Royals 0-4 Blue Jays (Jul 31, 2021)

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W: A. Manoah

L: M. Minor

Scoring Plays All Plays

Top 1st

Whit Merrifield lines out to left center field to Lourdes Gurriel Jr..

Lineout

101.8 mph

309 ft

19 deg

Carlos Santana walks.

Walk

Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Andrew Benintendi strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Bottom 1st

George Springer homers to left field.

Home Run

104.4 mph

371 ft

36 deg

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out to third base, Hunter Dozier to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

64.9 mph

7 ft

-24 deg

Marcus Semien strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Bo Bichette lines out to deep right field to Jarrod Dyson.

Lineout

98.4 mph

302 ft

19 deg

Top 2nd

Hunter Dozier flies out to deep left field to Lourdes Gurriel Jr..

Flyout

90.6 mph

341 ft

30 deg

Ryan O'Hearn singles to shallow center field.

Single

86.7 mph

141 ft

9 deg

Michael A. Taylor lines out to shallow infield to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Lineout

37.5 mph

85 ft

40 deg

Jarrod Dyson pops out to shortstop to Bo Bichette.

Pop Out

57.3 mph

142 ft

54 deg

Bottom 2nd

Teoscar Hernández called out on strikes.

Strikeout

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. called out on strikes.

Strikeout

Randal Grichuk pops out to shallow left field to Nicky Lopez.

Pop Out

87.3 mph

201 ft

56 deg

Top 3rd

Nicky Lopez lines out to deep left field to George Springer.

Lineout

100 mph

330 ft

18 deg

Whit Merrifield grounds out to shallow infield to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Groundout

67.5 mph

14 ft

-5 deg

Carlos Santana flies out to center field to George Springer.

Flyout

92.7 mph

263 ft

50 deg

Bottom 3rd

Santiago Espinal pops out to shallow infield to Salvador Perez.

Pop Out

76.8 mph

40 ft

83 deg

Alejandro Kirk singles to left field.

Single

103.4 mph

14 ft

-6 deg

George Springer homers to center field. Alejandro Kirk scores.

Home Run

108.9 mph

421 ft

25 deg

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reaches on error. Fielding error by Hunter Dozier.

Field Error

75.3 mph

13 ft

-12 deg

Marcus Semien flies out to right center field to Jarrod Dyson.

Flyout

83.1 mph

300 ft

31 deg

Bo Bichette strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Top 4th

Salvador Perez pops out to shallow center field to Bo Bichette.

Pop Out

76.9 mph

210 ft

53 deg

Andrew Benintendi flies out to center field to George Springer.

Flyout

96 mph

279 ft

49 deg

Hunter Dozier grounds out to shortstop, Bo Bichette to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Groundout

102.7 mph

45 ft

-1 deg

Bottom 4th

Teoscar Hernández called out on strikes.

Strikeout

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. grounds out to shortstop, Nicky Lopez to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

89.3 mph

16 ft

-8 deg

Randal Grichuk flies out to deep right field to Jarrod Dyson.

Flyout

96.1 mph

329 ft

34 deg

Top 5th

Ryan O'Hearn strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Michael A. Taylor flies out to deep center field to George Springer.

Flyout

90.9 mph

353 ft

26 deg

Jarrod Dyson strikes out on a foul tip.

Strikeout

Bottom 5th

Santiago Espinal lines out to center field to Michael A. Taylor.

Lineout

90 mph

321 ft

22 deg

Alejandro Kirk grounds out to shortstop, Nicky Lopez to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

80.3 mph

4 ft

-40 deg

George Springer pops out to shallow infield to Whit Merrifield.

Pop Out

95.7 mph

88 ft

73 deg

Top 6th

Nicky Lopez lines out to left field to Lourdes Gurriel Jr..

Lineout

93.4 mph

261 ft

17 deg

Whit Merrifield flies out to deep right field to Teoscar Hernández.

Flyout

87.1 mph

300 ft

36 deg

Carlos Santana grounds out to first base to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Groundout

105.2 mph

7 ft

-16 deg

Bottom 6th

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles to third base.

