MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
07/22/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 978 - TUESDAY, JULY 22ND , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (43-47) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 6 0
Toronto Blue Jays (48-45) 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 X 6 11 0
Royals Drop 6-4 Decision to Blue Jays
Toronto starter David Wells pitched effectively against the Kansas City Royals at Rogers Centre. The left-hander led his team to a win, 6-4. Wells yielded 4 runs over 7 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 0, and struck out 9. His record improves to 4-5. Duane Ward, who is tied for 4th in the AL in saves with 23, earned the save for Toronto.

The Blue Jays took the lead, 5-3, in the bottom of the fifth inning. Facing Kansas City hurler Kevin Appier with two outs, Alexis Rios hit a run-scoring single.

"The most important thing is that we won," Rios said.

Toronto, at 48-45, holds down third place in the American League Eastern Division.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .248 2 19
G. Brett 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .286 9 34
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .252 7 39
S. Perez C 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .280 12 55
B. Mackey DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .271 9 39
M. Sweeney 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .220 2 20
C. Beltran CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .201 8 27
J. Dye RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .199 7 30
F. White 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194 4 26
Totals 32 4 6 4 0 12 6      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Perez (21, 6th Inning off D. Wells, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Brett (9, 4th Inning off D. Wells, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Mackey (9, 4th Inning off D. Wells, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Wilson 2 , G. Brett 5 , S. Perez 2 , B. Mackey 4
2-out RBI: S. Perez , B. Mackey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Mackey
Hit by Pitch: W. Wilson
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Witt Jr. (4)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Dye(Alomar at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McNair LF 4 0 1 2 1 0 1 .248 8 28
D. White CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .228 9 33
J. Donaldson 3B 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 .284 19 55
C. Taylor DH 2 1 0 0 3 1 3 .180 19 55
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 1 0 1 3 5 .241 10 30
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .263 7 33
   a-J. Olerud 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 2 5
T. Fernandez SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 7 .238 0 5
A. Rios RF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .165 1 6
B. Martinez C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .216 3 16
Totals 34 6 11 6 7 9 25      
a - J. Olerud substituted for V. Guerrero Jr. in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Martinez (15, 5th Inning off K. Appier, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. McNair , D. White , J. Donaldson 2 , R. Alomar , V. Guerrero Jr. , A. Rios 3 , B. Martinez 3
2-out RBI: , A. Rios 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Taylor , R. Alomar , T. Fernandez
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: D. White 2 (13) , T. Fernandez (3)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Appier L (4-13) 5.0 8 5 5 4 4 0 92 4.61   
G. Holland 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 27 3.58   
D. Quisenberry 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 28 3.70   
K. Farnsworth 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 25 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 31
Batters Faced: K. Appier 26, G. Holland 5, D. Quisenberry 5, K. Farnsworth 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 5-5, G. Holland 0-1, D. Quisenberry 1-1, K. Farnsworth 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 92-60, G. Holland 27-17, D. Quisenberry 28-15, K. Farnsworth 25-15
WP: K. Farnsworth
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Wells W (4-5) 7.0 5 4 4 0 9 2 92 4.06   
T. Henke H (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.56   
D. Ward SV (23) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 2.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Wells 60
Batters Faced: D. Wells 26, T. Henke 4, D. Ward 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Wells 9-2, T. Henke 2-0, D. Ward 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Wells 92-60, T. Henke 10-7, D. Ward 12-9
Hit Batsmen: D. Wells
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Wells
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 27200
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