TOR 5, KC 7 | Apr 15, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Friday, April 16, 2021•Kauffman Stadium•58°F, Partly Cloudy

TOR

Blue Jays

Royals

Final

WIN

Jakob Junis

LOSS

Anthony Kay

SAVE

Scott Barlow

The Royals defeated the Blue Jays 7-5.

★Vladimir Guerrero Jr.3-for-5, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homers (3) on a fly ball to center field.

Weather: 58°F, Partly CloudyWind: 6 mph, In From RFFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 2:51Att: 6,266Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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90.4%C

13 missed calls

+3.3% TOR

+0.86 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinTOR Win

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

Game 634475 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Toronto Blue Jays

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Marcus Semien2B	4	0	1	0	1	2	.214/.290/.429	101.5	.414	.395
Bo BichetteSS	4	1	0	0	1	1	.302/.345/.604	95.5	.073	.070
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B	5	2	3	1	0	1	.413/.526/.674	113.9	.649	.882
Randal GrichukCF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.283/.346/.435	100.6	.386	.580
Joe Panik3B	2	1	1	2	0	0	.300/.300/.400	105.4	.360	.390
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.LF	3	1	2	0	1	0	.205/.262/.205	107.7	.291	.277
Rowdy TellezDH	4	0	2	1	0	1	.162/.205/.243	109.7	.694	.698
Joshua PalaciosRF	3	0	0	1	0	0	.316/.417/.316	103	.272	.501
Alejandro KirkPH	1	0	1	0	0	0	.118/.211/.294	96.2	.882	.843
Bench
Cavan Biggio3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.171/.292/.366	99	.063	.075
Danny JansenC	3	0	0	0	0	1	.080/.179/.120
Totals	35	5	10	5	3	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Jr. (7th off Zimmer, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Panik; Jr.

TB:15

RBI:Tellez; Panik 2; Jr.; Palacios

SF:Palacios

GIDP:Bichette

Team LOB:7

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.364/.380/.614	104.5	.463

Pitching

Toronto Blue Jays

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Anthony KayL	3.1	6	5	4	0	3	56-36	89.7	10.80
Tanner Roark	2.2	1	2	0	1	2	49-33	85	7.94
Joel Payamps	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	21-13	87	0.00
Totals	8.0	9	7	4	1	5	126-82	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Roark 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Kay 56-36; Roark 49-33; Payamps 21-13

Groundouts-flyouts:Kay 6-1; Roark 4-3; Payamps 2-3

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jakob JunisW	5.0	5	2	2	1	6	0	81-52	88.6	1.50

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Andrew Benintendi doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 96.1 mph281 ftLA: 17°

Bot 3 • KC

0-2

Nicky Lopez triples (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Hanser Alberto scores.

EV: 90.8 mph298 ftLA: 26°

0-3

Whit Merrifield reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Cavan Biggio. Nicky Lopez scores.

EV: 89.0 mph49 ftLA: 1°

Bot 4 • KC

0-4

Hunter Dozier doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Jorge Soler scores.

EV: 95.0 mph305 ftLA: 21°

0-5

Hanser Alberto doubles (4) on a line drive to left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Hunter Dozier scores.

EV: 96.2 mph299 ftLA: 18°

0-7

Whit Merrifield reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Cavan Biggio. Hanser Alberto scores. Nicky Lopez scores. Whit Merrifield to 2nd.

EV: 93.4 mph138 ftLA: 10°

Top 6 • TOR

4-7

Josh Palacios out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. scores.

EV: 98.9 mph332 ftLA: 38°

3-7

Rowdy Tellez singles on a line drive to right fielder Hunter Dozier. Joe Panik scores. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to 3rd.

EV: 84.2 mph258 ftLA: 18°

2-7

Joe Panik doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Hunter Dozier. Bo Bichette scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores.

EV: 105.4 mph298 ftLA: 15°

Top 7 • TOR

5-7

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homers (3) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 112.8 mph💣 456 ftLA: 24°

WP:Newberry; Zimmer

Inherited runners-scored:Newberry 2-2; Zimmer 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Junis 81-52; Newberry 20-10; Zimmer 22-13; Barlow 22-15

Groundouts-flyouts:Junis 3-6; Newberry 0-0; Zimmer 1-3; Barlow 3-2

Bench
Jorge SolerDH	4	1	2	0	0	1	.171/.310/.286	109.8	.227	.204
Hunter DozierRF	4	1	2	1	0	1	.167/.231/.208	106.8	.167	.180
Jakob JunisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake NewberryP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kyle ZimmerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Scott BarlowP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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