Single

72.6 mph

61 ft

4 deg

Marcus Semien triples to deep center field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores.

Triple

92.2 mph

317 ft

19 deg

Bo Bichette grounds out to shallow infield, Whit Merrifield to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

89.5 mph

2 ft

-57 deg

Teoscar Hernández pops out to shallow center field to Whit Merrifield.

Pop Out

83.7 mph

188 ft

62 deg

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. grounds out to first base to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

56.1 mph

72 ft

10 deg

Top 7th

Salvador Perez flies out to deep center field to George Springer.

Flyout

99.7 mph

343 ft

42 deg

Andrew Benintendi grounds out to second base, Marcus Semien to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Groundout

74.5 mph

11 ft

-11 deg

Hunter Dozier singles to right center field.

Single

97.6 mph

202 ft

11 deg

Ryan O'Hearn grounds out to shallow infield to Alek Manoah.

Groundout

61 mph

4 ft

-49 deg

Bottom 7th

Randal Grichuk walks.

Walk

Santiago Espinal grounds out to shortstop. Randal Grichuk out at second.

Grounded Into DP

101.4 mph

63 ft

1 deg

Alejandro Kirk strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Top 8th

Ryan Borucki (P) replaces Alek Manoah (P).

Michael A. Taylor grounds out to third base, Santiago Espinal to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Groundout

95.6 mph

74 ft

3 deg

Edward Olivares pinch-hitting for Jarrod Dyson.

Edward Olivares walks.

Walk

Nicky Lopez reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Edward Olivares out at second.

Forceout

81.4 mph

30 ft

-5 deg

Adam Cimber (P) replaces Ryan Borucki (P).

Whit Merrifield singles to left field. Nicky Lopez to second.

Single

87.6 mph

59 ft

3 deg

Carlos Santana strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Bottom 8th

Edward Olivares remains in the game as RF.

Greg Holland (P) replaces Mike Minor (P).

George Springer strikes out on a foul tip.

Strikeout

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flies out to deep right center field to Michael A. Taylor.

Flyout

105.4 mph

388 ft

28 deg

Marcus Semien grounds out to shallow left field, Hunter Dozier to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

84.8 mph

94 ft

7 deg

Top 9th

Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Andrew Benintendi called out on strikes.

Strikeout

Hunter Dozier strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Bottom 1st

George Springer homers to left field.

Home Run

104.4 mph

371 ft

36 deg

Bottom 3rd

George Springer homers to center field. Alejandro Kirk scores.

Home Run

108.9 mph

421 ft

25 deg

Bottom 6th

Marcus Semien triples to deep center field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores.

Triple

92.2 mph

317 ft

19 deg

KCR

Team Stats

TOR

0

HR

2

0

R

4

3

H

5

0

SB

0

5

LOB

2

.100

AVG

.172

.156

OBP

.200

.100

SLG

.448

4.50

ERA

0.00

7

K

8

1

BB

2

Current Series

Royals

4

Blue Jays

6

Game 1

Final

Royals

0

Blue Jays

4

Game 2

Final

Royals

1

Blue Jays

5

Game 3

Final

2021 AL Central

KCRTOR

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox - y	93	69	.574
Indians	80	82	.494	13.0
Tigers	77	85	.475	16.0
Royals	74	88	.457	19.0
Twins	73	89	.451	20.0

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	100	62	.617
Red Sox - w	92	70	.568	8.0
Yankees - w	92	70	.568	8.0
Blue Jays	91	71	.562	9.0
Orioles	52	110	.321	48.0

Game Summary

The Toronto Blue Jays decisively defeated the Kansas City Royals, 4 to 0, on July 31, 2021.

