Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals, April 18, 2018
April 18, 2018, 4:07 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
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Toronto Blue Jays, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Jon Jay and Jorge Soler led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon JayDH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Whit Merrifield2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Moustakas3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucas Duda1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge SolerRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Abraham AlmonteCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Paulo OrlandoLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alcides EscobarSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew ButeraC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
Teoscar Hernández led Toronto Blue Jays with 4 hits and 1 home run and 4 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis GrandersonDH | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Teoscar HernándezLF | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Smoak1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yangervis Solarte3B/2B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Russell MartinC/3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin PillarCF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randal GrichukRF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aledmys DíazSS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gift Ngoepe2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Luke MailePH/C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
Pitching
Ian Kennedy went 5.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (6 SO, 4 ER); J.A. Happ went 6.0 innings for Toronto Blue Jays (8 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Ian Kennedy | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 1.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Keller | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Grimm | 0.1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Flynn | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||
| J.A. Happ | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Danny Barnes | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Loup | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Tepera | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Mayza | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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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