Bottom 4th
George Springer homers to left field.
102 mph
380 ft
23 deg

Top 5th
Edward Olivares homers to center field.
108.4 mph
431 ft
28 deg
Bottom 5th
George Springer singles to shallow center field. Daulton Varsho scores. Alejandro Kirk scores.
84 mph
130 ft
10 deg

Bottom 6th
Cavan Biggio doubles to deep right center field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores.
102.7 mph
320 ft
16 deg
Bottom 7th
George Springer homers to right field.
103.2 mph
381 ft
28 deg

1
HR
2
1
R
5
2
H
8
0
SB
0
3
LOB
4
.069
AVG
.250
.100
OBP
.273
.207
SLG
.500
5.63
ERA
1.00
5
K
10
1
BB
1
Current Series
Royals
4
Blue Jays
5
Game 1
Final
Royals
1
Blue Jays
5
Game 2
Final
Royals
2
Blue Jays
5
Game 3
Final
2023 AL Central
Game Summary
The Toronto Blue Jays decisively defeated the Kansas City Royals, 5 to 1, on September 9, 2023.
Game Info
Rogers Centre
Toronto, Canada
66°
7 mph E
Home Plate: Jeff Nelson
First Base: Chris Segal
Second Base: CB Bucknor
Third Base: Ben May
1
HR
2
1
R
5
2
H
8
0
SB
0
3
LOB
4
.069
AVG
.250
.100
OBP
.273
.207
SLG
.500
5.63
ERA
1.00
5
K
10
1
BB
1
Current Series
Royals
4
Blue Jays
5
Game 1
Final
Royals
1
Blue Jays
5
Game 2
Final
Royals
2
Blue Jays
5
Game 3
Final
2023 AL Central
Game Summary
The Toronto Blue Jays decisively defeated the Kansas City Royals, 5 to 1, on September 9, 2023.
Game Info
Rogers Centre
Toronto, Canada
66°
7 mph E
Home Plate: Jeff Nelson
First Base: Chris Segal
Second Base: CB Bucknor
Third Base: Ben May
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Perez C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MJ Melendez LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
N. Velázquez RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
M. Massey 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Olivares DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Waters CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
N. Pratto 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Springer RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Horwitz DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Schneider 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
S. Espinal 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Biggio 3B-2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Kirk C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
D. Varsho LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Clement SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Kiermaier CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Batting
2B: D. Waters
HR: E. Olivares
TB: E. Olivares 4, D. Waters 2
RBI: E. Olivares
2-out RBI: E. Olivares
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: N. Pratto
Team RISP: 0-for-1
Team LOB: 3
Batting
2B: C. Biggio, D. Varsho
HR: G. Springer 2
TB: C. Biggio 2, G. Springer 9, D. Varsho 2, V. Guerrero Jr. 2, S. Horwitz
RBI: C. Biggio, G. Springer 4
2-out RBI: G. Springer 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D. Varsho, V. Guerrero Jr.
Team RISP: 1-for-6
Team LOB: 4
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. McArthur | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
Z. Greinke (L) | 3.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9.82 |
A. Zerpa | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
S. Cruz | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Gausman (W) | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1.13 |
J. Hicks | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
WP: S. Cruz
Balks: Z. Greinke
Pitches-strikes: Z. Greinke 72-42, J. McArthur 23-15, A. Zerpa 22-15, S. Cruz 19-11
Groundouts-flyouts: Z. Greinke 3-2, J. McArthur 5-0, A. Zerpa 2-0, S. Cruz 3-1
Batters faced: Z. Greinke 18, J. McArthur 6, A. Zerpa 5, S. Cruz 4
Inherited runners-scored: A. Zerpa 1-0, S. Cruz 1-0
Pitches-strikes: K. Gausman 105-76, J. Hicks 7-4
Groundouts-flyouts: K. Gausman 7-3, J. Hicks 1-1
Batters faced: K. Gausman 28, J. Hicks 3
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Perez C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MJ Melendez LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
N. Velázquez RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
M. Massey 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Olivares DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Waters CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
N. Pratto 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Batting
2B: D. Waters
HR: E. Olivares
TB: E. Olivares 4, D. Waters 2
RBI: E. Olivares
2-out RBI: E. Olivares
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: N. Pratto
Team RISP: 0-for-1
Team LOB: 3
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. McArthur | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
Z. Greinke (L) | 3.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9.82 |
A. Zerpa | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
S. Cruz | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
WP: S. Cruz
Balks: Z. Greinke
Pitches-strikes: Z. Greinke 72-42, J. McArthur 23-15, A. Zerpa 22-15, S. Cruz 19-11
Groundouts-flyouts: Z. Greinke 3-2, J. McArthur 5-0, A. Zerpa 2-0, S. Cruz 3-1
Batters faced: Z. Greinke 18, J. McArthur 6, A. Zerpa 5, S. Cruz 4
Inherited runners-scored: A. Zerpa 1-0, S. Cruz 1-0
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Springer RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Horwitz DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Schneider 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
S. Espinal 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Biggio 3B-2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Kirk C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
D. Varsho LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Clement SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Kiermaier CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Batting
2B: C. Biggio, D. Varsho
HR: G. Springer 2
TB: C. Biggio 2, G. Springer 9, D. Varsho 2, V. Guerrero Jr. 2, S. Horwitz
RBI: C. Biggio, G. Springer 4
2-out RBI: G. Springer 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D. Varsho, V. Guerrero Jr.
Team RISP: 1-for-6
Team LOB: 4
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Gausman (W) | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1.13 |
J. Hicks | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
Pitches-strikes: K. Gausman 105-76, J. Hicks 7-4
Groundouts-flyouts: K. Gausman 7-3, J. Hicks 1-1
Batters faced: K. Gausman 28, J. Hicks 3
Top 1st
Maikel Garcia grounds out to shortstop, Ernie Clement to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..
99.6 mph
14 ft
-12 deg

