Toronto Blue Jays Hammered By Kansas City Royals 14-2, Trail ALCS Series 3-1


The Kansas City Royals absolutely hammered the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series held at the Rogers Centre in Toronto tonight. Over 49,000 people attended the game. Some fans were left with a sense of disappointment over the Blue Jays’ poor showing.

Kansas City took Toronto out back of the woodshed this evening, winning 14-2 and outhitting the Blue Jays 15-7, according to Yahoo Sports. Kansas began their relentless assault in the first inning and kept it up through the ninth. It would appear that this evening, at least, the Toronto Blue Jays never had a shot.

Kansas City Royals beat Toronto Blue Jays 14-2.
Lorenzo Cain of the Kansas City Royals. [Photo by Harry How/Getty Images]
In the first inning, with Alcides Escobar already on base, Ben Zobrist, the Kansas City Royals’ second baseman, belted a 2-run homer and the Royals had a 2-0 lead. Later, still in the first, Lorenzo Cain and Eric Hosmer scored more Kansas City runs. Cain scored as a result of a Blue Jays’ catcher Russell Martin passed ball, which drew the plate keeper toward the bleachers. Hosmer scored off of a well-executed Mike Moustakas sacrifice fly ball.

Alex Rio furthered the Kansas City carnage by a run with a spectacular, soaring home run to deep center field. Bringing the score to 5-0.

Toronto was finally able to muster a return salvo in in the bottom of the third inning. Jose Bautista and Josh Donalson scored Blue Jays’ RBIs that would prove to be the team’s last for the evening.

In the top of the seventh inning, the Kansas City dominance continued. Four more runs, earned by hard-played baseball: an Alcides Escobar sacrifice fly, as well as smart base running on a wild pitch allowing Alex Gordon to reach home and Paulo Orlando to advance. Lorenzo Cain hit a single and Eric Hosmer hit a sacrifice pop fly, bringing the Royals ahead by 9-2.

Toronto Blue Jays lose to Kansas City Royals in ALCS game 4.
Salvadore Perez grimaces in pain after an encounter with a foul ball. [Photo by Harry How/Getty Image]
Kansas City successfully blocked the Blue Jays’ attempts to respond in the bottom of the seventh. Then, in the top of the eighth, Kansas City struck again.

First, came an Alcides Escobar sacrifice, bringing Salvador Perez home. Then, Lorenzo Cain hit a single that generated two RBIs and put the Royals ahead 12-2.

Toronto Blue Jays lose to Kansas City Royals.
Toronto Blue Jays ace, Jose Bautista. [Photo by Harry How/Getty Images]
The Blue Jays were again kept from home plate in the bottom of the eighth. Toronto fans were noticeably quieter than at last night’s 11-8 Toronto win.

The Royals scored two more runs in the ninth inning. An Alcides Escobar single earned him two RBIs.

Escobar’s runs were the last of the night.

The Kansas City Royals won, 14-2 and took a commanding 3-1 lead in the ALCS series. As Steven D’Souza with the CBC notes, the Blue Jays had a similar lead over Kansas City in the 1985 ALCS, and went on to lose. Perhaps, if this is any sort of precedent, Toronto can come back tomorrow at 4:07 p.m. in a do-or-die game for the Blue Jays, and pull out a win.

The win to went to Kansas City pitcher Luke Hoochever, who pitched 1.1 innings and allowed zero runs. Kansas City’s Chris Young pitched for 4.2 innings and allowed 2 runs.

Game 4 of the ALCS: Toronto Blue Jays, Kansas City Royals.
Toronto pitcher Liam Hendriks. [Photo by Harry How/Getty Images]
Fox Sports Go is reported to be hosting a live stream of Game 5 of the ALCS in Toronto tomorrow. Edinson Volquez is expected on the mound for the Royals. Marco Estrada is scheduled to pitch for the Blue Jays, according to MLB. If Toronto wins, the remainder of the series will be played in Kansas City. If Kansas City wins, they will be crowned American League champions.

Volquez has a 1-1 win/loss record in the post season and a 2.11 ERA. Volquez had a 3.55 ERA through the 2015 regular season. Estrada is 1-1 with a 3.09 post-season ERA. Estrada’s regular season ERA was 3.13 over 13 wins and 8 losses.

[Feature Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images]

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