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ALDS GAME FIVE

It comes down to this. The winner goes on to face the Dodgers in the World Series.

ROYALS @ BLUE JAYS

Asa Lacy (13-9, 2.97) vs Mike Soroka (11-3, 3.62)

Top of the 1st

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 1st

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singled with two out.
He went to 2nd on a wild pitch but got no further.

Top of the 2nd

Jorge Soler led off with a walk.
He went to 2nd on a Charlie Blackmon single.
They both moved up on a sac bunt by Manuel Margot.
Soler scored on a Nicky Lopez sac fly.

Royals lead 1-0

Bottom of the 2nd

Rafael Devers tied it up with a leadoff home run.
Then Willy Adames gave the Jays the lead with a one out solo homer.
Max Kepler followed with an infield hit.
Ali Sanchez hit into a double play.

Blue Jays lead 2-1

Top of the 3rd

Reese McGuire led off with a single.
He got no further.

Bottom of the 3rd

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 4th

Soler led off with a walk again.
He went to 2nd on a bunt single by Blackmon.
Margot then hit a three-run homer.

Royals lead 4-2

Bottom of the 4th

Giancarlo Stanton led off and was hit by a pitch.
Then Devers walked.
With one out, Stanton scored on a single by Adames.

Royals lead 4-3

Top of the 5th

Adelberto Mondesi singled with one out.
He then stole 2nd.
Then he stole 3rd.
He scored on a Nomar Mazara single.
Kasey Kalich received for Toronto.
Mazara was thrown out trying to steal 2nd.
Soler doubled.
He scored on a Blackmon single.

Royals lead 6-3

Bottom of the 5th

Bo Bichette led off with a single.
He stole 2nd.
Whit Merrifield followed with a two run homer.
Nick Anderson relieved for Kansas City.
With two out, Devers singled.
He was left there.

Royals lead 6-5

Top of the 6th

Lopez led off with a single.
He went to 2nd on a sac bunt by Hunter Dozier and 3rd on a McGuire groundout.
He was stranded at 3rd.

Bottom of the 6th

With one out, Jose Alvarez relieved for Kansas City.
Kepler singled.
Sanchez hit into another double play.

Top of the 7th

With two out, Soler reached in an infield hit.
Ty Tice relieved for Toronto.
He got the 3rd out.

Bottom of the 7th

David Bender relieved for Kansas City.
Guerrero Jr. singled with two out.
He was left on.

Top of the 8th

Lopez singled with one out.
He went to 3rd on a Dozier single, but Hunter was thrown out trying to go for 2nd.
Lopez was left at 3rd.

Bottom of the 8th

James Karinchak received for Kansas City.
Devers tied the game with a leadoff homer!
Then Austin Meadows walked.
Adames replaced him at 1st with a fielder's choice.
Adames went to 3rd on a Kepler single.
They were left at the corners.

Game tied 6-6

Top of the 9th

Raidel Martinez relieved for Toronto.
Mondesi doubled with one out.
He scored on a Soler single.

Royals lead 7-6

Bottom of the 9th

Merrifield led off with a walk.
Guerrero Jr. followed with a walk.
Lucas Sims received for Kansas City.
Jared Walsh pinch hit for Stanton and hit into a fielder's choice, with Merrifield going to 3rd.
Sims picked Walsh off 1st!
Devers ground out.

The Blue Jays lost a heartbreaker!

WP - James Karinchak (3-0)
Save - Lucas Sims (1)
LP - Raidel Martinez (0-1)

PoG - Jorge Soler

THE ROYALS WON THE ALDS, 3-2

ALDS MVP - Jorge Soler