Zeke lines a double into the right-field corner with 1 away
Full count on Josh then he gets a single and Zeke plays catch me if you can between 2nd and 3rd long enough for Josh to make 2nd with 2 away
RBI #77 for Edwin on a broken bat single to the outfield and Josh easily makes it home
Michael singles out to first but the Jays put another run on the board
7 - 2 Jays
god dammit, i swear every time i talk sh!t about tulo he hits a home run..... :lol: damn karma
Then swear away Jonnny...........swear away. :smile:
Escobar at the plate and Dickie issues him a walk
Dyson up......and he, eventually, pops up to Josh at 3rd
Alex Gordon looking at 3 and 0 and he takes a walk to put another runner on base with 1 away
Colon the batter facing Dickie now..........Buck says RA's lost the release point on his knuckle-ball and hasn't been able to get it in the strike zone this inning.............full count, and RA gets him with his fast ball for out #2
Morales comes to the plate and RA gets him to pop up for the 3rd out stranding 2 runners on base
Tulo leads off the batting order bottom of the 5th, takes 2 strikes and a ball and gets caught on a fast ball - 1 away
Kevin flies out to left field - 2 away
Okay............it's 2 and out magic time for the Jays as Smoakie comes to the plate..............no magic as Smoakie strikes out and the inning is over
Hosmer leads off for the Royals............full count......into left field and it drops for a base hit........Chavez is working out in the ball pen......
Perez pops up for the first out
Didn't get the name of the last batter - think it was Cuthbert - but the Jays got him and Hosmer out on a nice double- play and Dickie gets out of that inning
Major League debut for KC's Brooks Pounders - he will face Devon Travis batting first for the Jays
Travis with a base hit
Josh Thole up next..........even count on Josh........full count.......foul ball.......and the Royals get a strike out, tag out on 2nd double-play and it's 2 away for the Jays bottom of the 6th
Zeke gets caught swinging and the Jays are retired
Lead-off batter grounds one to Tulo - tagged at first
Brett Cecil loosening up in the bull pen
Tulo with a great play at SS for the 2nd out
Broken bat pop up and that's it for the Royals..................7 good innings for RA
Up the middle for a base hit, Josh's 3rd of the night to lead off the batting order
Edwin gets caught swinging for out #1
Base hit for Michael into right field and Josh makes it safely to 3rd on the play
Junior Lake in to run for Michael
Tulo takes a walk after fighting off pitch after pitch - bases loaded with 1 away
Kevin Pillar up to bat.........pop a lazy fly to far left and Josh scores on the play - 2 away with 2 runners still on base
Smoakie up to the plate..........the pitcher balks and advances both runners.............Smoakie with a towering fly ball to center for the 3rd out of the inning
And we are off to the top of the 8th with the Jays leading 8 - 2
Joe Biagini to the mound for the Jays
Joe strikes out the lead-off batter
Zeke nabs a fly ball off the next batter and there are 2 down
Zeke again with a nice catch in left field to end the inning and any hope of the Royals scoring in the 8th
Whoa.........Travis safe at first after a miss tag by the Royals pitcher
Thole lines one to first and the Royals get a double-play tagging Devon off the bag
Making supper.............just know the next Jay batter went out and the inning is over
Joe still in for the Jays
Hosmer with a base hit
Joe strikes out the next batter keeping Hosmer at first
Cuthbert with a long double that bounces off the back wall and scores Hosmer
Lake snags a high fly ball and its 2 away
Escobar to the plate......pops one into Joe's glove and the Jays take their 4th game in a row and their second in this series against the Royals..................8 - 3 the final.
First win for RA at the Rogers Center this season - good on him
Jays are now 8 points above 500