Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals
July 8, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 2006 at Kauffman Stadium. 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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Toronto Blue Jays 7, Kansas City Royals 5

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Johnson rf 5 1 1 0
Catalanotto lf 4 1 1 0
Wells cf 5 1 3 2
Overbay 1b 5 0 2 0
Hillenbrand 3b 4 2 1 1
Zaun c 5 1 1 1
Molina dh 4 0 1 0
Hill ss 5 1 4 2
Adams 2b 4 0 1 1
Lilly p 0 0 0 0
  Janssen p 0 0 0 0
  Tallet p 0 0 0 0
  League p 0 0 0 0
  Speier p 0 0 0 0
  Ryan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 7 15 7
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus cf 3 1 0 0
Grudzielanek 2b 3 1 1 0
  Mientkiewicz 1b 2 0 0 0
Sanders rf 4 1 1 1
Brown lf 4 1 1 1
Graffanino 1b,2b 4 0 1 2
Teahen 3b 4 0 0 0
Berroa ss 4 1 2 1
Buck c 4 0 0 0
German dh 4 0 2 0
Elarton p 0 0 0 0
  Sisco p 0 0 0 0
  Peralta p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 8 5
Toronto 103 100 2007152
Kansas City 014 000 000581
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Lilly   5.0 6 5 5 2 5
  Janssen   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Tallet  W (2-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  League   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Speier   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Ryan  SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
2
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Elarton   3.1 9 5 5 2 1
  Sisco   2.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Peralta  L (1-1) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Nelson   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
7
7
3
3

  E–Hill (12), Adams (12), Buck (5).  DP–Kansas City 1. Teahen-Graffanino.  PB–Buck (4).  2B–Toronto Johnson (13,off Elarton); Zaun (11,off Elarton); Catalanotto (16,off Elarton), Kansas City Grudzielanek (22,off Lilly); Graffanino (14,off Lilly).  3B–Toronto Wells (4,off Elarton); Adams (1,off Peralta).  HR–Toronto Hillenbrand (12,7th inning off Peralta 0 on 0 out), Kansas City Berroa (5,2nd inning off Lilly 0 on 2 out).  HBP–Hillenbrand (6,by Elarton); DeJesus (5,by Tallet).  Team LOB–11.  Team–7.  SB–Hill (2,2nd base off Elarton/Buck); German (3,2nd base off Ryan/Zaun).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Jeff Kellogg, 2B–Jerry Meals, 3B–Andy Fletcher.  T–3:24.  A–22,635.
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