MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/14/2045
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2742 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 2045 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (90-55) 0 1 0 4 0 2 3 1 2 13 20 0
Kansas City Royals (82-63) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 1
Larikov Helps Toronto Cruise to 13-3 Win
The Toronto Blue Jays trumped the Kansas City Royals, 13-3, at Kauffman Stadium. Toronto catcher Zory Larikov was terrific. He was 3-6 with a home run and a double. He scored 3 runs and drove in 5. The win elevated the Blue Jays to 90-55.

Larikov contributed a big hit, a grand slam home run, for Toronto in the top of the fourth. With his team trailing 2-1, Larikov took a changeup from Brandon Ferrari and stroked the home run to right. His 20th home run of the season allowed the Blue Jays to leap in front, 5-2.

Larikov told a Toronto Citizen reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Altieri LF 6 2 3 0 0 0 3 .376 17 40
Z. Larikov C 6 3 3 5 0 2 4 .285 20 60
B. Branham 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263 20 58
   a-M. Cochran PH, 1B 2 1 1 1 1 0 3 .304 0 3
M. Byrd 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 6 .281 11 59
M. Rennie RF 6 1 4 1 0 0 3 .273 17 63
R. Velasco DH 4 1 2 2 2 1 1 .270 33 86
J. Schick CF 5 2 3 1 1 1 2 .279 10 53
T. Mize 3B 5 2 2 1 1 0 6 .282 21 91
D. Novakowski SS 4 0 0 0 2 1 5 .264 9 40
Totals 44 13 20 13 8 6 33      
a - M. Cochran pinch hit for B. Branham in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Mize (24, 2nd Inning off B. Ferrari, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Byrd 2 (25, 3rd Inning off B. Ferrari, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off D. Dill, 1 on, 2 outs) , Z. Larikov (25, 7th Inning off D. Dill, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Schick (24, 9th Inning off C. Eaker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Z. Larikov (20, 4th Inning off B. Ferrari, 3 on, 2 outs) , R. Velasco (33, 9th Inning off C. Eaker, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Altieri 3 , Z. Larikov 7 , M. Cochran , M. Byrd 4 , M. Rennie 4 , R. Velasco 5 , J. Schick 4 , T. Mize 3
2-out RBI: Z. Larikov , M. Byrd , M. Rennie , J. Schick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Altieri , M. Byrd , M. Rennie 2 , J. Schick , T. Mize , D. Novakowski
GIDP: M. Altieri
Sac Fly: M. Cochran , M. Byrd
Hit by Pitch: M. Altieri
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Altieri (18) , M. Rennie 2 (36) , J. Schick (22)
CS: R. Velasco (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rennie-Larikov, Byrd-Novakowski-Cochran)
OF assists: 2 (Rennie(Faber at home), Rennie(Matthews at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Jaquez DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .242 44 102
I. Faber 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .295 13 60
M. Estrada 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .284 29 84
B. Baconneck RF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .290 8 35
   a-T. Prado PH, CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306 21 81
G. Switzer CF, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .288 16 85
Z. Davidson LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .293 11 40
   b-A. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .355 12 44
   c-J. Rupert LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
S. Britt C 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .262 9 29
A. Matthews SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .293 22 80
M. Markus 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 1 15
Totals 34 3 10 3 1 8 12      
a - T. Prado pinch hit for B. Baconneck in the 8th
b - A. Martin pinch hit for Z. Davidson in the 8th
c - J. Rupert substituted for A. Martin in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: S. Britt (3, 4th Inning off T. Rios, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Britt (9, 2nd Inning off T. Rios, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Jaquez , I. Faber , M. Estrada , B. Baconneck 2 , Z. Davidson , S. Britt 7 , A. Matthews , M. Markus
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Davidson
GIDP: G. Switzer
Hit by Pitch: B. Baconneck
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Matthews (22)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Estrada (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Faber-Matthews-Estrada)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Rios W (16-10) 7.1 10 3 3 0 6 1 114 4.08   
J. Gonzalez 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 28 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Rios 52
Batters Faced: T. Rios 30, J. Gonzalez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Rios 7-6, J. Gonzalez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Rios 114-74, J. Gonzalez 28-16
Hit Batsmen: T. Rios
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ferrari L (12-8) 3.2 6 5 1 3 3 1 68 4.95   
J. Brooks 2.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 40 4.50   
D. Dill 1.0 6 3 3 2 0 0 53 6.68   
C. Eaker 2.1 4 3 3 2 2 1 45 4.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ferrari 35
Batters Faced: B. Ferrari 20, J. Brooks 11, D. Dill 11, C. Eaker 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ferrari 4-2, J. Brooks 0-5, D. Dill 2-1, C. Eaker 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ferrari 68-38, J. Brooks 40-27, D. Dill 53-31, C. Eaker 45-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Dill 1-1 , C. Eaker 2-0
WP: B. Ferrari
Hit Batsmen: B. Ferrari
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zory Larikov
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 4:07
Attendance: 30666
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