The surprising Kansas City Royals look to close out a series victory with a getaway-day win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday.
The Kansas City Royals (15-10) haven’t posted a winning record since winning the World Series in 2015 and tied a franchise record in 2023 with 106 losses. But Kansas City, off to a solid start, can wrap up a victory in their four-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays (13-12) on Thursday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals received a scare during Wednesday night’s win when starting pitcher Alec Marsh took a line drive off his throwing arm in the fifth inning. The team announced that the right-hander sustained a forearm contusion. Meanwhile, Toronto placed outfielder Kevin Kiermaier on the injured list with inflammation in his left hip and recalled outfielder Addison Barger from Triple-A Buffalo.
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Marsh combined with four relievers, allowing six hits in Kansas City’s 3-2 win on Wednesday. Salvador Perez, Maikel Garcia and Bobby Witt Jr. produced RBI singles. Perez slashes .348/.408/.596 and leads the Royals with six home runs and 23 runs batted in.
George Springer homered for the Blue Jays, who have lost three of their last four. Cuban right-hander Yariel Rodriguez took his first big-league loss as he was unable to get through the fifth. Justin Turner hits .319/.414/.500 and Daulton Varsho tops the team with six homers and 13 RBI.
Left-hander Cole Ragans (0-2) draws the assignment for Kansas City on Thursday. In five starts, Ragans has a 4.32 ERA and 1.480 WHIP over 25 innings with 33 strikeouts. Right-hander José BerrÃos (4-0) posted a 0.85 ERA and 1.011 WHIP over his first five starts and 31.2 innings for Toronto.
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