MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
05/15/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1188 - FRIDAY, MAY 15TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (16-21) 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 1
Toronto Blue Jays (17-21) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 4
Royals Win, 5-2, at Toronto
Kansas City rode a decent outing from starter Jaime Melendez to victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. The final score was 5-2. Melendez picked up the win for Kansas City, going 5.1 innings. He gave up no runs on 1 hits. He now sports a record of 5-3. Felix Bautista finished the game for Kansas City and earned his 7th save.

The Royals got a big at-bat from center fielder Alan Louis. For the game, Louis went 1-4 with a home run, while scoring 2 and driving in 2. In the top of the first, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 2nd home run of the season gave Kansas City a 2-0 lead.

"There's a lot of passion in our clubhouse," said Louis. "When we put it together we're a great ball club."

Kansas City, at 16-21, sits in 6th place in the American League West Division.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bailey SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 4 .245 3 12
C. Abrams 1B 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .283 0 16
A. Louis CF 4 2 1 2 0 1 2 .264 2 24
A. Rutschman C 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .241 5 15
E. Hernandez 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .216 1 8
C. Roederer LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .224 5 17
C. Joe DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .280 3 10
J. Triolo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .230 3 11
R. Laureano RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .148 1 3
Totals 32 5 6 5 5 6 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Bailey (11, 3rd Inning off D. Knott, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Louis (2, 1st Inning off D. Knott, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Rutschman (5, 3rd Inning off D. Knott, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bailey 4 , A. Louis 4 , A. Rutschman 4 , R. Laureano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Hernandez , R. Laureano
GIDP: J. Bailey 2 , J. Triolo
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Bailey (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Hernandez (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Hernandez-Bailey-Abrams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Robles CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .211 2 10
J. Ramirez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .269 3 14
J. Rojas RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .315 10 26
M. Olson 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .244 11 24
N. Castellanos DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .188 3 17
Y. Fernandez C 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .257 0 7
V. Brujan SS 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 .283 3 15
N. Dini 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .190 3 9
J. Matijevic LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .214 1 7
Totals 31 2 4 2 5 11 13      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Fernandez (4, 7th Inning off F. Morales, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez , N. Castellanos , Y. Fernandez 3
2-out RBI: Y. Fernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Robles , J. Rojas , M. Olson , V. Brujan
GIDP: N. Dini
Hit by Pitch: Y. Fernandez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ramirez (4)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Miller (1) , J. Ramirez 2 (6) , N. Dini (8)
Double Plays: 3 (Knott-Brujan-Olson, Dini-Brujan-Olson, Dini-Brujan-Olson)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Melendez W (5-3) 5.1 1 0 0 2 6 0 76 3.29   
F. Morales 1.1 1 1 1 2 2 0 33 4.22   
E. Sheehan H (4) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 23 5.21   
F. Bautista SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Melendez 70
Batters Faced: J. Melendez 20, F. Morales 7, E. Sheehan 7, F. Bautista 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Melendez 6-3, F. Morales 0-2, E. Sheehan 1-2, F. Bautista 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Melendez 76-45, F. Morales 33-20, E. Sheehan 23-14, F. Bautista 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Morales 1-0 , E. Sheehan 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Melendez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Knott L (3-3) 3.1 4 5 4 3 0 2 64 4.83   
B. Miller 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 34 6.00   
J. Simpson 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 26 4.43   
J. Ferrer 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 9.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Knott 29
Batters Faced: D. Knott 18, B. Miller 10, J. Simpson 5, J. Ferrer 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Knott 2-7, B. Miller 3-3, J. Simpson 0-1, J. Ferrer 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Knott 64-34, B. Miller 34-25, J. Simpson 26-15, J. Ferrer 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Miller 2-0 , J. Simpson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jaime Melendez
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Roof closed, 54 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 29403
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