Bobby Witt Jr. pops out to shallow infield to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..
87 mph
81 ft
77 deg

Salvador Perez grounds out to shallow left field, Cavan Biggio to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..
103.9 mph
3 ft
-22 deg

Bottom 1st
George Springer grounds out to shallow infield, Bobby Witt Jr. to Nick Pratto.
87.5 mph
1 ft
-54 deg

Spencer Horwitz grounds out to shallow infield, James McArthur to Nick Pratto.
64.8 mph
7 ft
-18 deg
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out to third base, Maikel Garcia to Nick Pratto.
106.2 mph
20 ft
-8 deg

Top 2nd
MJ Melendez walks.
Nelson Velázquez strikes out swinging.
Michael Massey lines out to deep center field to Kevin Kiermaier.
96.6 mph
337 ft
20 deg
Edward Olivares grounds out to second base, Davis Schneider to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..
98.4 mph
51 ft
Bottom 2nd
Davis Schneider called out on strikes.
Cavan Biggio grounds out to second base, Michael Massey to Nick Pratto.
102 mph
5 ft
-20 deg
Alejandro Kirk grounds out to second base, Michael Massey to Nick Pratto.
65.3 mph
118 ft
11 deg

Top 3rd
Drew Waters strikes out swinging.
Nick Pratto called out on strikes.
Maikel Garcia pops out to shallow infield to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..
78.4 mph
56 ft
76 deg

Bottom 3rd
Zack Greinke (P) replaces James McArthur (P).

Daulton Varsho pops out to shallow infield to Bobby Witt Jr..
93.4 mph
121 ft
70 deg

Ernie Clement flies out to deep left center field to MJ Melendez.
94.4 mph
347 ft
33 deg

Kevin Kiermaier grounds out to second base, Michael Massey to Nick Pratto.
95 mph
33 ft
-3 deg
Top 4th
Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out to third base, Cavan Biggio to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..
70 mph
14 ft
-10 deg

Salvador Perez flies out to deep left field to Daulton Varsho.
93.5 mph
359 ft
29 deg

MJ Melendez strikes out swinging.
Bottom 4th
George Springer homers to left field.
102 mph
380 ft
23 deg

