GAME THREAD: AL: TORONTO (59-57) at KANSAS CITY (51-65)

AL: TORONTO (59-57) at KANSAS CITY (51-65)

<h3>Blue Jays look to clinch series against the Royals</h3>

<div class="pre">Toronto (59-57) at Kansas City (51-65) 8:10 pm EDT</div>

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) - The Toronto Blue Jays look tocome away with a series victory on Monday when they take on theKansas City Royals in the finale of the four-game seires.

Thanks to strong performances from Shaun Marcum on Friday andA.J. Burnett on Sunday, the Blue Jays have won two of the firstthree games in the series.


The Blue Jays now turn to rookie Jesse Litsch (4-4, 3.64 ERA),who is has pitched to an 0.68 ERA in winning his last two startsaway from home. The righthander is 2-2 with a 2.51 ERA overallon the road.


Matt Stairs has been carrying the offense for the Blue Jays. Heis batting .406 (13-for-32) during a nine-game hitting streak.

Odalis Perez (6-11, 5.87) starts for the Royals. The lefthanderwas pulled from his last start against Minnesota after threeinnings due to leg soreness.


Perez is 0-1 against the Blue Jays this season. He lasted 1 1/3innings, giving up four runs and seven hits in a 9-1 setback onApril 9.

 

AL: TORONTO at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">TORONTO AT KANSAS CITY -- LINEUPS

TORONTO KANSAS CITY
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Reed Johnson LF .246 2 10 David Dejesus CF .276 6 49
Lyle Overbay 1B .255 8 35 Esteban German 2B .284 3 29
Alex Rios RF .304 20 65 Mark Teahen RF .289 5 49
Vernon Wells CF .261 14 67 Billy Butler 1B .295 4 31
Frank Thomas DH .260 18 68 Alex Gordon 3B .244 10 40
Aaron Hill 2B .270 12 61 Emil Brown DH .237 4 43
Curtis Thigpen C .275 0 4 John Buck C .232 16 39
Hector Luna 3B .000 0 0 Joey Gathright LF .356 0 12
John Mcdonald SS .270 1 22 Tony Pena Jr SS .274 1 38

Jesse Litsch RHP (4-4, 3.64) Odalis Perez LHP (6-11, 5.87)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
WARMUPS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH (4-4, 3.64)
KAN - ODALIS PEREZ (6-11, 5.87)

UMPIRES: HP - SAM HOLBROOK
1B - RANDY MARSH
2B - BOB DAVIDSON
3B - BRIAN KNIGHT

WEATHER: 94 Degrees, clear
WIND: 9 mph, right to left</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
STARTING BATS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH AND CURTIS THIGPEN
KAN - ODALIS PEREZ AND JOHN BUCK

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: R JOHNSON (.246, 2 HR, 10 RBI)
L OVERBAY (.255, 8 HR, 35 RBI)
A RIOS (.304, 20 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 0 0 1 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH
KAN - ODALIS PEREZ

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.276, 6 HR, 49 RBI)
E GERMAN (.284, 3 HR, 29 RBI)
M TEAHEN (.289, 5 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">TORONTO (0) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
A Rios rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260
F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
C Thigpen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
H Luna 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270

Totals 3 0 1 0 1 0 3

BATTING: GIDP - V Wells. Team LOB - 1.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
E German 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
B Butler 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
E Brown dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .356
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E German-B Butler).


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TORONTO - 0 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - -- 0
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Litsch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.64

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.82

Pitches-strikes: O Perez 17-9. Ground balls-fly balls: O Perez 2-1. Batters
faced: O Perez 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Brian
Knight.

Weather: 94 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
CONFIRMED STARTERS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH
KAN - ODALIS PEREZ</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MARK TEAHEN (6) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
1ST OFF JESSE LITSCH.
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 0, KANSAS CITY 1

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.295, 4 HR, 31 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 0 0 1 0
KANSAS CITY 1 1 2 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH
KAN - ODALIS PEREZ

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: F THOMAS (.260, 18 HR, 68 RBI)
A HILL (.270, 12 HR, 61 RBI)
C THIGPEN (.275, 0 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">TORONTO (0) VS KANSAS CITY (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
A Rios rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260
F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
C Thigpen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
H Luna 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J McDonald ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270

Totals 3 0 1 0 1 0 3

BATTING: GIDP - V Wells. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Rios (D DeJesus at 2nd base).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
M Teahen rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .290
B Butler 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
E Brown dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .356
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274

Totals 4 1 2 1 0 0 0

BATTING: HR - M Teahen (6, 1st inning off J Litsch 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Teahen
(50). 2-out RBI - M Teahen. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E German-B Butler).


