Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Blue Jays

3-3

3-0

Final

Royals

1-5

Kauffman Stadium

TV: Sportsnet

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

Who won: Blue Jays 3-0

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 3-0 on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at Kauffman Stadium. The Blue Jays win the series 3-1. The Blue Jays outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 8th inning. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 3-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Blue Jays.

What it means

Season series: TOR wins series 3-1.
Blue Jays 3-3 on the road; Royals 1-5 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 28

Blue Jays' Max Scherzer strikes out 7 on short rest in season finale

Recap · Sep 27

Max Scherzer strikes out 7 in 225th career win as Blue Jays beat Reds 5-1 in season finale

Recap · Sep 27

Royals snap 3-game skid, beat AL Central champion Guardians 3-2 in regular-season finale

Preview · Sep 27

Royals host the Guardians on home losing streak

Preview · Sep 27

Blue Jays and Reds meet in series rubber match

Recap · Sep 26

Guardians clinch their 3rd straight AL Central crown with an 11-5 win over the Royals

Recap · Sep 26

Bleday hits 24th homer, Lowder pitches 6 innings for first win since August as Reds beat Blue Jays

Preview · Sep 26

Guardians bring 1-0 series lead over Royals into game 2

Injuries and inactives

Blue Jays5th 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

Royals5th 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 Jays5th in AL East

Alek Manoah SP

Probable starter · 3-9, 5.87 ERA, 79 K, 1.74 WHIP

Lineup

1George SpringerRF
2Bo BichetteSS
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
4Daulton VarshoLF
5Matt Chapman3B
6Alejandro KirkC
7Brandon BeltDH
8Whit MerrifieldLF
9Cavan Biggio2B

Royals5th in AL Cent

Zack Greinke SP

Probable starter · 2-15, 5.06 ERA, 97 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Bobby Witt Jr.SS
2MJ MelendezRF
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezC
5Michael Massey2B
6Nick PrattoLF
7Franmil ReyesDH
8Nicky Lopez3B
9Jackie Bradley Jr.CF

The series

TOR wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Blue Jays 4, Royals 1 (Apr 4)

Chirp's angle

Be the first to talk about this one.Open chat

Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 10,015
Officials: Vic Carapazza (Home Plate Umpire), Manny Gonzalez (First Base Umpire), Adam Hamari (Second Base Umpire), Jerry Layne (Third Base Umpire)