Royals Vs Blue Jays Recap

kansas city royals at toronto blue jays may 11, 2006 top of the first dustin mcgowan takes the mound for the blue jays. juan pierre flied out to center. <---> jose valentin grounded to short. <---> jeromy burnitz singled to left. <--1> edgardo alfonzo struck out. <--1> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. in the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0. bottom of the first kenny rogers takes the mound for the royals. mark grudzielanek flied out to center field. <---> rob mackowiak tripled in the right field gap. <3--> vernon wells singled through the hole, scoring a run. <--1> troy glaus struck out. <--1> michael barrett grounded to the shortstop. <--1> 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. at the end of the first, toronto leads 1 to 0. top of the second tim salmon flied out to right. <---> steve finley flied out to right. <---> scott hatteberg walked. <--1> chad moeller popped up behind home plate. <--1> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. in the middle of the second, kansas city trails 1 to 0. bottom of the second larry bigbie walked. <--1> alexis rios grounded to third. <-2-> aaron hill grounded to first. <3--> garrett atkins singled to center, scoring a run. <--1> mark grudzielanek struck out. <--1> 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. at the end of the second, toronto leads 2 to 0. top of the third juan castro flied out to center field. <---> juan pierre grounded to second. <---> jose valentin struck out. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. in the middle of the third, kansas city trails 2 to 0. bottom of the third rob mackowiak grounded to short. <---> vernon wells grounded to the third baseman. <---> troy glaus struck out. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. at the end of the third, toronto leads 2 to 0. top of the fourth jeromy burnitz popped up to second. <---> edgardo alfonzo singled to right field. <--1> tim salmon was hit by a pitch. <-21> steve finley lined out to center. <-21>

scott hatteberg lined out to short. <-21> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. in the middle of the fourth, kansas city trails 2 to 0. bottom of the fourth michael barrett flied out to center. <---> larry bigbie popped up behind home plate. <---> alexis rios singled to left. <--1> aaron hill grounded to third. <--1> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. at the end of the fourth, toronto leads 2 to 0. top of the fifth chad moeller walked. <--1> dustin mcgowan threw a wild pitch. <-2-> juan castro singled to right-center, scoring a run. <--1> juan pierre popped up to the catcher in foul ground. <--1> jose valentin struck out. <--1> jeromy burnitz popped up to the catcher. <--1> 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. in the middle of the fifth, kansas city trails 2 to 1. bottom of the fifth garrett atkins singled up the middle. <--1> mark grudzielanek singled to center, advancing the runner to third. <3-1> rob mackowiak grounded to short, scoring a run. <--1> vernon wells singled through the hole. <-21> rob mackowiak stole third. <3-1> troy glaus walked. <321> michael barrett singled to center field, scoring a run. <321> larry bigbie doubled down the left field line for two rbis. <32-> adam bernero came in to pitch for the royals. <32-> alexis rios walked. <321> aaron hill popped up to short. <321> garrett atkins singled to left, scoring a run. <321> mark grudzielanek flied out to left field. <321> 5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, and 3 left on base. at the end of the fifth, toronto leads 7 to 1. top of the sixth edgardo alfonzo grounded to the shortstop. <---> tim salmon singled to center. <--1> carmen cali came in to pitch for the blue jays. <--1> steve finley homered around the foul pole in right for two rbis. <---> scott hatteberg popped up behind home plate. <---> chad moeller singled to left. <--1> juan castro popped up to first base. <--1> 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. in the middle of the sixth, kansas city trails 7 to 3. bottom of the sixth rob mackowiak struck out. <---> vernon wells doubled in the right field gap. <-2-> troy glaus walked. <-21> michael barrett flied out to center. <-21> larry bigbie grounded to short. <-21> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. at the end of the sixth, toronto leads 7 to 3.

top of the seventh juan pierre walked. <--1> jose valentin lined out to left. <--1> jeromy burnitz struck out. <--1> edgardo alfonzo hit an infield single to the shortstop. <-21> tim salmon struck out. <-21> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. in the middle of the seventh, kansas city trails 7 to 3. bottom of the seventh alexis rios grounded to short. <---> aaron hill lined out to right. <---> garrett atkins singled up the middle. <--1> garrett atkins went for an extra base and reached second. <-2-> mark grudzielanek singled to right field, scoring a run. <--1> mark grudzielanek stole second. <-2-> rob mackowiak struck out. <-2-> 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. at the end of the seventh, toronto leads 8 to 3. top of the eighth steve finley popped up to short. <---> scott hatteberg popped up to short. <---> chris oxspring came in to pitch for the blue jays. <---> chad moeller grounded to first. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. in the middle of the eighth, kansas city trails 8 to 3. bottom of the eighth vernon wells doubled into the right field corner. <-2-> troy glaus flied out to left. <-2-> bob wickman came in to pitch for the royals. <-2-> michael barrett grounded to third. <-2-> larry bigbie grounded to first. <-2-> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. at the end of the eighth, toronto leads 8 to 3. top of the ninth juan castro flied out to center field. <---> juan pierre popped up foul down the first base line. <---> jose valentin homered over the right field fence. <---> jeromy burnitz singled to left. <--1> edgardo alfonzo grounded to short. <--1> blue jays win: 8-4