Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 9,
Toronto 6
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
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
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 0 |
| Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Johnny Giavotella | 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| Melky Cabrera | CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .302 |
| Billy Butler | DH | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| Eric Hosmer | 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .271 |
| Jeff Francoeur | RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 |
| Alex Gordon | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| Mike Moustakas | 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .222 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .245 |
| Mitch Maier | LF-RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| Alcides Escobar | SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .243 |
| Totals | 42 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 23 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Melky Cabrera (34), Billy Butler 2 (34), Mike Moustakas (10), Salvador Perez (3) | |||||||||
| 3B - Mitch Maier (3) | |||||||||
| HR - Melky Cabrera (17) | |||||||||
| TB - Johnny Giavotella, Melky Cabrera 7, Billy Butler 6, Eric Hosmer, Jeff Francoeur 2, Mike Moustakas 3, Salvador Perez 3, Mitch Maier 3 | |||||||||
| RBI - Johnny Giavotella (6), Melky Cabrera (75), Billy Butler 2 (75), Jeff Francoeur (68), Mike Moustakas 2 (15), Salvador Perez (6), Mitch Maier (7) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Johnny Giavotella (3), Billy Butler 2 (22), Mike Moustakas (3), Salvador Perez (2) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Melky Cabrera (59), Eric Hosmer (45), Salvador Perez 2 (6), Alcides Escobar 2 (62) | |||||||||
| SF - Mitch Maier (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 9 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jeff Francis (W 5-14) | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4.82 |
| Greg Holland (H 14) | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.85 |
| Joakim Soria | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.47 |
| WP - Greg Holland | ||||||||
| IBB - Jose Bautista (by Francis) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Jeff Francis 92-60, Greg Holland 45-28, Joakim Soria 22-15 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jeff Francis 5-7, Greg Holland 1-1, Joakim Soria 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jeff Francis 27, Greg Holland 9, Joakim Soria 5 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Greg Holland 1-0 | ||||||||
Toronto
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Yunel Escobar | SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Eric Thames | LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .262 |
| Jose Bautista | RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .317 |
| Edwin Encarnacion | DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .277 |
| Adam Lind | 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .257 |
| Brett Lawrie | 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .338 |
| Kelly Johnson | 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| J.P. Arencibia | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .213 |
| Mike McCoy | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .220 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 14 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Jose Bautista (21), Edwin Encarnacion (31) | |||||||||
| 3B - Eric Thames (4), Brett Lawrie (3) | |||||||||
| HR - Edwin Encarnacion (13), J.P. Arencibia (20) | |||||||||
| TB - Eric Thames 3, Jose Bautista 3, Edwin Encarnacion 6, Brett Lawrie 4, Kelly Johnson, J.P. Arencibia 4, Mike McCoy | |||||||||
| RBI - Edwin Encarnacion 2 (41), Brett Lawrie (13), J.P. Arencibia 3 (60) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Edwin Encarnacion 2 (15) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jose Bautista (30), Edwin Encarnacion (31), Brett Lawrie (9), Mike McCoy (12) | |||||||||
| SF - J.P. Arencibia (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - J.P. Arencibia (5) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Brett Cecil (L 4-7) | 6.1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4.42 |
| Shawn Camp | 1.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.77 |
| Rommie Lewis | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 |
| Jesse Litsch | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.09 |
| WP - Jesse Litsch | ||||||||
| HBP - Jeff Francoeur (by Lewis) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Brett Cecil 99-67, Shawn Camp 32-20, Rommie Lewis 16-10, Jesse Litsch 19-14 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Brett Cecil 8-6, Shawn Camp 4-0, Rommie Lewis 1-0, Jesse Litsch 0-2 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Brett Cecil 29, Shawn Camp 10, Rommie Lewis 3, Jesse Litsch 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Rommie Lewis 1-0, Jesse Litsch 1-1 | ||||||||