Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays

MLB

Royals

18-13

4-1

Final

Blue Jays

15-16

Rogers Centre

TV: Sportsnet

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

Who won: Royals 4-1

The Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at Rogers Centre. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Blue Jays 2-0 in the 2nd inning. Michael Massey went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Apr 30

Massey hits 2-run HR, Ragans fans 9 as Royals snap 3-game losing streak, beat Blue Jays 4-1

Michael Massey hit a two-run home run, Cole Ragans struck out nine in a season-high 6 2/3 innings, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
Royals 6-8 on the road; Blue Jays 8-6 at home.

Latest headlines

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Preview · Sep 27

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Recap · Sep 26

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Preview · Sep 26

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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

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
5Michael Massey2B
6Freddy FerminC
7MJ MelendezLF
8Hunter RenfroeRF
9Kyle IsbelCF

Blue Jays5th in AL East

Jose Berrios SP

Probable starter · 16-11, 3.60 ERA, 153 K, 1.15 WHIP

Lineup

1George SpringerCF
2Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
3Bo BichetteSS
4Justin TurnerDH
5Davis SchneiderLF
6Alejandro KirkC
7Ernie Clement3B
8Isiah Kiner-Falefa2B
9Cavan BiggioRF

The series

KC wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Blue Jays 6, Royals 5 (Apr 29)

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Game info

Venue: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario · Attendance 27,189
Officials: Vic Carapazza (Home Plate Umpire), D.J. Reyburn (First Base Umpire), Brian Walsh (Second Base Umpire), Adam Hamari (Third Base Umpire)