TOR
KCRBottom 2nd
Franmil Reyes homers to center field.
Home Run
110.9 mph
455 ft
25 deg
Top 3rd
Matt Chapman singles to left field, advances to 2nd. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. out at third. Bo Bichette scores.
Single
108.7 mph
87 ft
3 deg
Top 4th
Whit Merrifield scores.
Wild Pitch
Top 6th
Daulton Varsho homers to left field.
Home Run
98.2 mph
373 ft
32 deg
Top 8th
Danny Jansen reaches on a fielder's choice to right field. Daulton Varsho out at second. Matt Chapman scores.
Forceout
73.4 mph
214 ft
54 deg
1
HR
1
4
R
1
11
H
4
2
SB
0
8
LOB
3
.297
AVG
.133
.333
OBP
.161
.432
SLG
.233
1.00
ERA
4.00
7
K
7
1
BB
2
Current Series
Blue Jays
5
Royals
9
Game 1
Final
Blue Jays
4
Royals
1
Game 2
Final
Blue Jays
3
Royals
0
Game 3
Final
Blue Jays
6
Royals
3
Game 4
Final
2023 AL East
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RoyalsGame Summary
The Kansas City Royals were decisively beaten by the Toronto Blue Jays, 4 to 1, on April 4, 2023.
Game Info
April 4, 2023
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri
76°
24 mph S
Home Plate: Jerry Layne
First Base: Vic Carapazza
Second Base: Manny Gonzalez
Third Base: Adam Hamari
1
HR
1
4
R
1
11
H
4
2
SB
0
8
LOB
3
.297
AVG
.133
.333
OBP
.161
.432
SLG
.233
1.00
ERA
4.00
7
K
7
1
BB
2
Current Series
Blue Jays
5
Royals
9
Game 1
Final
Blue Jays
4
Royals
1
Game 2
Final
Blue Jays
3
Royals
0
Game 3
Final
Blue Jays
6
Royals
3
Game 4
Final
2023 AL East
TORKCR
Game Summary
The Kansas City Royals were decisively beaten by the Toronto Blue Jays, 4 to 1, on April 4, 2023.
Game Info
April 4, 2023
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri
76°
24 mph S
Home Plate: Jerry Layne
First Base: Vic Carapazza
Second Base: Manny Gonzalez
Third Base: Adam Hamari
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Springer DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
B. Bichette SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
M. Chapman 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
D. Varsho LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
W. Merrifield RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
D. Jansen C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
S. Espinal 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
K. Kiermaier CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Olivares LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
S. Perez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Reyes DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Duffy 3B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Dozier 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Pasquantino PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Bradley Jr. CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
N. Eaton RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
N. Lopez 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Batting
2B: M. Chapman, W. Merrifield
HR: D. Varsho
TB: M. Chapman 4, K. Kiermaier 2, W. Merrifield 2, B. Bichette, S. Espinal, D. Varsho 5, V. Guerrero Jr.
RBI: M. Chapman, D. Jansen, D. Varsho
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D. Varsho 3, V. Guerrero Jr.
Team RISP: 2-for-9
Team LOB: 8
Baserunning
SB: G. Springer 2
Batting
HR: F. Reyes
TB: M. Duffy 3, F. Reyes 4
RBI: F. Reyes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: N. Lopez
Team RISP: 0-for-4
Team LOB: 3
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Y. Kikuchi (W) | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.80 |
Y. GarcÃa (H) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
T. Mayza (H) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
E. Swanson (H) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Romano (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Bubic (L) | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.60 |
C. Hernández | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 |
A. Garrett | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
A. Chapman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
WP: Y. Kikuchi
Pitches-strikes: Y. GarcÃa 20-11, Y. Kikuchi 69-47, T. Mayza 19-13, J. Romano 14-9, E. Swanson 5-3
Groundouts-flyouts: Y. GarcÃa 1-1, Y. Kikuchi 6-3, J. Romano 0-1
Batters faced: Y. GarcÃa 5, Y. Kikuchi 18, T. Mayza 4, J. Romano 3, E. Swanson
Inherited runners-scored: T. Mayza 1-0
WP: K. Bubic
Pitches-strikes: A. Chapman 20-13, A. Garrett 13-11, K. Bubic 88-57, C. Hernández 33-24
Groundouts-flyouts: A. Chapman 1-1, A. Garrett 0-2, K. Bubic 4-3, C. Hernández 2-3
Batters faced: A. Chapman 4, A. Garrett 5, K. Bubic 22, C. Hernández 8
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Springer DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
B. Bichette SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
M. Chapman 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
D. Varsho LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
W. Merrifield RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
D. Jansen C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
S. Espinal 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
K. Kiermaier CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Batting
2B: M. Chapman, W. Merrifield
HR: D. Varsho
TB: M. Chapman 4, K. Kiermaier 2, W. Merrifield 2, B. Bichette, S. Espinal, D. Varsho 5, V. Guerrero Jr.
