Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals, September 9, 2023
September 9, 2023, 3:07 PM ET | Rogers Centre
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Toronto Blue Jays
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Kansas City RoyalsToronto Blue Jays
.701
OPS.746
163
HR188
676
Runs746
5.17
ERA3.78
1.41
WHIP1.25
1270
Strikeouts by pitchers1528
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
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Edward Olivares and Drew Waters led Kansas City Royals with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ MelendezLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nelson VelázquezRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edward OlivaresDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Drew WatersCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Pratto1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
George Springer led Toronto Blue Jays with 3 hits and 2 home runs and 4 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George SpringerRF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Spencer HorwitzDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davis Schneider2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Santiago Espinal3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cavan Biggio3B/2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alejandro KirkC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Daulton VarshoLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie ClementSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin KiermaierCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Pitching
Zack Greinke went 3.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (4 SO, 4 ER); Kevin Gausman went 8.0 innings for Toronto Blue Jays (10 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| James McArthur | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zack Greinke | 3.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Angel Zerpa | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steven Cruz | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||
| Kevin Gausman | 8.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Jordan Hicks | 1.0 | 0 | 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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