Spencer Horwitz grounds out to second base, Michael Massey to Nick Pratto.
81.2 mph
20 ft
-6 deg
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles to deep left field.
100.6 mph
245 ft
12 deg

Davis Schneider called out on strikes.
Cavan Biggio lines out to left field to MJ Melendez.
92.3 mph
278 ft
21 deg
Top 5th
Nelson Velázquez grounds out to shallow infield to Kevin Gausman.
27.1 mph
38 ft
24 deg
Michael Massey flies out to right field to George Springer.
73.3 mph
254 ft
31 deg
Edward Olivares homers to center field.
108.4 mph
431 ft
28 deg
Drew Waters doubles to deep left field.
99.7 mph
228 ft
13 deg
Nick Pratto strikes out swinging.
Bottom 5th
Alejandro Kirk walks.

Daulton Varsho doubles to deep right field. Alejandro Kirk to third.
81.3 mph
226 ft
18 deg

Ernie Clement flies out to shallow center field to MJ Melendez.
92.5 mph
234 ft
57 deg

Kevin Kiermaier strikes out swinging.
George Springer singles to shallow center field. Daulton Varsho scores. Alejandro Kirk scores.
84 mph
130 ft
10 deg

Spencer Horwitz grounds out to second base, Michael Massey to Nick Pratto.
97.6 mph
17 ft
-8 deg
Top 6th
Maikel Garcia flies out to deep right center field to Kevin Kiermaier.
94.2 mph
326 ft
37 deg

Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out to third base, Cavan Biggio to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..
87.7 mph
38 ft
-1 deg

Salvador Perez reaches on catcher interference. Interference error by Alejandro Kirk.

MJ Melendez strikes out swinging.
Bottom 6th
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles to left field.
84.9 mph
202 ft
16 deg

Davis Schneider strikes out swinging.
Cavan Biggio doubles to deep right center field. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores.
102.7 mph
320 ft
16 deg
Cavan Biggio to third.
balk
Alejandro Kirk strikes out swinging.

Angel Zerpa (P) replaces Zack Greinke (P).
Daulton Varsho grounds out to second base, Michael Massey to Nick Pratto.
96.1 mph
47 ft

Top 7th
Nelson Velázquez called out on strikes.
Michael Massey pops out to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..
74.4 mph
74 ft
74 deg
Edward Olivares grounds out to shallow infield, Ernie Clement to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..
84.4 mph
3 ft
-39 deg
Bottom 7th
Ernie Clement lines out to right field to Nelson Velázquez.
94.3 mph
303 ft
18 deg

Kevin Kiermaier grounds out to shallow infield, Angel Zerpa to Nick Pratto.
96.5 mph
19 ft
-8 deg
George Springer homers to right field.
103.2 mph
381 ft
28 deg

Spencer Horwitz singles to left field.
99.5 mph
213 ft
12 deg
Steven Cruz (P) replaces Angel Zerpa (P).
Spencer Horwitz to second.
Wild Pitch
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out to shortstop, Michael Massey to Bobby Witt Jr. to Nick Pratto.
101 mph
7 ft
-15 deg

Top 8th
Drew Waters strikes out swinging.
Nick Pratto strikes out swinging.
Maikel Garcia strikes out swinging.

Bottom 8th
Davis Schneider flies out to deep left field to MJ Melendez.
92.3 mph
321 ft
26 deg
Cavan Biggio grounds out to first base to Nick Pratto.
98.8 mph
54 ft
1 deg
Alejandro Kirk grounds out to shortstop, Bobby Witt Jr. to Nick Pratto.
82.8 mph
15 ft
-12 deg

Top 9th
Santiago Espinal (3B) replaces Davis Schneider (2B), batting 4th.

Cavan Biggio switches from 3B to 2B.
Jordan Hicks (P) replaces Kevin Gausman (P).
Bobby Witt Jr. pops out to shallow center field to Ernie Clement.
90.1 mph
206 ft
58 deg

Salvador Perez flies out to deep right center field to Kevin Kiermaier.
97 mph
364 ft
29 deg

MJ Melendez grounds out to first base, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to Jordan Hicks.
80.2 mph
8 ft
-18 deg
KCR
TOR