MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/17/2027
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2373 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (36-83) 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 8 15 1
Kansas City Royals (63-56) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 14 1
5-Hit Blitz by Espinal
It was a big day for Santiago Espinal and he brought the Toronto Blue Jays along for the ride.

Espinal led his club to victory, 8-5, over the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium, smoking Kansas City pitching for 5 hits in 5 at-bats. The 32-year-old shortstop later called the victory "sweet."

Santiago Espinal hit an RBI double in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 6th, singled in the 8th and doubled in the 9th.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Martinez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .143 1 3
O. Martinez 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .248 28 81
L. Raley LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .246 15 52
D. Palmegiani DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .250 19 55
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .241 15 44
R. Robertis CF 4 3 2 1 1 0 1 .286 1 1
S. Espinal SS 5 2 5 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
O. Lopez 2B 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 .269 2 23
Z. Rose C 5 0 1 0 0 4 6 .200 0 0
Totals 40 8 15 8 2 11 17      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Lopez 2 (12, 2nd Inning off F. Mozzicato, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off B. Leeper, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Espinal 2 (2, 2nd Inning off F. Mozzicato, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off A. Kittredge, 0 on, 2 outs) , O. Martinez (25, 3rd Inning off F. Mozzicato, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Palmegiani (19, 9th Inning off A. Kittredge, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Robertis (1, 9th Inning off A. Kittredge, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Martinez 2 , L. Raley , D. Palmegiani 4 , R. Robertis 5 , S. Espinal 7 , O. Lopez 6 , Z. Rose
2-out RBI: R. Robertis , S. Espinal , O. Lopez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Martinez , O. Martinez , Z. Rose 2
GIDP: O. Martinez
Sac Fly: D. Palmegiani
Hit by Pitch: O. Martinez , O. Lopez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Robertis (1)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Lopez (9)
PB: Z. Rose
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fletcher CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .289 4 31
   c-J. Adell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .206 11 46
G. Cross LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .290 13 51
C. Wallace 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .322 24 81
J. Ramirez DH 5 2 3 4 0 0 0 .299 23 74
B. Witt Jr. SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 .276 10 58
   a-N. Gorman PR, 2B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212 15 39
   b-C. Mead PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 1 2
V. Pasquantino 1B 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .280 16 71
J. McNeil RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .367 2 9
S. Michelson C 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .192 5 31
K. Villavicencio 2B, SS 5 0 3 0 0 1 3 .251 1 37
Totals 42 5 14 5 3 8 26      
a - N. Gorman pinch ran for B. Witt Jr. in the 8th
b - C. Mead pinch hit for N. Gorman in the 9th
c - J. Adell pinch hit for D. Fletcher in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Villavicencio (14, 7th Inning off C. Little, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Witt Jr. (39, 8th Inning off C. Little, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ramirez 2 (23, 8th Inning off C. Little, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off L. Mendez, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Cross 2 , C. Wallace , J. Ramirez 9 , B. Witt Jr. 2 , V. Pasquantino 2 , J. McNeil , S. Michelson , K. Villavicencio 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Fletcher , J. Adell , G. Cross , C. Wallace , B. Witt Jr. , J. McNeil , S. Michelson
Hit by Pitch: B. Witt Jr.
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Witt Jr. (24) , K. Villavicencio (13)

FIELDING
Errors: J. McNeil (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Wallace-Villavicencio-Pasquantino)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Brock W (1-0) 6.0 3 0 0 3 4 0 85 0.00   
C. Little 1.2 5 2 2 0 2 1 35 10.80   
L. Mendez H (10) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 1 12 4.82   
B. Eisert SV (2) 1.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 21 4.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Brock 67
Batters Faced: T. Brock 25, C. Little 11, L. Mendez 4, B. Eisert 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Brock 5-9, C. Little 1-2, L. Mendez 0-1, B. Eisert 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Brock 85-56, C. Little 35-24, L. Mendez 12-8, B. Eisert 21-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Mendez 2-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Brock
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Mozzicato L (5-10) 6.0 9 4 4 1 5 0 96 5.06   
B. Leeper 1.2 2 1 1 1 3 0 37 4.91   
A. Kittredge 1.0 4 3 3 0 2 2 29 4.55   
K. Ash 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Mozzicato 42
Batters Faced: F. Mozzicato 28, B. Leeper 9, A. Kittredge 7, K. Ash 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Mozzicato 5-7, B. Leeper 2-0, A. Kittredge 0-1, K. Ash 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Mozzicato 96-59, B. Leeper 37-26, A. Kittredge 29-20, K. Ash 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Kittredge 3-0 , K. Ash 1-0
Hit Batsmen: F. Mozzicato , B. Leeper
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jean Ramirez
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Rain (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM CT
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 36647
Special Notes: SS Bobby Witt Jr. was injured while running the bases.
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