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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
June 8, 2022
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on June 8, 2022 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 8, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 8, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Yusei Kikuchi |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Brady Singer |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 12,196 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Sean Barber 1B: David Rackley 2B: Larry Vanover 3B: Junior Valentine |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Springer | Center Fielder |
| Bo Bichette | Shortstop |
| Vladimir Guerrero | DH |
| Santiago Espinal | Second Baseman |
| Raimel Tapia | Right Fielder |
| Lourdes Gurriel | Left Fielder |
| Matt Chapman | Third Baseman |
| Zack Collins | Catcher |
| Cavan Biggio | First Baseman |
| Charlie Montoyo | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | Right Fielder |
| Andrew Benintendi | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Witt | Shortstop |
| Salvador Perez | DH |
| MJ Melendez | Catcher |
| Carlos Santana | First Baseman |
| Emmanuel Rivera | Third Baseman |
| Michael Taylor | Center Fielder |
| Nicky Lopez | Second Baseman |
| Mike Matheny | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
June 8, 2022
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Singer
Springer hits a ball on the ground towards short. scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Singer
Bichette hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Singer
Guerrero strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Kikuchi
Merrifield strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Benintendi vs. Kikuchi
Benintendi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
vs. Kikuchi
takes first base on ball four. Benintendi moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Kikuchi
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Melendez vs. Kikuchi
Melendez hits a popup into left field, out of the reach of Gurriel. Melendez reaches second base with a double. Benintendi scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Santana vs. Kikuchi
Santana takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Rivera vs. Kikuchi
Rivera hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Melendez scores. Santana moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Taylor vs. Kikuchi
Taylor takes first base on ball four. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Lopez vs. Thornton
Trent Thornton now pitching.
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bichette scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Espinal vs. Singer
Espinal hits a line drive towards third. Rivera reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tapia vs. Singer
Tapia hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Singer
Gurriel strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Singer
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Thornton
Merrifield hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Benintendi vs. Thornton
Benintendi strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
vs. Thornton
hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Merrifield moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Thornton
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Melendez vs. Thornton
Melendez hits a fly ball into left field. Gurriel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Singer
Collins hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Singer
Biggio hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Springer vs. Singer
Springer hits a fly ball into right field. Merrifield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bichette vs. Singer
Bichette hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Biggio moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Guerrero vs. Singer
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Biggio scores. Bichette moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Espinal vs. Singer
Espinal strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Thornton
Santana hits a line drive beyond second. Espinal can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Thornton
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Thornton
Taylor hits a line drive into center field. Springer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Thornton
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bichette scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tapia vs. Singer
Tapia hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Singer
Gurriel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Singer
Chapman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gurriel moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Singer
Collins strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Biggio vs. Singer
Biggio hits a fly ball into left field. Benintendi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Richards
Trevor Richards now pitching.
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Espinal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Benintendi vs. Richards
Benintendi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
vs. Richards
hits a ball on the ground into right field. Tapia picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Tapia. Benintendi moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. Richards
Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Benintendi scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Melendez vs. Richards
Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biggio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Santana vs. Richards
There goes Melendez. The throw from Collins and he is out, Bichette applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Singer
Springer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bichette vs. Singer
Bichette strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Singer
Guerrero hits a line drive into left field. Benintendi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Espinal vs. Singer
Espinal hits a popup beyond first. Santana can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Springer moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Tapia vs. Singer
Tapia hits a fly ball into center field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Richards
Santana hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Richards
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Richards
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Springer. Taylor reaches second base with a double. Santana goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Gage
Matt Gage now pitching.
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Merrifield vs. Gage
Merrifield hits a fly ball into left field. Gurriel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Benintendi vs. Gage
Benintendi hits a line drive towards third. Chapman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Coleman
Dylan Coleman now pitching.
