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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS 07/04/2048 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS |  
					| GAME ID: 1822 - SATURDAY, JULY 4TH , 2048 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Kansas City Royals (44-41) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |  
								| Toronto Blue Jays (57-26) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 4 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Royals Fall Short, 3-2, at Toronto |  
					| The Toronto Blue Jays got a good effort from starter Tony Rios in defeating the Kansas City Royals at Rogers Centre. The final score was 3-2. Toronto has an impressive 57-26 record. 
 Zory Larikov had a big hit for Toronto in the bottom of the fifth inning. With Toronto trailing 1-0, Larikov hit a 3-run home run. It was his 8th home run of the season and put the Blue Jays up, 3-1.
 
 Larikov said the team appreciates the support from the fans. "I'm glad we could reward them with a good win," he said after the game.
 
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					| KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE |  | TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - M. Meyerhoff pinch hit for M. Markus in the 8th b - B. Baconneck pinch hit for M. Belgard in the 9th
 
 BATTING
 Triples: 
R. Downey
 (3, 5th Inning off T. Rios, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Home Runs: 
G. Switzer
 (12, 7th Inning off T. Rios, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
M. Belgard
, 
R. Downey
 3
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G. Switzer
 4
, 
S. Britt
 2-out RBI: 
G. Switzer
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
M. Belgard
 GIDP: 
M. Jaquez
, 
M. Meyerhoff
 Team LOB: 
1
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Belgard-Pacheco-Estrada)
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								| a - B. Van Gilder substituted for Z. Larikov in the 7th b - D. Novakowski substituted for C. Richerson in the 8th
 c - K. Arp substituted for N. Dean in the 9th
 
 BATTING
 Home Runs: 
Z. Larikov
 (8, 5th Inning off J. Silveira IV, 2 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
M. Altieri
, 
N. Dean
, 
J. Schick
, 
Z. Larikov
 4
 2-out RBI: 
Z. Larikov
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
D. Burnside
, 
M. Altieri
 GIDP: 
N. Dean
 Team LOB: 
2
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
N. Dean
 (10)
 CS: 
D. Burnside
 (13)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
2 (Larikov-Richerson-Burnside, Dean-Novakowski-Burnside)
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					| KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE |  | TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| J. Silveira IV L (4-6) | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 107 | 3.56 |  
	| D. Silva | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3.59 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| T. Rios W (11-4) | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 91 | 3.46 |  
	| G. Dominguez H (3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3.00 |  
	| Z. Ault SV (10) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1.56 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Tony Rios Ballpark: 
Rogers Centre
 Weather: 
Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 15 mph
 Start Time: 
1:07 PM ET
 Time: 
2:49
 Attendance: 
51286
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