*** Official Kansas City Royals @ Toronto Blue Jays Game Thread (7/30) ***

[alnorth]

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC (61-40)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0
TOR (52-51)	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	X	5	7	0

Loss, (4-5) Danny Duffy 6IP 5R 5ER 4BB 4K 3HR
Kelvin Herrera 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K
Kris Medlen 1IP 0R 0ER 2BB 2K

VS.



Win, (8-6) Marco Estrada 5⅔IP 2R 2ER 0BB 3K
Hold, (4) Brett Cecil ⅓IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K
Hold, (1) LaTroy Hawkins 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K
Hold, (1) Aaron Sanchez 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 2K
Save, (6) Roberto Osuna 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K

Home Runs

KC

none

TOR

Dioner Navarro, (3) - Bottom 2nd 2-run homer to left
Russell Martin, (15) - Bottom 3rd solo shot to left
Josh Donaldson, (25) - Bottom 4th solo shot blasted to left

Important Games

Final: SEA 5, MIN 9

Starting Lineups

KC

1. Alcides Escobar, SS
2. Mike Moustakas, 3B
3. Lorenzo Cain, CF
4. Eric Hosmer, 1B
5. Kendrys Morales, DH
6. Ben Zobrist, LF
7. Salvador Perez, C
8. Omar Infante, 2B
9. Jarrod Dyson, RF

TOR

1. Troy Tulowitzki, SS
2. Josh Donaldson, 3B
3. Jose Bautista, RF
4. Chris Colabello, 1B
4. Justin Smoak, 1B
5. Russell Martin, DH
6. Danny Valencia, LF
6. Ezequiel Carrera, LF
7. Kevin Pillar, CF
8. Dioner Navarro, C
9. Ryan Goins, 2B

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by MeatRock

Tulo upgrades that roster tremendously. Reyes sucked balls. The Jays still won't do shit this year.

Reyes was basically a corpse playing baseball at this stage of his career.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

My point is that shit happens. Just enjoy Wiggins while you've got him because you never know when it will end. Vince's time in Toronto ended way too soon for a number of reasons.

#1 being he wanted to get the **** out of Toronto.

Wiggins has already tasted freedom away from that hellhole. He's not coming back like Toronto sportswriters think he is.

[MeatRock]

Originally Posted by bricks

Jays will make the playoffs and win the World Series.

You're ****ing high.

[bricks]

Originally Posted by Hog Farmer

So you're saying he's ghey ?

What I'm saying is, he is the Jays closer and will close down the door on Kansas City.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by SNR

#1 being he wanted to get the **** out of Toronto.

Primarily because the team was run by a bunch of raging idiots.

Wiggins has already tasted freedom away from that hellhole. He's not coming back like Toronto sportswriters think he is.

If you say so. That will make the disappointment when he inevitably leaves (for anywhere, it doesn't have to be Toronto) even stronger.

[tk13]

I'll give Hawkins credit, the guy is 42 in the post steroid era and still slinging it out there.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by tk13

I'll give Hawkins credit, the guy is 42 in the post steroid era and still slinging it out there.

I was surprised to find he was still throwing 93 upon learning of the trade earlier this week.

[C3HIEF3S]

Originally Posted by bricks

What I'm saying is, he is the Jays closer and will close down the door on Kansas City.

You should stick with hockey.

[bricks]

Originally Posted by tk13

I'll give Hawkins credit, the guy is 42 in the post steroid era and still slinging it out there.

He's a dinosaur eh?

[MeatRock]

It's just frustrating seeing Duffy pitch this way after Guthrie shit his pants the night before.

[Al Bundy]

Zobrist has been invisible tonight.

[C3HIEF3S]

Originally Posted by MeatRock

It's just frustrating seeing Duffy pitch this way after Guthrie shit his pants the night before.

It's not that surprising. BJ's kill lefties. Besides, Duffy had been solid for a good while before tonight.

[tk13]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

I was surprised to find he was still throwing 93 upon learning of the trade earlier this week.

Yeah I forgot he was even still in the league until I was randomly watching a Rockies game earlier this year. He was slinging it out there. He's not a cyborg but looked effective enough to me.

[bsroyals54]

That should get Salvy goin'

[bsroyals54]

Bottom of the order time, 2 out rally time