The Blue Jays use three wild pitches from the Royals to win the comeback
The near-impossible happened on Sunday at the Rogers Center during a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Kansas City Royals.
The Blue Jays, in the midst of a race for a wild-card spot in the American League, trailed 2-0 in the bottom of the sixth inning with two outs but were threatening. Royals pitcher Cole Ragans had already thrown a wild pitch to put runners on second and third.
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Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Davis Schneider scores on a wild pitch against the Kansas City Royals as umpire Chris Segal calls the out in the sixth inning of a baseball game in Toronto on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Alejandro Kirk stepped in again to try to make something happen. Ragans then uncorked another wild throw to score Vladimir Guerrero Jr. On the next throw, Ragans did it again. Davis Schneider scored the equalizer.
Toronto got going again and in the next inning Kevin Kiermaier hit a solo home run. The Blue Jays then scored two more goals and won the game 5-2.
“We have a lot of energy at the moment,” said Kiermaier. “We’re coming at the right time and we just want to keep going.”
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Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Cole Ragans, #55, throws against the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning of American League MLB baseball action in Toronto on Sunday, September 10, 2023. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Ragans tried to explain what happened.
“On my front leg, the bottom of my cleat just got caught in the dirt,” he said. “Basically, it trips me up so I don’t have a footing to throw the ball.”
Ragans added: “I’ve never seen it, it’s never happened to me. I don’t know it. It was just kind of a freak accident.”
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Toronto Blue Jays centerfielder Kevin Kiermaier, No. 39, celebrates with teammate George Springer after hitting a solo home run against the Kansas City Royals in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Toronto on Sunday, September 10, 2023 . (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto defeated Kansas City to win its sixth game in its last seven and eight of its last 10. Toronto went 80-63 and would have secured the second wild card spot if the season ended today. They are one game ahead of the Seattle Mariners for this spot. The Mariners are half a game ahead of the Texas Rangers.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.