RBI: M. Chapman, D. Jansen, D. Varsho
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D. Varsho 3, V. Guerrero Jr.
Team RISP: 2-for-9
Team LOB: 8
Baserunning
SB: G. Springer 2
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Y. Kikuchi (W) | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.80 |
Y. GarcÃa (H) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
T. Mayza (H) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
E. Swanson (H) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Romano (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
WP: Y. Kikuchi
Pitches-strikes: Y. GarcÃa 20-11, Y. Kikuchi 69-47, T. Mayza 19-13, J. Romano 14-9, E. Swanson 5-3
Groundouts-flyouts: Y. GarcÃa 1-1, Y. Kikuchi 6-3, J. Romano 0-1
Batters faced: Y. GarcÃa 5, Y. Kikuchi 18, T. Mayza 4, J. Romano 3, E. Swanson
Inherited runners-scored: T. Mayza 1-0
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Olivares LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
S. Perez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Reyes DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Duffy 3B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Dozier 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Pasquantino PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Bradley Jr. CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
N. Eaton RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
N. Lopez 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Batting
HR: F. Reyes
TB: M. Duffy 3, F. Reyes 4
RBI: F. Reyes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: N. Lopez
Team RISP: 0-for-4
Team LOB: 3
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Bubic (L) | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.60 |
C. Hernández | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 |
A. Garrett | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
A. Chapman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
WP: K. Bubic
Pitches-strikes: A. Chapman 20-13, A. Garrett 13-11, K. Bubic 88-57, C. Hernández 33-24
Groundouts-flyouts: A. Chapman 1-1, A. Garrett 0-2, K. Bubic 4-3, C. Hernández 2-3
Batters faced: A. Chapman 4, A. Garrett 5, K. Bubic 22, C. Hernández 8
Top 1st
George Springer pops out to shallow center field to Bobby Witt Jr..
Pop Out
67.7 mph
236 ft
43 deg
Bo Bichette flies out to deep center field to Jackie Bradley Jr..
Flyout
100.3 mph
399 ft
30 deg
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. walks.
Walk
Matt Chapman singles to right field, advances to 2nd. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to third.
Single
107.7 mph
32 ft
-4 deg
Daulton Varsho flies out to Edward Olivares.
Flyout
90.5 mph
304 ft
41 deg
Bottom 1st
Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out to second base to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..
Groundout
106.7 mph
38 ft
-3 deg
Edward Olivares grounds out to shallow infield to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..
Groundout
81.1 mph
4 ft
-49 deg
Salvador Perez flies out to deep center field to Kevin Kiermaier.
Flyout
100.4 mph
403 ft
37 deg
Top 2nd
Whit Merrifield flies out to deep left field to Edward Olivares.
Flyout
93.2 mph
305 ft
27 deg
Danny Jansen grounds out to shallow infield, Bobby Witt Jr. to Hunter Dozier.
Groundout
101.8 mph
48 ft
-1 deg
Santiago Espinal singles to center field.
Single
93.6 mph
26 ft
-3 deg
Kevin Kiermaier strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Bottom 2nd
Franmil Reyes homers to center field.
Home Run
110.9 mph
455 ft
25 deg
Matt Duffy singles to center field.
Single
104.2 mph
60 ft
1 deg
Matt Duffy to second.
Wild Pitch
Hunter Dozier lines out to deep right center field to Whit Merrifield. Matt Duffy to third.
Lineout
95.3 mph
353 ft
22 deg
Jackie Bradley Jr. flies out to left field to Daulton Varsho. Matt Duffy out at home.
Double Play
81.9 mph
256 ft
43 deg
Top 3rd
George Springer grounds out to second base, Hunter Dozier to Kris Bubic.
Groundout
78.6 mph
2 ft
-48 deg
Bo Bichette singles to center field.
Single
88 mph
251 ft
14 deg
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles to center field. Bo Bichette to third.
Single
107.8 mph
115 ft
6 deg
Matt Chapman singles to left field, advances to 2nd. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. out at third. Bo Bichette scores.
Single
108.7 mph
87 ft
3 deg
Daulton Varsho strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Bottom 3rd
Nate Eaton grounds out to second base, Santiago Espinal to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..
Groundout
96.3 mph
41 ft
-2 deg
Nicky Lopez lines out to center field to Kevin Kiermaier.
Lineout
85.2 mph
312 ft
24 deg
Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out to shallow infield, Bo Bichette to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..
Groundout
87 mph
3 ft
-27 deg
Top 4th
Whit Merrifield doubles to deep left field.
Double
92.7 mph
9 ft
-16 deg
Danny Jansen lines out to deep right field to Nate Eaton. Whit Merrifield to third.
Lineout
93.7 mph
316 ft
23 deg
Whit Merrifield scores.
