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Royals
@ Blue Jays
Rogers Centre
August 24, 2011
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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 August 24, 2011 at Rogers Centre.
Game Summary
| Date | August 24, 2011 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 24, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luke Hochevar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ricky Romero |
| Ballpark | Rogers Centre |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 18,292 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Laz Diaz 1B: Wally Bell 2B: Scott Barry 3B: John Hirschbeck |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alex Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Melky Cabrera | Center Fielder |
| Billy Butler | DH |
| Eric Hosmer | First Baseman |
| Jeff Francoeur | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Giavotella | Second Baseman |
| Salvador Perez | Catcher |
| Mike Moustakas | Third Baseman |
| Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
| Ned Yost | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike McCoy | Second Baseman |
| Yunel Escobar | Shortstop |
| Jose Bautista | Right Fielder |
| Adam Lind | First Baseman |
| Edwin Encarnacion | DH |
| Eric Thames | Left Fielder |
| Brett Lawrie | Third Baseman |
| J.P. Arencibia | Catcher |
| Darin Mastroianni | Center Fielder |
| John Farrell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Blue Jays
Rogers Centre
August 24, 2011
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Romero
Gordon is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. Romero
Cabrera strikes out. There goes Gordon. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Butler vs. Romero
Butler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mastroianni. Butler reaches second base with a double. Gordon scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hosmer vs. Romero
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lind scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hosmer for the out. Butler moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Francoeur vs. Romero
Francoeur hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first, with Romero covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Hochevar
McCoy strikes out. Perez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws McCoy out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Hochevar
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giavotella scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Hochevar
Bautista strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Giavotella vs. Romero
Giavotella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Romero
Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Moustakas vs. Romero
Moustakas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Escobar vs. Romero
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Romero fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Hochevar
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giavotella scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Hochevar
Encarnacion hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thames vs. Hochevar
Thames hits a line drive into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Romero
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. Romero
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lawrie fields it and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Butler vs. Romero
Butler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. Romero
Hosmer hits a fly ball into center field. Mastroianni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Francoeur vs. Romero
There's a wild pitch. Butler moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Francoeur vs. Romero
Francoeur strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lawrie vs. Hochevar
Lawrie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Arencibia vs. Hochevar
Arencibia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mastroianni vs. Hochevar
Mastroianni hits a fly ball into right field. Francoeur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McCoy vs. Hochevar
McCoy hits a fly ball into center field. Cabrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giavotella vs. Romero
Giavotella strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Romero
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moustakas vs. Romero
Moustakas hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Escobar vs. Romero
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Hochevar
Escobar is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bautista vs. Hochevar
Bautista hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Hochevar
Lind hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giavotella scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Hochevar
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thames vs. Hochevar
Thames hits a popup towards short. Escobar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lawrie vs. Hochevar
Lawrie hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon who is chasing the ball. Lawrie reaches third base with a triple. Encarnacion goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Arencibia vs. Hochevar
Arencibia hits a line drive into center field. Cabrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Romero
Gordon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Romero
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McCoy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Romero
Butler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Romero
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Francoeur vs. Romero
Francoeur hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hosmer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Giavotella vs. Romero
Giavotella hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McCoy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mastroianni vs. Hochevar
Mastroianni strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McCoy vs. Hochevar
McCoy strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Hochevar
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bautista vs. Hochevar
Bautista hits a popup towards first. Hosmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Romero
Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McCoy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Romero
Moustakas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Romero
Escobar hits a line drive into center field. Mastroianni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Romero
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Moustakas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Cabrera vs. Romero
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lawrie fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Gordon moves to second. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Hochevar
Lind hits a fly ball into center field. Cabrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Hochevar
Encarnacion hits a popup in front of the plate. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thames vs. Hochevar
Thames strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Litsch
Jesse Litsch now pitching.
Butler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mastroianni. Butler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hosmer vs. Litsch
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lind scoops it up and throws to first, with Litsch covering, for the out. Butler moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Francoeur vs. Litsch
Francoeur strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Giavotella vs. Litsch
Giavotella hits a fly ball into right field. Bautista settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lawrie vs. Coleman
Louis Coleman now pitching.
Lawrie hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Arencibia vs. Coleman
Arencibia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Moustakas. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mastroianni vs. Coleman
Mastroianni bunts towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. Arencibia moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
McCoy vs. Coleman
McCoy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas juggles the ball. That's an error on Moustakas. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Escobar vs. Coleman
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Janssen
Casey Janssen now pitching.
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Janssen
Moustakas hits a fly ball into right field. Bautista settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Janssen
Escobar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Janssen
Gordon hits a popup towards short. Escobar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Wood
Blake Wood now pitching.
Bautista hits a line drive into right field. Francoeur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lind vs. Wood
Lind hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Wood
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Francisco
Frank Francisco now pitching.
Cabrera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Francisco
Butler hits a line drive towards short. Escobar reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. Francisco
There goes Cabrera. The throw from Arencibia and he is safe. Cabrera steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hosmer vs. Francisco
Hosmer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Francoeur vs. Francisco
Francoeur hits a line drive into right field. Bautista settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/24/2011 -- Kansas City at Toronto (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Gordon A, lf 2 3 1 1 McCoy M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Cabrera M, cf 4 0 0 0 Escobar Y, ss 3 1 1 0
Butler B, dh 5 0 3 2 Bautista J, rf 4 1 1 2
Hosmer E, 1b 5 0 1 0 Lind A, 1b 4 0 0 0
Francoeur J, rf 5 0 1 0 Encarnacion E, dh 4 1 1 0
Giavotella J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Thames E, lf 3 0 0 0
Perez S, c 3 0 1 0 Lawrie B, 3b 3 1 2 2
Moustakas M, 3b 3 0 2 0 Arencibia J, c 2 0 0 0
Escobar A, ss 3 0 0 0 Mastroianni D, cf 2 0 0 0
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34 3 9 3 29 4 5 4
Kansas City 101 010 000 -- 3
Toronto 000 300 10x -- 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Hochevar L 6.0 4 3 3 1 5
Coleman L (L) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Wood B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Romero R 6.0 8 3 3 4 3
Litsch J (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Janssen C 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Francisco F (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
E -- Moustakas M 2
DP -- Kansas City 1, Toronto 2
LOB -- Kansas City 11, Toronto 4
2B -- Butler B 2
3B -- Lawrie B
HR -- Bautista J, Gordon A, Lawrie B
SB -- Gordon A, Cabrera M
SH -- Mastroianni D
HBP -- by Romero R (Gordon A), by Hochevar L (Escobar Y)
WP -- Romero R
T -- 2:46
A -- 18292
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