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    The Toronto Blue Jays (2-3) visit the Kansas City Royals (1-4) on Thursday at 2:10 PM ET. The Blue Jays are favored (-205) against the underdog Royals (+173). Toronto’s Kevin Gausman starts against Kansas City’s Jordan Lyles.

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    Game Info, Betting Lines for Blue Jays vs. Royals

    • Game Day: Thursday, April 6, 2023
    • Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
    • Location: Kansas City, Missouri
    • Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
    Blue Jays vs Royals Betting Information
    Favorite Favorite Moneyline Total
    Blue Jays -205 8

    How Do I Watch the Blue Jays vs. the Royals?

    • TV Channel: BSKC

    Blue Jays Stats & Trends

    Blue Jays Batting

    • The Blue Jays ranked seventh-best in MLB action last season with 200 total home runs.
    • Toronto had an MLB-leading .263 batting average.
    • Last season the Blue Jays scored the fourth-most runs in baseball (775 total, 4.8 per game).
    • The team struck out 7.7 times per game, the sixth-best mark in MLB.
    • The Blue Jays hit 98 home runs on the road last season (1.2 per game).
    • Toronto slugged .428 with 3.2 extra-base hits per game away from home.
    • The team averaged 9.5 hits per game and batted .266 away from home last season.

    Blue Jays Key Batters

    • Vladimir Guerrero Jr. finished last season with 175 hits while batting .274.
    • Bo Bichette hit 24 homers while driving in 93 runs.
    • Last season, George Springer finished with 25 home runs, 76 RBI and a batting average of .267 last season.
    • Alejandro Kirk had 134 hits and an OBP of .374.

    Royals Stats & Trends

    Royals Batting

    • The Royals’ 138 home runs ranked 26th in MLB last season.
    • Kansas City’s .244 batting average ranked 14th in the majors last season.
    • The Royals scored the 24th-most runs in the league last season with 640 (4.0 per game).
    • Kansas City showed patience at the plate last season, having the eighth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.9) among MLB offenses.
    • They hit 65 homers, an average of 0.8 per game, in 81 home contests last season.
    • Kansas City had a team slugging percentage of .399 in home games last season with 222 extra-base hits.
    • They averaged 8.5 base hits per game and hit .259 as a team at home last season.

    Royals Key Batters

    • Bobby Witt Jr. had 150 hits with a .428 slugging percentage last season.
    • Salvador Perez hit .254 with 23 doubles, a triple, 23 home runs and 20 walks.
    • MJ Melendez had a .314 on-base percentage while batting .217 last season.
    • Hunter Dozier hit .236 with 26 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs and 34 walks.

    Blue Jays vs. Royals Probable Pitchers

    Kevin Gausman (TOR) Pitcher Jordan Lyles (KC)
    0 – 1 W/L 0 – 1
    6 IP 5.1
    0.00 ERA 1.69
    1.500 WHIP 1.313
    10.5 K/9 3.4
    1.5 BB/9 3.4

    Blue Jays vs. Royals Injury Updates

    • Blue Jays: Mitchell White: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Chad Green: 60 Day IL (Undisclosed), Hyun-Jin Ryu: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
    • Royals: Drew Waters: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Daniel Lynch: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Brentz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Angel Zerpa: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Diego Hernandez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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