Kansas City 6, Toronto 4
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 7:07 PM
When: 7:07 PM ET, Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Temperature:
73°
Umpires:
Home -
John Hirschbeck, 1B -
Lazaro Diaz, 2B -
Wally Bell, 3B -
Scott Barry
Attendance:
20009
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
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With this loss, the Toronto Blue Jays have a 31-30 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 20-39 record on the road.
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Toronto has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Blue Jays have won 6 of their last 10 games.
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Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Royals have won 3 of their last 10 games.
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Bruce Chen pitched 7.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.12. Joakim Soria closed out the game to get the save and has 23 saves for the season. Brandon Morrow took the loss for Toronto.
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Yunel Escobar had the only homerun for Toronto. Billy Butler, Eric Hosmer hit homeruns for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
| Kansas City
|
16 |
2 |
27 |
.381 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Toronto
|
6 |
1 |
10 |
.188 |
11 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Toronto will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Blue Jays have a W/L % of .477 after a win and .540 after a loss.
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Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Royals have a W/L % of .415 after a win and .408 after a loss.
