4:07 PM ET, October 1, 2005
Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 10/1)
| Game 1: Friday, September 30 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 1 | Final |
| Toronto | 10 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, October 1 | ||
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| Kansas City | 7 | Final |
| Toronto | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, October 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| Toronto | 7 | |
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4:07 PM ET, October 1, 2005
Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| A Guiel CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .295 | ||
| T Long RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .279 | ||
| E Brown LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .287 | ||
| M Stairs 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .275 | ||
| A Berroa SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .270 | ||
| M Teahen 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .246 | ||
| J Buck C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | ||
| P Phillips PR-C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | ||
| J Huber DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .216 | ||
| A Blanco 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |||
| BATTING 2B: A Guiel (5, D Bush); M Stairs (26, D Bush); J Buck (21, B League) HR: T Long (6, 3rd inning off D Bush 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Stairs (66), T Long 2 (53), J Buck (47), A Blanco 2 (5), J Huber (6) SF: J Huber 2-out RBI: A Blanco GIDP: A Berroa, A Guiel Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Guiel 1, A Berroa 1, E Brown 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Guiel (1, 2nd base off D Bush/G Quiroz) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Berroa 2 (25, ground ball 2); A Blanco (3, ground ball) DP: 3 (A Blanco-M Stairs, A Berroa-A Blanco-M Stairs 2). | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Howell | 6.1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 94-52 | 6.19 | |
| A Burgos (W, 3-5; B, 4) | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22-11 | 3.98 | |
| J Affeldt (H, 12) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-6 | 5.25 | |
| M MacDougal (S, 21) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 3.33 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 137-77 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Howell 26; A Burgos 5; J Affeldt 3; M MacDougal 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Howell 11-5; A Burgos 1-0; J Affeldt 2-1; M MacDougal 1-2 Game Scores: J Howell 60 | ||||||||||
| Toronto Blue Jays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| R Johnson LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .269 | ||
| F Catalanotto DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .296 | ||
| V Wells CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | ||
| C Koskie 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .249 | ||
| A Hill SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .277 | ||
| E Hinske 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .261 | ||
| A Rios RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .263 | ||
| F Menechino 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .215 | ||
| a-R Adams PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 | ||
| G Quiroz C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .188 | ||
| b-J Griffin PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | |||
| a-flied out to left for F Menechino in the 9th b-grounded to first for G Quiroz in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: F Catalanotto (29, A Burgos) RBI: F Menechino (13), G Quiroz (4), R Johnson (58), F Catalanotto 3 (57) GIDP: F Catalanotto 2, A Rios Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Koskie 1, F Menechino 1 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (C Koskie-F Menechino-E Hinske, F Menechino-A Hill-E Hinske). Outfield Assist: R Johnson (E Brown at 3rd base); A Rios (M Teahen at Home). | ||||||||||
| Toronto Blue Jays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| D Bush | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 86-59 | 4.49 | |
| B League | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 39-21 | 6.56 | |
| P Walker (L, 6-6; H, 5) | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-4 | 3.54 | |
| J Frasor (B, 2) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-5 | 3.25 | |
| S Marcum | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-9 | 0.00 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 159-98 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: E Brown (By D Bush); A Guiel (By D Bush) Batters faced: D Bush 21; B League 11; P Walker 2; J Frasor 3; S Marcum 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Bush 7-6; B League 3-1; P Walker 0-0; J Frasor 2-1; S Marcum 0-1 Game Scores: D Bush 46 | ||||||||||
| KC | TOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Stairs singled to left, A Guiel scored, E Brown to second, E Brown thrown out at third attempting to advance on play. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | T Long homered to right, A Guiel scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 6th | J Buck doubled to right, M Stairs scored, M Teahen to third, M Teahen thrown out at home attempting to advance on play. | 4 | 0 | |
| 6th | A Blanco singled to left center, J Buck scored, J Huber to second. | 5 | 0 | |
| 7th | F Menechino grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Hill scored, E Hinske to third, A Rios safe at second on error by shortstop A Berroa. | 5 | 0 | |
| 7th | G Quiroz singled to left, E Hinske scored, A Rios to third, F Menechino to second. | 5 | 2 | |
| 7th | R Johnson walked, A Rios scored, F Menechino to third, G Quiroz to second. | 5 | 3 | |
| 7th | F Catalanotto doubled to deep left, F Menechino, G Quiroz and R Johnson scored. | 5 | 6 | |
| 8th | J Huber hit sacrifice fly to center, M Teahen scored, P Phillips to third. | 6 | 6 | |
| 8th | A Blanco singled to center, P Phillips scored. | 7 | 6 | |
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| Stadium | Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON |
| Attendance | 28,271 (57.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:42 |
| Weather | 73 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Meals, First Base - James Hoye, Second Base - Bruce Froemming, Third Base - Mike Winters |

