Top 1

• Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Merrifield vs. Happ
  
  Merrifield strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Cain vs. Happ
  
  Cain hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smoak scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cain for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Cabrera vs. Happ
  
  Cabrera hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Hosmer vs. Happ
  
  Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smoak scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hosmer for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Hernandez vs. Vargas
  
  Hernandez hits a line drive towards short. Escobar reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Donaldson vs. Vargas
  
  Donaldson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Smoak vs. Vargas
  
  Smoak hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Bautista vs. Vargas
  
  Bautista hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Happ
  
  Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Bautista settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Moustakas vs. Happ
  
  Moustakas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Happ fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Bonifacio vs. Happ
  
  Bonifacio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Morales vs. Vargas
  
  Morales hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Pillar vs. Vargas
  
  Pillar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Barney vs. Vargas
  
  Barney takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Maile vs. Vargas
  
  Maile strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Escobar vs. Happ
  
  Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Urena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Happ
  
  Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Merrifield vs. Happ
  
  Merrifield hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Cain vs. Happ
  
  Cain hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Cabrera vs. Happ
  
  Cabrera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Cain moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
  Hosmer vs. Happ
  
  There goes Cabrera. The throw from Maile to Urena and they have Cabrera trapped. The throw over to Smoak, who applies the tag for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Urena vs. Vargas
  
  Urena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Hernandez vs. Vargas
  
  Hernandez strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Donaldson vs. Vargas
  
  Donaldson strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Hosmer vs. Happ
  
  Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Donaldson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Donaldson. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Perez vs. Happ
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hosmer moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Moustakas vs. Happ
  
  Moustakas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hosmer moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
  Bonifacio vs. Happ
  
  Bonifacio strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Smoak vs. Vargas
  
  Smoak takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Bautista vs. Vargas
  
  Bautista hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Morales vs. Vargas
  
  Morales strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Pillar vs. Vargas
  
  Pillar strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Escobar vs. Happ
  
  Escobar strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Happ
  
  Gordon strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Merrifield vs. Happ
  
  Merrifield strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Barney vs. Vargas
  
  Barney hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Maile vs. Vargas
  
  Maile hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Urena vs. Vargas
  
  Urena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Hernandez vs. Vargas
  
  Hernandez strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Cain vs. Happ
  
  Cain hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Cabrera vs. Happ
  
  Cabrera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cain moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Hosmer vs. Happ
  
  Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barney fields it and throws to second for the out. Cain moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
  Perez vs. Happ
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Urena fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Donaldson vs. Vargas
  
  Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Smoak vs. Vargas
  
  Smoak hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hosmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Bautista vs. Vargas
  
  Bautista strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Moustakas vs. Happ
  
  Moustakas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Bonifacio vs. Happ
  
  Bonifacio strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Escobar vs. Happ
  
  Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Donaldson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Gordon vs. Happ
  
  Gordon takes first base on ball four. Escobar moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Merrifield vs. Leone
  
  Dominic Leone now pitching.
  
  Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Urena fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morales vs. Vargas
  
  Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vargas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Pillar vs. Moylan
  
  Peter Moylan now pitching.
  
  Pillar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Refsnyder vs. Buchter
  
  Michael Saunders pinch hits for Darwin Barney. Ryan Buchter now pitching. Rob Refsnyder pinch hits for Michael Saunders.
  
  Refsnyder hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Cain vs. Leone
  
  Ryan Goins now playing second base.
  
  Cain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Urena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Cabrera vs. Leone
  
  Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Donaldson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Hosmer vs. Dermody
  
  Matt Dermody now pitching.
  
  Hosmer hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Maile scoops up the ball and tags Hosmer for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Carrera vs. Soria
  
  Paulo Orlando now playing right field. Joakim Soria now pitching. Ezequiel Carrera pinch hits for Luke Maile.
  
  Carrera strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Urena vs. Soria
  
  Urena strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Lopez vs. Soria
  
  Rafael Lopez pinch hits for Teoscar Hernandez.
  
  Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Soria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Tepera
  
  Rafael Lopez now catching. Ezequiel Carrera now playing left field. Ryan Tepera now pitching.
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Moustakas vs. Tepera
  
  Moustakas strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Bonifacio vs. Tepera
  
  Bonifacio hits a popup towards first. Smoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Escobar vs. Tepera
  
  Escobar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Donaldson vs. Minor
  
  Mike Minor now pitching.
  
  Donaldson 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, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Smoak vs. Minor
  
  Smoak strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bautista vs. Minor
  
  Bautista hits a popup, foul, towards third. Moustakas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/21/2017 -- Kansas City at Toronto (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Toronto            AB  R  H RBI
Merrifield W, 2b      4  0  0  0   Hernandez T, lf       3  0  0  0   
Cain L, cf            4  0  2  0   Lopez R, ph-c         1  0  0  0   
Cabrera M, rf         4  0  3  1   Donaldson J, 3b       3  0  0  0   
Orlando P, rf         0  0  0  0   Smoak J, 1b           3  0  0  0   
Hosmer E, 1b          4  0  0  0   Bautista J, rf        4  0  0  0   
Perez S, c            4  0  2  0   Morales K, dh         3  0  1  0   
Moustakas M, 3b       4  0  1  0   Pillar K, cf          3  0  0  0   
Bonifacio J, dh       4  0  0  0   Barney D, 2b          1  0  1  0   
Escobar A, ss         4  0  0  0   Saunders M, ph        0  0  0  0   
Gordon A, lf          1  1  0  0   Refsnyder R, ph       1  0  0  0   
                                   Goins R, 2b           0  0  0  0   
                                   Maile L, c            2  0  0  0   
                                   Carrera E, ph-lf      1  0  0  0   
                                   Urena R, ss           3  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  1  8  1                        28  0  2  0

Kansas City      001 000 000 --  1
Toronto          000 000 000 --  0

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Vargas J (W)          6.1  2  0  0  3  7
Moylan P              0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Buchter R             0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Soria J               1.0  0  0  0  0  2
Minor M (S)           1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Toronto              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Happ J (L)            6.2  7  1  1  2  6
Leone D               1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Dermody M             0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Tepera R              1.0  1  0  0  0  1

E -- Donaldson J
DP -- Kansas City 1, Toronto 2
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Toronto 4
CS -- Cabrera M
T -- 2:39
A -- 35861

    

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