MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/11/2023
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1272 - TUESDAY, JULY 11TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (49-46) 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 13 0
Kansas City Royals (41-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0
Berrios, Blue Jays Dispatch Kansas City, 8-1
Toronto starter Jose Berrios had a strong outing against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 8-1 win. Toronto is now 49-46. Kansas City is 41-54.

In his 85-pitch effort, Berrios allowed no runs on 2 hits over 7 innings. He walked 0 and struck out 5.

"We take it day by day here," said Berrios, "and today was a good one for us."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Varsho CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .268 19 51
G. Springer RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .314 9 27
   b-K. Kiermaier PH, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252 3 16
V. Guerrero Jr. DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .315 31 77
B. Bichette SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .300 14 58
A. Kirk C 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .255 6 26
B. Belt 1B 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .192 10 34
   a-D. Jansen PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .242 19 42
   c-C. Biggio 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 2 10
M. Chapman 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .224 16 46
W. Merrifield LF 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .186 3 14
S. Espinal 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .246 2 28
Totals 36 8 13 8 1 4 12      
a - D. Jansen pinch hit for B. Belt in the 9th
b - K. Kiermaier pinch hit for G. Springer in the 9th
c - C. Biggio substituted for D. Jansen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Merrifield 2 (9, 2nd Inning off Z. Greinke, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off D. Lynch, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Chapman (3, 2nd Inning off Z. Greinke, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Kirk (6, 6th Inning off T. Clarke, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Bichette (14, 6th Inning off T. Clarke, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Varsho (19, 9th Inning off D. Lynch, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Varsho 4 , G. Springer , V. Guerrero Jr. , B. Bichette 4 , A. Kirk 4 , B. Belt 3 , D. Jansen , M. Chapman 3 , W. Merrifield 4 , S. Espinal
2-out RBI: D. Varsho
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Kirk
GIDP: M. Chapman 2
Sac Fly: D. Varsho , S. Espinal
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Chapman-Espinal-Belt)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Melendez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222 11 32
K. Isbel CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 5 35
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 8 30
V. Pasquantino 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 8 46
F. Reyes DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .236 21 59
E. Olivares LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .269 5 22
N. Loftin 3B 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .238 1 16
N. Lopez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .201 1 25
D. Hernandez RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .375 0 1
Totals 30 1 4 1 1 7 7      
BATTING
Home Runs: F. Reyes (21, 8th Inning off A. Bass, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Reyes 4 , N. Loftin 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Melendez
GIDP: N. Lopez
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Loftin-Lopez-Pasquantino, Loftin-Lopez-Pasquantino)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Berrios W (9-7) 7.0 2 0 0 0 5 0 85 5.40   
A. Bass 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 23 5.28   
A. Cimber 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Berrios 78
Batters Faced: J. Berrios 22, A. Bass 6, A. Cimber 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Berrios 8-7, A. Bass 0-1, A. Cimber 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Berrios 85-52, A. Bass 23-11, A. Cimber 10-6
WP: A. Bass
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Greinke L (2-5) 5.0 7 3 3 0 1 0 86 5.69   
T. Clarke 1.2 3 2 2 0 1 2 27 3.88   
D. Lynch 2.0 3 3 3 1 2 1 37 5.35   
J. Lyles 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Greinke 42
Batters Faced: Z. Greinke 21, T. Clarke 7, D. Lynch 10, J. Lyles 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Greinke 5-8, T. Clarke 2-1, D. Lynch 1-3, J. Lyles 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Greinke 86-53, T. Clarke 27-18, D. Lynch 37-20, J. Lyles 4-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lyles 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Berrios
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 17295
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