MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
04/23/2059
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 789 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23RD , 2059 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (3-12) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Toronto Blue Jays (11-4) 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 X 7 12 0
7-1 Win Makes It 6 Straight for Blue Jays
The Kansas City Royals had their hands full with Toronto Blue Jays starter J.J. Picard, who frustrated Kansas City hitters while leading Toronto to a comfortable, 7-1 win. The winner was Picard. He threw 5.1 innings of 4-hit ball. The loser was Chris Saunders. Kansas City, at 3-12, has had a dismal start to the season.

Greg Keel, the Toronto first baseman, contributed a run-scoring single in the bottom of the fifth inning to make the score 3-1, Blue Jays. For the game, Keel was 1 for 3 with 2 walks, while scoring 2 times.

"The vibe's good," said Toronto manager Ben Smith. "We've got to keep it going."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Meskimen 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .281 3 4
J. Solano CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .254 1 7
J. Nora 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .354 2 12
E. Louden DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .262 2 9
A. Eisner 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .327 1 7
J. Armas LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .238 0 1
M. Holleman RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .160 1 1
A. Williams SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .295 2 5
M. Roeller C 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .200 0 1
Totals 34 1 7 1 6 10 24      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Roeller (1, 3rd Inning off J. Picard, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Solano (3, 5th Inning off J. Picard, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Nora (2, 4th Inning off J. Picard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Meskimen , J. Solano 2 , J. Nora 6 , A. Williams , M. Roeller 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Solano , J. Nora , E. Louden 2 , M. Holleman , A. Williams 2
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Meskimen (1) , A. Eisner (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Trumbull 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .218 0 3
   a-J. Hubbard PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 1
   b-J. Ramirez 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 1 2
J. Crum DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .315 2 9
D. Naab RF 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 .250 1 6
   c-J. Pyo CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Keel 1B 3 2 1 1 2 1 3 .268 2 8
T. Moog C 4 2 1 0 1 0 5 .277 2 6
A. Preetinder LF, RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .345 2 8
D. Philippi CF, LF 4 0 3 3 0 0 1 .321 1 12
M. Holt 2B 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .347 1 7
E. Castillo SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .097 0 4
Totals 35 7 12 7 6 6 23      
a - J. Hubbard pinch ran for P. Trumbull in the 7th
b - J. Ramirez substituted for J. Hubbard in the 8th
c - J. Pyo substituted for D. Naab in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Trumbull 3 (7, 1st Inning off C. Saunders, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off C. Saunders, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off C. Stock, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Moog (3, 2nd Inning off C. Saunders, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Philippi (6, 4th Inning off C. Saunders, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Ramirez (2, 8th Inning off C. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Holt (1, 6th Inning off D. Formby, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Trumbull 6 , J. Ramirez 2 , G. Keel , T. Moog 2 , A. Preetinder 2 , D. Philippi 4 , M. Holt 4
2-out RBI: G. Keel , A. Preetinder , D. Philippi 2 , M. Holt 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Keel , T. Moog 2 , M. Holt , E. Castillo 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Philippi (3)
CS: A. Preetinder (1)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Saunders L (0-3) 4.1 5 3 3 1 2 0 71 6.06   
D. Formby 1.2 3 1 1 1 0 1 24 4.32   
C. Stock 0.2 3 3 3 2 2 0 26 6.75   
C. Thompson 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 21 4.63   
P. Hicks 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Saunders 42
Batters Faced: C. Saunders 19, D. Formby 8, C. Stock 7, C. Thompson 6, P. Hicks 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Saunders 6-5, D. Formby 1-3, C. Stock 0-0, C. Thompson 0-1, P. Hicks 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Saunders 71-47, D. Formby 24-12, C. Stock 26-12, C. Thompson 21-11, P. Hicks 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Formby 1-1 , C. Thompson 3-1 , P. Hicks 2-0
WP: C. Stock
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Picard W (1-0) 5.1 4 1 1 3 4 1 93 3.57   
T. Peterson H (2) 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 24 4.76   
E. Evans 2.0 3 0 0 2 3 0 39 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Picard 57
Batters Faced: J. Picard 23, T. Peterson 6, E. Evans 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Picard 5-7, T. Peterson 2-0, E. Evans 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Picard 93-54, T. Peterson 24-14, E. Evans 39-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Peterson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: J.J. Picard
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Roof closed, 46 degrees
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 23684
Special Notes: 3B Phil Trumbull was injured while running the bases.
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