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TORONTO - 0 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 1 -- 1
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Litsch 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 3.74

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.82

Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 11-7; O Perez 17-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Litsch 1-1; O Perez 2-1. Batters faced: J Litsch 4; O Perez 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Brian
Knight.

Weather: 94 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CURTIS THIGPEN SCORED FRANK THOMAS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C THIGPEN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 1
KANSAS CITY 1 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: H LUNA (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 0 1 1 3 0
KANSAS CITY 1 1 2 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH
KAN - ODALIS PEREZ

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A GORDON (.244, 10 HR, 40 RBI)
E BROWN (.237, 4 HR, 43 RBI)
J BUCK (.232, 16 HR, 39 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">TORONTO (1) VS KANSAS CITY (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
A Rios rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260
F Thomas dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .262
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
C Thigpen c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .288
H Luna 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269

Totals 8 1 3 1 1 0 5

BATTING: 2B - F Thomas (21, O Perez). RBI - C Thigpen (5). GIDP - V Wells. Team
LOB - 2.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Rios (D DeJesus at 2nd base).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
M Teahen rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .290
B Butler 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
E Brown dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .356
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274

Totals 4 1 2 1 0 0 0

BATTING: HR - M Teahen (6, 1st inning off J Litsch 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Teahen
(50). 2-out RBI - M Teahen. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E German-B Butler).


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TORONTO - 01 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 1 -- 1
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Litsch 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 3.74

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 5.85

Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 11-7; O Perez 36-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Litsch 1-1; O Perez 3-3. Batters faced: J Litsch 4; O Perez 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Brian
Knight.

Weather: 94 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 0 1 1 3 0
KANSAS CITY 1 0 1 3 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH
KAN - ODALIS PEREZ

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: R JOHNSON (.252, 1-FOR-1)
L OVERBAY (.254, 0-FOR-1)
A RIOS (.304, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">TORONTO (1) VS KANSAS CITY (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
A Rios rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .304
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260
F Thomas dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .262
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
C Thigpen c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .288
H Luna 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269

Totals 8 1 3 1 1 0 5

BATTING: 2B - F Thomas (21, O Perez). RBI - C Thigpen (5). GIDP - V Wells. Team
LOB - 2.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Rios (D DeJesus at 2nd base).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
M Teahen rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .290
B Butler 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246
E Brown dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .352
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274

Totals 8 1 3 1 0 1 3

BATTING: HR - M Teahen (6, 1st inning off J Litsch 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Teahen
(50). 2-out RBI - M Teahen. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E German-B Butler).


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TORONTO - 01 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 10 -- 1
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Litsch 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 3.67

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 5.85

Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 25-17; O Perez 36-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Litsch 2-2; O Perez 3-3. Batters faced: J Litsch 8; O Perez 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Brian
Knight.

Weather: 94 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ALEX RIOS SCORED REED JOHNSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A RIOS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2
KANSAS CITY 1 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.260, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TORONTO 0 1 1 2 5 0
KANSAS CITY 1 0 1 3 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH
KAN - ODALIS PEREZ

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA JR (.274, 1 HR, 38 RBI)
D DEJESUS (.278, 1-FOR-1)
E GERMAN (.283, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">TORONTO (2) VS KANSAS CITY (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .257
L Overbay 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
A Rios rf 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .305
V Wells cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259
F Thomas dh 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .261
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
C Thigpen c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .288
H Luna 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
J McDonald ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269

Totals 13 2 5 2 1 0 6

BATTING: 2B - F Thomas (21, O Perez); R Johnson (7, O Perez); A Rios (33, O
Perez). RBI - C Thigpen (5), A Rios (66). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - F Thomas 1. GIDP - V Wells. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Rios (D DeJesus at 2nd base).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
M Teahen rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .290
B Butler 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246
E Brown dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .352
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274

Totals 8 1 3 1 0 1 3

BATTING: HR - M Teahen (6, 1st inning off J Litsch 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Teahen
(50). 2-out RBI - M Teahen. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E German-B Butler).


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TORONTO - 011 -- 2
KANSAS CITY - 10 -- 1
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Litsch 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 3.67

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 3 5 2 2 1 0 0 5.87

Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 25-17; O Perez 52-31. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Litsch 2-2; O Perez 5-4. Batters faced: J Litsch 8; O Perez 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Brian
Knight.

Weather: 94 degrees, clear. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MARK TEAHEN SCORED DAVID DEJESUS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M TEAHEN ON SECOND, E GERMAN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2
KANSAS CITY 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.293, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY BILLY BUTLER SCORED ESTEBAN GERMAN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M TEAHEN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 2
KANSAS CITY 3 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A GORDON (.246, 1-FOR-1)</div>