Monday, September 21st, 2020 5:37PM CST
On Monday night, rookie catcher Alejandro Kirk achieved a rare feat for the Toronto Blue Jays, collecting at least four hits with two going for extra bases, a performance not seen from a catcher aged 21 or younger since Johnny Bench. His efforts helped the Blue Jays secure an 11-5 victory over the New York Yankees. Following this loss, the Yankees found themselves 1 1/2 games behind Minnesota in the standings.
Date: Monday, September 21st, 2020
Time: 5:37PM CST
Stadium: Sahlen Field
Location: Buffalo, New York
Attendance: 0
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TOR |
0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
NYY |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |

Doubles: Guerrero Jr. 2 (12, Loaisiga 2); Kirk (1, Loaisiga)
Triples: Guerrero Jr. (2, King)
Home Runs: Grichuk (10, 6th inning off Nelson 0 on, 2 Out); Kirk (1, 7th inning off Green 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Grichuk 2 (30), Hernández 2 (32), Guerrero Jr. 3 (28), Bichette 2 (19), Kirk (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Grichuk (2), Guerrero Jr. (3)
Ground Into Double Play: Gurriel Jr.
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 7-14 (Grichuk 1-1, Villar 0-3, Hernández 2-2, Guerrero Jr. 2-2, Gurriel Jr. 0-2, Biggio 0-1, Bichette 2-3)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Villar 4; Bichette 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Font 2/6; Shoemaker 9/13; Zeuch 4/12; Murphy 5/7; Yamaguchi 0/1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Font-5-2-7-4; Shoemaker-7-6-8-10; Zeuch-12-2-4-11; Murphy-7-2-9-6; Yamaguchi-0-3-1-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Font 2-0; Shoemaker 5-2; Zeuch 8-2; Murphy 2-2
Game Scores: M Shoemaker 48

Double Plays: 2 (Bichette-Villar-Guerrero Jr. 2)
Errors: Biggio (5, throw)

Doubles: Stanton (6, Murphy); Hicks (9, Zeuch); Tauchman (6, Font)
Runs Batted In: Urshela 2 (27), Tauchman 3 (14)
2-out Runs Batted In: Tauchman (3)
Ground Into Double Play: Stanton; Sánchez
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-11 (Gardner 0-1, Stanton 0-2, Sánchez 0-2, Urshela 1-2, Torres 0-1, Tauchman 1-1, Voit 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gardner 1; Stanton 1; Sánchez 1; Torres 2; Voit 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Ottavino 3/3; Green 4/5; Loaisiga 3/10; King 8/14; Nelson 7/9
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Ottavino-2-3-4-1; Green-3-4-6-3; Loaisiga-5-4-8-7; King-10-12-15-7; Nelson-8-7-10-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Ottavino 1-0; Green 1-1; Loaisiga 2-0; King 0-2; Nelson 4-0
Game Scores: M King 33

Double Plays: 1 (Torres-LeMahieu-Voit)
Errors: LeMahieu (5, throw); Sánchez (3, catcher's interference)

Stolen Bases: LeMahieu (3, 2nd base off Shoemaker/Kirk)
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