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On The Field
Rogers Centre
Toronto, Ontario
Luke Hochevar
Henderson Alvarez
W (6-8)
IP H ER BB K ERA
5.0 4 2 1 3 5.14
L (5-7)
IP H ER BB K ERA
5.1 8 5 2 4 4.36
Jonathan Broxton
S (21)
IP H ER BB K ERA
1.0 1 0 0 0 1.99

Royals 9, Blue Jays 6
The All-Star break next week is arriving at just the right time for Luke Hochevar. The Kansas City right-hander won for the third time in four starts after leaving the game with a sprained ankle, Eric Hosmer had three RBIs and the Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-6 on Thursday night. Hochevar (6-8) gave up two runs and four hits in five innings before leaving with his injury. He sprained his right ankle while covering first base on Colby Rasmus'...
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Scoring Summary
Top of 3rd
- A.Escobar singled to right, S.Perez scored, J.Dyson to third, A.Gordon to second.
- Hosmer singled to left, J.Dyson scored, A.Gordon to third, A.Escobar to second.
- Butler hit an infield single to third, A.Gordon scored, A.Escobar to third, Hosmer to second.
- On Lawrie's error, A.Escobar scored, Hosmer to third.
- Moustakas hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Rasmus, Hosmer scored.
Bottom of 3rd
- Arencibia homered to left on a full count, K.Johnson scored.
Bottom of 7th
- Arencibia homered to center on a 0-1 count.
Top of 8th
- A.Gordon singled to right, Francoeur scored, S.Perez to third, J.Dyson to second.
- Hosmer hit an infield single to right, S.Perez scored, J.Dyson scored, A.Gordon to second.
Bottom of 8th
- Y.Escobar singled to left, Encarnacion scored, Lind to second.
- B.Francisco tripled to center, Lind scored, Y.Escobar scored.
Top of 9th
- Y.Betancourt homered to left on a 1-0 count.

Season Series
Date Home Score Pitchers
Fri 4/12 KC TOR 8 at
KC 4
W: Happ
L: Mendoza
Sat 4/13 KC TOR 3 at
KC 2
W: Dickey
L: Shields
Sun 4/14 KC TOR 2 at
KC 3
W: Herrera
L: Oliver
Date Home Time (ET)
Fri 8/30 TOR 7:07 pm
Sat 8/31 TOR 1:07 pm
Sun 9/1 TOR 1:07 pm
Box Scores
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. A. Gordon, LF 5 1 2 1 1
2. A. Escobar, SS 5 1 2 1 0
3. E. Hosmer, 1B 5 1 2 3 0
4. B. Butler, DH 4 0 1 1 1
5. Y. Betancourt, 2B 4 1 1 1 1
6. M. Moustakas, 3B 4 0 1 1 0
7. J. Francoeur, RF 5 1 1 0 0
8. S. Perez, C 5 2 4 0 0
9. J. Dyson, CF 5 2 2 0 0
Totals 42 9 16 8 3
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. B. Lawrie, 3B 5 0 0 0 0
2. C. Rasmus, CF 4 0 2 0 1
3. J. Bautista, RF 5 0 0 0 0
4. E. Encarnacion, 1B 3 1 0 0 1
5. A. Lind, DH 4 1 1 0 0
6. Y. Escobar, SS 3 1 2 1 1
7. R. Davis, LF 4 0 0 0 0
8. K. Johnson, 2B 3 1 1 0 0
8. B. Francisco, PH 1 0 1 2 0
8. O. Vizquel, 2B 0 0 0 0 0
9. J. Arencibia, C 4 2 2 3 0
Totals 36 6 9 6 3
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
L Hochevar
(W, 6-8)
5.0 4 2 2 1 3 5.14
T Collins
(H, 6)
1.1 1 1 1 1 2 3.38
G Holland
(H, 8)
0.2 0 0 0 0 1 3.77
A Crow 0.2 2 3 3 1 0 4.04
J Mijares 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 1.69
K Herrera
(H, 12)
0.1 0 0 0 0 0 3.12
J Broxton
(S, 21)
1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1.99
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
H Alvarez
(L, 5-7)
5.1 8 5 5 2 4 4.36
L Perez 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 3.07
S Dyson 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0.00
F Cordero 0.2 5 3 3 0 1 6.00
A Carpenter 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 6.75
* = Season Stat

BATTING
2B: A Escobar (20), J Dyson 2 (6)
HR: Y Betancourt (6)
BASERUNNING
SB: B Butler (2)
BATTING
2B: C Rasmus (17), Y Escobar (10), K Johnson (8)
3B: B Francisco (1)
HR: J Arencibia 2 (13)
Complete Box Score

Player News
Royals

News: Guthrie gave up seven runs (six earned) over 7.1 innings in Saturday's 7-0 loss to the Angels.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 25, 2013)

News: Perez will be placed the bereavement list Sunday, Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star reports.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 25, 2013)
Bruce Chen (KC - P)

News: Chen has proven to be very effective in his new role in the Royals' bullpen. He's made nine appearances this year and has a 1.76 ERA with a 12:2 K:BB ratio over 15.1 innings.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 25, 2013)
Blue Jays
Josh Johnson (TOR - P)

News: Johnson (triceps) is expected to require at least one more start after Saturday's outing with Triple-A Buffalo before being activated, the National Post reports.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 25, 2013)
Thad Weber (TOR - P)

News: Weber was called up from Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday, MLB.com reports.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 25, 2013)
Brett Lawrie (TOR - 3B)

News: Lawrie and manager John Gibbons were ejected after the third inning of Friday's game against Baltimore.  (STATS - Fri. May 24, 2013)

Injury Report
Royals
NameInjuryStatus
J DysonRight ankle sprainon 15-day DL
D DuffyRecovery from left elbow surgeryon 15-day DL
F PaulinoRecovery from right elbow surgeryon 60-day DL
Blue Jays
NameInjuryStatus
D OliverLeft shoulder strainon 15-day DL
R DavisStrained obliqueon 15-day DL
J HappHead contusionon 60-day DL
J JohnsonRight triceps inflammationon 15-day DL
S SantosRight triceps strainon 60-day DL
J ReyesSprained left ankleon 60-day DL
D McGowanSore right shoulderon 60-day DL
D HutchisonRecovery from right elbow surgeryon 60-day DL
K DrabekRecovery from right elbow surgeryon 60-day DL
L PerezRecovery from left elbow surgeryon 60-day DL

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