Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Blue Jays

13-11

2-3

Final

Royals

14-10

Kauffman Stadium

TV: Sportsnet

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

Who won: Royals 3-2

The Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 3-1. The Royals outscored the Blue Jays 3-1 in the 5th inning. Bobby Witt Jr. went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI for the Royals. Justin Turner went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Blue Jays.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 3-1.
Blue Jays 7-8 on the road; Royals 10-5 at home.

Latest headlines

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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

Kevin Gausman SP

Probable starter · 14-11, 3.83 ERA, 162 K, 1.22 WHIP

Lineup

1George SpringerRF
2Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
3Bo BichetteSS
4Justin TurnerDH
5Daulton VarshoCF
6Davis SchneiderLF
7Alejandro KirkC
8Isiah Kiner-Falefa3B
9Kevin KiermaierCF

Royals5th in AL Cent

Michael Wacha SP

Probable starter · 13-8, 3.35 ERA, 145 K, 1.19 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezC
5MJ MelendezLF
6Adam FrazierDH
7Dairon BlancoRF
8Michael Massey2B
9Kyle IsbelCF

The series

KC wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Blue Jays 5, Royals 3 (Apr 22)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 11,373
Officials: Brian Knight (Home Plate Umpire), Alex Mackay (First Base Umpire), Ryan Additon (Second Base Umpire), Chris Guccione (Third Base Umpire)