KC 4, TOR 5 | Apr 17, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, April 17, 2018•Rogers Centre•68°F, Roof Closed

Royals

TOR

Blue Jays

Final

WIN

Tyler Clippard

LOSS

Brian Flynn

The Blue Jays edged the Royals 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Mike Moustakas3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Steve Pearce3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Luke Maile3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Alcides Escobar homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

Weather: 68°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 7:12 PM UTCT: 3:37Att: 18,645Venue: Rogers Centre

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91.8%C

16 missed calls

+7.9% KC

+0.15 runs KC

Win Probability

TOR WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
KC	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	10	0
TOR	0	0	0	0	0

Game 529647 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jon JayLF	4	1	2	0	1	0	.259/.375/.333	94	.384	.356
Whit MerrifieldRF	3	1	0	0	2	1	.246/.328/.298	83.3	.115	.110
Mike Moustakas3B	5	0	3	1	0	0	.361/.381/.656	112.2	.629	.782
Lucas DudaDH	4	0	0	1	0	3	.277/.346/.468	95.8	.186	.176
Cheslor Cuthbert1B	4	0	1	0	1	1	.231/.340/.256	105.5	.238	.215
Ryan Goins2B	5	0	0	0	0	2	.190/.227/.238	95.5	.163	.152
Abraham AlmonteCF	5	1	1	1	0	0	.118/.118/.294	107.5	.355	.632
Alcides EscobarSS	5	1	2	1	0	0	.173/.259/.327	99	.253	.304
Drew ButeraC	5	0	1	0	0	1	.188/.250/.250	93.2	.269	.250
Bench
Danny DuffyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Justin GrimmP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	40	4	10	4	4	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Almonte (6th off Biagini, 0 on, 0 out); Escobar (8th off Tepera, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Jay; Moustakas

TB:18

RBI:Duda; Moustakas; Escobar; Almonte

Team LOB:12

Toronto Blue Jays

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Steve Pearce1B	5	0	3	1	0	0	.316/.366/.632	108.7	.322

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Danny Duffy	6.0	2	0	0	3	8	100-64	87.6	3.86
Justin Grimm	0.0	0	3	3	3	0	17-5	90.4	11.37
Brad KellerBS	0.1	3	1	1	0	1	16-11	91.5	2.84
Tim Hill	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	17-13	89.9	1.35
Kevin McCarthy	0.1	2	0	0	0	1	13-7	89.4	0.00
Kelvin Herrera	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	12-7	91.8	0.00
Brian FlynnL	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	16-10	89	4.91
Totals	9.1	9	5	5	7	13	191-117	-	-

WP:Flynn

HBP:Grichuk (by Flynn)

IBB:Flynn

Inherited runners-scored:Keller 3-3; Hill 2-0; Herrera 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Duffy 100-64; Grimm 17-5; Keller 16-11; Hill 17-13; McCarthy 13-7; Herrera 12-7; Flynn 16-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Duffy 5-4; Grimm 0-0; Keller 0-0; Hill 4-0; McCarthy 0-0; Herrera 0-0; Flynn 0-1

Toronto Blue Jays

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Joe Biagini	5.2	6	3	3	3	4	1	106-65	87.9	4.76

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • KC

1-0

Lucas Duda hit by pitch. Jon Jay scores. Whit Merrifield to 3rd. Mike Moustakas to 2nd.

Top 3 • KC

2-0

Mike Moustakas doubles (4) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Kevin Pillar. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 104.9 mph385 ftLA: 23°

Top 6 • KC

3-0

Abraham Almonte homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 107.5 mph💣 426 ftLA: 23°

Bot 7 • TOR

3-2

Luke Maile singles on a line drive to right fielder Whit Merrifield. Kevin Pillar scores. Aledmys Diaz scores. Randal Grichuk to 3rd.

EV: 83.8 mph190 ftLA: 13°

3-3

Devon Travis singles on a ground ball to third baseman Mike Moustakas. Randal Grichuk scores. Luke Maile to 2nd.

EV: 97.0 mph9 ftLA: -12°

3-4

Steve Pearce singles on a ground ball to center fielder Abraham Almonte. Luke Maile scores. Devon Travis to 2nd.

EV: 98.0 mph73 ftLA: 3°

Top 8 • KC

4-4

Alcides Escobar homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 99.0 mph💣 384 ftLA: 35°

Bot 10 • TOR

4-5

Luke Maile singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Whit Merrifield. Kevin Pillar scores. Aledmys Diaz to 3rd. Randal Grichuk to 2nd.

EV: 99.7 mph154 ftLA: 7°

WP:Osuna

HBP:Duda (by Biagini); Jay (by Biagini)

Inherited runners-scored:Barnes 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Biagini 106-65; Barnes 23-15; Tepera 26-19; Osuna 18-13; Clippard 16-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Biagini 9-4; Barnes 1-1; Tepera 2-0; Osuna 1-1; Clippard 2-1

Bench
Teoscar HernándezLF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.308/.357/.538	103.3	.647	.635
Gift Ngoepe2B	2	0	0	0	0	2	.063/.118/.063	74.2	-	-
Joe BiaginiP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Danny BarnesP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan TeperaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Roberto OsunaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler ClippardP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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