Kansas City Royals vs. Toronto Blue Jays

Thursday, April 15th, 2021 7:10PM CST

Kansas City Royals

Royals

KC

Home

7
vs.
Final

Blue Jays

TOR

Away

5
Toronto Blue Jays

Game Recap

On April 16, 2021, the Kansas City Royals faced the Toronto Blue Jays in a baseball game. For the Royals, Jakob Junis extended his streak of consecutive scoreless innings, reaching fourteen as his team built a significant seven-run lead. Although Kansas City's bullpen later struggled, giving back a good portion of that advantage, the team ultimately held on to defeat Toronto by a score of 7-5.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, April 15th, 2021

Time: 7:10PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 6,266

Line Score

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Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Soler (1, Kay); Alberto (4, Roark); Dozier (1, Kay); Benintendi (2, Kay)

Triples: Lopez (1, Kay)

Runs Batted In: Alberto (3), Dozier (2), Benintendi (2), Lopez (3)

Team Left On Base: 3

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (C. Santana 0-1, Pérez 0-2, Taylor 0-1, Merrifield 0-2, Alberto 1-1, Dozier 1-1, Benintendi 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: C. Santana 1; Pérez 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Junis pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

Wild Pitches: Zimmer; Newberry

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Barlow 5/8; Zimmer 4/6; Junis 14/21; Newberry 1/4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Barlow-3-3-2-7; Zimmer-1-3-4-5; Junis-15-11-12-14; Newberry-3-3-2-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Barlow 3-2; Zimmer 1-3; Junis 3-6

Game Scores: J Junis 54


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Zimmer-Merrifield-C. Santana)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Benintendi (2, 3rd base by Kay/Jansen)



Toronto Blue Jays Batting

Blue Jays Batting

Doubles: Panik (2, Newberry); Guerrero Jr. (3, Junis)

Home Runs: Guerrero Jr. (3, 7th inning off Zimmer 0 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Panik 2 (3), Tellez (2), Guerrero Jr. (10), Palacios (4)

2-out Runs Batted In: Guerrero Jr.

Sacrifice Flies: Palacios

Ground Into Double Play: Bichette

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-11 (Grichuk 0-2, Panik 1-1, Semien 0-1, Tellez 1-1, Guerrero Jr. 0-1, Jansen 0-2, Palacios 0-1, Biggio 0-1, Bichette 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Semien 1; Guerrero Jr. 1; Jansen 1; Biggio 1


Toronto Blue Jays Pitching

Blue Jays Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Roark 5/11; Payamps 2/7; Kay 8/16

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Roark-8-2-15-8; Payamps-2-0-4-6; Kay-5-7-11-13

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Roark 4-3; Payamps 2-3; Kay 6-1

Game Scores: A Kay 33


Toronto Blue Jays Fielding

Blue Jays Fielding

Errors: Biggio 2 (3, fielding 2)


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