MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
04/29/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1007 - MONDAY, APRIL 29TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (14-16) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 1
Toronto Blue Jays (15-15) 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 X 5 8 0
Kansas City Defeated By Blue Jays, 5-2
Starting pitcher Cade Povich fulfilled his part of the bargain, helping the Toronto Blue Jays stymie the Kansas City Royals, 5-2. Earning his 1st save of the year was Yu-min Lin. Toronto goes to 15-15.

Nolan Jones, who is tied for 5th in the AL in extra base hits with 16, chipped in a 3-run home run for Toronto in the bottom of the third. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 RBI.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Jones.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Ruiz LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .261 1 11
L. Matos DH 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .202 1 5
L. Nootbaar RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .222 2 5
D. Varsho CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .156 3 10
A. Kirk C 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .341 0 14
J. Segura 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .232 2 8
B. Lee SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .258 2 12
E. Sosa 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 2 7
   a-J. Kelenic PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272 4 13
J. Schoop 1B 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .312 1 11
Totals 33 2 8 2 4 8 17      
a - J. Kelenic pinch hit for E. Sosa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Segura (5, 9th Inning off T. Richards, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Ruiz , L. Matos , D. Varsho , A. Kirk , J. Segura 2 , E. Sosa , J. Schoop 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Nootbaar , D. Varsho , A. Kirk
GIDP: E. Ruiz
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Ruiz (9)
CS: D. Varsho (2)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Kirk (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Kirk-Lee, Lee-Sosa-Schoop)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Holliday SS 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 .286 1 6
G. Lux LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .295 3 13
N. Jones 3B 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .307 7 21
G. Torres 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .235 4 16
A. Meadows RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .264 2 12
Y. Daza CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .244 0 13
C. Mayo 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .190 3 13
N. Goodrum DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 0 5
J. Quero C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .270 4 16
Totals 30 5 8 5 5 8 14      
BATTING
Home Runs: N. Jones (7, 3rd Inning off C. Kluber, 2 on, 1 out) , C. Mayo (3, 6th Inning off C. Wiles, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Lux 2 , N. Jones 5 , G. Torres , Y. Daza , C. Mayo 4 , J. Quero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Torres , C. Mayo , N. Goodrum
GIDP: A. Meadows
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Holliday 2 (6) , Y. Daza (1)
CS: G. Lux (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Torres-Holliday-Mayo)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kluber L (0-3) 3.2 4 4 3 5 5 1 83 6.49   
C. Wiles 3.2 4 1 1 0 2 1 53 2.25   
C. Quantrill 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kluber 37
Batters Faced: C. Kluber 19, C. Wiles 14, C. Quantrill 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kluber 2-3, C. Wiles 3-5, C. Quantrill 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kluber 83-43, C. Wiles 53-33, C. Quantrill 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Wiles 1-0 , C. Quantrill 1-0
WP: C. Wiles
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Povich W (2-0) 5.0 3 0 0 3 5 0 78 2.48   
F. Aleman H (6) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 29 5.89   
T. Richards 1.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 33 9.31   
Y. Lin SV (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Povich 63
Batters Faced: C. Povich 20, F. Aleman 6, T. Richards 9, Y. Lin 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Povich 4-5, F. Aleman 0-3, T. Richards 3-1, Y. Lin 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Povich 78-49, F. Aleman 29-17, T. Richards 33-20, Y. Lin 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Aleman 2-0 , T. Richards 1-0 , Y. Lin 2-1
WP: T. Richards
Balk: C. Povich
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cade Povich
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Roof closed, 45 degrees
Start Time: 7:07 PM ET
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 21143
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