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Smoak grounded out, shortstop Mondesi to first baseman Dozier.

Grichuk grounded out, pitcher Hill to first baseman Dozier.

Grounded out, pitcher Hill to first baseman Dozier.

Travis grounded out, second baseman Merrifield to first baseman Dozier.

Grounded out, second baseman Merrifield to first baseman Dozier.

Grounded out, shortstop Mondesi to first baseman Dozier.

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A.Díaz grounded into a double play, shortstop Mondesi to second baseman Merrifield to first baseman Dozier, T.Hernández scored, Morales to third, Martin out.

Grounded into a double play, shortstop Mondesi to second baseman Merrifield to first baseman Dozier, T.Hernández scored, Morales to third, Martin out.

Pillar singled to center, Morales scored.

Martin was hit by a pitch, Granderson scored, Smoak to third, Morales to second.

Was hit by a pitch, Granderson scored, Smoak to third, Morales to second.

Merrifield singled to right, Mondesi scored.

A.Gordon singled to right, Merrifield scored.

Mondesi singled to center, A.Escobar scored.

Pillar homered to left on a 0-2 count, A.Díaz scored.

Homered to left on a 0-2 count, A.Díaz scored.

Blue Jays second.  T.Hernández walked on a full count.  Morales walked on a full count, T.Hernández to second.  Martin singled to center, T.Hernández to third, Morales to second.  A.Díaz grounded into a double play, shortstop Mondesi to second baseman Merrifield to first baseman Dozier, T.Hernández scored, Morales to third, Martin out.  Pillar singled to center, Morales scored.  Jansen popped out to shortstop Mondesi.

Blue Jays third.  Granderson walked on four pitches.  Travis grounded out, shortstop Mondesi to first baseman Dozier, Granderson to second.  Smoak doubled to right, Granderson to third.  T.Hernández struck out.  Morales walked on a full count.  Martin was hit by a pitch, Granderson scored, Smoak to third, Morales to second.  A.Díaz struck out.

Royals third.  A.Escobar grounded out, pitcher Borucki to first baseman Smoak.  Mondesi doubled to left.  Mondesi stole third.  Merrifield singled to right, Mondesi scored.  Merrifield stole second.  A.Gordon singled to right, Merrifield scored.  Perez doubled to right, A.Gordon scored.  Bonifacio flied out to center fielder Pillar, Perez to third.  Herrera grounded out, second baseman Travis to first baseman Smoak.

Blue Jays fourth.  Pillar flied out to center fielder Phillips.  Jansen homered to left on a 1-2 count.  Granderson grounded out, shortstop Mondesi to first baseman Dozier.  Travis lined out to center fielder Phillips.

Royals fourth.  Dozier grounded out, third baseman Martin to first baseman Smoak.  Phillips grounded out, shortstop A.Díaz to first baseman Smoak.  A.Escobar doubled to left.  Mondesi singled to center, A.Escobar scored.  Mondesi stole second.  Merrifield was intentionally walked.  A.Gordon walked, Mondesi to third, Merrifield to second.  Perez struck out.

Royals seventh.  Pannone pitching.  A.Gordon struck out.  Petricka pitching.  Perez doubled to center.  Bonifacio doubled to left, Perez scored.  Herrera grounded out, third baseman Martin to first baseman Smoak.  Dozier struck out.

Blue Jays eighth.  Boyer pitching.  Morales grounded out, second baseman Merrifield to first baseman Dozier.  Martin grounded out, first baseman Dozier unassisted.  A.Díaz walked on a full count.  Pillar homered to left on a 0-2 count, A.Díaz scored.  Jansen popped out to second baseman Merrifield.

 The Blue Jays swept the Royals in the first series between these teams this season, outscoring Kansas City 31-12 and slashing .330/.429/.554 in the three-game set. The Blue Jays are hitting .264 in August, fourth-highest in the AL, and on pace for the team's best batting average in a single month this season.

 The Royals have gone 2-9 through 11 games in August. In two wins, the team scored 19 runs (9.5 runs per game), and in the nine losses they scored just 21 runs (2.3 runs per game).  The Royals pitching staff has allowed opponents to hit .287 in August, ranking 28th in MLB and last in the AL.

 Aldemys Diaz has made the third-largest improvement in OPS in MLB since the All-Star break; his OPS was .670 before the break, and 1.108 since the break. He has already hit seven homers since the break after totaling just eight in the first half of the season.

 Before going 0-for-3 yesterday, Alcides Escobar went on a four-game hitting streak while scoring four runs and bumping his average back over the .200 mark. In August, his OPS is .879, while his OPS pre-August was .514. That differential ranks eighth in MLB among qualifying hitters.

 Since the All-Star break, the Blue Jays pitching staff has a 5.53 ERA, ranking 28th in baseball, and has allowed opponents to hit .279, 29th in baseball. Sean Reid-Foley will be making his Major League debut for the Jays today; he has compiled a 2.98 ERA this season between AA and AAA.

 Brad Keller has thrown 88.1 innings and allowed just three home runs since debuting on Opening Day this season. He has allowed the fewest home runs of any pitcher in MLB with at least 80.0 innings this season, and his .330 opponent slugging percentage ranks fifth in the AL. The only four better than him: Sale, Bauer, Cole, and Snell, in that order (minimum 80.0 innings).

HP - Hudson, 1B - Segal, 2B - Dreckman, 3B - Estabrook

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Two promising rookies -- Ryan Borucki of the Toronto Blue Jays and Heath Fillmyer of the Kansas City Royals -- square off Tuesday night in the second game of a four-game series.
Borucki began the season with Triple-A Buffalo, where he was 6-5 with a 3.27 ERA. He made his major league debut on June 26.

Rookies battle for Blue Jays, Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)  With Kevin Pillar down in the count 0-2 with two outs in the eighth inning, Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez went out to talk to reliever Blaine Boyer.
Whatever they discussed did not work.

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Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals on August 15, 2018

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