Blue Jays 5, Royals 2
Jesse Litsch struck out four and walked none on Sunday. (AP)
By Robert Falkoff / MLB.com
Jesse Litsch's quality outing was exactly what the Blue Jays needed on Sunday. Litsch went seven innings, striking out four and walking none. Alex Rios opened the game with a triple and Scott Rolen smacked his first home run as a Blue Jay.
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Toronto 5, Kansas City 2
Today's Boxes 4/27/08
NYY 1, CLE 0
NYM 6, ATL 3
WSH 2, CHC 0
PIT 5, PHI 1
TB 3, BOS 0
CWS 6, BAL 1
FLA 3, MIL 2
TEX 10, MIN 0
STL 5, HOU 1
ARI 2, SD 1
CIN 10, SF 1
LAD 3, COL 2
OAK 4, SEA 2
LAA 6, DET 2
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Standings thru 4/27/08 | Recap: TOR | KC | Gameday | Blue Jays stats | Royals stats
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rios , RF5 3 4 0 0 0 1 .330
Overbay , 1B5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .274
Rolen , 3B5 1 2 2 0 0 4 .364
Stairs , DH4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .309
Wells, V , CF4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
Hill , 2B4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .284
Lind , LF3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000
Barajas , C4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .189
McDonald , SS4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .167
Totals 38 5 12 3 2 4 15
BATTING 2B : McDonald (1, Peralta), Rios (6, Peralta).3B : Rios (1, Meche).HR : Rolen (1, 1st inning off Meche, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Rios 7; Overbay; Rolen 5; Wells, V; Hill 2; Barajas; McDonald 2.RBI : Rolen 2 (4), Overbay (7).2-out RBI : Rolen.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Barajas; Rolen; Lind; Stairs.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING CS : Wells, V (1, 2nd base by Peralta/Olivo).FIELDING E : Litsch 2 (2, fielding, throw), Wells, V (2, fielding).DP : 3 (McDonald-Hill-Overbay, Hill-McDonald-Overbay, Barajas-McDonald).
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , CF4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .351
Callaspo , 2B4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .351
Gordon , 3B4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .290
Guillen , LF4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177
Teahen , RF3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
Butler , DH3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
Olivo , C3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263
Gload , 1B3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .300
Pena , SS3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .149
Totals 31 2 6 2 0 5 7
BATTING TB : DeJesus; Callaspo 2; Teahen; Gload 2.RBI : DeJesus 2 (9).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Gordon; Olivo.GIDP : Pena; Gordon.Team LOB : 2.BASERUNNING CS : Callaspo (1, 2nd base by Litsch/Barajas).FIELDING E : Pena (3, throw).DP : (Gload).
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Litsch (W, 3-1)7.0 5 2 1 0 4 0 4.85
Ryan (H, 1)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Carlson (S, 1)1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.42
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Meche (L, 1-4)6.2 9 3 3 1 3 1 7.22
Peralta 1.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 6.00
Gobble 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.40
WP : Meche, Gobble.Pitches-strikes : Litsch 93-62, Ryan 9-7, Carlson 8-7, Meche 129-80, Peralta 31-17, Gobble 11-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Litsch 9-7, Ryan 0-2, Carlson 3-0, Meche 5-11, Peralta 2-2, Gobble 0-1.Batters faced : Litsch 25, Ryan 3, Carlson 3, Meche 29, Peralta 8, Gobble 3.Inherited runners-scored : Peralta 2-0, Gobble 2-2.Umpires : HP: Bill Miller. 1B: Paul Emmel. 2B: Gary Darling. 3B: Jerry Meals.Weather : 52 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 8 mph, L to R.T : 2:44.Att : 13,998.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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