Royals 5, Blue Jays 15 Box Score, Apr 18, 2018 | StatPro

April 18, 2018 · 4:07 PM EDT

Kansas City RoyalsKC · 58-104KC58-1045

Final

15

Toronto Blue JaysTOR · 73-89TOR73-89

W: J.A. HappL: Ian Kennedy

Top performers

WMWhit Merrifield2B1-3H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 2 RTop hitterTHTeoscar HernándezLF4-6H-ABHR · 3B · 4 RBI · 2 R
Winning pitcherJHJ.A. HappP6.0IP4 ER · 8 K · W
IKIan KennedyP5.0IP4 ER · 6 K · LLosing pitcher

Game flow

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Biggest lead KC by 1 · TOR by 10 · 2 lead changes

Key plays

B1 +11% TORJustin Smoak doubles (5) on a ground ball to right fielder Jorge Soler. Teoscar Hernandez scores.KC 0 · TOR 1
T3 +21% KCMike Moustakas doubles (5) on a ground ball to left fielder Teoscar Hernandez. Alcides Escobar scores. Whit Merrifield scores.KC 2 · TOR 1
B3 +18% TORTeoscar Hernandez homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Curtis Granderson scores.KC 2 · TOR 3
T5 +20% KCWhit Merrifield homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Jon Jay scores.KC 4 · TOR 4
B5 +12% TORRandal Grichuk reaches on a fielding error by left fielder Paulo Orlando. Yangervis Solarte scores. Kevin Pillar to 2nd.KC 4 · TOR 5

Team stats

8Hits15
5Runs15
2Home runs3
3Walks7
10Strikeouts9
2Errors1

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.222Batting average.375
.300On-base %.479
.417Slugging.750
14.63ERA5.00
14Left on base26

2018 American League Standings

	W	L	PCT	GB
1BORed Sox	108	54	.667	—
2HOAstros	103	59	.636	5.0
3NYYankees	100	62	.617	8.0
4OAAthletics	97	65	.599	11.0
5CLGuardians	91	71	.562	17.0
6TBRays	90	72	.556	18.0
7SEMariners	89	73	.549	19.0
8LAAngels	80	82	.494	28.0
9MITwins	78	84	.481	30.0
10TOBlue Jays	73	89	.451	35.0
11TERangers	67	95	.414	41.0
12DETigers	64	98	.395	44.0
13CWWhite Sox	62	100	.383	46.0
14KCRoyals	58	104	.358	50.0
15BAOrioles	47	115	.290	61.0

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57 balls in play · 23 hits · filled is a hit, hollow is an out

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Game info

Venue: Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON

Royals

Batting


JJJon JayDH	5	1	2	0	0	0	1
WMWhit Merrifield2B	3	2	1	2	1	2	1
MMMike Moustakas3B	5	0	1	2	0	0	1
LDLucas Duda1B	5	0	0	0	0	0	1
JSJorge SolerRF	4	1	2	1	1	0	1
AAAbraham AlmonteCF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
POPaulo OrlandoLF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
AEAlcides EscobarSS	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
DBDrew ButeraC	4	0	0	0	0	0	4
Totals	36	5	8	5	2	3	10

2B: Moustakas

HR: Merrifield, Soler

RBI: Merrifield 2, Moustakas 2, Soler

LOB: 14

Pitching


BKBrad Keller	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	4
BFBrian Flynn	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	6
IKIan KennedyL	5.0	8	4	3	6	2	106
JGJustin Grimm	0.1	4	6	2	1	1	30
KMKevin McCarthy	1.2	2	3	2	1	0	36
Totals	8.0	15	13	7	9	3	182

Blue Jays

Batting


CGCurtis GrandersonDH	4	3	2	4	1	2	1
THTeoscar HernándezLF	6	2	4	4	1	0	1
JSJustin Smoak1B	5	0	1	1	0	1	1
YSYangervis Solarte2B	4	3	2	1	1	1	1
RMRussell Martin3B	3	1	0	0	0	2	1
KPKevin PillarCF	5	2	3	1	0	0	0
RGRandal GrichukRF	4	1	0	0	0	0	1
ADAledmys DíazSS	5	1	1	1	0	0	1
GNGift Ngoepe2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
LMLuke MaileC	2	2	2	1	0	1	0
Totals	40	15	15	13	3	7	9

2B: Smoak, Pillar 2, Maile

3B: Hernández

HR: Granderson, Hernández, Solarte

RBI: Granderson 4, Hernández 4, Smoak, Solarte, Pillar, Díaz, Maile

LOB: 26

Pitching


ALAaron Loup	0.2	2	1	0	0	1	11
DBDanny BarnesH	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	14
JHJ.A. HappW	6.0	5	4	2	8	1	99
RTRyan Tepera	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	8
TMTim Mayza	1.0	1	0	1	1	0	21
Totals	9.0	8	5	3	10	2	153