MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
05/22/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 959 - MONDAY, MAY 22ND , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (22-30) 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 7 1
Toronto Blue Jays (29-23) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Guest Royals Win, 5-3, at Toronto
Led by Kyle Isbel, the Kansas City Royals downed the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-3. Isbel went 2-4 with a home run and a double, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once for the Royals. Kohl Stewart, the winning pitcher, improved to 2-1. He pitched 5 innings, giving up 5 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 3 and walking 3. The loss makes Toronto 29-23.

Isbel had a game-changing double in the top of the sixth. On a 1-0 fastball from Yimi Garcia, he banged a 2-run double to right, giving the Royals a 5-3 lead. It was the 11th double of the year for Isbel.

"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Isbel said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .242 4 13
M. Massey DH 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .250 3 15
S. Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253 7 24
V. Pasquantino 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .295 4 24
F. Reyes LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .271 13 34
   a-N. Eaton 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 1 6
M. Melendez RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .193 4 16
N. Loftin 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .244 0 5
   b-D. Blanco LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 0 1
K. Isbel CF 4 1 2 4 0 1 0 .234 5 26
N. Lopez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .185 0 11
Totals 33 5 7 5 3 10 8      
a - N. Eaton substituted for F. Reyes in the 9th
b - D. Blanco substituted for N. Loftin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Pasquantino (12, 6th Inning off Y. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Isbel (11, 6th Inning off Y. Garcia, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Isbel (5, 3rd Inning off C. Bassitt, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Pasquantino 2 , F. Reyes , M. Melendez , N. Loftin , K. Isbel 6 , N. Lopez
2-out RBI: K. Isbel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Loftin , N. Lopez
GIDP: S. Perez
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: N. Lopez (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Witt Jr.-Lopez-Pasquantino, Loftin-Lopez-Pasquantino)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Varsho CF 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .242 9 25
A. Kirk DH 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .197 2 13
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 7 .353 20 48
D. Jansen C 5 0 0 0 0 2 8 .229 9 23
B. Belt LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .200 2 19
M. Chapman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .236 11 27
C. Biggio 2B 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .187 1 6
W. Merrifield RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .215 1 3
O. Lopez SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .267 1 5
Totals 34 3 8 3 5 8 28      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Varsho (5, 5th Inning off K. Stewart, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Varsho 3 , A. Kirk 2 , B. Belt , M. Chapman , W. Merrifield , O. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Jansen 2 , B. Belt
GIDP: M. Chapman , O. Lopez
Hit by Pitch: D. Varsho
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Varsho (7) , O. Lopez (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Chapman-Biggio-Guerrero Jr.)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Stewart W (2-1) 5.0 5 3 3 3 3 0 88 4.36   
D. Coleman H (6) 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 26 3.16   
T. Clarke H (4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 28 4.15   
S. Barlow SV (10) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 1.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Stewart 45
Batters Faced: K. Stewart 22, D. Coleman 7, T. Clarke 6, S. Barlow 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Stewart 3-7, D. Coleman 0-1, T. Clarke 2-2, S. Barlow 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Stewart 88-53, D. Coleman 26-14, T. Clarke 28-16, S. Barlow 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Clarke 3-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Coleman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bassitt 5.1 3 2 2 3 5 1 94 3.78   
Y. Garcia L (0-3), BS (2) 0.2 4 3 3 0 1 0 24 5.31   
A. Cimber 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 27 8.15   
N. Pearson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bassitt 56
Batters Faced: C. Bassitt 21, Y. Garcia 6, A. Cimber 6, N. Pearson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bassitt 4-6, Y. Garcia 0-1, A. Cimber 1-2, N. Pearson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bassitt 94-56, Y. Garcia 24-14, A. Cimber 27-17, N. Pearson 9-7
Balk: C. Bassitt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyle Isbel
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 26989
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