"I think I used my fastball really effectively today." "Every inning I thought my fastball was getting better and better," said Kikuchi via interpreter Yusuke Oshima. Kikuchi gave up a soft bunt to Freddy Fermin to start the fifth but was dialed in after that, striking out Loftin, Kyle Isbel, and Blanco to end the inning. "He's been as consistent as anyone the entire year." "Credit to him, he's really, really turned it on in the second half," said Toronto manager John Schneider. Only New York Mets starter Jose Quintana has allowed fewer in that span among pitchers with at least 50 innings pitched. More impressively, it was only the second home run Kikuchi has allowed in his nine starts since the all-star break. Hitting at the bottom of the Royals lineup, it was just his second homer of the season. The Royals had a bullpen day, with Collin Snider serving as opener before Alec Marsh, Austin Cox, Carlos Hernandez (1-10), and Tucker Davidson came to the mound.īlanco opened the scoring for Kansas City in the third inning. Edward Olivares drove in a run with a fielder's choice and Salvador Perez had a late RBI single. Romano recorded four outs for his 33rd save of the season.ĭairon Blanco had a home run for Kansas City (44-98) and Nick Loftin added an RBI triple. Jordan Hicks, Trevor Richards, Chad Green (2-0), Tim Mayza, and Jordan Romano of Markham, Ont., came out of Toronto's bullpen. Starter Yusei Kikuchi had eight strikeouts over five innings for Toronto, allowing one run on three hits and a walk. "We lose? We flush it and let's take it to the next game. Savour it for a little bit and then take it to the next game. "Day by day, just think one game at a time," said Guerrero. The win, coupled with Texas's 6-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics later Friday, extended Toronto's lead to 1 1/2 games over the Rangers for the third and final American League wild-card berth. "I would have been a lot happier if he had a few more days off," said Royals manager Matt Quatraro. Pinch-hitter Ernie Clement also had an RBI single.īichette returned from the 10-day injured list four hours before the game after missing time with a strained right quadriceps. "I said, 'Well, you know what, if he comes right here, I'm going to swing at it.'"īo Bichette drove in two runs with a single and a double for Toronto (78-63) in his first game since Aug. "That was the perfect scenario for me though with runners on base. "I'm the kind of hitter that I don't really like to swing on 3-0," Guerrero said via interpreter Hector Lebron. He said it all came down to Royals reliever Carlos Hernandez putting a fastball down the middle. Guerrero's two-run double was part of a four-run seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays hung to beat Kansas City 5-4 on Friday. But when he saw a fastball coming into the zone, he just couldn't resist. is content to keep the bat on his shoulder when he has a 3-0 count at the plate. 5.TORONTO - Normally, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Berríos struck out seven over six innings for the Blue Jays but missed a chance to win for the first time in nearly a month, now having gone 0-3 over his last five starts since beating the Red Sox in Boston on Aug. Jordan Diaz hit a tying home run with one out in the seventh off Yimi García after Toronto starter José Berríos exited. Jay Jackson gave up Nick Allen's leadoff single in the eighth then Genesis Cabrera entered to retire Ryan Noda on a groundout. Oakland also missed a chance the previous inning. Credit: AP/Jeff ChiuĮsteury Ruiz stole his AL-leading 55th and 56th bases in the ninth to put the go-ahead run on third but the A's couldn't bring him home. Oakland Athletics' Ryan Noda (49) is congratulated by third base coach Eric Martins (3) after hitting a home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Monday, Sept. Oakland hasn't had a home winning streak of more than three games in one season since five straight victories at the Coliseum from Aug. The A's had their three-game home winning streak snapped and fell to 7-23 this season against the AL East. That chased Pérez (1-2) and Spencer Horwitz added an RBI double. The A's made it interesting when Lawrence Butler hit his second home run of the game with a two-run drive against winner Jordan Romano (5-5).Ĭavan Biggio added an RBI single in the 10th as insurance for the Blue Jays, who are 3-1 so far on their six-game West Coast road trip. Especially lately the message was everyone's going to be ready at any given time.” It says a lot about how they work, how they prepare. “Guys being ready to play all the time in any situation, it feels like we're using everybody almost every game. “Everyone knows who we're missing and guys stepping up has been awesome,” manager John Schneider said.
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