MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
08/30/2039
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 2668 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2039 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (57-74) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Toronto Blue Jays (59-73) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 8 0
Blue Jays Bridle Royals, 3-1
The Toronto Blue Jays relied on the hitting of designated hitter Ty Danforth to stop the Kansas City Royals, 3-1. For the game, Danforth was 2 for 3 with a home run and was hit by a pitch. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Toronto pitcher Joe Wallace got the win. He's now 3-9. Tesema Matari was tagged with the loss. Toronto's record now stands at 59-73, placing them 6th in the American League East Division.

Danforth had a key at-bat for Toronto early in the game. With a runner on 1st, he hit a 2-run home run. It was his 39th home run of the season and gave Toronto an early 2-0 lead.

"Every loss hurts," said Kansas City manager Chris Graves. "But this was a tough one."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Springs RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .250 3 15
J. Darley 3B, SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .232 29 82
E. Melendez DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .280 16 72
V. Serna LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .243 3 12
C. Dulac C 3 0 1 1 0 2 2 .132 0 1
   c-T. Baron PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 20 73
W. Policarpo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .252 7 35
I. Stokes 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .115 0 2
C. Schrier SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .219 0 8
   a-J. Morales PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 5 25
   b-T. Saxon SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 17 62
D. Jewett CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 1 18
Totals 31 1 7 1 2 11 16      
a - J. Morales pinch hit for C. Schrier in the 7th
b - T. Saxon substituted for J. Morales in the 7th
c - T. Baron pinch hit for C. Dulac in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Springs 3 , E. Melendez , V. Serna , C. Dulac , C. Schrier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Serna , C. Dulac
GIDP: J. Darley , I. Stokes
Sac Bunt: D. Jewett
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Alaniz RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .248 3 35
T. Danforth DH 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .267 39 86
J. Yanez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .266 30 77
V. Delgado 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .290 10 45
F. Leenhouts LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .314 0 1
A. Vargas SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .204 3 19
A. Martines 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .288 1 4
   a-J. Toledo 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 0 13
O. Barba CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .194 6 41
C. Allen C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .156 4 17
Totals 32 3 8 3 1 8 13      
a - J. Toledo substituted for A. Martines in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Martines (5, 2nd Inning off T. Matari, 0 on, 1 out) , O. Barba (12, 2nd Inning off T. Matari, 1 on, 1 out) , F. Leenhouts (6, 3rd Inning off T. Matari, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Danforth (39, 1st Inning off T. Matari, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Alaniz 2 , T. Danforth 5 , F. Leenhouts 2 , A. Martines 2 , O. Barba 2 , C. Allen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Alaniz 2 , V. Delgado , F. Leenhouts , A. Vargas
Hit by Pitch: T. Danforth
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Yanez (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Yanez-Delgado-Martines, Delgado-Vargas-Martines)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Matari L (5-15) 4.2 7 3 3 1 3 1 83 4.44   
A. Ugarte 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 26 3.12   
J. Fernandez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.37   
L. Cespedes 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Matari 40
Batters Faced: T. Matari 22, A. Ugarte 8, J. Fernandez 1, L. Cespedes 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Matari 6-5, A. Ugarte 1-1, J. Fernandez 1-0, L. Cespedes 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Matari 83-49, A. Ugarte 26-18, J. Fernandez 5-2, L. Cespedes 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ugarte 1-0 , J. Fernandez 2-0
WP: T. Matari
Hit Batsmen: A. Ugarte
Balk: T. Matari
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Robinson 4.2 7 1 1 1 6 0 79 2.93   
J. Wallace W (3-9) 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 29 5.28   
D. Brown H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.18   
D. Montag SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Robinson 51
Batters Faced: D. Robinson 20, J. Wallace 8, D. Brown 3, D. Montag 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Robinson 4-2, J. Wallace 2-3, D. Brown 1-1, D. Montag 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Robinson 79-49, J. Wallace 29-20, D. Brown 13-8, D. Montag 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wallace 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ty Danforth
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 18683
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