Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals, April 17, 2018 (Game 2)
April 17, 2018, 3:12 PM ET | Rogers Centre
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Toronto Blue Jays
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2018Kansas City RoyalsToronto Blue Jays
.697
OPS.739
155
HR217
638
Runs709
4.94
ERA4.85
1.46
WHIP1.41
1157
Strikeouts by pitchers1298
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Toronto Blue Jays, MLBDB pick
Toronto Blue Jays, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Mike Moustakas led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon JayLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Whit MerrifieldRF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Moustakas3B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas DudaDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cheslor Cuthbert1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Goins2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Abraham AlmonteCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alcides EscobarSS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Drew ButeraC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
Steve Pearce led Toronto Blue Jays with 3 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Pearce1B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teoscar HernándezLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Curtis GrandersonPH/LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin SmoakDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Yangervis Solarte3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin PillarCF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aledmys DíazSS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Randal GrichukRF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Luke MaileC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Gift Ngoepe2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Devon TravisPH/2B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
Pitching
Danny Duffy went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (8 SO, 0 ER); Joe Biagini went 5.2 innings for Toronto Blue Jays (4 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Danny Duffy | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Justin Grimm | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Keller | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Hill | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kelvin Herrera | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brian Flynn | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||
| Joe Biagini | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Danny Barnes | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Tepera | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Roberto Osuna | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Clippard | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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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