7:15 PM ET, April 9, 2007
Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
W: A. Burnett (1-1)
L: O. Perez (0-2)
Final
Toronto leads 1-0 (as of 4/9)
| Game 1: Monday, April 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 1 | Final |
| Toronto | 9 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, April 10 | ||
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| Kansas City | 6 | Final |
| Toronto | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, April 11 | ||
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| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 7 | |
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7:15 PM ET, April 9, 2007
Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
W: A. Burnett (1-1)
L: O. Perez (0-2)
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| D DeJesus CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||
| E German 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .455 | ||
| M Teahen RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .278 | ||
| M Sweeney DH | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .235 | ||
| A Gordon 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .045 | ||
| E Brown LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .105 | ||
| R Shealy 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .105 | ||
| J Buck C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .286 | ||
| T Pena SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .240 | ||
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | |||
| BATTING HR: J Buck (2, 7th inning off A Burnett 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Buck (2) GIDP: J Buck Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Gordon 2, E Brown 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: E German (1, 2nd base off A Burnett/G Zaun) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Buck (2, dropped foul ball); A Gordon (2, throw) Outfield Assist: E Brown (V Wells at Home). | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| O Perez (L, 8-11) | 1.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50-31 | 10.80 | |
| J Standridge | 2.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 53-33 | 13.50 | |
| R Braun | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31-16 | 3.00 | |
| J Gobble | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-12 | 0.00 | |
| T Wellemeyer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-8 | 9.00 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 158-100 | ||
| PITCHING WP: R Braun Batters faced: O Perez 11; J Standridge 14; R Braun 7; J Gobble 5; T Wellemeyer 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: O Perez 1-1; J Standridge 3-3; R Braun 1-2; J Gobble 1-0; T Wellemeyer 0-2 Game Scores: O Perez 24 | ||||||||||
| Toronto Blue Jays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| R Johnson LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .276 | ||
| L Overbay 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .259 | ||
| V Wells CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | ||
| M Stairs RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| F Thomas DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .304 | ||
| a-J Smith PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | ||
| T Glaus 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .353 | ||
| A Rios RF-CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 | ||
| A Hill 2B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .348 | ||
| G Zaun C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .211 | ||
| R Clayton SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .333 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 13 | |||
| a-flied out to center for F Thomas in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: G Zaun (1, O Perez); L Overbay (4, O Perez); A Hill 2 (3, J Gobble, J Standridge); R Clayton (3, R Braun) HR: V Wells (2, 4th inning off J Standridge 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: R Johnson (7), L Overbay 3 (4), V Wells (6), A Hill 2 (6), G Zaun (4) 2-out RBI: V Wells Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Johnson 1, R Clayton 1, L Overbay 1, F Thomas 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (L Overbay-R Clayton-L Overbay). | ||||||||||
| Toronto Blue Jays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| A Burnett (W, 10-8) | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 102-60 | 7.27 | |
| S Downs | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 0.00 | |
| J Accardo | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-11 | 0.00 | |
| V Zambrano | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-11 | 4.50 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 141-85 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: A Gordon (By A Burnett); M Sweeney (By A Burnett) Batters faced: A Burnett 27; S Downs 1; J Accardo 5; V Zambrano 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Burnett 12-3; S Downs 1-0; J Accardo 0-2; V Zambrano 1-0 Game Scores: A Burnett 66 | ||||||||||
| KC | TOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | R Johnson singled to right, A Hill scored, G Zaun to third, R Clayton to second. | 0 | 1 | |
| 2nd | L Overbay hit a ground rule double to right, G Zaun, R Clayton and R Johnson scored. | 0 | 4 | |
| 4th | V Wells homered to left. | 0 | 5 | |
| 5th | A Hill doubled to left, T Glaus scored, A Rios to third. | 0 | 6 | |
| 5th | G Zaun grounded out to first, A Rios scored, A Hill to third. | 0 | 7 | |
| 5th | A Hill scored on R Braun's wild pitch. | 0 | 8 | |
| 7th | J Buck homered to left. | 1 | 8 | |
| 7th | A Hill doubled to left, A Rios scored. | 1 | 9 | |
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| Stadium | Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON |
| Attendance | 50,125 (101.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:08 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Nauert, First Base - Tom Hallion, Second Base - Mike Everitt, Third Base - Gerry Davis |
