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Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays

MLB
Royals
44-98
4-5
Final
Blue Jays
78-63
Rogers Centre
TV: Sportsnet
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Who won: Blue Jays 5-4

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Friday, September 8, 2023 at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays win the series 3-0. The Blue Jays outscored the Royals 4-1 in the 7th inning. Bo Bichette went 2-for-5 with 2 RBI for the Blue Jays. Dairon Blanco went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Sep 8
Guerrero drives in 2, Bichette has 2 hits in return from injury, Blue Jays beat Royals 5-4

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning, Bo Bichette had two hits and two RBI in his return from injury and the Toronto Blue Jays held on to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Friday night.

What it means

  • Season series: TOR wins series 3-0.
  • Royals 18-52 on the road; Blue Jays 36-30 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

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
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

Probable starters

Royals5th in AL Cent
Collin Snider SP
Probable starter · 0-0, 4.87 ERA, 11 K, 1.82 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Maikel Garcia3B
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 3Salvador Perez1B
  4. 4MJ MelendezLF
  5. 5Nelson VelazquezDH
  6. 6Freddy FerminC
  7. 7Nick Loftin2B
  8. 8Kyle IsbelCF
  9. 9Dairon BlancoRF
Blue Jays5th in AL East
Yusei Kikuchi SP
Probable starter · 11-6, 3.86 ERA, 181 K, 1.27 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1George SpringerRF
  2. 2Bo BichetteSS
  3. 3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
  4. 4Davis SchneiderDH
  5. 5Cavan Biggio3B
  6. 6Whit MerrifieldLF
  7. 7Daulton VarshoLF
  8. 8Alejandro KirkC
  9. 9Kevin KiermaierCF

The series

TOR wins series 3-0

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Game info

Venue
Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario · Attendance 26,493
Officials
Ben May (Home Plate Umpire), Jeff Nelson (First Base Umpire), Chris Segal (Second Base Umpire), CB Bucknor (Third Base Umpire)

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

Season seriesTOR wins series 3-0

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