MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/25/2062
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 870 - TUESDAY, APRIL 25TH , 2062 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (12-8) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 10 0
Kansas City Royals (8-14) 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 X 6 12 0
Blue Jays Come Up Short at Kansas City, 6-5
The Kansas City Royals besoiled an otherwise fine performance by Toronto third baseman Victor Tachiquin by beating the Blue Jays, 6-5, at Kauffman Stadium. Tachiquin was 3 for 5 with a home run and a triple. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. The winner in relief was Angel Hurtado. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 1.2 innings. He now owns a record of 3-0. The win takes Kansas City to 8-14.

Second Baseman Billy Meskimen made an impact for Kansas City, when he swatted a 2-run home run off Ion Turda in the bottom of the fifth. For the contest, Meskimen went 1-4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"We need to string a few more wins like this one together," said Meskimen.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Zankich LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .333 4 11
K. Breitenbach 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .182 0 0
G. Keel 1B 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 .310 6 16
V. Tachiquin 3B 5 2 3 2 0 1 2 .350 1 5
T. Moog C 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .153 2 12
C. Porrazzo DH 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .208 0 4
E. Castillo SS 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .352 0 9
M. Schwartz CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .221 0 5
D. Leeuw RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .246 4 7
Totals 35 5 10 5 8 7 25      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Porrazzo (2, 1st Inning off J. Workman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: V. Tachiquin (1, 7th Inning off G. Callery, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: V. Tachiquin (1, 1st Inning off J. Workman, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Keel (6, 9th Inning off J. Hood, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Zankich , G. Keel 4 , V. Tachiquin 8 , T. Moog , C. Porrazzo 2 , E. Castillo , M. Schwartz 2
2-out RBI: V. Tachiquin , C. Porrazzo , E. Castillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Zankich , K. Breitenbach 3 , C. Porrazzo 2 , E. Castillo
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Castillo 2 (5) , M. Schwartz (3) , D. Leeuw (8)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Schwartz(Ruiz at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. West DH 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .341 3 10
B. Meskimen 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .304 2 10
D. Mann RF 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .346 1 7
M. Farr C 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .217 0 8
B. Stevenson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .158 5 11
   a-A. Fabela 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 4 12
B. Gerbing SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .221 4 10
J. Ruiz 3B, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .250 0 2
J. Figueroa LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .338 2 13
D. Crossno CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .188 3 8
Totals 34 6 12 6 2 4 13      
a - A. Fabela substituted for B. Stevenson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Farr (7, 1st Inning off I. Turda, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Ruiz (2, 2nd Inning off I. Turda, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. West (5, 5th Inning off I. Turda, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Mann (6, 5th Inning off I. Turda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Meskimen (2, 5th Inning off I. Turda, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. West (3, 6th Inning off I. Turda, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. West 6 , B. Meskimen 4 , D. Mann 3 , M. Farr 2 , B. Stevenson , B. Gerbing , J. Ruiz 3 , J. Figueroa 2
2-out RBI: M. Farr , B. Gerbing
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. West , B. Gerbing
Sac Bunt: D. Crossno
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Mann(Keel at home), Figueroa(Porrazzo at 3rd base))
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Turda L (0-2) 5.1 11 6 6 2 2 2 96 7.71   
G. Ritz 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 1.23   
E. Board 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Turda 22
Batters Faced: I. Turda 28, G. Ritz 6, E. Board 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Turda 5-8, G. Ritz 3-0, E. Board 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Turda 96-66, G. Ritz 18-13, E. Board 11-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Workman 4.0 5 3 3 3 2 1 84 8.38   
A. Hurtado W (3-0) 1.2 1 0 0 3 2 0 38 5.21   
G. Callery H (3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 19 5.52   
K. Carter H (6) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 7.94   
J. Pryor H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 12.27   
J. Hood SV (4) 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 1 23 5.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Workman 39
Batters Faced: J. Workman 20, A. Hurtado 8, G. Callery 5, K. Carter 3, J. Pryor 1, J. Hood 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Workman 3-7, A. Hurtado 0-2, G. Callery 1-0, K. Carter 0-2, J. Pryor 0-1, J. Hood 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Workman 84-48, A. Hurtado 38-19, G. Callery 19-13, K. Carter 11-4, J. Pryor 6-3, J. Hood 23-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Callery 2-0 , J. Pryor 1-0
Balk: A. Hurtado , J. Pryor
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Victor Tachiquin
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 16742
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