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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Kansas City
(24-31)
Won 1
Kansas City 6, Toronto 2
Today's Boxes 6/6/09
TB 9, NYY 7
CWS 4, CLE 2
SEA 2, MIN 1
LAD 3, PHI 2
FLA 5, SF 4
MIL 3, ATL 0
DET 2, LAA 1
WSH 7, NYM 1
PIT 6, HOU 4
CIN 4, CHC 3
BOS 8, TEX 1
COL 10, STL 1
OAK 9, BAL 4
SD 6, ARI 4
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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