive to right fielder Dairon Blanco. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Davis Schneider to 3rd. Ernie Clement to 2nd.	5-2 TOR
Top 8	Blue Jays challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Edward Olivares grounds into a force out, third baseman Santiago Espinal to second baseman Ernie Clement. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Salvador Perez out at 2nd. Edward Olivares to 1st.	5-3 TOR
Top 9	Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Kyle Isbel scores. Maikel Garcia to 2nd.	5-4 TOR

Team	Highlight
KC	Dairon Blanco’s solo home run (2) (00:00:37)
KC	Freddy Fermin’s barehanded play (00:00:33)
TOR	Yusei Kikuchi strikes out eight (00:01:15)
KC	Nick Loftin’s go-ahead RBI triple (00:00:32)
TOR	Bichette’s game-tying RBI single (00:00:34)
TOR	Guerrero Jr.'s go-ahead double (00:00:36)
TOR	Ernie Clement’s RBI single (00:00:24)
TOR	Jordan Romano earns the save (00:00:11)
KC	[Condensed Game: KC@TOR 9/8/23 (00:09:50)](https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-09/08/9efb3530-102d5902-70d5c1 \ # Truncated, post length limit reached.