Toronto Blue Jays vs. Kansas City Royals

Saturday, September 9th, 2023 2:07PM CST

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Game Recap

The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Saturday. George Springer provided significant offense, hitting two home runs and driving in four runs, while Kevin Gausman pitched eight sharp innings and struck out ten batters. This victory lifted the Blue Jays to their best record relative to .500 this season, standing sixteen games above even.

Game Details

Date: Saturday, September 9th, 2023

Time: 2:07PM CST

Stadium: Rogers Centre

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Attendance: 41,443

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Game Stats


Toronto Blue Jays Batting

Blue Jays Batting

Doubles: Biggio (9, Greinke); Varsho (22, Greinke)

Home Runs: Springer 2 (19, 4th inning off Greinke 0 on, 0 Out, 7th inning off Zerpa 0 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Springer 4 (63), Biggio (30)

2-out Runs Batted In: Springer 3

Team Left On Base: 4

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-6 (Kiermaier 0-1, Springer 1-1, Guerrero Jr. 0-1, Varsho 0-1, Clement 0-1, Kirk 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kiermaier 2; Kirk 1


Toronto Blue Jays Pitching

Blue Jays Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gausman 19/28; Hicks 1/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gausman-24-18-18-14; Hicks-1-0-0-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gausman 7-7; Hicks 1-2

Game Scores: K Gausman 83


Toronto Blue Jays Fielding

Blue Jays Fielding

Errors: Kirk (5, catcher's interference)



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Waters (7, Gausman)

Home Runs: Olivares (10, 5th inning off Gausman 0 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Olivares (27)

2-out Runs Batted In: Olivares

Team Left On Base: 3

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-1 (Pratto 0-1)


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Wild Pitches: Cruz

Balks: Greinke

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Greinke 11/18; McArthur 3/6; Zerpa 2/5; Cruz 2/4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Greinke-11-8-10-13; McArthur-6-1-3-5; Zerpa-3-1-6-5; Cruz-5-0-2-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Greinke 3-4; McArthur 5-0; Zerpa 2-1; Cruz 3-1

Game Scores: J McArthur 57


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