Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 9, Toronto 6
Thursday, July 5, 2012 7:07 PM
When: 7:07 PM ET, Thursday, July 5, 2012
Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Temperature: 75°
Umpires: Home - Ed Hickox, 1B - Mark Carlson, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Chris Conroy
Attendance: 20598
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 0050000319162
Toronto 002000130691
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 37-44 14-23 23-21 W1
Toronto 42-41 23-19 19-22 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Toronto Blue Jays have a 23-19 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 23-21 record on the road.
  • Toronto has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Blue Jays have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Royals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Luke Hochevar pitched 5.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 5.14. Jonathan Broxton closed out the game to get the save and has 21 saves for the season. Henderson Alvarez took the loss for Toronto.
  • J.P. Arencibia (2) hit homeruns for Toronto. Yuniesky Betancourt had the only homerun for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Toronto
Luke Hochevar Player Henderson Alvarez
Win W/L Loss
5.0 IP 5.1
3 Strikeouts 4
4 Hits 8
3.60 ERA 8.44
Hitting
Kansas City   Toronto
Salvador Perez Player Yunel Escobar
4 Hits 2
0 RBI 1
0 HR 0
4 TB 3
.800 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 16 1 22 .381 7 8 3 1 2
Toronto 9 2 20 .250 6 6 3 0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Toronto will play their next game on the road against Chi. White Sox. The Blue Jays have a W/L % of .558 after a win and .450 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Royals have a W/L % of .486 after a win and .432 after a loss.