MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
04/09/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 765 - THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (7-5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 9 1
Toronto Blue Jays (7-6) 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 7 0
Royals Lose, 6-3, at Rogers Centre
The Toronto Blue Jays topped the Kansas City Royals, 6-3, in American League action at Rogers Centre. The game was highlighted by the performance of Toronto pitcher Nate Pearson. He threw 5 innings of shutout ball. Pearson got the win, improving to 1-1. He allowed 5 hits and walked 0 over 5 innings. Pearson allowed no runs. The defeat makes Kansas City 7-5.

Randal Grichuk helped his team take an early lead with a 3-run home run. It came in the first inning, making the score 3-0, Blue Jays.

"One win at a time, one game at a time. We try not to get too far ahead of ourselves," Grichuk told the Toronto Citizen.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .346 1 8
A. Mondesi SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .417 2 7
J. Soler DH 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .262 4 8
H. Dozier 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .292 1 6
R. O'Hearn 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .310 2 7
A. Gordon LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 0 7
B. Phillips CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .200 2 4
N. Lopez 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .262 0 6
C. Gallagher C 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .500 1 3
Totals 36 3 9 3 1 13 16      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Gallagher (1, 9th Inning off K. Giles, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Soler (4, 8th Inning off T. Barnette, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Dozier , J. Soler 5 , A. Mondesi , C. Gallagher 3 , W. Merrifield , R. O'Hearn , N. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Dozier , B. Phillips , A. Mondesi , R. O'Hearn 2
GIDP: W. Merrifield
Hit by Pitch: A. Mondesi
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Mondesi (8)

FIELDING
Errors: R. O'Hearn (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 .163 2 5
L. Gurriel Jr. LF 4 1 1 3 0 1 3 .229 3 11
V. Guerrero Jr. 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .340 2 8
B. Bichette SS 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .400 3 5
R. Grichuk CF 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .213 2 8
T. Shaw 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .227 3 6
T. Hernandez RF 3 1 0 0 1 3 3 .261 2 8
D. Fisher DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .186 1 1
D. Jansen C 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .182 0 0
Totals 32 6 7 6 5 10 12      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Bichette (3, 5th Inning off G. Holland, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Gurriel Jr. (3, 2nd Inning off D. Duffy, 2 on, 2 outs) R. Grichuk (2, 1st Inning off D. Duffy, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Fisher , V. Guerrero Jr. , L. Gurriel Jr. 4 , D. Jansen , T. Shaw , R. Grichuk 4 , B. Bichette 2
2-out RBI: L. Gurriel Jr. , R. Grichuk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Gurriel Jr. , T. Hernandez , R. Grichuk
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Guerrero Jr.-Biggio-Shaw)
PB: D. Jansen
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Duffy L (1-1) 2.2 4 6 6 3 2 2 49 32 6.75   
R. Lovelady 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 10 1.59   
G. Holland 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 19 12 0.00   
S. Barlow 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 18 7 4.76   
T. Rosenthal 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 12 3.86   
K. McCarthy 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Duffy 21
Batters Faced: D. Duffy 15, R. Lovelady 4, G. Holland 7, S. Barlow 5, T. Rosenthal 4, K. McCarthy 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Duffy 1-5, R. Lovelady 1-1, G. Holland 0-3, S. Barlow 0-1, T. Rosenthal 0-1, K. McCarthy 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Duffy 49-32, R. Lovelady 19-10, G. Holland 19-12, S. Barlow 18-7, T. Rosenthal 18-12, K. McCarthy 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lovelady 1-0 , S. Barlow 1-0 , T. Rosenthal 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Pearson W (1-1) 5.0 5 0 0 0 10 0 82 54 7.15   
J. Romano 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 16 3.29   
T. Barnette 0.0 2 3 3 0 0 1 8 4 16.88   
R. Dolis H (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 9 1.50   
K. Giles SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 13 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Pearson 67
Batters Faced: N. Pearson 20, J. Romano 7, T. Barnette 3, R. Dolis 4, K. Giles 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Pearson 4-1, J. Romano 1-5, T. Barnette 0-0, R. Dolis 1-1, K. Giles 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Pearson 82-54, J. Romano 24-16, T. Barnette 8-4, R. Dolis 15-9, K. Giles 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Romano 1-0
WP: K. Giles
Hit Batsmen: T. Barnette
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Pearson
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Roof closed, 63 degrees
Start Time: 7:07 PM CST
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 16200
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