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TORONTO BLUE JAYS @ KANSAS CITY ROYALS
10/27/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Toronto Blue Jays batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin Brown
Pitching: RHP Kevin Brown
Batting: RHB Derek Jeter 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Will Clark 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 95.6 MPH), Distance : 385 ft
Batting: RHB Mark McGwire 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ellis Burks 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Mark McGwire to second
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darrin Fletcher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Toronto 1 - Kansas City 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Toronto Blue Jays : RHP Hipolito Pichardo
Pitching: RHP Hipolito Pichardo
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LMF, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging wild pitch, reaches first!
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Jim Thome to second
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 96.9 MPH)
Jim Thome scores
Jeromy Burnitz to third
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 68.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Toronto 1 - Kansas City 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Toronto Blue Jays batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin Brown
Batting: RHB Jay Bell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dean Palmer 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Tony Womack 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Darrin Jackson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Tony Womack to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Derek Jeter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Toronto 1 - Kansas City 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Toronto Blue Jays : RHP Hipolito Pichardo
Batting: RHB Reggie L. Sanders 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 56, EV 56.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Toronto 1 - Kansas City 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Toronto Blue Jays batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin Brown
Batting: LHB Will Clark 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mark McGwire 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ellis Burks 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 108.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Toronto 1 - Kansas City 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Toronto Blue Jays : RHP Hipolito Pichardo
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Roberto Alomar to second
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
Jim Thome is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Roberto Alomar steals 3rd base
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Roberto Alomar scores
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Toronto 1 - Kansas City 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Toronto Blue Jays batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin Brown
Batting: LHB Darrin Fletcher 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Bell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dean Palmer 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Toronto 1 - Kansas City 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Toronto Blue Jays : RHP Hipolito Pichardo
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Reggie L. Sanders 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Barry Larkin to second
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS, EV 96.9 MPH)
Barry Larkin to third
Reggie L. Sanders to second
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Grounds into double play, 5-2-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 89.4 MPH)
Reggie L. Sanders to third
Andruw Jones to second
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Reggie L. Sanders scores
Andruw Jones to third
Roberto Alomar to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Toronto 1 - Kansas City 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
Toronto Blue Jays batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin Brown
Batting: LHB Tony Womack 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Darrin Jackson 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Derek Jeter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 80.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Toronto 1 - Kansas City 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Toronto Blue Jays : RHP Hipolito Pichardo
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Toronto 1 - Kansas City 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Toronto Blue Jays batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin Brown
Batting: LHB Will Clark 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark McGwire 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ellis Burks 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Toronto 1 - Kansas City 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Toronto Blue Jays : RHP Hipolito Pichardo
Batting: RHB Reggie L. Sanders 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out looking
Pitching: RHP Jim Corsi
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Toronto 1 - Kansas City 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Toronto Blue Jays batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin Brown
Batting: LHB Darrin Fletcher 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Gregg Olson
Batting: RHB Jay Bell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt missed!
1-1: Bunt missed!
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Dean Palmer 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 111.3 MPH), Distance : 381 ft
Batting: LHB Tony Womack 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Darrin Jackson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 3D, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Derek Jeter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Toronto 3 - Kansas City 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Toronto Blue Jays : RHP Jim Corsi
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 108.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Pitching: LHP David West
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Roberto Alomar steals 2nd base
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Roberto Alomar to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Toronto 3 - Kansas City 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Toronto Blue Jays batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Gregg Olson
Batting: LHB Will Clark 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Mark McGwire 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ellis Burks 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Toronto 3 - Kansas City 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Toronto Blue Jays : LHP David West
Pitching: RHP Frank Wills
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Reggie L. Sanders 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, 15, EV 43.8 MPH)
Barry Larkin to second
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Barry Larkin to third
Reggie L. Sanders to second
Pitching: RHP Curt Brown
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Barry Larkin scores
Reggie L. Sanders to third
Andruw Jones to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Andruw Jones to third
Tim Naehring to second
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 8th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Toronto 3 - Kansas City 7
TOP OF THE 9TH
Toronto Blue Jays batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Gregg Olson
Batting: LHB Darrin Fletcher 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Bell 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dean Palmer 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Tony Womack 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Toronto 3 - Kansas City 7
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