Wild Pitch
Santiago Espinal strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Kevin Kiermaier singles to center field.
Single
104.5 mph
211 ft
10 deg
George Springer grounds out to third base, Matt Duffy to Hunter Dozier.
Groundout
86.8 mph
9 ft
-14 deg
Bottom 4th
Edward Olivares lines out to deep center field to Kevin Kiermaier.
Lineout
100.7 mph
374 ft
19 deg
Salvador Perez grounds out to shortstop, Matt Chapman to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..
Groundout
74.1 mph
73 ft
4 deg
Franmil Reyes grounds out to shortstop, Bo Bichette to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..
Groundout
93.5 mph
8 ft
-21 deg
Top 5th
Bo Bichette lines out to left center field to Edward Olivares.
Lineout
84.7 mph
303 ft
22 deg
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out to second base, Nicky Lopez to Hunter Dozier.
Groundout
100.8 mph
6 ft
-21 deg
Matt Chapman strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Bottom 5th
Matt Duffy singles to left field.
Single
103.5 mph
187 ft
10 deg
Hunter Dozier flies out to deep center field to Kevin Kiermaier.
Flyout
92.6 mph
356 ft
33 deg
Jackie Bradley Jr. walks. Matt Duffy to second.
Walk
Nate Eaton strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Nicky Lopez strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Top 6th
Carlos Hernández (P) replaces Kris Bubic (P).
Daulton Varsho homers to left field.
Home Run
98.2 mph
373 ft
32 deg
Whit Merrifield grounds out to shallow infield, Bobby Witt Jr. to Hunter Dozier.
Groundout
68.3 mph
12 ft
-17 deg
Danny Jansen strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Santiago Espinal flies out to deep left field to Edward Olivares.
Flyout
88.3 mph
335 ft
39 deg
Bottom 6th
Yimi GarcÃa (P) replaces Yusei Kikuchi (P).
Bobby Witt Jr. pops out to shallow center field to Bo Bichette.
Pop Out
92.6 mph
213 ft
61 deg
Edward Olivares lines out to deep left field to Daulton Varsho.
Lineout
100.8 mph
336 ft
18 deg
Salvador Perez grounds out to shortstop, Bo Bichette to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..
Groundout
73 mph
21 ft
-5 deg
Top 7th
Kevin Kiermaier singles to center field.
Single
88.1 mph
25 ft
-5 deg
George Springer flies out to deep center field to Jackie Bradley Jr..
Flyout
103.6 mph
376 ft
39 deg
Bo Bichette flies out to right field to Nate Eaton.
Flyout
85.8 mph
277 ft
43 deg
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out to second base, Carlos Hernández to Nicky Lopez to Hunter Dozier.
Groundout
74.7 mph
107 ft
9 deg
Bottom 7th
Franmil Reyes flies out to right center field to Kevin Kiermaier.
Flyout
100.7 mph
317 ft
49 deg
Matt Duffy singles to shallow right field.
Single
80.3 mph
206 ft
17 deg
Vinnie Pasquantino pinch-hitting for Hunter Dozier.
Tim Mayza (P) replaces Yimi GarcÃa (P).
Vinnie Pasquantino called out on strikes.
Strikeout
Jackie Bradley Jr. strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Top 8th
Vinnie Pasquantino remains in the game as 1B.
Amir Garrett (P) replaces Carlos Hernández (P).
Matt Chapman doubles to deep right center field.
Double
106.8 mph
374 ft
17 deg
Daulton Varsho singles to shallow infield. Matt Chapman to third.
Single
44.1 mph
25 ft
-4 deg
Whit Merrifield strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Danny Jansen reaches on a fielder's choice to right field. Daulton Varsho out at second. Matt Chapman scores.
Forceout
73.4 mph
214 ft
54 deg
Santiago Espinal flies out to shallow right field to Nate Eaton.
Flyout
85 mph
230 ft
55 deg
Bottom 8th
Nate Eaton strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Nicky Lopez strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Erik Swanson (P) replaces Tim Mayza (P).
Bobby Witt Jr. pops out to Matt Chapman.
Pop Out
91.7 mph
230 ft
58 deg
Top 9th
Aroldis Chapman (P) replaces Amir Garrett (P).
Kevin Kiermaier grounds out to second base to Vinnie Pasquantino.
Groundout
George Springer steals second.
Stolen Base
Bo Bichette strikes out swinging. George Springer steals third.
Strikeout
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flies out to deep right field to Nate Eaton.
Flyout
97.9 mph
330 ft
48 deg
Bottom 9th
Jordan Romano (P) replaces Erik Swanson (P).
Edward Olivares strikes out swinging.
Strikeout
Salvador Perez flies out to deep left field to Daulton Varsho.
Flyout
95.8 mph
334 ft
44 deg
Franmil Reyes lines out to center field to Kevin Kiermaier.
Lineout
91.4 mph
323 ft
22 deg