MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/09/2011
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 946 - THURSDAY, JUNE 9TH , 2011 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (19-45) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Kansas City Royals (42-22) 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 X 6 12 0
Gonzalez Helps Royals Defeat Blue Jays, 6-2
The Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-2, at Kauffman Stadium. Juan Gonzalez, who is tied for 7th in the AL in triples with 3, starred for Kansas City. He was 2-2 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 5. Jay Spurgeon picked up the win, lifting his record to 10-2 on the season. He struck out 5 and walked 1 in 7 innings, while yielding 2 runs. Kansas City raised its record to 42-22 with the win.

Kansas City took a 5-2 lead on Gonzalez's 7th double of the season. The 2-run double, which he hit off Juan Pablo Oramas in the bottom of the seventh, propelled Kansas City to the win.

Kansas City manager Ian Smith commended his team for "doing what it takes to win."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Wilson SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .285 4 27
S. Choo LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .237 4 17
C. Floyd 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .268 12 34
J. Nelson RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .221 10 31
E. Alfonzo C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .202 6 20
L. Overbay DH 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .281 2 21
C. Retherford 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249 3 21
   a-A. Dirks PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 1 6
   b-R. Price 3B, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 0 9
L. Schafer CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .257 3 14
R. Clayton 2B, 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .198 0 7
Totals 33 2 7 2 1 8 10      
a - A. Dirks pinch hit for C. Retherford in the 7th
b - R. Price substituted for A. Dirks in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Overbay 2 (12, 4th Inning off J. Spurgeon, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Spurgeon, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Nelson (10, 6th Inning off J. Spurgeon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Wilson , S. Choo , J. Nelson 2 , L. Overbay 5 , L. Schafer
2-out RBI: J. Wilson , L. Overbay
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Alfonzo , C. Retherford , R. Clayton
GIDP: C. Floyd
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Clayton (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Clayton (6)
Double Plays: 4 (Wilson-Clayton-Floyd, Retherford-Clayton-Floyd, Price-Wilson-Floyd, Wilson-Price-Floyd)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Upton LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .303 17 39
C. Young CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .260 6 16
X. Scruggs 1B 4 0 2 0 1 1 4 .287 15 52
M. Zuanich DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 .260 12 32
B. Harper RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .320 3 22
J. Baker 3B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .274 4 31
J. Lowrie SS 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 .219 9 28
J. Gonzalez 2B 2 2 2 5 1 0 1 .255 5 33
B. Hundt C 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .213 1 7
Totals 31 6 12 6 6 2 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Lowrie (11, 2nd Inning off A. Miller, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Upton (16, 4th Inning off A. Miller, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Gonzalez (7, 7th Inning off J. Oramas, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Gonzalez (5, 2nd Inning off A. Miller, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Upton 3 , X. Scruggs 2 , M. Zuanich , B. Harper , J. Baker , J. Lowrie 2 , J. Gonzalez 6 , B. Hundt 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Upton , M. Zuanich , B. Harper 2 , B. Hundt
GIDP: J. Upton , M. Zuanich 2 , J. Lowrie
Sac Bunt: J. Lowrie
Sac Fly: J. Gonzalez
Hit by Pitch: B. Hundt
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lowrie-Scruggs)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Miller L (1-5) 4.2 8 3 3 5 1 1 97 7.40   
J. Oramas 1.2 3 3 2 1 1 0 31 4.46   
B. Irving 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6.30   
S. Rosario 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Miller 32
Batters Faced: A. Miller 26, J. Oramas 10, B. Irving 1, S. Rosario 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Miller 7-5, J. Oramas 2-1, B. Irving 1-0, S. Rosario 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Miller 97-55, J. Oramas 31-19, B. Irving 7-6, S. Rosario 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Oramas 1-0 , B. Irving 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Oramas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Spurgeon W (10-2) 7.0 5 2 2 1 5 0 110 3.13   
M. Laird 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.12   
R. Betancourt 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Spurgeon 63
Batters Faced: J. Spurgeon 27, M. Laird 3, R. Betancourt 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Spurgeon 6-10, M. Laird 1-0, R. Betancourt 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Spurgeon 110-71, M. Laird 11-8, R. Betancourt 13-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Gonzalez
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:10 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 31049
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