MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/06/2048
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1455 - SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH , 2048 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (39-20) 3 2 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 11 14 1
Kansas City Royals (34-27) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 3
Royals Suffer Blowout Loss to Blue Jays
Toronto starter Edward Saunders throttled the Kansas City offense, as the Blue Jays won in a rout, 11-1. Saunders got the win, improving to 5-2. He allowed 4 hits and walked 3 over 7.1 innings. Saunders allowed no runs. Toronto is now 39-20, 2 games up in the American League East Division.

In the top of the first, C.J. Richerson ambushed a 1-0 curveball from Bryan Boykin and hit a 3-run home run. It gave Toronto a quick 3-0 lead.

"That's a solid team effort right there," said Richerson. "Everyone's feeling positive after that win."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Burnside CF 5 0 4 4 0 1 0 .305 3 23
D. Burnside 1B 5 1 0 0 0 1 6 .292 1 27
M. Altieri C 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 .342 6 20
   a-Z. Larikov C 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297 6 28
W. Robles LF 5 1 1 2 0 1 6 .276 12 41
C. Richerson 2B 4 1 2 4 0 1 1 .337 4 22
   b-D. Novakowski 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .119 1 2
N. Dean SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .284 10 32
   c-B. Van Gilder 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 10 28
M. Byrd DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225 4 22
K. Arp 3B 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .283 11 24
J. Schick RF 4 4 3 0 1 1 0 .256 3 20
Totals 41 11 14 11 3 9 22      
a - Z. Larikov substituted for M. Altieri in the 7th
b - D. Novakowski substituted for C. Richerson in the 7th
c - B. Van Gilder substituted for N. Dean in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Schick (10, 2nd Inning off B. Boykin, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Altieri (2, 6th Inning off J. Hall, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: W. Robles (1, 5th Inning off B. Boykin, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Richerson (1, 5th Inning off J. Hall, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Arp (2, 8th Inning off C. Eaker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Richerson (4, 1st Inning off B. Boykin, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Burnside 4 , M. Altieri 4 , W. Robles 3 , C. Richerson 7 , K. Arp 3 , J. Schick 4
2-out RBI: D. Burnside , M. Altieri , C. Richerson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Burnside , W. Robles , N. Dean 2 , K. Arp
GIDP: D. Burnside 2
Hit by Pitch: M. Altieri
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Altieri (4) , J. Schick (7)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Dean (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Arp-Richerson-Burnside)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pacheco SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .262 4 16
I. Faber RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 2 15
M. Jaquez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .280 20 49
R. Downey CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .293 9 30
   a-M. Belgard PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305 9 27
B. Baconneck DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .228 5 22
G. Switzer LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271 7 22
M. Estrada 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .176 5 14
S. Britt C 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .222 0 4
M. Markus 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .224 0 12
   b-M. Meyerhoff PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .394 15 49
Totals 32 1 5 1 3 7 13      
a - M. Belgard pinch hit for R. Downey in the 8th
b - M. Meyerhoff pinch hit for M. Markus in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Jaquez (20, 8th Inning off E. Saunders, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Estrada (5, 9th Inning off A. Linkous, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Jaquez 3 , R. Downey , M. Estrada 4 , M. Markus
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pacheco , B. Baconneck 2
GIDP: M. Markus
Hit by Pitch: R. Downey
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: M. Jaquez (3) , G. Switzer (3) , M. Estrada (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Markus-Jaquez-Estrada, Jaquez-Pacheco-Estrada)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Saunders W (5-2) 7.1 4 0 0 3 5 0 114 4.62   
A. Linkous 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 22 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Saunders 72
Batters Faced: E. Saunders 30, A. Linkous 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Saunders 6-10, A. Linkous 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Saunders 114-69, A. Linkous 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Linkous 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Saunders
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Boykin L (3-4) 4.0 8 8 5 1 3 1 84 5.08   
J. Hall 2.0 4 1 1 0 3 0 36 3.86   
C. Eaker 2.0 2 2 1 2 2 0 42 4.97   
D. Silva 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Boykin 22
Batters Faced: B. Boykin 22, J. Hall 9, C. Eaker 11, D. Silva 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Boykin 3-5, J. Hall 2-0, C. Eaker 1-3, D. Silva 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Boykin 84-53, J. Hall 36-26, C. Eaker 42-25, D. Silva 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hall 1-1
Hit Batsmen: B. Boykin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Edward Saunders
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 39789
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