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Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays

MLB
Royals
36-54
1-8
Final
Blue Jays
48-43
Rogers Centre
TV: Sportsnet
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Who won: Blue Jays 8-1

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 8-1 on Friday, July 15, 2022 at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays win the series 3-1. The Blue Jays outscored the Royals 3-0 in the 3rd inning. Matt Chapman went 3-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Blue Jays.

Recap · Jul 16
Hernández, Chapman, Manoah lead Toronto past depleted Royals

Teoscar Hernández and Matt Chapman hit three-run home runs, Alek Manoah snapped a three-start winless streak with seven strong innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the depleted Kansas City Royals 8-1 on Friday night.

What it means

  • Season series: TOR wins series 3-1.
  • Royals 17-27 on the road; Blue Jays 28-19 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

Royals3rd 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
Blue Jays2nd 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

Probable starters

Royals3rd in AL Cent
Zack Greinke SP
Probable starter · 4-9, 3.68 ERA, 73 K, 1.34 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Edward OlivaresLF
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 3Vinnie PasquantinoDH
  4. 4Emmanuel Rivera3B
  5. 5Ryan O'HearnRF
  6. 6Nick Pratto1B
  7. 7Nate EatonCF
  8. 8Nicky Lopez2B
  9. 9Sebastian RiveroC
Blue Jays2nd in AL East
Alek Manoah SP
Probable starter · 16-7, 2.24 ERA, 180 K, 0.99 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1George SpringerDH
  2. 2Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
  3. 3Alejandro KirkC
  4. 4Bo BichetteSS
  5. 5Teoscar HernandezRF
  6. 6Lourdes Gurriel Jr.LF
  7. 7Matt Chapman3B
  8. 8Raimel TapiaCF
  9. 9Cavan Biggio2B

The series

TOR wins series 3-1
Last meeting: Royals 3, Blue Jays 1 (Jul 14)

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Game info

Venue
Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario · Attendance 26,422
Officials
Stu Scheurwater (Home Plate Umpire), John Bacon (First Base Umpire), Brian O'Nora (Second Base Umpire), Todd Tichenor (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesTOR wins series 3-1

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