The Toronto Blue Jays (78-63) will host the Kansas City Royals (44-98), in the second game of a three-game series, Saturday at 3:07 PM ET. The scheduled starters are Kevin Gausman (10-8) for the Blue Jays, and Zack Greinke (1-14) for the Royals.
How to Live Stream Blue Jays vs. Royals
- Game Day: Saturday, September 9, 2023
- Game Time: 3:07 PM ET
- Location: Toronto, Ontario
- Stadium: Rogers Centre
- TV: MLB.tv
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Blue Jays and Royals Stats
- The Blue Jays strike out a league-high 9.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff.
- The Blue Jays have the lowest ERA in baseball at 3.74.
- The Blue Jays have hit 163 homers this season, which ranks 17th in the league.
- Fueled by 435 extra-base hits, Toronto ranks 12th in MLB with a .420 slugging percentage this season.
- The pitching staff for the Royals has a collective 8.1 K/9, the fifth-worst in MLB.
- Kansas City has a 5.16 team ERA that ranks 28th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Royals rank 25th in baseball with 142 total home runs.
- So far this year, Kansas City ranks 22nd in the majors, slugging .397.
Blue Jays vs. Royals Key Players
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. paces the Blue Jays with 21 home runs and 84 runs batted in.
- George Springer has 22 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 55 walks while hitting .256.
- Whit Merrifield is hitting .281 with 25 doubles, 11 home runs and 31 walks.
- Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals in home runs (28), runs batted in (85) and has recorded a team-high batting average of .273.
- Salvador Perez has 19 doubles, 21 home runs and 18 walks while hitting .249.
- Maikel Garcia is hitting .280 with 19 doubles, four triples, four home runs and 30 walks.
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Blue Jays vs. Royals Betting Odds and Trends
Blue Jays vs. Royals Moneyline and Over/Under
Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blue Jays | -230 | +190 | 8.5 | -105 | -115 |
Blue Jays vs. Royals Betting Trends
- The Blue Jays have been favorites in 105 games this season and won 57 (54.3%) of those contests.
- The Blue Jays have a record of 8-3 in games when sportsbooks favor them by at least -230 on the moneyline.
- The Blue Jays and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 60 of 141 opportunities.
- The Royals have been underdogs in 120 games this season and have come away with the win 37 times (30.8%) in those contests.
- This season, the Royals have been victorious six times in 24 chances when named as an underdog of at least +190 or longer on the moneyline.
- Contests with the Royals have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 70 of 141 chances this season.