Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TOR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 KC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Who won: Blue Jays 4-1
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1 on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The Blue Jays win the series 3-1. Daulton Varsho went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Blue Jays. Franmil Reyes went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.
Recap · Apr 4
Toronto ends 3-game skid in Whit Merrifield's return to KC
Yusei Kikuchi and four relievers limited the Kansas City Royals to one run on four hits, and the Toronto Blue Jays snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory in Whit Merrifield's return to Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday night.
What it means
- Season series: TOR wins series 3-1.
- Blue Jays 2-3 on the road; Royals 1-4 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
Yusei Kikuchi SP
Probable starter · 11-6, 3.86 ERA, 181 K, 1.27 WHIP
Lineup
- 1George SpringerDH
- 2Bo BichetteSS
- 3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
- 4Matt Chapman3B
- 5Daulton VarshoLF
- 6Whit MerrifieldRF
- 7Danny JansenC
- 8Santiago Espinal2B
- 9Kevin KiermaierCF
Royals5th in AL Cent
Kris Bubic SP
Probable starter · 0-2, 3.94 ERA, 16 K, 1.31 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Bobby Witt Jr.SS
- 2Edward OlivaresLF
- 3Salvador PerezC
- 4Franmil ReyesDH
- 5Matt Duffy3B
- 6Hunter Dozier1B
- 7Jackie Bradley Jr.CF
- 8Nate EatonRF
- 9Nicky Lopez2B
The series
TOR wins series 3-1
Last meeting: Royals 9, Blue Jays 5 (Apr 3)
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Game info
- Venue
- Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 12,123
- Officials
- Jerry Layne (Home Plate Umpire), Vic Carapazza (First Base Umpire), Manny Gonzalez (Second Base Umpire), Adam Hamari (Third Base Umpire)
Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.
