Kansas City Royals (59-74, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (64-69, fifth in the AL East)
Toronto; Wednesday, 7:07 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Randy Dobnak (2-1, 1.58 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 29 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Spencer Miles (5-2, 3.02 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 73 strikeouts)
LINE: Blue Jays -137, Royals +116; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals will try to continue a nine-game win streak with a victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Toronto is 64-69 overall and 33-34 in home games. Blue Jays pitchers have a collective 3.98 ERA, which ranks sixth in the AL.
Kansas City is 59-74 overall and 23-44 on the road. The Royals have a 26-14 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.
The teams square off Wednesday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kazuma Okamoto leads the Blue Jays with 46 extra base hits (20 doubles and 26 home runs). Alejandro Kirk is 13 for 36 with two doubles, three home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games.
Salvador Perez has 19 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 59 RBIs for the Royals. Bobby Witt Jr. is 11 for 38 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 5-5, .290 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
Royals: 9-1, .278 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 24 runs
INJURIES: Blue Jays: Jonatan Clase: 10-Day IL (foot), Addison Barger: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane Bieber: 15-Day IL (back), Josh Smith: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Trey Yesavage: 15-Day IL (knee), Joe Mantiply: 60-Day IL (knee), Luis Urias: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Jose Berrios: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Bloss: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jameson Taillon: 15-Day IL (forearm), Patrick Corbin: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Royals: Michael Massey: day-to-day (head), Jac Caglianone: day-to-day (ankle), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Maikel Garcia: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Carlos Estevez: 60-Day IL (foot), Beck Way: 15-Day IL (back), Nick Mears: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Connor Seabold: 60-Day IL (lat), Tony Gonsolin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Luinder Avila: 60-Day IL (forearm), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (elbow), Stephen Kolek: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jonathan India: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