Game Info

July 31, 2021

Rogers Centre

Toronto, Canada

70°

8 mph SSE

Home Plate: Andy Fletcher

First Base: Will Little

Second Base: Stu Scheuwater

Third Base: Jeremie Rehak

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	100	62	.617
Red Sox - w	92	70	.568	8.0
Yankees - w	92	70	.568	8.0
Blue Jays	91	71	.562	9.0
Orioles	52	110	.321	48.0

KCR

Batters	AB	H	BB	K
Whit Merrifield W. Merrifield 2B	4	1	0	0
Carlos Santana C. Santana 1B	3	0	1	1
Salvador Perez S. Perez C	4	0	0	2
Andrew Benintendi A. Benintendi LF	4	0	0	2
Hunter Dozier H. Dozier 3B	4	1	0	1
Ryan O'Hearn R. O'Hearn DH	3	1	0	1
Michael A. Taylor M. A. Taylor CF	3	0	0	0
Jarrod Dyson J. Dyson RF	2	0	0	1
Edward Olivares E. Olivares PH-RF	0	0	1	0
Nicky Lopez N. Lopez SS	3	0	0	0
Totals	30	3	2	8

TOR

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
George Springer G. Springer CF	4	2	2	3	2	0	1
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. V. Guerrero Jr. 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Marcus Semien M. Semien 2B	4	0	1	1	0	0	1
Bo Bichette B. Bichette SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Teoscar Hernández T. Hernández RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. L. Gurriel Jr. LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Randal Grichuk R. Grichuk DH	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Santiago Espinal S. Espinal 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alejandro Kirk A. Kirk C	3	1	1	0	0	0	1
Totals	29	4	5	4	2	1	7

Batting

TB: H. Dozier, W. Merrifield, R. O'Hearn

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C. Santana

Team RISP: 0-for-1

Team LOB: 5

Batting

3B: M. Semien

HR: G. Springer 2

TB: M. Semien 3, G. Springer 8, V. Guerrero Jr., A. Kirk

RBI: M. Semien, G. Springer 3

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: L. Gurriel Jr.

GIDP: S. Espinal

Team RISP: 0-for-3

Team LOB: 2

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Mike Minor M. Minor (L)	7.0	5	4	4	1	6	2	5.14
Greg Holland G. Holland	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	5	4	4	1	7	2

Pitchers	IP	H	BB	K	ERA
Alek Manoah A. Manoah (W)	7.0	2	1	4	0.00
Ryan Borucki R. Borucki	0.2	0	1	0	0.00
Adam Cimber A. Cimber	1.1	1	0	4	0.00
Totals	9.0	3	2	8

Pitches-strikes: G. Holland 10-6, M. Minor 99-64

Groundouts-flyouts: G. Holland 1-1, M. Minor 7-2

Batters faced: G. Holland 3, M. Minor 27

Pitches-strikes: R. Borucki 15-7, A. Cimber 17-15, A. Manoah 89-59

Groundouts-flyouts: R. Borucki 2-0, A. Manoah 5-6

Batters faced: R. Borucki 3, A. Cimber 5, A. Manoah 24

Inherited runners-scored: A. Cimber 1-0

Batters	AB	H	BB	K
Whit Merrifield W. Merrifield 2B	4	1	0	0
Carlos Santana C. Santana 1B	3	0	1	1
Salvador Perez S. Perez C	4	0	0	2
Andrew Benintendi A. Benintendi LF	4	0	0	2
Hunter Dozier H. Dozier 3B	4	1	0	1
Ryan O'Hearn R. O'Hearn DH	3	1	0	1
Michael A. Taylor M. A. Taylor CF	3	0	0	0
Jarrod Dyson J. Dyson RF	2	0	0	1
Edward Olivares E. Olivares PH-RF	0	0	1	0
Nicky Lopez N. Lopez SS	3	0	0	0
Totals	30	3	2	8

Batting

TB: H. Dozier, W. Merrifield, R. O'Hearn

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C. Santana

Team RISP: 0-for-1

Team LOB: 5

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Mike Minor M. Minor (L)	7.0	5	4	4	1	6	2	5.14
Greg Holland G. Holland	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	8.0	5	4	4	1	7	2

