The Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays will decide their three-game series at Rogers Centre in a matinee on Wednesday afternoon.
The Kansas City Royals (18-13) snapped a three-game slide on Tuesday night over the host Toronto Blue Jays (15-16) at Rogers Centre. The teams face-off Wednesday afternoon for a getaway day matchup to decide the series. The Blue Jays had won back-to-back games, but have lost six of their last eight. Kansas City, second in the American League Central, stand two games behind the first place Cleveland Guardians. The Royals’ last winning season came in their World Series championship campaign in 2015, while Toronto reached the postseason each of the last two seasons, but has lost their last seven playoff games dating back to 2016.
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Game Date: May 1, 2024
Game Time: 3 p.m. ET
TV: Bally Sports Southwest AR2
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Cole Ragans fanned nine in 6.2 innings and Michael Massey mashed a two-run homer in the second inning, as Kansas City picked up a 4-1 victory on Tuesday. Salvador Perez finished 2-for-3, raising his batting average to an American League-best .355 and also leads the AL with 26 RBIs.
The Blue Jays pushed across their lone run on Bo Bichette’s RBI single in the sixth. They managed just four hits and stand 26th in MLB with 110 runs scored through 31 games. The loss also clinched a season series win for the Royals, who took three of four at home from Toronto last week.
Right-hander Chris Bassitt (2-4), off to a rocky start this season, takes the ball for the Jays. He has a 5.64 ERA and 1.846 WHIP in 30.1 innings over six starts. Right-hander Seth Lugo (4-1) owns a 1.66 ERA and 1.105 WHIP in six starts and 38 innings for Kansas City and gets the start on Wednesday.
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