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Royals
@ Blue Jays
Rogers Centre
July 30, 2021
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Kansas City Royals, played on July 30, 2021 at Rogers Centre.
Game Summary
| Date | July 30, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 30, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Daniel Lynch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ross Stripling |
| Ballpark | Rogers Centre |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 13,446 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jeremie Rehak 1B: Andy Fletcher 2B: Will Little 3B: Stu Scheurwater |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | Second Baseman |
| Carlos Santana | First Baseman |
| Salvador Perez | Catcher |
| Andrew Benintendi | Left Fielder |
| Hunter Dozier | Third Baseman |
| Ryan O'Hearn | DH |
| Michael Taylor | Center Fielder |
| Jarrod Dyson | Right Fielder |
| Nicky Lopez | Shortstop |
| Mike Matheny | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Springer | Center Fielder |
| Vladimir Guerrero | First Baseman |
| Marcus Semien | Second Baseman |
| Bo Bichette | Shortstop |
| Teoscar Hernandez | Left Fielder |
| Lourdes Gurriel | DH |
| Randal Grichuk | Right Fielder |
| Santiago Espinal | Third Baseman |
| Alejandro Kirk | Catcher |
| Charlie Montoyo | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Blue Jays
Rogers Centre
July 30, 2021
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Stripling
Merrifield hits a fly ball into right field. Grichuk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Stripling
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards first. Guerrero scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Santana for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Stripling
Perez hits a line drive into left field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Springer vs.
Springer hits a popup towards first. Santana settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs.
Guerrero hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Semien vs.
Semien hits a fly ball into center field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bichette vs.
Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Benintendi vs. Stripling
Benintendi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Dozier vs. Stripling
Dozier hits a fly ball into center field. Springer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
O'Hearn vs. Stripling
O'Hearn strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Stripling
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Semien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs.
Hernandez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs.
Gurriel hits a fly ball into right field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grichuk vs.
Grichuk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Espinal vs.
Espinal hits a fly ball into right field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Kirk vs.
There's a wild pitch. Grichuk moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Kirk vs.
Kirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Springer vs.
Springer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Benintendi. Springer reaches second base with a double. Grichuk scores. Kirk moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Guerrero vs.
Guerrero hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Stripling
Dyson hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Grichuk. Dyson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Stripling
Lopez hits a line drive into left field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Merrifield vs. Stripling
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Espinal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Santana vs. Stripling
Santana hits a line drive into right field. Grichuk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Semien vs.
Semien hits a line drive into left field. Benintendi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bichette vs.
Bichette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs.
Hernandez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gurriel vs.
There goes Bichette. The throw from Perez and he is safe. Bichette steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Gurriel vs.
Gurriel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bichette scores. Gurriel moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Grichuk vs.
Grichuk hits a fly ball into right field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Stripling
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Espinal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Benintendi vs. Stripling
Benintendi hits a fly ball into center field. Springer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Stripling
Dozier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Espinal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Espinal vs.
Espinal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Kirk vs.
Kirk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dozier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Springer vs.
Springer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dozier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs.
Guerrero strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Hearn vs. Stripling
O'Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Guerrero scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Hearn for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Stripling
Taylor hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kirk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Stripling
Dyson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Stripling
Lopez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grichuk who is chasing the ball. Lopez reaches third base with a triple. Dyson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Merrifield vs. Stripling
Merrifield hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Semien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Semien vs.
Semien strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bichette vs.
Bichette hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs.
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Stripling
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards first. Guerrero scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Santana for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Stripling
Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Benintendi vs. Mayza
Tim Mayza now pitching.
Benintendi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Guerrero scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Benintendi for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Mayza
Dozier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs.
Gurriel hits a fly ball into right field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grichuk vs.
Grichuk hits a fly ball into right field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Espinal vs.
Espinal hits a ball on the ground towards first. Santana scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Espinal for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
O'Hearn vs. Mayza
O'Hearn strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Mayza
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Semien scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Mayza
Dyson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bichette scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kirk vs. Tapia
Domingo Tapia now pitching.
Kirk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Springer vs. Tapia
Breyvic Valera pinch runs for Alejandro Kirk.
Springer hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Benintendi. Springer reaches second base with a double. Valera moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Guerrero vs. Tapia
Guerrero takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Semien vs. Tapia
Semien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Valera scores. Springer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Bichette vs. Tapia
Bichette hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Tapia
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Hand
Reese McGuire now catching. Brad Hand now pitching.
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Merrifield vs. Hand
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bichette picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Bichette. Lopez goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Santana vs. Hand
There goes Merrifield. The throw from McGuire and he is safe. Merrifield steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Santana vs. Hand
Santana hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Semien reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Hand
Perez hits a line drive into left field. Hernandez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Benintendi vs. Hand
There goes Merrifield. The throw from McGuire and he is safe. Merrifield steals third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Benintendi vs. Hand
Benintendi hits a fly ball into center field. Springer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gurriel vs. Davis
Wade Davis now pitching.
Gurriel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Grichuk vs. Davis
Grichuk hits a line drive towards third. Dozier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Espinal vs. Davis
Espinal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dozier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
McGuire vs. Davis
McGuire hits a line drive into right field. Dyson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Romano
Jordan Romano now pitching.
Dozier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
O'Hearn vs. Romano
O'Hearn strikes out. There goes Dozier. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Romano
There's a wild pitch. Dozier moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Taylor vs. Romano
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first, with Romano covering, for the out. Dozier scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dyson vs. Romano
Dyson hits a popup towards third. Espinal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/30/2021 -- Kansas City at Toronto (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Merrifield W, 2b 4 0 1 0 Springer G, cf 4 1 3 1
Santana C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Guerrero V, 1b 3 0 1 0
Perez S, c 4 1 1 1 Semien M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Benintendi A, lf 3 0 0 0 Bichette B, ss 4 2 2 2
Dozier H, 3b 4 1 1 0 Hernandez T, lf 4 1 1 1
O'Hearn R, dh 4 0 0 0 Gurriel L, dh 3 0 1 1
Taylor M, cf 4 0 0 1 Grichuk R, rf 3 1 0 0
Dyson J, rf 4 1 2 0 Espinal S, 3b 4 0 1 0
Lopez N, ss 3 1 2 1 Kirk A, c 2 0 1 0
Valera B, pr 0 1 0 0
McGuire R, c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 7 3 32 6 10 5
Kansas City 000 011 011 -- 4
Toronto 021 000 30x -- 6
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Lynch D (L) 6.0 7 3 3 2 2
Tapia D 1.0 3 3 3 1 1
Davis W 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Stripling R (W) 5.1 4 2 2 1 1
Mayza T 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Hand B 1.0 2 1 0 0 0
Romano J (S) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
E -- Bichette B
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Kansas City 4, Toronto 6
2B -- Springer G 2, Dyson J
3B -- Lopez N
HR -- Hernandez T, Perez S, Bichette B
SB -- Bichette B, Merrifield W 2, Dozier H
WP -- Lynch D, Romano J
T -- 2:50
A -- 13446
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