MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/09/2005
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1304 - SATURDAY, JULY 9TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (40-47) 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 9 0
Kansas City Royals (47-41) 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 X 8 12 1
Blue Jays Fall, 8-4, to Kearns, Royals
The Kansas City Royals topped the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 8-4. Leading the way was center fielder Austin Kearns. Kearns went 4 for 4 with a home run, 2 doubles, and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2 for the Royals. The 4th-place Royals sport a record of 47-41.

The Royals got an important contribution from left fielder Pat Magness, who in the bottom of the first hit a 1-2 slider to center for a 2-run double. It was his 8th double of the season and put the Royals ahead, 3-0.

"Nice to tuck this win away," said Magness.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Izturis 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .294 0 0
K. Griffey Jr. RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .283 26 61
T. Helton 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .293 9 54
C. Quentin LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .275 17 65
C. Wakeland DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 9 25
Y. Molina C 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .295 11 41
A. Ethier CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .256 10 43
J. Peralta SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .234 8 39
S. Fagan 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .375 4 12
Totals 35 4 9 4 4 5 20      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Izturis (2, 1st Inning off T. Hartshorn, 0 on, 0 outs) , Y. Molina (14, 2nd Inning off T. Hartshorn, 2 on, 0 outs) , S. Fagan (3, 5th Inning off T. Hartshorn, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Peralta (19, 6th Inning off T. Hartshorn, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Izturis 2 , K. Griffey Jr. , T. Helton , Y. Molina 3 , J. Peralta 3 , S. Fagan 3
2-out RBI: T. Helton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Quentin , C. Wakeland , S. Fagan
GIDP: T. Helton
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Griffey Jr. (7) , J. Peralta (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Izturis-Peralta-Helton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kearns CF 4 3 4 2 0 0 0 .300 5 30
S. Duncan DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .176 4 9
S. Casey 1B 3 2 1 1 2 0 1 .360 11 62
A. Medina SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .284 15 58
P. Magness LF 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .264 12 40
M. Gallegos 3B 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .317 10 53
H. Pacheco RF 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .231 12 45
O. Robles 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .236 4 25
D. Barton C 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .145 3 17
Totals 34 8 12 8 5 9 18      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Kearns 2 (25, 1st Inning off S. Stephens, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off S. Stephens, 1 on, 1 out) , P. Magness (8, 1st Inning off S. Stephens, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Duncan (2, 2nd Inning off S. Stephens, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Gallegos (24, 5th Inning off S. Stephens, 2 on, 1 out) , O. Robles (13, 7th Inning off J. Vargas, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Pacheco (9, 7th Inning off J. Vargas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Kearns (5, 6th Inning off S. Stephens, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Kearns 9 , S. Duncan 3 , S. Casey , P. Magness 2 , M. Gallegos 2 , H. Pacheco 2 , O. Robles 2 , D. Barton
2-out RBI: O. Robles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Medina , O. Robles , D. Barton 2
GIDP: A. Medina
Hit by Pitch: A. Kearns
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Kearns (5)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Hartshorn (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Robles-Medina-Casey)
OF assists: 1 (Kearns(Izturis at 3rd base))
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Stephens L (5-9) 5.0 9 7 7 4 6 1 109 4.22   
J. Vargas 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 34 4.50   
R. Burgos 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 6.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Stephens 23
Batters Faced: S. Stephens 28, J. Vargas 8, R. Burgos 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Stephens 2-6, J. Vargas 2-1, R. Burgos 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Stephens 109-73, J. Vargas 34-23, R. Burgos 9-6
WP: S. Stephens
Hit Batsmen: S. Stephens
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Hartshorn W (6-7) 7.2 9 4 4 4 4 0 108 4.53   
T. Mancha 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Hartshorn 45
Batters Faced: T. Hartshorn 35, T. Mancha 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Hartshorn 4-13, T. Mancha 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Hartshorn 108-65, T. Mancha 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mancha 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Austin Kearns
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM CT
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 40494
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