Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals, April 17, 2018 (Game 1)
April 17, 2018, 3:07 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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Toronto Blue Jays, MLBDB pick
Toronto Blue Jays, MLBDB pick
Toronto Blue Jays, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
4 players led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon JayLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Abraham AlmontePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whit Merrifield2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike MoustakasDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucas Duda1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorge SolerRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cheslor Cuthbert3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paulo OrlandoCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alcides EscobarSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan GoinsSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam GallagherC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
5 players led Toronto Blue Jays with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve PearceDH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Curtis GrandersonPH/DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Teoscar HernándezLF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Smoak1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yangervis Solarte3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gift Ngoepe3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Russell MartinC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin PillarCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aledmys DíazSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Randal GrichukRF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Devon Travis2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
Pitching
Eric Skoglund went 5.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (6 SO, 5 ER); Jaime García went 5.0 innings for Toronto Blue Jays (5 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Eric Skoglund | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Blaine Boyer | 0.1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Burch Smith | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||
| Jaime García | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Seunghwan Oh | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Loup | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Axford | 2.0 | 0 | 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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