June 23, 2017 · 8:15 PM EDT
W: Joakim SoriaL: Aaron Loup
Troy Tulowitzki
SS2-5H-AB2B · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterWM
Whit Merrifield
2B2-5H-AB2 2B · 2 RBI
Joakim SoriaP1.0IP2 ER · 2 K · W
Aaron LoupP0.0IP1 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead TOR by 3 · KC by 1 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CL Guardians | 102 | 60 | .630 | — |
2HO Astros | 101 | 61 | .623 | 1.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 93 | 69 | .574 | 9.0 |
4NY Yankees | 91 | 71 | .562 | 11.0 |
5MI Twins | 85 | 77 | .525 | 17.0 |
| 6KCRoyals | 80 | 82 | .494 | 22.0 |
7LA Angels | 80 | 82 | .494 | 22.0 |
8TB Rays | 80 | 82 | .494 | 22.0 |
9SE Mariners | 78 | 84 | .481 | 24.0 |
10TE Rangers | 78 | 84 | .481 | 24.0 |
| 11TOBlue Jays | 76 | 86 | .469 | 26.0 |
12BA Orioles | 75 | 87 | .463 | 27.0 |
13OA Athletics | 75 | 87 | .463 | 27.0 |
14CW White Sox | 67 | 95 | .414 | 35.0 |
15DE Tigers | 64 | 98 | .395 | 38.0 |
55 balls in play · 20 hits · filled is a hit, hollow is an out
Catcher's view. Count is after the pitch.
JB José BautistaDH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RM Russell MartinC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
JD Josh Donaldson3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
KM Kendrys Morales1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TTTroy TulowitzkiSS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DS Dwight Smith Jr.LF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
KP Kevin PillarCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
RG Ryan Goins2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
IP Ian ParmleyRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JS Justin Smoak1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DB Darwin Barney2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
2B: Tulowitzki, Smith Jr.
RBI: Donaldson, Tulowitzki, Smoak
CS: Bautista
LOB: 19
| ALAaron LoupL | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DB Danny BarnesH | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
JH J.A. Happ | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 105 |
JG Jason GrilliBS | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
RT Ryan TeperaH | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| Totals | 8.2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 165 |
| WMWhit Merrifield2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JB Jorge BonifacioRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
LC Lorenzo CainCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
EH Eric Hosmer1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
SP Salvador PerezC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MM Mike Moustakas3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BM Brandon MossDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
AE Alcides EscobarSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AG Alex GordonLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
2B: Merrifield 2, Bonifacio, Cain, Perez
RBI: Merrifield 2, Perez, Escobar, Gordon
LOB: 13
JJ Jakob Junis | 6.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 93 |
| JSJoakim SoriaW | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
PM Peter Moylan | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
SA Scott Alexander | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 154 |
The Royals edged the Blue Jays 5-4 at Kauffman Stadium.
Joakim Soria got the win and Aaron Loup took the loss. Whit Merrifield went 2-for-5 for the Royals, while Troy Tulowitzki went 2-for-5 for the Blue Jays.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
