KC 3, TOR 11 | Apr 17, 2018 | The Best Box Score

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

Royals

TOR

Blue Jays

Final

WIN

Jaime García

LOSS

Eric Skoglund

The Blue Jays cruised past the Royals 11-3 in a dominant performance.

★Yangervis Solarte4 RBI

★Randal Grichuk3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 1: Yangervis Solarte homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Steve Pearce scores.

Weather: 68°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 7:07 PM UTCT: 2:560Venue: Rogers Centre

Ump Audit

Ed Hickox

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87.8%D

18 missed calls

+18.3% KC

+0.38 runs KC

Win Probability

TOR WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	2
TOR	2	0	0	0	3	6	0

Game 529661 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Abraham AlmontePH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083/.083/.083	102.7	.420	.378
Whit Merrifield2B	3	0	1	0	1	1	.259/.322/.315	106.4	.427	.461
Mike MoustakasDH	4	1	2	1	0	0	.339/.362/.643	112	.353	.549
Lucas Duda1B	4	2	2	1	0	0	.302/.362/.512	114.1	.660	.903
Jorge SolerRF	4	0	2	0	0	1	.244/.333/.293	82.3	.584	.555
Cheslor Cuthbert3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	.229/.333/.257	113.4	.300	.274
Paulo OrlandoCF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.222/.243/.278	103.9	.366	.341
Ryan GoinsSS	1	0	0	0	0	1	.250/.294/.313	77.5	-	-
Cam GallagherC	4	0	1	0	0	0	.200/.238/.300	107.2	.280	.413
Bench
Jon JayLF	4	0	1	0	0	2	.240/.345/.300	61	.167	.150
Alcides EscobarSS	2	0	0	0	0	1	.149/.245/.255
Totals	35	3	11	2	1	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Moustakas (3rd off García, 0 on, 2 out); Duda (3rd off García, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Gallagher; Merrifield

TB:19

RBI:Duda; Moustakas

CS:Merrifield; Cuthbert

GIDP:Orlando

Team LOB:7

Toronto Blue Jays

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Curtis GrandersonDH	2	0	0	0	0	1	.308/.386/.487	93	.140

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Eric SkoglundL	5.0	8	5	5	1	6	1	77-54	88.5	9.31
Blaine Boyer	0.1	4	6	2	1	0	1	23-16	90	25.20
Burch Smith	2.2	1	0	0	1	4	0	50-32	87.9	1.50
Totals	8.0	13	11	7	3	10	2	150-102	-	-

HBP:Travis (by Smith)

IBB:Boyer

Inherited runners-scored:Smith 3-3

Pitches-strikes:Skoglund 77-54; Boyer 23-16; Smith 50-32

Groundouts-flyouts:Skoglund 3-5; Boyer 1-1; Smith 2-2

Toronto Blue Jays

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jaime GarcíaW	5.0	8	3	3	1	5	2	86-51	84.4	3.86

Game Notes

📺

T5Replay review: Royals challenged (catch or drop), call on the field was overturned: Cam Gallagher doubles (2) on a fly ball to center fielder Kevin Pillar.

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B5Replay review: Blue Jays challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Yangervis Solarte singles on a ground ball to center fielder Paulo Orlando. Teoscar Hernandez scores. Justin Smoak out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Paulo Orlando to third baseman Cheslor Cuthbert.

Scoring Plays

Bot 1 • TOR

0-2

Yangervis Solarte homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Steve Pearce scores.

EV: 108.0 mph💣 416 ftLA: 25°

Top 2 • KC

1-2

Paulo Orlando grounds into a double play, shortstop Aledmys Diaz to second baseman Devon Travis to first baseman Justin Smoak. Lucas Duda scores. Jorge Soler to 3rd. Cheslor Cuthbert out at 2nd. Paulo Orlando out at 1st.

EV: 78.8 mph15 ftLA: -9°

Top 3 • KC

3-2

Lucas Duda homers (3) on a line drive to right field.

EV: 114.1 mph💣 391 ftLA: 20°

2-2

Mike Moustakas homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 107.9 mph💣 421 ftLA: 22°

Bot 5 • TOR

3-3

Steve Pearce singles on a line drive to right fielder Jorge Soler. Randal Grichuk scores.

EV: 75.4 mph195 ftLA: 18°

3-4

Justin Smoak singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jorge Soler. Steve Pearce scores. Teoscar Hernandez to 3rd.

EV: 72.2 mph105 ftLA: 9°

3-5

Blue Jays challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Yangervis Solarte singles on a ground ball to center fielder Paulo Orlando. Teoscar Hernandez scores. Justin Smoak out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Paulo Orlando to third baseman Cheslor Cuthbert.

EV: 101.1 mph15 ftLA: -14°

Bot 6 • TOR

3-8

Randal Grichuk homers (2) on a line drive to left field. Kevin Pillar scores. Aledmys Diaz scores.

EV: 114.1 mph💣 393 ftLA: 20°

3-9

Yangervis Solarte out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Paulo Orlando. Devon Travis scores.

EV: 80.9 mph277 ftLA: 43°

3-11

Kevin Pillar doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jon Jay. Teoscar Hernandez scores. Justin Smoak scores. Russell Martin to 3rd.

EV: 109.7 mph246 ftLA: 13°

Bench
Steve PearceDH	3	2	2	1	0	1	.273/.333/.606	95.3	.857	.788
Yangervis Solarte3B	3	1	2	4	0	1	.311/.429/.578	108	.593	.743
Jaime GarcíaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Seunghwan OhP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Aaron LoupP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
John AxfordP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-