Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 19, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 2002 at Skydome. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 0, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch lf 4 0 0 0
  Alicea 2b 0 0 0 0
Beltran cf 4 0 1 0
Sweeney dh 2 0 0 0
Ibanez 1b 4 0 1 0
Randa 3b 4 0 0 0
Tucker rf,lf 4 0 1 0
Mayne c 3 0 1 0
Perez ss 3 0 0 0
Ordaz 2b 1 0 0 0
  Guiel ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Byrd p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 4 2 1 1
Hinske 3b 4 0 1 0
Woodward ss 2 0 0 1
Phelps dh 3 0 1 0
Wells cf 3 0 1 0
Hudson 2b 3 0 0 0
Berg rf 3 0 0 0
Wilson c 3 0 0 0
Lesher 1b 3 0 0 0
Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Politte p 0 0 0 0
  Escobar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 4 2
Kansas City 000 000 000042
Toronto 000 101 00x240
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Byrd  L (14-9) 8.0 4 2 1 0 4
Totals
8.0
4
2
1
0
4
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  W (6-3) 7.0 2 0 0 2 3
  Politte   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Escobar  SV (25) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
3
6

  E–Perez 2 (17).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Tucker (20,off Walker); Ibanez (26,off Walker); Beltran (35,off Escobar), Toronto Wells (28,off Byrd).  HR–Toronto Stewart (7,4th inning off Byrd 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Woodward (2,off Byrd).  CS–Sweeney (6,2nd base by Walker/Wilson).  U-HP–Mark Wegner, 1B–Bill Welke, 2B–Rick Reed, 3B–Kevin Kelley.  T–2:23.  A–16,218.
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