Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 |
 KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
Who won: Royals 2-1
The Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 3-1. The Royals outscored the Blue Jays 2-0 in the 1st inning. Salvador Perez went 1-for-2 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.
Recap · Apr 25
Perez homers as KC beats Blue Jays 2-1 in game called after 5 innings, 3 1/2-hour rain delay
Royals manager Matt Quatraro was frustrated that his team was left hanging in limbo. Blue Jays counterpart John Schneider was equally perturbed that his team wasn't being given a chance to finish out a game it was losing.
What it means
- Season series: KC wins series 3-1.
- Blue Jays 7-10 on the road; Royals 12-5 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- 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 · 16-11, 3.60 ERA, 153 K, 1.15 WHIP
Lineup
- 1George SpringerRF
- 2Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
- 3Bo BichetteSS
- 4Justin TurnerDH
- 5Davis SchneiderLF
- 6Ernie Clement3B
- 7Daulton VarshoCF
- 8Alejandro KirkC
- 9Isiah Kiner-Falefa2B
Royals5th in AL Cent
Cole Ragans SP
Probable starter · 11-9, 3.14 ERA, 223 K, 1.14 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Maikel Garcia3B
- 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
- 3Vinnie PasquantinoDH
- 4Salvador Perez1B
- 5MJ MelendezRF
- 6Adam FrazierLF
- 7Michael Massey2B
- 8Freddy FerminC
- 9Kyle IsbelCF
The series
KC wins series 3-1
Last meeting: Royals 3, Blue Jays 2 (Apr 24)
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Game info
- Venue
- Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 9,740
- Officials
- Ryan Additon (Home Plate Umpire), Chris Guccione (First Base Umpire), Brian Knight (Second Base Umpire), Alex Mackay (Third Base Umpire)
Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.
