MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
07/31/2047
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 2145 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 31ST , 2047 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (58-47) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 0
Toronto Blue Jays (70-37) 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 X 5 8 0
Blue Jays Bump Off Royals, 5-2
The Toronto Blue Jays got a stellar performance from pitcher Matt Altieri, who handcuffed the Kansas City offense en route to a win, 5-2, at Rogers Centre. Junpei Yamazaki was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 14 of 16 save opportunities. Toronto improves to 70-37 with the win. They lead their division by 11½ games.

In the bottom of the sixth, Altieri put his team in front with his 21st home run of the season. The solo home run, which came against John Hall, made it 2-1, Toronto.

"We had a good game plan," Altieri said, "and we were able to execute it."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Belgard RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .209 1 4
J. Pacheco SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .249 6 46
M. Meyerhoff C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .342 19 60
M. Jaquez 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .255 31 76
B. Baconneck LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 9 45
A. Martin 1B 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .294 10 44
G. Switzer CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .281 12 56
J. Rupert DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .308 4 6
M. Markus 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .225 2 31
Totals 33 2 7 2 2 11 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Rupert (4, 5th Inning off T. Rios, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Martin 2 (25, 7th Inning off H. Harted, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Yamazaki, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Jaquez (31, 4th Inning off T. Rios, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Belgard , M. Jaquez 4 , A. Martin 5 , G. Switzer , J. Rupert 2
2-out RBI: M. Belgard , M. Jaquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Belgard , B. Baconneck , J. Rupert
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Pacheco (6)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Belgard(Larikov at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Altieri DH 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .400 21 58
D. Casas 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .296 15 54
M. Rennie RF 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .238 14 38
   a-J. Schick RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .277 9 54
K. Arp 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .216 19 54
D. Burnside LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 3 28
D. Burnside CF 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 .257 3 34
Z. Larikov C 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .266 10 29
D. Novakowski 2B 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .225 9 28
M. Byrd SS 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .275 12 45
Totals 31 5 8 5 3 11 13      
a - J. Schick substituted for M. Rennie in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Byrd (19, 3rd Inning off J. Hall, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Altieri (9, 1st Inning off J. Hall, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Novakowski (9, 5th Inning off J. Hall, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Altieri (21, 6th Inning off J. Hall, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Rennie (14, 6th Inning off J. Hall, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Altieri 8 , M. Rennie 4 , Z. Larikov , D. Novakowski 5 , M. Byrd 2
2-out RBI: D. Novakowski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Casas , K. Arp 2
Hit by Pitch: D. Burnside
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Schick(Switzer at 3rd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hall L (4-5) 6.0 6 5 5 0 8 3 105 5.50   
J. Jordahl 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 27 2.59   
J. Noonan 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hall 48
Batters Faced: J. Hall 25, J. Jordahl 6, J. Noonan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hall 5-5, J. Jordahl 1-0, J. Noonan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hall 105-66, J. Jordahl 27-14, J. Noonan 17-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Jordahl 2-2
Hit Batsmen: J. Hall
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Rios W (10-4) 6.0 3 1 1 2 7 1 98 5.26   
H. Harted H (9) 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 27 2.24   
J. Yamazaki SV (14) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Rios 67
Batters Faced: T. Rios 23, H. Harted 8, J. Yamazaki 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Rios 5-6, H. Harted 1-1, J. Yamazaki 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Rios 98-55, H. Harted 27-16, J. Yamazaki 14-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Altieri
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Roof closed, 64 degrees
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 45365
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