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    Luke a force in win
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    Royals 6, Blue Jays 2
    Luke Hochevar allowed two runs on four hits and two walks in 6 2/3 innings. (Darren Calabrese/AP)
    By David Singh / Special to MLB.com
    Luke Hochevar came up from Triple-A Omaha and gave the Royals what they needed to end their eight-game slide, with 6 2/3 strong innings. The Kansas City bats responded in the fifth, as Mark Teahen hit a two-run homer, and Willie Bloomquist tripled with the bases loaded.
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    Series at a glance:
    KC
    Kansas City (24-31)
    Won 1     		Kansas City 6, Toronto 2   TOR
    Toronto (31-27)
    Lost 1
    June 6, 2009
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Kansas City
    		 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0   6 9 1
    Toronto
    		 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0   2 4 0
    Standings thru 6/6/09  |  Recap: KC | TOR  |  Gameday  |  Royals stats  |  Blue Jays stats
    Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    DeJesus, LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .232
    Bloomquist, SS-RF 4 0 1 3 0 1 0 .283
    Butler, B, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .281
    Jacobs, DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .234
    Guillen, J, RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .255
      Pena, T, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053
    Teahen, 3B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .276
    Callaspo, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .292
    Pena, B, C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333
      Olivo, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
    Maier, CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .246
    Totals 34 6 9 6 3 6 11  

    BATTING
    2B: Callaspo (18, Richmond), Pena, B (3, Camp), Butler, B (17, Carlson).
    3B: Bloomquist (4, Richmond).
    HR: Teahen (7, 5th inning off Richmond, 1 on, 1 out).
    TB: Teahen 5; Butler, B 2; Callaspo 2; Jacobs; Guillen, J; Bloomquist 3; Pena, B 3.
    RBI: Teahen 3 (20), Bloomquist 3 (9).
    2-out RBI: Bloomquist 3; Teahen.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Butler, B; DeJesus; Callaspo.
    GIDP: Maier, Teahen.
    Team RISP: 2-for-8.
    Team LOB: 4.

    FIELDING
    E: Teahen (5, throw).
    DP: 3 (Teahen-Callaspo-Butler, B, Butler, B-Bloomquist-Butler, B, Pena, T-Butler, B).
    		 
    Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Scutaro, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297
    Bautista, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
    Rios, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .263
    Wells, V, CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .253
    Lind, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .311
    Millar, DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252
    Overbay, 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .294
    Chavez, R, C 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .286
    McDonald, Jo, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .227
    Totals 29 2 4 2 3 4 7  

    BATTING
    2B: Overbay (16, Hochevar).
    HR: Chavez, R (1, 3rd inning off Hochevar, 1 on, 0 out).
    TB: McDonald, Jo; Bautista; Chavez, R 4; Overbay 2.
    RBI: Chavez, R 2 (4).
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Chavez, R 2.
    GIDP: Rios, Lind, Wells, V.
    Team RISP: 0-for-2.
    Team LOB: 3.

    FIELDING
    DP: 2 (McDonald, Jo-Scutaro-Overbay 2).
     
    Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Hochevar (W, 1-2) 6.2 4 2 2 2 3 1 7.85
    Farnsworth (H, 1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.15
    Soria 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.74
    		 
    Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Richmond (L, 4-3) 4.2 5 5 5 2 2 1 3.99
    Camp 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.03
    Carlson 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 5.14
    Ryan, B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.43

    Game Scores: Hochevar 59, Richmond 34.
    Pitches-strikes: Hochevar 91-58, Farnsworth 11-8, Soria 9-5, Richmond 70-42, Camp 31-20, Carlson 29-19, Ryan, B 17-10.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Hochevar 9-3, Farnsworth 1-2, Soria 1-1, Richmond 5-1, Camp 4-1, Carlson 0-1, Ryan, B 1-1.
    Batters faced: Hochevar 25, Farnsworth 4, Soria 3, Richmond 20, Camp 8, Carlson 6, Ryan, B 3.
    Inherited runners-scored: Farnsworth 2-0, Camp 1-0.
    Umpires: HP: Tim Tschida. 1B: Bob Davidson. 2B: Jeff Nelson. 3B: Mark Carlson.
    Weather: 60 degrees, sunny.
    Wind: 9 mph, Out to CF.
    T: 2:31.
    Att: 16,552.
    Venue: Rogers Centre.
    June 6, 2009
    June 6, 2009

    Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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