MLB PRO
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
09/10/2023
 
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 2711 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (72-72) 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 8 7 2
Toronto Blue Jays (83-60) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 1
Clemens Slugs Royals to 8-1 Win
Kansas City and Toronto got after it at Rogers Centre.

In the 8-1 Kansas City win over Toronto, the impact of Kody Clemens was substantial. Clemens belted 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. Kris Bubic picked up the win with 6 innings of work. He allowed no runs on 2 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 8. On the season, he is now 15-8.

With Kansas City leading 4-0 in the top of the seventh, Clemens came up to bat against Toronto pitcher Vinnie Pestano. Clemens hit a fastball to center for a 3-run home run. His 16th home run of the season put the Royals on top, 7-0.

"If you pitch well, you give yourself some opportunities," said Kansas City manager David Eckstein.

With the win, the Royals have a record of 72-72.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES TORONTO BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Blanchard RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .267 8 34
G. López 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .308 6 62
M. Baker LF 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .285 28 96
G. Conine DH 4 1 1 2 1 2 0 .208 8 30
K. Clemens 1B 5 2 3 4 0 2 1 .226 16 55
N. De Sedas 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .255 5 68
D. Cameron CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .240 6 36
   a-D. Bryant PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .410 1 5
T. Donaldson SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .261 9 42
M. Wieters C 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .250 4 22
Totals 35 8 7 8 6 13 12      
a - D. Bryant pinch hit for D. Cameron in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Blanchard (27, 5th Inning off A. Chapman, 2 on, 0 outs) , G. Conine (8, 5th Inning off K. Bongers, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Clemens 2 (16, 4th Inning off A. Chapman, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off V. Pestano, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Baker (28, 9th Inning off E. Tejeda, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Blanchard 2 , M. Baker 4 , G. Conine 2 , K. Clemens 9 , M. Wieters
2-out RBI: G. Conine
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Blanchard , K. Clemens , M. Wieters
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Baker (4) , N. De Sedas (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Donaldson-López-Clemens, Clemens-Donaldson-Clemens)
PB: M. Wieters
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Brownell SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .296 25 81
J. Hidalgo DH 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .300 11 40
B. Pardo C 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .274 17 76
G. Stanton RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .228 26 70
L. Hartgraves 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .211 5 24
A. Rendon 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .243 5 15
R. Nash CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277 5 32
J. Wilcox LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .223 18 74
C. Seise 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226 10 34
Totals 33 1 7 1 2 11 17      
BATTING
Home Runs: L. Hartgraves (5, 7th Inning off P. Crosby, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hidalgo 2 , B. Pardo , G. Stanton , L. Hartgraves 4 , A. Rendon , R. Nash
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Stanton , L. Hartgraves
GIDP: L. Hartgraves , C. Seise
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: A. Chapman (2)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Bubic W (15-8) 6.0 2 0 0 2 8 0 88 59 3.20
P. Crosby 2.0 5 1 1 0 2 1 34 22 3.99
D. Garcia 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 7 2.72
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Bubic 74
Batters Faced: K. Bubic 22, P. Crosby 10, D. Garcia 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Bubic 4-5, P. Crosby 2-1, D. Garcia 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Bubic 88-59, P. Crosby 34-22, D. Garcia 12-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Chapman L (5-6) 4.2 4 4 1 2 7 1 79 52 3.88
K. Bongers 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 32 18 3.11
V. Pestano 0.2 1 3 3 2 0 1 17 5 3.77
D. Coleman 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 28 17 2.52
E. Tejeda 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 15 9 2.76
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Chapman 51
Batters Faced: A. Chapman 21, K. Bongers 6, V. Pestano 5, D. Coleman 6, E. Tejeda 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Chapman 3-4, K. Bongers 0-1, V. Pestano 1-1, D. Coleman 3-1, E. Tejeda 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Chapman 79-52, K. Bongers 32-18, V. Pestano 17-5, D. Coleman 28-17, E. Tejeda 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Bongers 2-2 , V. Pestano 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kody Clemens
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 40521
Sunday, September 10th , 2023 - OOTP Baseball 22.12 Build 89