MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/19/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2872 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (84-70) 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 10 2
Kansas City Royals (81-73) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 3
Blue Jays Deal Kansas City 5-3 Defeat
Toronto Blue Jays starter Chris Sale pitched a strong game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium, leading the Blue Jays to victory, 5-3. The winner was Sale. He threw 7.0 innings of 6-hit ball. The loser was Ken Walker. With the win, Toronto pushed its record to 84-70.

It could have been a different outcome for Toronto, had it not been for Josh Morgan, the 29-year old third baseman . Morgan contributed a 2-run single in the top of the second inning to put Toronto up, 3-0.

"Our goal is to improve each and every day," Morgan told the Toronto Chronicle.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gordon SS 4 0 2 0 1 0 4 .308 12 62
M. Arnold CF 4 0 0 0 1 4 3 .322 26 106
A. Salinas LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .310 25 95
R. Ikeda 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .348 31 97
R. Miller DH 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .251 20 61
   a-J. Weber DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 2 15
T. Cotto 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .254 2 9
R. Holt RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .260 7 61
S. Lucas C 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .265 0 4
J. Morgan 2B 4 0 2 3 0 0 1 .274 7 45
Totals 35 5 10 4 6 7 20      
a - J. Weber inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Lucas (7, 6th Inning off C. Long, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Ikeda (31, 2nd Inning off K. Walker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Gordon 2 , A. Salinas , R. Ikeda 6 , T. Cotto , S. Lucas 2 , J. Morgan 2
2-out RBI: J. Morgan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Gordon , M. Arnold , A. Salinas , J. Morgan
GIDP: R. Ikeda , R. Holt
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: N. Gordon (4)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Gordon 2 (24)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martínez CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .259 8 64
F. Wall 3B 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .322 10 62
   a-E. Medina PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 14 50
   b-J. Sargent 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 1 9
D. García RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .265 13 76
J. Washington 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277 16 92
J. Palmeiro LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .277 8 40
H. Masson DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .324 9 70
R. Mondesi SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .238 4 49
W. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231 4 28
   c-C. Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 2 7
L. Bejaran 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .239 1 19
Totals 34 3 6 3 0 13 11      
a - E. Medina pinch hit for F. Wall in the 7th
b - J. Sargent substituted for E. Medina in the 8th
c - C. Jones pinch hit for W. Rodriguez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Palmeiro (15, 2nd Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Wall (10, 3rd Inning off C. Sale, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Martínez 3 , F. Wall 4 , J. Palmeiro 2 , R. Mondesi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Martínez , E. Medina , J. Washington , H. Masson 2 , L. Bejaran
Sac Bunt: F. Wall
Hit by Pitch: J. Palmeiro
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Martínez 2 (39) , R. Mondesi (23)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Walker (1) , J. Sargent (5) , R. Mondesi (14)
Double Plays: 3 (Martínez-Wall, Bejaran-Mondesi-Washington, Bejaran-Mondesi-Washington)
OF assists: 1 (Martínez(Salinas at 3rd base))
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sale W (17-8) 7.0 6 3 3 0 9 1 105 3.98   
S. Ohayashi H (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 3.19   
J. Amaya SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 62
Batters Faced: C. Sale 29, S. Ohayashi 4, J. Amaya 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 6-6, S. Ohayashi 0-1, J. Amaya 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 105-73, S. Ohayashi 17-10, J. Amaya 20-14
WP: S. Ohayashi
Hit Batsmen: S. Ohayashi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Walker L (4-2) 4.0 5 4 4 4 3 1 97 2.70   
C. Long 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 31 3.27   
J. Oramas 1.2 4 1 0 1 1 0 32 4.24   
G. Llanes 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 4.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Walker 35
Batters Faced: K. Walker 20, C. Long 9, J. Oramas 9, G. Llanes 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Walker 4-4, C. Long 1-3, J. Oramas 1-1, G. Llanes 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Walker 97-60, C. Long 31-21, J. Oramas 32-20, G. Llanes 11-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Sale
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 32470
Special Notes: RP Shigochiyo Ohayashi was injured while pitching.
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