MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
07/31/2049
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 2145 - SATURDAY, JULY 31ST , 2049 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (62-43) 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 3 8 14 0
Toronto Blue Jays (72-35) 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 5 X 12 15 0
Blue Jays Outmuscle Kansas City, 12-8
The Toronto Blue Jays grabbed a win, 12-8, over the Kansas City Royals at Rogers Centre. Toronto first baseman Efrain Vargas went 3-5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 3 and driving in 2. Javy Falcon was the winning pitcher. Over 6 innings, he allowed 4 runs on 8 hits, with 5 walks and 4 strikeouts. Toronto, at 72-35, is 5 games up in the American League East Division.

Danny Burnside had a big hit for Toronto in the bottom of the eighth inning. With Toronto leading 8-5, Burnside hit a bases-clearing double. It was his 13th double of the season and put the Blue Jays up, 11-5.

"This game had a little bit of everything," said Vargas.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pacheco SS 6 0 2 1 0 1 5 .289 16 49
M. Belgard 3B 5 0 2 1 1 1 3 .237 9 40
M. Meyerhoff C 5 0 1 0 1 1 7 .285 16 46
M. Jaquez 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .232 26 79
R. Downey RF 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 .291 21 56
J. Rupert 1B 3 2 1 0 2 1 3 .271 6 20
A. Martin DH 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .252 4 12
P. Hansel LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .289 10 36
W. Cogswell CF 4 0 2 3 0 1 0 .313 11 48
Totals 40 8 14 8 7 10 29      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Cogswell (20, 4th Inning off J. Falcon, 3 on, 1 out) , J. Rupert (7, 9th Inning off E. Saunders, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Pacheco (10, 3rd Inning off J. Falcon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Downey (21, 5th Inning off J. Falcon, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Hansel (10, 8th Inning off E. Saunders, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pacheco 4 , M. Belgard 2 , M. Meyerhoff , M. Jaquez , R. Downey 5 , J. Rupert 2 , A. Martin , P. Hansel 5 , W. Cogswell 3
2-out RBI: M. Belgard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Meyerhoff 2 , M. Jaquez , J. Rupert , A. Martin
Hit by Pitch: W. Cogswell
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Meyerhoff (13)
CS: P. Hansel (5)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Downey(Richerson at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Burnside RF, LF 6 1 3 2 0 1 4 .289 7 58
C. Richerson 2B 3 2 2 1 3 1 3 .304 15 60
M. Altieri C 4 2 0 0 0 2 7 .390 14 33
E. Vargas 1B 5 3 3 2 0 2 4 .293 30 72
D. Hasek II 3B, CF 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 .285 11 51
B. Kaiser DH 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .249 10 38
J. Woods CF 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 .266 4 15
   a-D. Burnside LF, RF 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 .260 5 39
S. Jordan LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .292 8 32
   b-M. Byrd 3B 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 .200 1 11
N. Dean SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .270 10 42
Totals 36 12 15 12 7 11 33      
a - D. Burnside substituted for J. Woods in the 7th
b - M. Byrd substituted for S. Jordan in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Richerson 2 (21, 1st Inning off E. Lewis, 0 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off E. Lewis, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Vargas (20, 3rd Inning off E. Lewis, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Burnside (13, 8th Inning off J. Jordahl, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Burnside (7, 1st Inning off E. Lewis, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Vargas (30, 1st Inning off E. Lewis, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Burnside 6 , C. Richerson 4 , E. Vargas 7 , B. Kaiser 3 , D. Burnside 3 , S. Jordan , N. Dean
2-out RBI: C. Richerson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Burnside , M. Altieri , E. Vargas
Sac Fly: J. Woods
Hit by Pitch: M. Altieri 2 , B. Kaiser , N. Dean
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Richerson (15) , M. Altieri (4)
CS: N. Dean (7)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Lewis L (11-6) 2.1 8 6 6 0 2 2 60 4.38   
K. Hall 3.1 2 0 0 3 5 0 62 3.86   
B. Ferrari 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 32 4.26   
J. Jordahl 0.1 1 5 5 2 1 0 31 4.73   
A. Hahn 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 18 5.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Lewis 15
Batters Faced: E. Lewis 15, K. Hall 14, B. Ferrari 8, J. Jordahl 6, A. Hahn 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Lewis 2-2, K. Hall 1-3, B. Ferrari 2-1, J. Jordahl 0-0, A. Hahn 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Lewis 60-37, K. Hall 62-34, B. Ferrari 32-20, J. Jordahl 31-17, A. Hahn 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Hall 2-1 , B. Ferrari 1-0 , A. Hahn 1-1
Hit Batsmen: E. Lewis , J. Jordahl 2 , A. Hahn
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Falcon W (8-7) 6.0 8 4 4 5 4 1 129 4.35   
E. Saunders H (1) 2.1 5 4 4 2 5 1 52 6.14   
J. Sedivy 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 5.18   
Z. Ault SV (14) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Falcon 39
Batters Faced: J. Falcon 30, E. Saunders 14, J. Sedivy 3, Z. Ault 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Falcon 6-7, E. Saunders 0-2, J. Sedivy 0-0, Z. Ault 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Falcon 129-75, E. Saunders 52-29, J. Sedivy 7-5, Z. Ault 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Saunders 1-0 , J. Sedivy 3-2 , Z. Ault 3-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Sedivy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Efrain Vargas
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Roof closed, 71 degrees
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 4:24
Attendance: 51137
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