MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
04/30/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1019 - TUESDAY, APRIL 30TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (14-17) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0
Toronto Blue Jays (14-17) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 6 0
Royals Suffer One-Run Loss at Toronto
In a tightly-contested game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Kansas City Royals, pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto was outstanding. The Toronto right-hander, who is tied for 2nd in the AL in quality starts with 5, propelled his team's 2-1 win. Paul Sewald finished to wrap up his 9th save. The loss drops the Royals to 14-17.

Jorge Soler dealt the Royals a blow in the bottom of the third. Batting with runners on 1st and 2nd and Toronto leading 1-0, Soler, who finished 4th in the AL in extra base hits with 82 in 2019, hit a 2-2 sinker for a run-scoring single.

"That's how you're going to be successful," said Blue Jays manager Tracy Kineast. "It starts with pitching and it will always be pitching."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan RF, CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 .277 0 10
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .355 8 24
Y. Alvarez LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .295 7 24
F. Alvarez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .326 8 19
A. Kirk C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 4 7
R. Refsnyder CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 1 5
   a-J. Candelario CF, RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .218 3 14
D. Hensley 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .148 0 2
   b-N. Maton PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226 0 1
T. Anderson SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .168 1 7
R. Kreidler 3B, 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .237 3 10
Totals 29 1 4 1 4 7 13      
a - J. Candelario substituted for R. Refsnyder in the 3rd
b - N. Maton pinch hit for D. Hensley in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Kirk (3, 7th Inning off J. McArthur, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Kwan 2 , A. Kirk 2 , R. Kreidler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Kwan
GIDP: V. Guerrero Jr.
Sac Fly: V. Guerrero Jr.
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kreidler-Hensley-Guerrero Jr.)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Waters CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .556 0 1
N. Arenado 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .255 6 17
M. Semien 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .267 0 17
J. Soler DH 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .243 5 20
W. Contreras C 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 .200 1 4
A. Thomas LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .177 0 6
D. Mann 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .224 2 7
M. Andújar RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .290 3 8
J. Groshans SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 0 3
Totals 29 2 6 2 5 10 18      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Waters (2, 3rd Inning off M. Stroman, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Arenado (9, 3rd Inning off M. Stroman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Waters 3 , N. Arenado 2 , J. Soler 2 , M. Andújar
2-out RBI: N. Arenado , J. Soler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Semien , W. Contreras , D. Mann 2
GIDP: M. Semien
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Groshans-Semien-Mann)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Stroman L (1-2) 5.1 4 2 2 4 6 0 90 4.46   
Y. Almonte 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.08   
J. Alvarado 1.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 25 0.43   
M. Strahm 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Stroman 54
Batters Faced: M. Stroman 23, Y. Almonte 2, J. Alvarado 6, M. Strahm 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Stroman 7-2, Y. Almonte 0-2, J. Alvarado 0-0, M. Strahm 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Stroman 90-46, Y. Almonte 3-3, J. Alvarado 25-15, M. Strahm 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Almonte 1-0 , M. Strahm 1-0
WP: M. Stroman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Yamamoto W (3-2) 6.0 2 1 1 3 6 0 93 3.21   
J. McArthur H (2) 0.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 19 1.00   
T. Banks H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7.00   
M. Gage H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.26   
P. Sewald SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Yamamoto 67
Batters Faced: Y. Yamamoto 22, J. McArthur 5, T. Banks 1, M. Gage 3, P. Sewald 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Yamamoto 7-4, J. McArthur 0-1, T. Banks 0-1, M. Gage 3-0, P. Sewald 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Yamamoto 93-58, J. McArthur 19-13, T. Banks 3-1, M. Gage 10-7, P. Sewald 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Banks 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:07 PM ET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 21216
Special Notes: LF Rob Refsnyder was injured on a defensive play.
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