News Category: Kansas City Royals

The Toronto Blue Jays, who finally broke the five-run barrier on Monday, would like to make it a trend when they oppose the visiting Kansas City Royals again on Tuesday night. The Blue Jays won the opener of the three-game series 6-5 on Monday. It was the first time they scored more than five runs in a game since a 9-8 road loss to the New York Yankees on April 6. Justin Turner paced Toronto

The Toronto Blue Jays have a chance to exact some revenge on the visiting Kansas City Royals when the teams open a three-game series Monday night. The Blue Jays won the opener of a four-game series at Kansas City last week before dropping the next three games. It was the start of a five-game losing streak for the Blue Jays that ended Sunday afternoon when they salvaged the finale of a three-game series against the

The Kansas City Royals will look for continuing bullpen success when they face the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday evening. As starters piled up eight quality starts through the first nine games, Royals relievers saw relatively little work, pitching the fewest innings in baseball through the first two weeks of the season. When they’ve been called upon, the bullpen has come through, posting a 3.27 ERA — the ninth lowest in the majors —

Five has been the magic number for the Toronto Blue Jays as they head into the second contest of their four-game series against the host Kansas City Royals on Tuesday evening. The Blue Jays have won nine of their last 13 games while scoring exactly five runs in eight of the victories. They are 10-1 this season when scoring five or more runs. Daulton Varsho’s team-leading sixth homer on Monday, a two-run shot, gave Toronto

The Toronto Blue Jays have won four straight series as they travel to Kansas City to open a four-game set with the Royals starting Monday evening. The Blue Jays have ridden Daulton Varsho’s power in winning six of their past eight games. Varsho has accounted for 10 of Toronto’s 35 runs in that span. “I’m having a better understanding of where my swing’s at and not missing my pitch when it’s there, and having a