Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals
May 12, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 2004 at Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Toronto Blue Jays 3, Kansas City Royals 4

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Johnson rf 5 0 2 1
Catalanotto lf 5 0 2 1
Wells cf 3 0 1 0
Delgado 1b 4 0 0 0
Phelps dh 4 0 0 0
Hinske 3b 4 0 0 0
Hudson 2b 4 2 2 0
Zaun c 3 0 2 0
Gomez ss 3 1 2 1
Lilly p 0 0 0 0
  Nakamura p 0 0 0 0
  Kershner p 0 0 0 0
  Ligtenberg p 0 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 11 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Berroa ss 5 0 1 0
Beltran cf 3 2 1 1
Sweeney dh 3 0 2 2
Gonzalez rf 4 0 0 0
Randa 3b 4 0 3 0
Harvey 1b 4 0 1 0
Santiago c 3 0 0 0
  Stairs ph 1 0 0 0
  Stinnett c 0 0 0 0
Relaford 2b 3 2 1 0
Guiel lf 3 0 0 0
Affeldt p 0 0 0 0
  Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  Cerda p 0 0 0 0
  Field p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 3
Toronto 000 020 0103111
Kansas City 100 010 002492
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Lilly   5.0 5 2 2 4 4
  Nakamura   1.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Kershner   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Ligtenberg   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Adams  L (3-2) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.2
9
4
4
6
6
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Affeldt   5.0 7 2 2 3 1
  Grimsley   1.2 2 0 0 1 1
  Cerda   0.1 1 1 1 3 0
  Field  W (2-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
8
5

  E–Hudson (4), Berroa (3), Grimsley (2).  DP–Toronto 1, Kansas City 4.  PB–Santiago (4).  2B–Toronto Catalanotto (9,off Affeldt), Kansas City Berroa (3,off Lilly); Sweeney (7,off T Adams).  HR–Kansas City Beltran (10,1st inning off Lilly 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Zaun (1,by Grimsley); Phelps (2,by Cerda).  Team LOB–13.  Team–9.  CS–Sweeney (1,2nd base by Lilly/Zaun).  IBB–Grimsley (3,Zaun); Cerda (1,Phelps).  U-HP–Fieldin Culbreth, 1B–Jim Wolf, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–Tony Randazzo.  T–3:42.  A–29,309.
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