MLB PRO
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/04/2023
 
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 654 - TUESDAY, APRIL 4TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (3-2) 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 12 16 0
Kansas City Royals (2-3) 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 11 0
Blue Jays Collect 12-8 Win Over Royals
Extra innings were needed to determine a winner at Kauffman Stadium.

Roberto López left his imprint on the 12-8 Toronto win against the Kansas City Royals. López, who signed a 2-year contract worth $6,600,000 on 12/29/2022, was 3-4 with 3 singles and a walk, while scoring 4 runs and driving in 2. The winner was Vinnie Pestano in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Addison Reed took the loss.

The game was at a stalemate until catcher Braulio Pardo came to bat in the top of the tenth. Facing Kansas City pitcher Kazuya Takano, he hit a 1-2 changeup for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Toronto on top, 9-8.

"You can't get too high when things go well, or too low when things go bad. Right now, I'm just happy we got the win," López told the Toronto Times.

The win gives Toronto a record of 3-2.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Brownell SS 3 0 1 2 2 1 4 .211 0 2
B. Pardo C 5 1 2 3 0 0 3 .250 1 9
J. Wilcox LF 5 1 1 0 1 1 5 .136 0 0
G. Stanton DH 6 2 2 3 0 2 3 .208 4 8
D. Winston 1B 6 2 2 0 0 3 0 .375 1 1
M. Franco 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .150 0 0
R. Nash CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .350 0 2
R. López RF 4 4 3 2 1 0 1 .800 0 4
C. Seise 2B 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 .286 0 2
   a-J. Hidalgo PH, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
Totals 42 12 16 12 4 7 22      
a - J. Hidalgo pinch hit for C. Seise in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Brownell (1, 8th Inning off J. Kelly, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Stanton (4, 10th Inning off K. Takano, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Brownell 2 , B. Pardo 2 , J. Wilcox , G. Stanton 5 , D. Winston 2 , M. Franco , R. Nash 2 , R. López 3 , C. Seise 2
2-out RBI: , B. Pardo 2 , G. Stanton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Wilcox 2 , G. Stanton
Sac Bunt: C. Seise , J. Hidalgo
Sac Fly: B. Brownell , B. Pardo
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Franco-Seise-Winston)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Blanchard RF 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 .294 0 0
   a-J. Kinney RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
G. López 2B 6 1 2 2 0 0 6 .222 0 4
M. Baker LF 4 2 1 2 1 0 1 .250 0 4
K. Clemens 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .158 0 0
N. De Sedas 3B 5 1 2 3 0 3 2 .524 0 7
C. Romero C 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .077 0 4
   b-G. Nelson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 2
   c-D. Davies C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
A. Rizzo DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 .250 0 2
G. Mitchell CF 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Donaldson SS 4 1 3 0 1 1 1 .412 1 3
Totals 40 8 11 8 7 9 14      
a - J. Kinney substituted for B. Blanchard in the 7th
b - G. Nelson pinch hit for C. Romero in the 9th
c - D. Davies substituted for G. Nelson in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Clemens (1, 2nd Inning off D. Hanson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. López (1, 2nd Inning off A. Chapman, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Blanchard , J. Kinney , G. López 4 , M. Baker , K. Clemens 2 , N. De Sedas 2 , T. Donaldson 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. López 2 , N. De Sedas
GIDP: C. Romero
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Blanchard (2) , M. Baker 2 (2) , K. Clemens (1) , N. De Sedas (2)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
A. Chapman 1.1 4 7 7 3 0 0 42 24 47.25
D. Hanson 1.2 2 1 1 3 2 0 44 22 5.40
K. Bongers 3.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 40 26 0.00
B. Karapetyan 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 29 17 0.00
V. Pestano W (1-0) 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 29 17 2.08
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Chapman 9
Batters Faced: A. Chapman 11, D. Hanson 10, K. Bongers 11, B. Karapetyan 6, V. Pestano 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Chapman 2-2, D. Hanson 1-2, K. Bongers 3-3, B. Karapetyan 2-0, V. Pestano 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Chapman 42-24, D. Hanson 44-22, K. Bongers 40-26, B. Karapetyan 29-17, V. Pestano 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Hanson 1-1 , K. Bongers 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Rivers 2.1 9 7 7 2 1 0 69 40 27.00
M. Diemer 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 28 17 0.00
P. Crosby 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 35 22 2.84
J. Kelly BS (1) 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 18 8 2.25
A. Reed L (0-2) 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 30 20 6.75
K. Takano 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 7 6 81.00
D. Garcia 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rivers 6
Batters Faced: C. Rivers 18, M. Diemer 7, P. Crosby 9, J. Kelly 6, A. Reed 6, K. Takano 3, D. Garcia 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rivers 3-3, M. Diemer 2-1, P. Crosby 4-3, J. Kelly 1-2, A. Reed 3-1, K. Takano 0-0, D. Garcia 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rivers 69-40, M. Diemer 28-17, P. Crosby 35-22, J. Kelly 18-8, A. Reed 30-20, K. Takano 7-6, D. Garcia 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Diemer 3-2 , P. Crosby 1-0 , K. Takano 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roberto López
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:34
Attendance: 34278
Special Notes: Roberto López ties the TOR regular season extra-inning game record for runs with 4.
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