Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays
April 21, 2010 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 2010 at Rogers Centre. 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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Kansas City Royals 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus rf 4 0 0 0
Podsednik lf 3 1 1 0
Butler 1b 4 1 2 0
Guillen dh 4 1 2 3
Callaspo 2b 4 0 1 0
Ankiel cf 4 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 0 1 0
Gordon 3b 4 1 1 1
Betancourt ss 4 0 0 0
Greinke p 0 0 0 0
  Rupe p 0 0 0 0
  Parrish p 0 0 0 0
  Tejeda p 0 0 0 0
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Lewis lf 3 1 1 1
Gonzalez ss 3 1 1 2
Lind dh 4 0 1 0
Wells cf 4 0 0 0
Overbay 1b 4 0 0 0
Bautista 3b 4 0 0 0
Snider rf 4 0 0 0
Molina c 3 0 1 0
  McCoy pr 0 1 0 0
  Buck c 1 0 0 0
McDonald 2b 3 0 0 0
Marcum p 0 0 0 0
  Janssen p 0 0 0 0
  Downs p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 4 3
Kansas City 300 000 000 1481
Toronto 000 200 010 0340
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Greinke   7.0 2 2 2 1 8
  Rupe   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Parrish   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Tejeda  W(1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Soria  SV(4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
4
3
3
1
12
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Marcum   7.0 6 3 3 1 6
  Janssen   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Downs  L(0-1) 1.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
10.0
8
4
4
1
7

  E–Gordon (2).  DP–Kansas City 1. Callaspo-Betancourt-Butler, Toronto 1. Molina-McDonald.  2B–Kansas City Butler (4,off Marcum).  HR–Kansas City Guillen (6,1st inning off Marcum 2 on 1 out); Gordon (1,10th inning off Downs 0 on 2 out), Toronto Gonzalez (5,4th inning off Greinke 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–2.  SH–McDonald (2,off Rupe).  HBP–F. Lewis (1,by Greinke).  Team–3.  CS–Podsednik (1,2nd base by Marcum/Molina); Kendall (1,2nd base by Marcum/Molina).  SB–F. Lewis (2,2nd base off Parrish/Kendall).  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–Laz Diaz, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–James Hoye.  T–2:40.  A–15,577.
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