Blue Jays 6, Royals 5 Box Score, Aug 15, 2018 | StatPro

August 15, 2018 · 8:15 PM EDT

Toronto Blue JaysTOR · 73-89TOR73-896

Final

5

Kansas City RoyalsKC · 58-104KC58-104

W: Marco EstradaL: Jorge LópezS: Ken Giles

Top performers

CGCurtis GrandersonDH2-4H-ABHR · 4 RBI · 1 RTop hitterSPSalvador PerezC3-4H-AB2 HR · 3 RBI · 2 R
MEMarco EstradaP6.2IP4 ER · 3 K · WWinning pitcher
Losing pitcherJLJorge LópezP4.2IP6 ER · 3 K · L
KGKen GilesP1.0IP1 ER · 1 K · SSave

Game flow

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Biggest lead TOR by 4 · KC by 2 · 1 lead change

Key plays

B1 +16% KCSalvador Perez homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field. Whit Merrifield scores.TOR 0 · KC 2
T4 +12% TORKevin Pillar singles on a soft fly ball to center fielder Brett Phillips. Teoscar Hernandez scores. Russell Martin to 2nd.TOR 2 · KC 2
T4 +10% KCLuke Maile strikes out swinging.TOR 2 · KC 2
T4 +35% TORCurtis Granderson hits a grand slam (11) to right field. Russell Martin scores. Kevin Pillar scores. Aledmys Diaz scores.TOR 6 · KC 2
B6 +12% TORLucas Duda grounds into a double play, shortstop Aledmys Diaz to first baseman Justin Smoak. Salvador Perez out at 2nd. Lucas Duda out at 1st.TOR 6 · KC 3

Team stats

10Hits7
6Runs5
1Home runs3
4Walks2
6Strikeouts5

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.278Batting average.212
.366On-base %.257
.417Slugging.545
5.00ERA6.00
21Left on base7

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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58 balls in play · 17 hits · filled is a hit, hollow is an out

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Blue Jays

Batting


CGCurtis GrandersonDH	4	1	2	4	1	0	0
RGRandal GrichukRF	5	0	1	0	0	0	1
JSJustin Smoak1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
THTeoscar HernándezLF	5	2	2	0	0	0	3
RMRussell Martin3B	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
KPKevin PillarCF	3	1	2	2	0	1	1
ADAledmys DíazSS	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
LMLuke MaileC	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
RURichard Urena2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
KMKendrys MoralesDH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	36	6	10	6	1	4	6

2B: Hernández, Urena

HR: Granderson

RBI: Granderson 4, Pillar 2

LOB: 21

Pitching


KGKen GilesS	1.0	1	1	0	1	1	12
MEMarco EstradaW	6.2	6	4	1	3	2	94
RTRyan TeperaH	1.1	0	0	1	1	0	20
Totals	9.0	7	5	2	5	3	126

Royals

Batting


WMWhit MerrifieldDH	3	1	1	0	0	1	1
AGAlex GordonLF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
SPSalvador PerezC	4	2	3	3	2	0	0
LDLucas Duda1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
RHRosell Herrera2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
JBJorge BonifacioRF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
BPBrett PhillipsCF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
AEAlcides Escobar3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	1
AMAdalberto MondesiSS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
RORyan O'HearnPH	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
Totals	33	5	7	5	3	2	5

3B: Phillips

HR: Perez 2, O'Hearn

RBI: Perez 3, Escobar, O'Hearn

LOB: 7

Pitching


BSBurch Smith	2.1	2	0	2	2	0	37
JHJason Hammel	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	14
JLJorge LópezL	4.2	8	6	2	3	1	88
THTim Hill	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Totals	9.0	10	6	4	6	1	146