Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays, April 15, 2021
April 15, 2021, 8:10 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Toronto Blue Jays
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Toronto Blue JaysKansas City Royals
.796
OPS.702
262
HR163
846
Runs686
3.91
ERA4.64
1.23
WHIP1.39
1468
Strikeouts by pitchers1344
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
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Box Score
Batting
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. led Toronto Blue Jays with 3 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Semien2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bo BichetteSS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Randal GrichukCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cavan Biggio3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Panik3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr.LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rowdy TellezDH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joshua PalaciosRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny JansenC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alejandro KirkPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
3 players led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge SolerDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jarrod DysonPR/DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter DozierRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hanser Alberto3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Pitching
Anthony Kay went 3.1 innings for Toronto Blue Jays (3 SO, 4 ER); Jakob Junis went 5.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (6 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||
| Anthony Kay | 3.1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tanner Roark | 2.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Joel Payamps | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Jakob Junis | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Jake Newberry | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Zimmer | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Barlow | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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