MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
05/10/2098
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 976 - SATURDAY, MAY 10TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (10-19) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Toronto Blue Jays (18-10) 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 9 0
Blue Jays Stick Royals with 6-1 Loss
Dennis Desper was instrumental in his team's 6-1 triumph over the Kansas City Royals. The designated hitter went 1 for 4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Toronto Blue Jays. The win moves Toronto to a record of 18-10.

Desper had a key at-bat for Toronto early in the game. With runners on 1st and 3rd, he hit a 3-run home run. It was his 6th home run of the season and gave Toronto an early 3-0 lead.

"I'm proud to be a part of what we've got going on here," Desper told the Toronto Times. "It's a great group and we're happy with the win."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Sells 2B, SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .262 1 4
M. Judson 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .148 3 11
E. Pirir DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .217 2 7
K. Stark 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .240 4 22
D. Bazley CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .319 0 1
T. Bernsen LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 1 4
   a-M. Andreas PH, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229 5 15
J. Huckaby SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 0 8
   b-J. Castillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 4 12
   c-T. Nakata SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 1 6
T. Kingsley C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .267 3 7
T. Monterosa RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271 2 11
Totals 32 1 6 1 4 6 21      
a - M. Andreas pinch hit for T. Bernsen in the 3rd
b - J. Castillo pinch hit for J. Huckaby in the 8th
c - T. Nakata substituted for J. Castillo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Stark (4, 3rd Inning off B. Dickerson, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Sells (5, 7th Inning off I. Juarez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Pirir (2, 3rd Inning off B. Dickerson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Sells 3 , E. Pirir 4 , K. Stark 2 , D. Bazley , T. Kingsley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Judson , T. Bernsen , M. Andreas 2
Hit by Pitch: B. Sells
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Bazley (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Coleman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300 5 12
J. Dupree 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .269 1 10
G. Whitaker 2B 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .296 4 17
D. Daugherty CF 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .183 3 6
   a-R. Anguiano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 5 13
   b-M. Spalding CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 0 7
D. Desper DH 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .254 6 20
V. Ramirez LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .321 3 9
R. Ulloa RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .148 3 6
B. Jones SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 1 5
J. Kidd C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 1 2
Totals 33 6 9 6 0 5 9      
a - R. Anguiano pinch hit for D. Daugherty in the 5th
b - M. Spalding substituted for R. Anguiano in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Ulloa (1, 3rd Inning off J. Garvelink, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Desper (6, 1st Inning off A. Sager, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Dupree 2 , G. Whitaker 2 , D. Daugherty , D. Desper 4 , V. Ramirez 2 , R. Ulloa 2
2-out RBI: D. Desper , V. Ramirez , R. Ulloa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Coleman , B. Jones
Hit by Pitch: B. Jones
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ramirez-Kidd)
OF assists: 1 (Ramirez(Sells at home))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Sager L (0-3) 0.2 4 3 3 0 0 1 24 10.05   
J. Garvelink 2.0 4 3 3 0 2 0 31 3.38   
J. Cook 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 37 1.32   
P. Teague 2.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 26 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Sager 24
Batters Faced: A. Sager 6, J. Garvelink 10, J. Cook 10, P. Teague 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Sager 1-1, J. Garvelink 2-2, J. Cook 2-5, P. Teague 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Sager 24-16, J. Garvelink 31-20, J. Cook 37-24, P. Teague 26-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Garvelink 1-0 , J. Cook 1-0 , P. Teague 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Cook
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Cerretani 1.2 1 0 0 3 0 0 36 4.55   
B. Dickerson W (4-0) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 29 2.95   
B. Bassett 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 39 3.80   
A. Korner 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.60   
I. Juarez 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 0.95   
A. Lyons 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Cerretani 44
Batters Faced: M. Cerretani 9, B. Dickerson 6, B. Bassett 9, A. Korner 3, I. Juarez 7, A. Lyons 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Cerretani 0-5, B. Dickerson 2-1, B. Bassett 1-2, A. Korner 2-0, I. Juarez 0-4, A. Lyons 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Cerretani 36-17, B. Dickerson 29-18, B. Bassett 39-21, A. Korner 7-6, I. Juarez 22-15, A. Lyons 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Dickerson 1-0
WP: I. Juarez
Hit Batsmen: B. Bassett
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dennis Desper
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 48515
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