Pitches-strikes: G. Holland 10-6, M. Minor 99-64

Groundouts-flyouts: G. Holland 1-1, M. Minor 7-2

Batters faced: G. Holland 3, M. Minor 27

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K
George Springer G. Springer CF	4	2	2	3	2	0	1
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. V. Guerrero Jr. 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Marcus Semien M. Semien 2B	4	0	1	1	0	0	1
Bo Bichette B. Bichette SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Teoscar Hernández T. Hernández RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. L. Gurriel Jr. LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
Randal Grichuk R. Grichuk DH	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Santiago Espinal S. Espinal 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alejandro Kirk A. Kirk C	3	1	1	0	0	0	1
Totals	29	4	5	4	2	1	7

Batting

3B: M. Semien

HR: G. Springer 2

TB: M. Semien 3, G. Springer 8, V. Guerrero Jr., A. Kirk

RBI: M. Semien, G. Springer 3

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: L. Gurriel Jr.

GIDP: S. Espinal

Team RISP: 0-for-3

Team LOB: 2

Pitchers	IP	H	BB	K	ERA
Alek Manoah A. Manoah (W)	7.0	2	1	4	0.00
Ryan Borucki R. Borucki	0.2	0	1	0	0.00
Adam Cimber A. Cimber	1.1	1	0	4	0.00
Totals	9.0	3	2	8

Pitches-strikes: R. Borucki 15-7, A. Cimber 17-15, A. Manoah 89-59

Groundouts-flyouts: R. Borucki 2-0, A. Manoah 5-6

Batters faced: R. Borucki 3, A. Cimber 5, A. Manoah 24

Inherited runners-scored: A. Cimber 1-0

Top 1st

Whit Merrifield lines out to left center field to Lourdes Gurriel Jr..

Lineout

101.8 mph

309 ft

19 deg

Carlos Santana walks.

Walk

Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Andrew Benintendi strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Bottom 1st

George Springer homers to left field.

Home Run

104.4 mph

371 ft

36 deg

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out to third base, Hunter Dozier to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

64.9 mph

7 ft

-24 deg

Marcus Semien strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Bo Bichette lines out to deep right field to Jarrod Dyson.

Lineout

98.4 mph

302 ft

19 deg

Top 2nd

Hunter Dozier flies out to deep left field to Lourdes Gurriel Jr..

Flyout

90.6 mph

341 ft

30 deg

Ryan O'Hearn singles to shallow center field.

Single

86.7 mph

141 ft

9 deg

Michael A. Taylor lines out to shallow infield to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Lineout

37.5 mph

85 ft

40 deg

Jarrod Dyson pops out to shortstop to Bo Bichette.

Pop Out

57.3 mph

142 ft

54 deg

Bottom 2nd

Teoscar Hernández called out on strikes.

Strikeout

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. called out on strikes.

Strikeout

Randal Grichuk pops out to shallow left field to Nicky Lopez.

Pop Out

87.3 mph

201 ft

56 deg

Top 3rd

Nicky Lopez lines out to deep left field to George Springer.

Lineout

100 mph

330 ft

18 deg

Whit Merrifield grounds out to shallow infield to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Groundout

67.5 mph

14 ft

-5 deg

Carlos Santana flies out to center field to George Springer.

Flyout

92.7 mph

263 ft

50 deg

Bottom 3rd

Santiago Espinal pops out to shallow infield to Salvador Perez.

Pop Out

76.8 mph

40 ft

83 deg

Alejandro Kirk singles to left field.

Single

103.4 mph

14 ft

-6 deg

George Springer homers to center field. Alejandro Kirk scores.

Home Run

108.9 mph

421 ft

25 deg

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reaches on error. Fielding error by Hunter Dozier.

Field Error

75.3 mph

13 ft

-12 deg

Marcus Semien flies out to right center field to Jarrod Dyson.

Flyout

83.1 mph

300 ft

31 deg

Bo Bichette strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Top 4th

Salvador Perez pops out to shallow center field to Bo Bichette.

Pop Out

76.9 mph

210 ft

53 deg

Andrew Benintendi flies out to center field to George Springer.

