MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/20/2109
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2284 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (64-51) 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
Kansas City Royals (54-61) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 0
Blue Jays Winners, 4-2, at Kauffman Stadium
The Toronto Blue Jays converted a terrific effort from starter Alex Bartolo into a win over the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The Blue Jays won the game by a final score of 4-2. At 64-51, the Blue Jays are currently second in the American League East Division.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Nick Maruschak? The Toronto second baseman had a 2-run double in the top of the third inning to put the Blue Jays on top, 3-0. For the game, Maruschak had 2 doubles and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I felt great. Had good rhythm with my mechanics," said Bartolo.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Monroe RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .282 10 32
M. Iniguez 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .271 28 82
V. Rivera DH 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 .307 38 106
J. Thompson 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .255 11 40
   a-K. Harvey 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 9 24
N. Maruschak 2B, 1B 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 .236 11 46
M. Polanco LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .254 17 49
M. Beiriger C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .267 13 52
H. Amador SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280 5 43
M. Wilson CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .230 10 30
Totals 35 4 10 4 2 7 16      
a - K. Harvey substituted for J. Thompson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Monroe (21, 1st Inning off M. Mask, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Thompson (30, 1st Inning off M. Mask, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Maruschak 2 (19, 3rd Inning off M. Mask, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off M. Mask, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Monroe 2 , M. Iniguez , J. Thompson 3 , N. Maruschak 5 , M. Beiriger , H. Amador , M. Wilson
2-out RBI: N. Maruschak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Rivera , N. Maruschak , M. Polanco , M. Beiriger , M. Wilson
Sac Fly: V. Rivera
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Polanco (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Maruschak-Amador-Thompson, Amador-Harvey-Maruschak)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .297 5 29
F. Ferrer 1B, LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .224 6 26
S. Griffith LF, CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .298 9 54
   d-J. Munoz PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .368 3 5
A. Alvarez 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .292 16 68
A. Morgan RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .286 14 48
M. Grover CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 3 23
   a-A. Baeza PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268 9 37
J. Johnson C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .237 9 43
D. Boyd 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .275 0 8
   b-M. Wallace PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 1
   c-R. Lower 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 9 31
J. Crowe SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .222 2 23
Totals 29 2 4 2 4 7 14      
a - A. Baeza pinch hit for M. Grover in the 6th
b - M. Wallace pinch hit for D. Boyd in the 7th
c - R. Lower substituted for M. Wallace in the 8th
d - J. Munoz pinch hit for S. Griffith in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Boyd (6, 3rd Inning off A. Bartolo, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Crowe (12, 7th Inning off B. Bassett, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Alvarez (2, 6th Inning off A. Bartolo, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Alvarez 3 , A. Morgan , D. Boyd 2 , J. Crowe 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Gutierrez 2 , A. Baeza
GIDP: J. Johnson , J. Crowe
Hit by Pitch: M. Grover
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Griffith(Thompson at 3rd base))
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Bartolo W (9-3) 5.2 3 2 2 3 5 0 96 5.01   
E. Ferguson H (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.55   
B. Bassett H (17) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 4.10   
S. Jinks SV (7) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 3.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Bartolo 57
Batters Faced: A. Bartolo 23, E. Ferguson 1, B. Bassett 6, S. Jinks 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Bartolo 3-8, E. Ferguson 0-1, B. Bassett 1-2, S. Jinks 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Bartolo 96-57, E. Ferguson 5-4, B. Bassett 25-16, S. Jinks 18-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Ferguson 1-0
WP: A. Bartolo
Hit Batsmen: A. Bartolo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mask L (10-8) 6.1 8 4 4 2 4 0 97 3.95   
J. Arias 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 31 3.64   
T. Koulpasis 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mask 43
Batters Faced: M. Mask 29, J. Arias 6, T. Koulpasis 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mask 7-8, J. Arias 0-2, T. Koulpasis 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mask 97-60, J. Arias 31-22, T. Koulpasis 10-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Bartolo
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:35 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 26813
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