Gurriel hits a popup towards first. Santana settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Coleman
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Coleman
The ball gets by Melendez for a passed ball. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Coleman
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Chapman moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Biggio vs. Coleman
Biggio hits a line drive into center field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
vs. Cimber
Adam Cimber now pitching.
hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bichette scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Cimber
Perez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Springer who is chasing the ball. Perez reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Melendez vs. Cimber
Melendez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Santana vs. Cimber
Santana hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tapia. Santana reaches second base with a double. Perez scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Cimber
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Espinal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Cuas
Jose Cuas now pitching.
Springer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bichette vs. Cuas
Bichette hits a fly ball into center field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Cuas
Guerrero hits a fly ball into left field. Benintendi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Espinal vs. Cuas
Espinal hits a ball on the ground towards short. fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Merryweather
Julian Merryweather now pitching.
Taylor is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Merryweather
Lopez bunts towards the mound. Merryweather fields it and throws to first for the out. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merrifield vs. Merryweather
Merrifield hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Springer. Merrifield reaches second base with a double. Taylor scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Benintendi vs. Merryweather
Benintendi strikes out. Collins drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Benintendi out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
vs. Merryweather
hits a fly ball into left field. Gurriel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tapia vs. Staumont
Josh Staumont now pitching.
Tapia strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Staumont
Gurriel hits a fly ball into left field. Benintendi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Staumont
Chapman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Vasquez
Andrew Vasquez now pitching.
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Tapia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Vasquez
Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Biggio scoops it up and throws to first, with Vasquez covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Garcia
Yimi Garcia now pitching.
Santana hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Tapia. Santana reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Garcia
Rivera strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Barlow
Scott Barlow now pitching.
Collins hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Merrifield. Collins reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Barlow
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on . Collins scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Springer vs. Barlow
Springer hits a ball on the ground towards short. fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bichette vs. Barlow
Bichette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Springer moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Guerrero vs. Barlow
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards first. Santana scoops it up and throws to first, with Barlow covering, for the out. Springer moves to third. Bichette moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Espinal vs. Barlow
Espinal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/8/2022 -- Toronto at KCA (D)
Toronto AB R H RBI KCA AB R H RBI
Springer G, cf 5 0 2 0 Whit Merrifield, rf 5 0 2 1
Bichette B, ss 5 0 2 0 Andrew Benintend, lf 3 2 0 0
Guerrero V, dh 5 0 0 1 Bobby Witt Jr., ss 4 2 2 0
Espinal S, 2b 5 0 1 0 Salvador Perez, dh 5 1 2 1
Tapia R, rf 4 1 1 1 MJ Melendez, c 5 1 1 2
Gurriel L, lf 4 0 1 0 Carlos Santana, 1b 4 1 4 1
Chapman M, 3b 3 0 1 0 Emmanuel Rivera, 3b 5 0 1 2
Collins Z, c 4 2 2 1 Michael A. Taylo, cf 2 1 1 1
Biggio C, 1b 4 1 2 0 Nicky Lopez, 2b 2 0 0 0
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39 4 12 3 35 8 13 8
Toronto 012 000 001 -- 4
KCA 300 211 10x -- 8
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Kikuchi Y 0.2 2 3 3 4 2
Thornton T 2.1 3 0 0 0 3
Richards T (L) 1.1 4 3 3 1 1
Gage M 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Cimber A 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Merryweather J 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Vasquez A 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Garcia Y 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
KCA IP H R ER BB SO
Brady Singer (W) 5.0 8 3 3 0 5
Dylan Coleman 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Jose Cuas 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Josh Staumont 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Scott Barlow 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
E -- Tapia R, Bobby Witt Jr.
LOB -- Toronto 9, KCA 11
2B -- MJ Melendez, Michael A. Taylor, Carlos Santana 2, Merrifield W, Collins Z
3B -- Salvador Perez
HR -- Tapia R, Collins Z
CS -- MJ Melendez
SH -- Nicky Lopez
HBP -- by Merryweather J (Michael A. Taylor)
PB -- MJ Melendez
T -- 3:26
A -- 12196
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