Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 KC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 |
Who won: Royals 9-5
The Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-5 on Monday, April 3, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The Blue Jays win the series 3-1. The Royals outscored the Blue Jays 4-0 in the 4th inning. MJ Melendez went 2-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals. Bo Bichette went 2-for-5 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Blue Jays.
Recap · Apr 4
Singer, Lopez lead Royals past Blue Jays 9-5 for 1st win
Brady Singer pitched five effective innings, MJ Melendez hit a two-run homer and the Kansas City Royals broke loose early to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-5 on Monday night for their first victory of the season.
What it means
- Season series: TOR wins series 3-1.
- Blue Jays 1-3 on the road; Royals 1-3 at home.
Latest headlines
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Preview · Sep 26
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Injuries and inactives
Blue Jays5th in AL East- 60-Day-ILAnthony Santander RFShoulder, Surgery, left
- 60-Day-ILCody Ponce SPKnee, Surgery, right
- 15-Day-ILDylan Cease SPShoulder, Inflammation, right
- 15-Day-ILJameson Taillon SPElbow, right
- 15-Day-ILShane Bieber SPShoulder, Inflammation, right
Royals5th in AL Cent- OutSteven Cruz RPPersonal
- Day-To-DayMitch Spence RPUndisclosed
- 60-Day-ILConnor Seabold RPLat, Strain, right
- paternityNick Loftin 3BPersonal
- 15-Day-ILTony Gonsolin SPIllness
Probable starters
Blue Jays5th in AL East
Jose Berrios SP
Probable starter · 11-12, 3.65 ERA, 184 K, 1.19 WHIP
Lineup
- 1George SpringerRF
- 2Bo BichetteSS
- 3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.DH
- 4Daulton VarshoLF
- 5Alejandro KirkC
- 6Brandon Belt1B
- 7Matt Chapman3B
- 8Cavan Biggio2B
- 9Kevin KiermaierCF
Royals5th in AL Cent
Brady Singer SP
Probable starter · 8-11, 5.52 ERA, 133 K, 1.45 WHIP
Lineup
- 1MJ MelendezC
- 2Vinnie Pasquantino1B
- 3Bobby Witt Jr.DH
- 4Michael Massey2B
- 5Kyle IsbelCF
- 6Hunter Dozier3B
- 7Jackie Bradley Jr.LF
- 8Nicky LopezSS
- 9Nate EatonRF
The series
TOR wins series 3-1
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Game info
- Venue
- Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 10,810
- Officials
- Adam Hamari (Home Plate Umpire), Jerry Layne (First Base Umpire), Vic Carapazza (Second Base Umpire), Manny Gonzalez (Third Base Umpire)
Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.
