September 20, 2017 · 7:07 PM EDT
Whit Merrifield
2B3-5H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 3 RTop hitterRL
Raffy Lopez
C1-1H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 R
Jakob JunisP6.1IP2 ER · 3 K · WWinning pitcher
Brett AndersonP1.1IP8 ER · 1 K · LBiggest lead KC by 13
| 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 |
64 balls in play · 24 hits · filled is a hit, hollow is an out
Catcher's view. Count is after the pitch.
| WMWhit Merrifield2B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
LC Lorenzo CainCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MC Melky CabreraRF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
EH Eric Hosmer1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SP Salvador PerezC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
MM Mike Moustakas3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
JB Jorge BonifacioDH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
AE Alcides EscobarSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AG Alex GordonLF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
RT Ramón Torres2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PO Paulo OrlandoCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JS Jorge SolerRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BM Brandon Moss1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DB Drew ButeraC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CC Cheslor Cuthbert3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AM Adalberto MondesiSS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TG Terrance GoreLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 44 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
2B: Cabrera, Hosmer, Moustakas, Bonifacio
HR: Merrifield, Perez, Moustakas
RBI: Merrifield 2, Cabrera 2, Hosmer 2, Perez 3, Moustakas, Bonifacio, Escobar 2, Mondesi
SB: Merrifield 2, Cain, Gordon
LOB: 16
| JJJakob JunisW | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 83 |
KH Kelvin Herrera | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
RB Ryan Buchter | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
SG Sam Gaviglio | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 129 |
EC Ezequiel CarreraLF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
JD Josh Donaldson3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JS Justin Smoak1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JB José BautistaRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KM Kendrys MoralesDH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
KP Kevin PillarCF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RM Russell MartinC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RG Ryan Goins2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DB Darwin Barney3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RU Richard UrenaSS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RR Rob Refsnyder1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MS Michael SaundersRF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MM Miguel MonteroDH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
TH Teoscar HernándezCF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RLRaffy LopezC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
2B: Urena, Hernández
HR: Lopez
RBI: Goins, Hernández 2, Lopez 2
LOB: 11
AL Aaron Loup | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| BABrett AndersonL | 1.1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
CR Carlos Ramírez | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
DB Danny Barnes | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
LC Leonel Campos | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
LS Luis Santos | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
TM Tim Mayza | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 |
TK Tom Koehler | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 172 |
The Royals routed the Blue Jays 15-5 at Rogers Centre.
Jakob Junis got the win and Brett Anderson took the loss. Whit Merrifield went 3-for-5 for the Royals, while Raffy Lopez went 1-for-1 for the Blue Jays.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
