Postgame Thread: April 24 – Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals


Line Score – Game Over

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TOR0000110002627
KC110010003909

Box Score

KCABRHRBIBBSOBA
3BGarcia, M402100.206
SSWitt Jr.311111.317
1BPasquantino300010.244
CPerez, S302110.348
LFMelendez400000.208
DHVelázquez400001.243
2BFrazier402000.208
2BHampson000000.207
RFRenfroe400000.149
CFIsbel422000.206
KCIPHRERBBSOP-SERA
Marsh4.12002167-422.70
Zerpa1.23221340-252.53
Schreiber1.00000010-60.75
Stratton, C1.00000215-103.00
McArthur1.01000216-132.84
TORABRHRBIBBSOBA
RFSpringer412100.232
1BGuerrero Jr.401001.219
SSBichette400000.231
CFVarsho211021.257
CJansen, D301011.235
DHVogelbach400002.118
3BClement300100.277
PHTurner, J101000.319
PRKiner-Falefa000000.262
LFBarger400001.000
2BBiggio400002.246
TORIPHRERBBSOP-SERA
Rodríguez4.06332269-443.86
Cabrera, G1.00001012-98.00
Francis2.02000020-158.59
Richards, T1.01000030-223.27

Scoring Plays

InningEventScore
B1Salvador Perez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Addison Barger. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd.1-0
B2Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to left fielder Addison Barger. Kyle Isbel scores.2-0
T5George Springer homers (3) on a fly ball to center field.2-1
B5Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Kyle Isbel scores. Maikel Garcia to 2nd.3-1
T6Ernie Clement grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Daulton Varsho scores.3-2

Highlights

DescriptionLength
Alec Marsh against the Blue Jays0:07
Bullpen availability for Kansas City, April 24 vs Blue Jays0:07
Bullpen availability for Toronto, April 24 vs Royals0:07
Bench availability for Kansas City, April 24 vs Blue Jays0:07
Fielding alignment for Kansas City, April 24 vs Blue Jays0:11
Breaking down Alec Marsh's pitches0:04
Measuring the stats on George Springer's home run0:12
Breaking down Yariel Rodríguez's pitches0:04
Salvador Perez's RBI single0:17
Kyle Isbel's triple0:24
Maikel Garcia's RBI single0:17
George Springer's solo homer (3)0:26
Bobby Witt Jr.'s RBI single0:16
Alec Marsh exits game after being hit by ball0:29
Ernie Clement's RBI ground out0:24
Daulton Varsho makes a diving grab0:13
Addison Barger's leaping catch0:24

Decisions

Winning PitcherLosing PitcherSave
Schreiber (2-0, 0.75 ERA)Rodríguez (0-1, 3.86 ERA)McArthur (6 SV, 2.84 ERA)

Game ended at 10:21 PM.

25 comments
  1. It’s not that they lose that sucks, it’s how they lose. And even when they win, this team can be so incredibly painful to watch.

  2. 13-12 seems about right given the bad hitting, but excellent defense/pitching. I can’t see Bichette and Guerrero being this bad all season.

  3. Can’t wait for tomorrows essay posts on why Vladdy is great and we should stop criticizing him

  4. Can’t wait for Cavan’s autobiography, “Just Kinda Standing There: The Cavan Biggio Story”

  5. I was going to ask if this was the worst offense in the MLB because it sure as hell feels like it.

    But then I remembered the white sox are a thing.

    I know it’s still April but it feels like its playing out how we all feared it would when we saw this potential lineup in the offseason

  6. those “we are built to win” commercials are making me want to tear my hair out atm

  7. What is so embarrassing is the payroll for this offensive showing. Payroll is only 5 mil less than the braves, and look at their team! It’s only going to get so much worse if we want to keep Vladdy and Bichette.

  8. Vogelbach can’t hit a ball off lefties yet no Schneider pinch hitting. This teams offense is a joke, but so is the managing.

  9. This is a really tough team to watch, so frustrating that the (almost) elite pitching is getting wasted again.

    Firing the manager is not the answer, but maybe a new voice is needed?

    Firing the GM on the other hand…

  10. Who in their right mind would put themselves through the horror and torture of watching this team try for 2+ hours to hit a baseball?

    See everyone tomorrow!

  11. The absolute worst part about our offense is we usually can’t hit lefties either !

    Hope that changes tomorrow

  12. Vogelbach has one purpose, hitting righties ( and he’s not even doing that )

    There is zero excuse for letting him hit against a lefty, especially when behind and a runner on 2nd.

    We are playing like a .500 team and maybe tomorrow we will be one

  13. We don’t hit with RISP. We make errors. We aren’t great on the base paths.

    I’m not happy.

  14. Is Bo turning into Vlad will all these ground outs? His GB% is well over 50% thus far.

    I wonder if his neck issue is bothering him still. He’s just not hitting the ball hard with career low hard hit, barrels and line drive %, by a ton.

  15. When you do nothing in the off-season and expect things to magically change, don’t be too shocked when they don’t actually change.

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