MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
04/28/2111
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 838 - TUESDAY, APRIL 28TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Kansas City Royals (11-8) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 14 0
Toronto Blue Jays (8-10) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 0
Toronto Loses, 3-2, to Kansas City in 11
Kansas City starter Scott Bowling pitched well against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. The right-hander led his team to a win, 3-2, in 11 innings. Kansas City reliever Dallas Roden picked up the win, upping his record to 2-0. Andres Sauri was saddled with the loss. Picking up the save was 28-year old left-handed pitcher Bobby Day.

Kansas City used the timely hitting of Muneo Kojima to seize the win. The designated hitter stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the 11th inning to put the Royals on top, 3-2. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

"Our team showed some resilience," said Bowling.

Kansas City is now 11-8.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Ventura 1B 6 0 1 0 0 0 4 .338 4 14
F. Andino 2B 6 1 3 1 0 1 3 .300 1 12
A. Alvarez 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .356 2 7
   c-S. Gass C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 1 2
E. Gonzalez DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .293 1 6
   e-M. Kojima DH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .263 1 11
A. Morgan RF 6 0 1 0 0 2 5 .304 3 17
S. Griffith LF 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .394 0 3
   d-A. Baeza PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 1 10
J. Crowe SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .098 2 3
J. Johnson C 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .288 1 7
   a-M. Gutierrez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 0 6
   b-K. Diaz 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 0 3
R. Avila CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .323 1 3
Totals 45 3 14 3 4 6 26      
a - M. Gutierrez pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 9th
b - K. Diaz substituted for M. Gutierrez in the 9th
c - S. Gass substituted for A. Alvarez in the 9th
d - A. Baeza pinch hit for S. Griffith in the 10th
e - M. Kojima inserted as DH in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Ventura (5, 7th Inning off A. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Ventura 2 , F. Andino 3 , A. Alvarez , M. Kojima , A. Morgan , S. Griffith 3 , J. Johnson 2 , R. Avila 2
2-out RBI: F. Andino , M. Kojima , S. Griffith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Andino 2 , A. Alvarez , A. Morgan , J. Crowe 2 , K. Diaz
GIDP: J. Crowe
Sac Bunt: R. Avila
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Andino (6) , R. Avila (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Crowe-Andino-Ventura)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Andrade CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 3
   a-L. Partida PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 0 0
Z. Baize LF, CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 2 7
V. Rivera 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .314 3 17
D. Steinhart 3B 4 1 1 1 1 3 1 .217 4 9
E. Starnes RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .308 2 11
N. Maruschak 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 3 10
A. Castaneda DH 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .391 5 15
K. Harvey SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 4 7
A. Murillo C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .154 1 1
Totals 38 2 7 2 2 11 7      
a - L. Partida pinch hit for E. Andrade in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Steinhart (4, 9th Inning off R. Washington, 0 on, 1 out) , V. Rivera (3, 9th Inning off R. Washington, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: V. Rivera 5 , D. Steinhart 4 , E. Starnes , A. Castaneda 2 , A. Murillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Starnes
GIDP: N. Maruschak
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Castaneda (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Steinhart-Maruschak-Rivera)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Bowling 5.2 3 0 0 2 5 0 104 1.05   
Z. Stout H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.26   
T. Pitzer H (2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 5.27   
R. Washington BS (3) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 2 17 10.80   
D. Roden W (2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 1.29   
B. Day SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bowling 66
Batters Faced: S. Bowling 21, Z. Stout 2, T. Pitzer 5, R. Washington 5, D. Roden 4, B. Day 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bowling 7-4, Z. Stout 0-1, T. Pitzer 2-1, R. Washington 2-0, D. Roden 0-1, B. Day 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bowling 104-61, Z. Stout 11-7, T. Pitzer 15-13, R. Washington 17-9, D. Roden 15-10, B. Day 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Stout 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Garcia 6.2 8 2 2 1 3 0 98 5.91   
J. Gongloff 2.1 4 0 0 0 1 0 39 1.08   
J. Courtney 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 26 6.14   
A. Sauri L (0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 22 7.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Garcia 52
Batters Faced: A. Garcia 28, J. Gongloff 11, J. Courtney 5, A. Sauri 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Garcia 9-7, J. Gongloff 3-3, J. Courtney 2-0, A. Sauri 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Garcia 98-65, J. Gongloff 39-25, J. Courtney 26-13, A. Sauri 22-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gongloff 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Bowling
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Roof closed, 47 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:08
Attendance: 29411
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