Flyout

96 mph

279 ft

49 deg

Hunter Dozier grounds out to shortstop, Bo Bichette to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Groundout

102.7 mph

45 ft

-1 deg

Bottom 4th

Teoscar Hernández called out on strikes.

Strikeout

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. grounds out to shortstop, Nicky Lopez to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

89.3 mph

16 ft

-8 deg

Randal Grichuk flies out to deep right field to Jarrod Dyson.

Flyout

96.1 mph

329 ft

34 deg

Top 5th

Ryan O'Hearn strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Michael A. Taylor flies out to deep center field to George Springer.

Flyout

90.9 mph

353 ft

26 deg

Jarrod Dyson strikes out on a foul tip.

Strikeout

Bottom 5th

Santiago Espinal lines out to center field to Michael A. Taylor.

Lineout

90 mph

321 ft

22 deg

Alejandro Kirk grounds out to shortstop, Nicky Lopez to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

80.3 mph

4 ft

-40 deg

George Springer pops out to shallow infield to Whit Merrifield.

Pop Out

95.7 mph

88 ft

73 deg

Top 6th

Nicky Lopez lines out to left field to Lourdes Gurriel Jr..

Lineout

93.4 mph

261 ft

17 deg

Whit Merrifield flies out to deep right field to Teoscar Hernández.

Flyout

87.1 mph

300 ft

36 deg

Carlos Santana grounds out to first base to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Groundout

105.2 mph

7 ft

-16 deg

Bottom 6th

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles to third base.

Single

72.6 mph

61 ft

4 deg

Marcus Semien triples to deep center field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores.

Triple

92.2 mph

317 ft

19 deg

Bo Bichette grounds out to shallow infield, Whit Merrifield to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

89.5 mph

2 ft

-57 deg

Teoscar Hernández pops out to shallow center field to Whit Merrifield.

Pop Out

83.7 mph

188 ft

62 deg

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. grounds out to first base to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

56.1 mph

72 ft

10 deg

Top 7th

Salvador Perez flies out to deep center field to George Springer.

Flyout

99.7 mph

343 ft

42 deg

Andrew Benintendi grounds out to second base, Marcus Semien to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Groundout

74.5 mph

11 ft

-11 deg

Hunter Dozier singles to right center field.

Single

97.6 mph

202 ft

11 deg

Ryan O'Hearn grounds out to shallow infield to Alek Manoah.

Groundout

61 mph

4 ft

-49 deg

Bottom 7th

Randal Grichuk walks.

Walk

Santiago Espinal grounds out to shortstop. Randal Grichuk out at second.

Grounded Into DP

101.4 mph

63 ft

1 deg

Alejandro Kirk strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Top 8th

Ryan Borucki (P) replaces Alek Manoah (P).

Michael A. Taylor grounds out to third base, Santiago Espinal to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..

Groundout

95.6 mph

74 ft

3 deg

Edward Olivares pinch-hitting for Jarrod Dyson.

Edward Olivares walks.

Walk

Nicky Lopez reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Edward Olivares out at second.

Forceout

81.4 mph

30 ft

-5 deg

Adam Cimber (P) replaces Ryan Borucki (P).

Whit Merrifield singles to left field. Nicky Lopez to second.

Single

87.6 mph

59 ft

3 deg

Carlos Santana strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Bottom 8th

Edward Olivares remains in the game as RF.

Greg Holland (P) replaces Mike Minor (P).

George Springer strikes out on a foul tip.

Strikeout

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flies out to deep right center field to Michael A. Taylor.

Flyout

105.4 mph

388 ft

28 deg

Marcus Semien grounds out to shallow left field, Hunter Dozier to Carlos Santana.

Groundout

84.8 mph

94 ft

7 deg

Top 9th

Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

Andrew Benintendi called out on strikes.

Strikeout

Hunter Dozier strikes out swinging.

Strikeout

45-58 KCR

TOR 53-48

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Team Stats

Current Series

2021 AL Central

Game Summary

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