Top 3rd
Dairon Blanco homers to left field.
96.5 mph
355 ft
26 deg
Bottom 6th
Bo Bichette doubles to right field. Kevin Kiermaier scores.
97.2 mph
48 ft
-1 deg

Top 7th
Nick Loftin triples to deep right field. Freddy Fermin scores.
91.3 mph
317 ft
31 deg
Bottom 7th
Bo Bichette singles to left field. George Springer to third. Tyler Heineman scores.
107.7 mph
88 ft
3 deg

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubles to deep left center field. Bo Bichette scores. George Springer scores.
97.9 mph
367 ft
22 deg

Ernie Clement singles to right field, advances to 2nd. Davis Schneider to third. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores.
82.4 mph
234 ft
17 deg

Top 8th
Edward Olivares reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Salvador Perez out at second. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.
67.4 mph
5 ft
-29 deg
Top 9th
Salvador Perez singles to left field. Maikel Garcia to second. Kyle Isbel scores.
77.5 mph
191 ft
15 deg

1
HR
0
4
R
5
9
H
9
1
SB
0
9
LOB
9
.265
AVG
.281
.375
OBP
.378
.441
SLG
.469
5.63
ERA
4.00
9
K
13
5
BB
6
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 squeaked out a win over the Kansas City Royals, 5 to 4, on September 8, 2023.
Game Info
Rogers Centre
Toronto, Canada
63°
11 mph N
Home Plate: Ben May
First Base: Jeff Nelson
Second Base: Chris Segal
Third Base: CB Bucknor
1
HR
0
4
R
5
9
H
9
1
SB
0
9
LOB
9
.265
AVG
.281
.375
OBP
.378
.441
SLG
.469
5.63
ERA
4.00
9
K
13
5
BB
6
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 squeaked out a win over the Kansas City Royals, 5 to 4, on September 8, 2023.
Game Info
Rogers Centre
Toronto, Canada
63°
11 mph N
Home Plate: Ben May
First Base: Jeff Nelson
Second Base: Chris Segal
Third Base: CB Bucknor
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
S. Perez 1B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MJ Melendez LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
E. Olivares PH-LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Velázquez DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
D. Waters PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Fermin C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
N. Loftin 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
K. Isbel CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
D. Blanco RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Springer RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
B. Bichette SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
D. Schneider DH | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
C. Biggio 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
E. Clement PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Merrifield 2B-LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
D. Varsho LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
S. Espinal PH-3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Kirk C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
T. Heineman PR-C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
K. Kiermaier CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
Batting
2B: B. Witt Jr.
3B: N. Loftin
HR: D. Blanco
TB: S. Perez 3, N. Velázquez, B. Witt Jr. 2, N. Loftin 3, F. Fermin 2, D. Blanco 4
RBI: E. Olivares, S. Perez, N. Loftin, D. Blanco
2-out RBI: S. Perez, N. Loftin, D. Blanco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: E. Olivares, N. Loftin 2, D. Blanco 2
GIDP: S. Perez, F. Fermin
Team RISP: 2-for-7
Team LOB: 9
Baserunning
SB: K. Isbel
Batting
2B: B. Bichette, D. Schneider 2, V. Guerrero Jr.
3B: K. Kiermaier
TB: K. Kiermaier 4, B. Bichette 3, E. Clement, D. Schneider 4, V. Guerrero Jr. 2, A. Kirk
RBI: B. Bichette 2, E. Clement, V. Guerrero Jr. 2
2-out RBI: B. Bichette, E. Clement, V. Guerrero Jr. 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C. Biggio, W. Merrifield 4, B. Bichette, D. Varsho
GIDP: W. Merrifield
Team RISP: 4-for-13
Team LOB: 9
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Snider | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
A. Marsh | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2.25 |
A. Cox (H) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 |
C. Hernández (L, BS) | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81.00 |
T. Davidson | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Y. Kikuchi | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1.80 |
J. Hicks | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
T. Richards | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 |
C. Green (W) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.50 |
T. Mayza (H) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Romano (S) | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
WP: T. Davidson, C. Hernández 2
