Comeback too late for Jays
Royals 6, Blue Jays 3
Josh Towers had six strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings of work. (Aaron Harris/AP)
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
Josh Towers, coming off a year that he would rather forget, made his first start of the year. He allowed three earned runs over 5 2/3 innings while striking out six. Gregg Zaun's two-run home run started a comeback for Toronto, but wasn't enough for the win.
Complete story >
TODAY'S WRAPS: April 10, 2007
Kansas City 6, Toronto 3
Today's Boxes 4/10/07
BOS 14, SEA 3
HOU 4, CHC 2
CLE 7, LAA 6
DET 3, BAL 1
MIL 3, FLA 2
STL 3, PIT 2
ATL 8, WSH 0
TEX 12, TB 9
NYY 10, MIN 1
ARI 5, CIN 4
OAK 2, CWS 1
SF 6, SD 5
LAD 2, COL 1
April 10, 2007
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Kansas City
1
0
1
0
0
4
0
0
0
6 12
0
Toronto
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
3 8
4
Standings thru 4/10/07 | Gameday | Royals Stats | Blue Jays Stats
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , CF5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .375
Grudzielanek , 2B5 0 3 1 0 1 2 .214
Teahen , RF5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .217
Sweeney , DH3 1 0 1 0 0 1 .200
Gordon , 3B4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .077
Brown , LF4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .130
Shealy , 1B4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .130
LaRue , C4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .154
Pena , SS4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .276
Totals 38 6 12 6 0 10 16
BATTING 2B : LaRue (2, Towers), Grudzielanek (2, Marcum).3B : DeJesus (1, Towers), Pena (4, Towers).HR : Gordon (1, 6th inning off Towers, 1 on, 0 out).TB : DeJesus 5; Grudzielanek 4; Gordon 4; Brown; Shealy; LaRue 2; Pena 4.RBI : Sweeney (1), Grudzielanek (6), Gordon 2 (2), Pena (3), DeJesus (3).2-out RBI : Pena; DeJesus.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pena; Teahen 2.SF : Sweeney.GIDP : LaRue; Shealy.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : Pena (1, 2nd base off Towers/Phillips).
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rios , RF4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .323
Overbay , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .226
Wells , CF4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .321
Thomas , DH4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .259
Glaus , 3B4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
Stairs , LF4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167
Hill , 2B4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .333
Smith , SS4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .333
Phillips , C2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .600
a-Zaun , PH-C 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250
Totals 35 3 8 3 0 9 14
BATTING 2B : Rios (2, Greinke), Smith (1, Greinke), Wells (3, Greinke), Hill (4, Peralta).HR : Zaun (1, 7th inning off Peralta, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Rios 3; Wells 2; Stairs; Hill 2; Smith 2; Phillips; Zaun 4.RBI : Rios (3), Zaun 2 (6).2-out RBI : Rios.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Thomas; Overbay; Stairs.Team LOB : 5.FIELDING E : Wells (1, missed catch), Hill (3, throw), Glaus (1, throw), Smith (1, fielding).DP : 2 (Glaus-Hill-Overbay, Smith-Hill-Overbay).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Greinke (W, 1-1)6.0 6 1 1 0 5 0 1.38
Peralta 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 4.76
Soria (S, 1)2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Towers (L, 0-1)5.2 10 6 3 0 6 1 4.76
Downs 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Marcum 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.26
Pitches-strikes : Greinke 98-64, Peralta 16-11, Soria 25-16, Towers 83-63, Downs 20-13, Marcum 20-15.Ground outs-fly outs : Greinke 6-7, Peralta 0-2, Soria 0-3, Towers 5-6, Downs 0-2, Marcum 3-1.Batters faced : Greinke 24, Peralta 5, Soria 6, Towers 27, Downs 5, Marcum 7.Inherited runners-scored : Downs 1-1.Umpires : HP: Tom Hallion. 1B: Mike Everitt. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: Paul Nauert.Weather : 68 degrees, roof closed.Wind : 0 mph, None.T : 2:36.Att : 22,106.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
Below is an advertisement.
