Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 9, Toronto 6
Thursday, August 25, 2011 7:07 PM
When: 7:07 PM ET, Thursday, August 25, 2011
Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Temperature: 77°
Umpires: Home - Wally Bell, 1B - Scott Barry, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Lazaro Diaz
Attendance: 17355
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 0011021229160
Toronto 0000002226101
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 54-77 33-37 21-40 W1
Toronto 66-64 32-31 34-33 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Toronto Blue Jays have a 32-31 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 21-40 record on the road.
  • Toronto has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Blue Jays have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Royals have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Jeff Francis pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.82. Brett Cecil took the loss for Toronto.
  • Edwin Encarnacion, J.P. Arencibia hit homeruns for Toronto. Melky Cabrera had the only homerun for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Toronto
Jeff Francis Player Brett Cecil
Win W/L Loss
6.0 IP 6.1
5 Strikeouts 3
6 Hits 9
3.00 ERA 7.11
Hitting
Kansas City   Toronto
Billy Butler Player Jose Bautista
4 Hits 2
2 RBI 0
0 HR 0
6 TB 3
.800 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 16 1 26 .381 4 9 1 0 0
Toronto 10 2 22 .278 11 6 4 0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Toronto will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay. The Blue Jays have a W/L % of .470 after a win and .547 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Royals have a W/L % of .407 after a win and .416 after a loss.