Wednesday, April 18th, 2018 3:07PM CST
The Toronto Blue Jays overwhelmed Kansas City by a score of 15 to 5 on Wednesday, securing a three-game sweep against the visiting Royals, who have now lost eight consecutive games. Teoscar Hernandez was a major contributor offensively for the Blue Jays, collecting four hits including a two-run home run, while Curtis Granderson added significant power with his ninth career grand slam during the dominant win.
Date: Wednesday, April 18th, 2018
Time: 3:07PM CST
Stadium: Rogers Centre
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 28,803
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TOR |
1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - |
KC |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Smoak (5, Kennedy); Pillar 2 (6, Kennedy, Grimm); Maile (4, McCarthy)
Triples: Hernández (1, Keller)
Home Runs: Hernández (1, 3rd inning off Kennedy 1 on, 0 Out); Solarte (4, 3rd inning off Kennedy 0 on, 1 Out); Granderson (2, 8th inning off Grimm 3 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Smoak (12), Hernández 4 (6), Solarte (9), Maile (8), Pillar (8), Díaz (9), Granderson 4 (8)
2-out Runs Batted In: Maile, Hernández 2
Ground Into Double Play: Martin
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-19 (Díaz 1-4, Smoak 0-1, Martin 0-2, Grichuk 0-4, Maile 1-1, Granderson 1-2, Solarte 0-2, Ngoepe 0-1, Hernández 1-1, Pillar 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Díaz 2; Smoak 1; Martin 1; Granderson 1; Ngoepe 1

Hit By Pitch: Escobar (By Happ)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Happ 19/27; Barnes 2/3; Loup 3/4; Tepera 0/1; Mayza 3/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Happ 13-13-21-16; Barnes 0-2-4-2; Loup 2-3-1-4; Tepera 0-1-3-1; Mayza 2-3-5-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Happ 4-6; Barnes 0-2; Loup 2-0; Tepera 0-1; Mayza 0-2
Game Scores: J Happ 52

Errors: Díaz (2, ground ball)

Doubles: Moustakas (5, Happ)
Home Runs: Merrifield (1, 5th inning off Happ 1 on, 0 Out); Soler (1, 8th inning off Loup 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Moustakas 2 (13), Merrifield 2 (4), Soler (2)
2-out Runs Batted In: Moustakas 2
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-5 (Moustakas 1-2, Butera 0-1, Duda 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Butera 1; Duda 2

Wild Pitches: McCarthy
Hit By Pitch: Grichuk (By McCarthy)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kennedy 15/28; McCarthy 6/9; Keller 0/2; Grimm 5/7; Flynn 2/2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kennedy 22-10-13-17; McCarthy 5-5-9-5; Keller 0-0-0-2; Grimm 6-4-4-4; Flynn 2-1-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kennedy 5-4; McCarthy 2-2; Keller 0-1; Grimm 0-0; Flynn 0-1
Game Scores: I Kennedy 34

Double Plays: 1 (Moustakas-Duda)
Errors: Escobar (2, catch); Orlando (1, line drive)
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