Pitches-strikes: T. Davidson 27-19, C. Snider 20-13, A. Cox 10-6, A. Marsh 65-40, C. Hernández 20-8
Groundouts-flyouts: T. Davidson 2-1, C. Snider 3-0, A. Marsh 3-2, C. Hernández 0-1
Batters faced: T. Davidson 7, C. Snider 7, A. Cox 2, A. Marsh 17, C. Hernández 5
Inherited runners-scored: T. Davidson 2-1, C. Hernández 1-1
Pitches-strikes: C. Green 13-8, Y. Kikuchi 88-62, T. Mayza 10-4, J. Romano 29-18, J. Hicks 11-5, T. Richards 28-17
Groundouts-flyouts: Y. Kikuchi 4-1, T. Mayza 1-0, J. Romano 1-2, J. Hicks 1-0, T. Richards 0-1
Batters faced: C. Green 4, Y. Kikuchi 18, T. Mayza 3, J. Romano 7, J. Hicks 3, T. Richards 5
Inherited runners-scored: C. Green 2-0, T. Mayza 2-1, J. Romano 3-0
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
B. Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
S. Perez 1B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MJ Melendez LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
E. Olivares PH-LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Velázquez DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
D. Waters PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
F. Fermin C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
N. Loftin 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
K. Isbel CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
D. Blanco RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
Batting
2B: B. Witt Jr.
3B: N. Loftin
HR: D. Blanco
TB: S. Perez 3, N. Velázquez, B. Witt Jr. 2, N. Loftin 3, F. Fermin 2, D. Blanco 4
RBI: E. Olivares, S. Perez, N. Loftin, D. Blanco
2-out RBI: S. Perez, N. Loftin, D. Blanco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: E. Olivares, N. Loftin 2, D. Blanco 2
GIDP: S. Perez, F. Fermin
Team RISP: 2-for-7
Team LOB: 9
Baserunning
SB: K. Isbel
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Snider | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
A. Marsh | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2.25 |
A. Cox (H) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 |
C. Hernández (L, BS) | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81.00 |
T. Davidson | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
WP: T. Davidson, C. Hernández 2
Pitches-strikes: T. Davidson 27-19, C. Snider 20-13, A. Cox 10-6, A. Marsh 65-40, C. Hernández 20-8
Groundouts-flyouts: T. Davidson 2-1, C. Snider 3-0, A. Marsh 3-2, C. Hernández 0-1
Batters faced: T. Davidson 7, C. Snider 7, A. Cox 2, A. Marsh 17, C. Hernández 5
Inherited runners-scored: T. Davidson 2-1, C. Hernández 1-1
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Springer RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
B. Bichette SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
D. Schneider DH | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
C. Biggio 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
E. Clement PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
W. Merrifield 2B-LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
D. Varsho LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
S. Espinal PH-3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Kirk C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
T. Heineman PR-C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
K. Kiermaier CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
Batting
2B: B. Bichette, D. Schneider 2, V. Guerrero Jr.
3B: K. Kiermaier
TB: K. Kiermaier 4, B. Bichette 3, E. Clement, D. Schneider 4, V. Guerrero Jr. 2, A. Kirk
RBI: B. Bichette 2, E. Clement, V. Guerrero Jr. 2
2-out RBI: B. Bichette, E. Clement, V. Guerrero Jr. 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C. Biggio, W. Merrifield 4, B. Bichette, D. Varsho
GIDP: W. Merrifield
Team RISP: 4-for-13
Team LOB: 9
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Y. Kikuchi | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1.80 |
J. Hicks | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
T. Richards | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 |
C. Green (W) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.50 |
T. Mayza (H) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Romano (S) | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
Pitches-strikes: C. Green 13-8, Y. Kikuchi 88-62, T. Mayza 10-4, J. Romano 29-18, J. Hicks 11-5, T. Richards 28-17
Groundouts-flyouts: Y. Kikuchi 4-1, T. Mayza 1-0, J. Romano 1-2, J. Hicks 1-0, T. Richards 0-1
Batters faced: C. Green 4, Y. Kikuchi 18, T. Mayza 3, J. Romano 7, J. Hicks 3, T. Richards 5
Inherited runners-scored: C. Green 2-0, T. Mayza 2-1, J. Romano 3-0
Top 1st
Maikel Garcia lines out to shallow center field to Bo Bichette.
104.2 mph
182 ft
10 deg

Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out on a foul tip.

Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.

Bottom 1st
George Springer pops out to Salvador Perez.
61.3 mph
129 ft
61 deg

Bo Bichette grounds out to second base, Nick Loftin to Salvador Perez.
85.3 mph
3 ft
-38 deg

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out to shallow infield, Collin Snider to Salvador Perez.
67.5 mph
4 ft
-58 deg

Top 2nd
MJ Melendez strikes out on a foul tip.
Nelson Velázquez walks.
Freddy Fermin grounds out to shortstop. Nelson Velázquez out at second.
98.8 mph
7 ft
-18 deg
Bottom 2nd
Davis Schneider doubles to deep right field.
89.5 mph
298 ft
30 deg
Cavan Biggio walks.
Whit Merrifield grounds out to shallow infield. Cavan Biggio out at second. Davis Schneider to third.
81.2 mph
7 ft
-21 deg
Daulton Varsho strikes out on a foul tip.

Top 3rd
Nick Loftin grounds out to third base, Cavan Biggio to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..
96 mph
13 ft
-10 deg
Kyle Isbel called out on strikes.
Dairon Blanco homers to left field.
96.5 mph
355 ft
26 deg
Maikel Garcia grounds out to third base, Cavan Biggio to Vladimir Guerrero Jr..
91.5 mph
5 ft
-36 deg

Bottom 3rd
Alec Marsh (P) replaces Collin Snider (P).
Alejandro Kirk grounds out to third base, Maikel Garcia to Salvador Perez.
72.6 mph
8 ft
-11 deg

Kevin Kiermaier grounds out to shallow infield, Freddy Fermin to Salvador Perez.
George Springer called out on strikes.

Top 4th
Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.

Salvador Perez singles to left field.
97.9 mph
71 ft
2 deg

MJ Melendez flies out to deep center field to Kevin Kiermaier.
94.7 mph
380 ft
33 deg
Nelson Velázquez reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Salvador Perez out at second.
94.6 mph
6 ft
-21 deg
Bottom 4th
Bo Bichette flies out to deep right center field to Kyle Isbel.
99.5 mph
356 ft
33 deg

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. strikes out swinging.

Davis Schneider doubles to deep left field.
88.5 mph
276 ft
25 deg
Cavan Biggio called out on strikes.
Top 5th
Freddy Fermin singles to shallow infield.
34.1 mph
11 ft
-21 deg
Nick Loftin strikes out swinging.
Kyle Isbel strikes out swinging.
Dairon Blanco called out on strikes.
Bottom 5th
Whit Merrifield pops out to shallow center field to Bobby Witt Jr..
68.4 mph
204 ft
47 deg
Daulton Varsho called out on strikes.

Alejandro Kirk called out on strikes.

Top 6th
Jordan Hicks (P) replaces Yusei Kikuchi (P).
Maikel Garcia called out on strikes.

Bobby Witt Jr. walks.

Salvador Perez grounds out to shortstop. Bobby Witt Jr. out at second.
93.2 mph
10 ft
-10 deg

Bottom 6th
Kevin Kiermaier triples to deep center field.
103.3 mph
140 ft
6 deg
George Springer grounds out to shortstop, Bobby Witt Jr. to Salvador Perez.
76.3 mph
9 ft
-21 deg

Bo Bichette doubles to right field. Kevin Kiermaier scores.
97.2 mph
48 ft
-1 deg

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flies out to shallow center field to Dairon Blanco.
86.1 mph
215 ft
54 deg

