Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Blue Jays

32-22

8-0

Final

Royals

17-36

Kauffman Stadium

TV: Sportsnet

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
TOR	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	1	0	8
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Who won: Blue Jays 8-0

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 8-0 on Monday, June 6, 2022 at Kauffman Stadium. The Blue Jays win the series 2-1. The Blue Jays outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 6th inning. Santiago Espinal went 2-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Blue Jays. Michael A. Taylor went 2-for-2 for the Royals.

Recap · Jun 7

Bichette homers and Blue Jays top Royals 8-0

Bo Bichette hit one of three Toronto home runs and five Blue Jays pitchers combined on a two-hitter in an 8-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night.

What it means

Season series: TOR wins series 2-1.
Blue Jays 14-12 on the road; Royals 9-18 at home.

Latest headlines

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Preview · Sep 26

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Injuries and inactives

Blue Jays2nd in AL East

Anthony Santander RF
Shoulder, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Cody Ponce SP
Knee, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Dylan Cease SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Jameson Taillon SP
Elbow, right
15-Day-IL
Shane Bieber SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL

Royals3rd in AL Cent

Steven Cruz RP
Personal
Out
Mitch Spence RP
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Connor Seabold RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Nick Loftin 3B
Personal
paternity
Tony Gonsolin SP
Illness
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Blue Jays2nd in AL East

Ross Stripling SP

Probable starter · 10-4, 3.01 ERA, 111 K, 1.02 WHIP

Lineup

1George SpringerRF
2Bo BichetteSS
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
4Teoscar HernandezRF
5Alejandro KirkDH
6Santiago EspinalSS
7Matt Chapman3B
8Lourdes Gurriel Jr.1B
9Danny JansenC

Royals3rd in AL Cent

Daniel Lynch IV SP

Probable starter · 4-13, 5.13 ERA, 122 K, 1.57 WHIP

Lineup

1Whit MerrifieldDH
2Kyle IsbelLF
3Bobby Witt Jr.SS
4Salvador PerezC
5MJ MelendezC
6Hunter DozierRF
7Emmanuel Rivera3B
8Michael A. TaylorCF
9Nicky Lopez2B

The series

TOR wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 10,889
Officials: Larry Vanover (Home Plate Umpire), Junior Valentine (First Base Umpire), Sean Barber (Second Base Umpire), David Rackley (Third Base Umpire)