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Royals
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
July 26, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 26, 1997 at SkyDome.
Game Summary
| Date | July 26, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 26, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kevin Appier |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Luis Andujar |
| Ballpark | SkyDome |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 34,133 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chuck Meriwether 1B: Terry Craft 2B: Ted Barrett 3B: Jim Evans |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bip Roberts | Left Fielder |
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Jay Bell | Shortstop |
| Chili Davis | DH |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| Yamil Benitez | Right Fielder |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
| Joe Carter | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Shawn Green | DH |
| Benito Santiago | Catcher |
| Carlos Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
July 26, 1997
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Andujar
Roberts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Andujar
Offerman bunts towards first. Delgado scoops it up and throws to first, with Garcia covering, for the out. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Andujar
Bell hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. Bell reaches second base with a double. Roberts scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Andujar
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Andujar
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Appier
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Appier
Merced takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Appier
There's a wild pitch. Merced moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Appier
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Delgado vs. Appier
Delgado strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Andujar
King hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Andujar
Damon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Macfarlane vs. Andujar
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Benitez vs. Andujar
Benitez takes first base on ball four. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. Andujar
Roberts hits a line drive into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Appier
Sprague hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roberts. Sprague reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Appier
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Appier covering, for the out. Sprague moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Santiago vs. Appier
Santiago hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Appier
Garcia hits a popup into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Appier
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Appier
Nixon takes first base on ball four. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Merced vs. Appier
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Appier covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Andujar
Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Andujar
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sprague. Offerman moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Andujar
Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Palmer vs. Andujar
Palmer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Offerman scores. Bell moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
King vs. Andujar
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Appier
Carter hits a fly ball into right field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Appier
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Appier
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Andujar
Damon hits a line drive into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Andujar
Macfarlane hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Andujar
Benitez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Appier
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Appier
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Appier
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Andujar
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado juggles the ball. That's an error on Delgado. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Andujar
Offerman hits a line drive into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Andujar
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Andujar
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado juggles the ball. That's an error on Delgado. Roberts scores. Bell moves to third. Davis moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Palmer vs. Andujar
Palmer hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Carter. Palmer reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. Davis scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Andujar
King hits a line drive towards short. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Damon vs. Andujar
Damon hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Appier
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Appier
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Appier
Merced takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Appier
Carter hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Andujar
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Andujar
Benitez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Nixon who is chasing the ball. Benitez reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Roberts vs. Andujar
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Offerman vs. Andujar
Offerman hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Appier
David Howard now playing right field.
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Appier
Sprague hits a fly ball into right field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Appier
Green strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Andujar
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Andujar
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Andujar
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Appier
Santiago hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Appier
Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Santiago moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Appier
There's a wild pitch. Santiago moves to third. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Gonzalez vs. Appier
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Nixon vs. Appier
Nixon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Merced vs. Appier
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Merced for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Timlin
Mike Timlin now pitching.
King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Timlin
Damon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Timlin
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Timlin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Carrasco
Hector Carrasco now pitching.
Carter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Carrasco
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Carrasco
Sprague takes first base on ball four. Carter moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Carrasco
Green hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Carrasco
Santiago hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Carrasco
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Carrasco
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Timlin
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Timlin
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Timlin
Offerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Timlin
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/26/1997 -- Kansas City at Toronto (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Roberts B, lf 5 2 1 0 Nixon O, cf 3 0 0 0
Offerman J, 2b 3 1 1 0 Merced O, rf 2 0 0 0
Bell J, ss 5 1 2 1 Carter J, lf 4 1 1 0
Davis C, dh 4 1 0 0 Delgado C, 1b 4 0 0 0
Palmer D, 3b 4 0 2 3 Sprague E, 3b 3 2 1 0
King J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Green S, dh 4 1 1 3
Damon J, cf 4 0 1 0 Santiago B, c 4 2 3 3
Macfarlane M, c 4 0 0 0 Garcia C, 2b 4 0 2 0
Benitez Y, rf 2 0 1 0 Gonzalez A, ss 4 0 0 0
Howard D, rf 1 0 0 0
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36 5 8 4 32 6 8 6
Kansas City 101 030 000 -- 5
Toronto 020 000 04x -- 6
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Appier K 7.0 5 2 2 3 5
Carrasco H (L) 1.0 3 4 4 1 2
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar L 7.0 7 5 1 2 3
Timlin M (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Sprague E, Delgado C 2
DP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Toronto 6
2B -- Bell J, Sprague E, Palmer D
3B -- Benitez Y
HR -- Santiago B 2, Green S
SH -- Offerman J
WP -- Appier K 2
T -- 2:41
A -- 34133
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