Davis Schneider walks.
Cavan Biggio walks. Davis Schneider to second. Bo Bichette to third.
Whit Merrifield strikes out swinging.
Top 7th
Trevor Richards (P) replaces Jordan Hicks (P).
MJ Melendez flies out to Daulton Varsho.
86.1 mph
221 ft
57 deg
Nelson Velázquez strikes out swinging.
Freddy Fermin singles to center field.
69.2 mph
233 ft
37 deg
Nick Loftin triples to deep right field. Freddy Fermin scores.
91.3 mph
317 ft
31 deg
Kyle Isbel walks.
Chad Green (P) replaces Trevor Richards (P).
Kyle Isbel steals second.
Stolen Base
Dairon Blanco called out on strikes.
Bottom 7th
Austin Cox (P) replaces Alec Marsh (P).
Santiago Espinal pinch-hitting for Daulton Varsho.

Santiago Espinal strikes out swinging.

Alejandro Kirk singles to shallow infield.
85.5 mph
26 ft
-4 deg

Carlos Hernández (P) replaces Austin Cox (P).
Tyler Heineman pinch-running for Alejandro Kirk.
Tyler Heineman to second.
Wild Pitch
Kevin Kiermaier flies out to right center field to Dairon Blanco.
86.8 mph
275 ft
48 deg
George Springer walks.

Bo Bichette singles to left field. George Springer to third. Tyler Heineman scores.
107.7 mph
88 ft
3 deg

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubles to deep left center field. Bo Bichette scores. George Springer scores.
97.9 mph
367 ft
22 deg

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to third.
Wild Pitch

Davis Schneider walks.
Tucker Davidson (P) replaces Carlos Hernández (P).
Ernie Clement pinch-hitting for Cavan Biggio.

Davis Schneider to second.
Wild Pitch
Ernie Clement singles to right field, advances to 2nd. Davis Schneider to third. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores.
82.4 mph
234 ft
17 deg

Whit Merrifield flies out to deep left field to MJ Melendez.
90.6 mph
324 ft
39 deg
Top 8th
Ernie Clement remains in the game as 2B.

Whit Merrifield switches from 2B to LF.
Santiago Espinal remains in the game as 3B.

Tyler Heineman remains in the game as C.
Maikel Garcia strikes out swinging.

Bobby Witt Jr. doubles to deep left field.
108.7 mph
325 ft
18 deg

Salvador Perez singles to left field. Bobby Witt Jr. to third.
98.7 mph
254 ft
15 deg

Tim Mayza (P) replaces Chad Green (P).
Edward Olivares pinch-hitting for MJ Melendez.
Edward Olivares reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Salvador Perez out at second. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.
67.4 mph
5 ft
-29 deg
Nelson Velázquez singles to right field. Edward Olivares to third.
65.4 mph
201 ft
35 deg
Drew Waters pinch-running for Nelson Velázquez.
Freddy Fermin walks. Drew Waters to second.
Jordan Romano (P) replaces Tim Mayza (P).
Nick Loftin reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. Freddy Fermin out at second.
84.8 mph
17 ft
-8 deg
Bottom 8th
Edward Olivares remains in the game as LF.
Drew Waters remains in the game as DH.
Santiago Espinal grounds out to third base, Maikel Garcia to Salvador Perez.
80.2 mph
6 ft
-14 deg

Tyler Heineman called out on strikes.
Kevin Kiermaier singles to left center field.
97.4 mph
283 ft
17 deg
George Springer reaches on catcher interference. Kevin Kiermaier to second. Interference error by Freddy Fermin.

Bo Bichette grounds out to first base to Salvador Perez.
67.8 mph
4 ft
-30 deg

Top 9th
Kyle Isbel walks.
Dairon Blanco called out on strikes.
Maikel Garcia walks. Kyle Isbel to second.

Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to right field to George Springer.
92.9 mph
282 ft
46 deg

Salvador Perez singles to left field. Maikel Garcia to second. Kyle Isbel scores.
77.5 mph
191 ft
15 deg

Edward Olivares flies out to center field to Kevin Kiermaier.
89.9 mph
343 ft
27 deg
KCR
TOR