Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Blue Jays

33-23

4-8

Final

Royals

18-37

Kauffman Stadium

TV: Sportsnet

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

Who won: Royals 8-4

The Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at Kauffman Stadium. The Blue Jays win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Blue Jays 3-0 in the 1st inning. Carlos Santana went 4-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Royals. Zack Collins went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Blue Jays.

Recap · Jun 8

Royals' bats awaken in 8-4 win over Blue Jays to avoid sweep

Mike Matheny spent about 20 minutes in the dugout before his Kansas City Royals took the field against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday and tried to put what has been a miserable 20-game stretch into perspective.

What it means

Season series: TOR wins series 2-1.
Blue Jays 15-13 on the road; Royals 10-19 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

Yusei Kikuchi SP

Probable starter · 6-7, 5.19 ERA, 124 K, 1.50 WHIP

Lineup

1George SpringerCF
2Bo BichetteSS
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.DH
4Santiago Espinal2B
5Raimel TapiaRF
6Lourdes Gurriel Jr.LF
7Matt Chapman3B
8Zack CollinsC
9Cavan Biggio1B

Royals3rd in AL Cent

Brady Singer SP

Probable starter · 10-5, 3.23 ERA, 150 K, 1.14 WHIP

Lineup

1Whit MerrifieldRF
2Andrew BenintendiLF
3Bobby Witt Jr.SS
4Salvador PerezDH
5MJ MelendezC
6Carlos Santana1B
7Emmanuel Rivera3B
8Michael A. TaylorCF
9Nicky Lopez2B

The series

TOR wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Blue Jays 7, Royals 0 (Jun 7)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 12,196
Officials: Sean Barber (Home Plate Umpire), David Rackley (First Base Umpire), Larry Vanover (Second Base Umpire), Junior Valentine (Third Base Umpire)