MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/23/2049
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1682 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23RD , 2049 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (48-27) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 9 0
Kansas City Royals (42-30) 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 5 8 0
Kansas City Topples Toronto, 5-2
The Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-2, at Kauffman Stadium. Manny Estrada, in particular, was impressive. He was 2-3 with a home run and a double, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Chris Irvin, the winning pitcher, improved to 7-5. He pitched 8 innings, giving up 8 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 4 and walking 3. Kansas City now sits in second place in the American League Central Division at 42-30.

Estrada had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the sixth. On a 1-1 knuckleball from Matt Altieri, he banged a 3-run home run to right, giving the Royals a 5-2 lead. It was the 14th home run of the year for Estrada.

In postgame comments to the Kansas City News, Estrada said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Burnside RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .266 4 38
C. Richerson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .310 10 43
E. Vargas 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .305 24 59
J. Woods CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .241 2 6
   a-M. Byrd PR, 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .155 1 7
D. Hasek II 3B, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .280 9 40
N. Dean SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .257 6 26
S. Jordan LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .302 6 18
B. Van Gilder C 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .269 12 32
R. Velasco DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .219 4 12
Totals 33 2 9 2 3 5 16      
a - M. Byrd pinch ran for J. Woods in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Woods (5, 1st Inning off C. Irvin, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Vargas (15, 4th Inning off C. Irvin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Vargas (24, 6th Inning off C. Irvin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Burnside , E. Vargas 6 , J. Woods 3 , D. Hasek II , N. Dean , B. Van Gilder 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Richerson 2 , N. Dean , R. Velasco
GIDP: S. Jordan , B. Van Gilder
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Van Gilder (14)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pacheco SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .285 10 27
M. Belgard 3B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .219 4 25
M. Meyerhoff C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .301 13 33
M. Jaquez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .230 19 54
   a-M. Markus 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 0 4
R. Downey RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .270 14 36
G. Switzer LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 12 35
A. Martin DH 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .333 0 0
W. Cogswell CF 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .333 8 33
M. Estrada 1B 3 1 2 3 0 0 1 .268 14 38
Totals 32 5 8 5 1 11 10      
a - M. Markus substituted for M. Jaquez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Estrada (12, 5th Inning off M. Altieri, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Cogswell (13, 6th Inning off M. Altieri, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: W. Cogswell (4, 2nd Inning off M. Altieri, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Estrada (14, 6th Inning off M. Altieri, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pacheco , M. Meyerhoff , G. Switzer , A. Martin , W. Cogswell 5 , M. Estrada 6
2-out RBI: W. Cogswell , M. Estrada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Jaquez , R. Downey , M. Estrada
Hit by Pitch: M. Meyerhoff
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Belgard-Jaquez-Estrada, Jaquez-Pacheco-Estrada)
OF assists: 1 (Switzer(Vargas at home))
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Altieri L (1-3) 5.2 8 5 5 1 7 1 87 5.79   
P. Nimblebottom 2.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 30 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Altieri 39
Batters Faced: M. Altieri 27, P. Nimblebottom 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Altieri 5-5, P. Nimblebottom 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Altieri 87-55, P. Nimblebottom 30-19
Hit Batsmen: M. Altieri
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Irvin W (7-5) 8.0 8 2 2 3 4 1 106 3.21   
J. Noonan SV (17) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Irvin 59
Batters Faced: C. Irvin 32, J. Noonan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Irvin 10-7, J. Noonan 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Irvin 106-67, J. Noonan 12-7
WP: J. Noonan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny Estrada
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 35522
Special Notes: CF Jason Woods was injured while running the bases.
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