MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
04/11/2020
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 785 - SATURDAY, APRIL 11TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (9-5) 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 4 0 11 16 1
Toronto Blue Jays (7-8) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 5 0
Gordon goes 4-for-5, Royals Move to 9-5
Behind a fine performance from Alex Gordon, the Kansas City Royals knocked off the Toronto Blue Jays, 11-4. Gordon was 4 for 5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once for the Royals. The Royals keep rolling, raising their record to 9-5.

With Kansas City leading 7-2 in the top of the eighth, Gordon came up to bat against Toronto pitcher Dan Jennings. Gordon hit a sinker to right-center for a grand slam home run. His 2nd home run of the season put the Royals on top, 11-2.

"A great game, a great day," said Gordon about the win. "I can't complain."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 3 2 1 0 2 2 1 .322 1 8
   b-M. Franco PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   c-R. McBroom RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 2 5
A. Mondesi SS 5 3 3 0 1 0 1 .404 2 7
J. Soler DH 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 .271 4 9
H. Dozier 3B 3 1 2 2 1 0 4 .309 1 8
R. O'Hearn 1B 4 2 1 1 1 0 4 .333 5 11
A. Gordon LF 5 1 4 5 0 0 1 .294 2 13
B. Phillips CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 3 .229 2 4
   a-B. Starling PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
S. Perez C 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .265 4 9
N. Lopez 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220 0 6
Totals 39 11 16 10 6 8 20      
a - B. Starling pinch hit for B. Phillips in the 8th
b - M. Franco pinch hit for W. Merrifield in the 9th
c - R. McBroom substituted for M. Franco in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Gordon (3, 3rd Inning off T. Roark, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Phillips (2, 5th Inning off J. Romano, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Mondesi (2, 1st Inning off T. Roark, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. O'Hearn (5, 3rd Inning off T. Roark, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Gordon (2, 8th Inning off D. Jennings, 3 on, 1 out) S. Perez (4, 2nd Inning off T. Roark, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. O'Hearn 4 , A. Gordon 8 , H. Dozier 2 , B. Phillips 3 , J. Soler 2 , A. Mondesi 4 , W. Merrifield , S. Perez 4
2-out RBI: A. Gordon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Lopez , A. Gordon , H. Dozier , B. Phillips , W. Merrifield
Sac Fly: H. Dozier , J. Soler
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Mondesi (9)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Dozier (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Alford RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
L. Gurriel Jr. LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 3 12
V. Guerrero Jr. 3B 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 .316 2 9
B. Bichette SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .379 3 5
R. Grichuk CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .222 3 11
T. Shaw 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .212 4 7
D. Jansen C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154 0 0
B. Drury 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 1 3
D. Fisher DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .184 2 3
Totals 31 4 5 4 1 5 7      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Gurriel Jr. (6, 8th Inning off J. Hahn, 2 on, 1 out) B. Drury (1, 8th Inning off G. Sparkman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Shaw (4, 7th Inning off G. Sparkman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Guerrero Jr. , L. Gurriel Jr. 2 , T. Shaw 4 , B. Drury 2 , B. Bichette
2-out RBI: T. Shaw
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Shaw , B. Bichette 2
Sac Fly: V. Guerrero Jr. , R. Grichuk
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Gurriel Jr. (2) , B. Bichette (5)

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Gurriel Jr. (Dozier at home), Grichuk (Mondesi at 3rd base))
PB: D. Jansen
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Montgomery W (1-1) 6.0 2 1 1 0 4 0 81 56 8.49   
G. Sparkman 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 22 12 5.59   
J. Hahn 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 19 7 1.80   
K. McCarthy 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 7 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Montgomery 68
Batters Faced: M. Montgomery 21, G. Sparkman 5, J. Hahn 5, K. McCarthy 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Montgomery 5-9, G. Sparkman 0-2, J. Hahn 0-3, K. McCarthy 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Montgomery 81-56, G. Sparkman 22-12, J. Hahn 19-7, K. McCarthy 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hahn 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Roark L (1-1) 3.1 9 6 6 3 2 2 83 58 4.60   
J. Romano 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 16 2.93   
T. Barnette 2.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 33 20 11.57   
C. Ramirez 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 14 6 16.88   
D. Jennings 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 1 18 10 7.71   
J. Miller 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 7 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Roark 15
Batters Faced: T. Roark 22, J. Romano 6, T. Barnette 9, C. Ramirez 3, D. Jennings 4, J. Miller 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Roark 2-6, J. Romano 2-1, T. Barnette 0-2, C. Ramirez 0-0, D. Jennings 0-1, J. Miller 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Roark 83-58, J. Romano 25-16, T. Barnette 33-20, C. Ramirez 14-6, D. Jennings 18-10, J. Miller 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Romano 2-1 , D. Jennings 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Gordon
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Roof closed, 66 degrees
Start Time: 3:07 PM CST
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 22586
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