Kansas City Royals vs. Toronto Blue Jays MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 8/1/2021

The Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays meet Sunday in MLB action at Rogers Centre. The Royals look for a win after splitting their last six games. The Blue Jays look for a win after winning four of their last five games.

The Kansas City Royals have scored nine runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last eight games. The Royals have won eight of their last 10 games when scoring four or more runs. Salvador Perez leads the Royals with 112 hits and 66 RBI while Whit Merrifield and Carlos Santana have combined for 197 hits and 108 RBI. Brad Keller gets the ball, and he is 7-9 with a 5.55 ERA and 93 strikeouts this season. Keller is 2-1 with a 5.49 ERA and 13 strikeouts in his career against the Blue Jays.

The Toronto Blue Jays have scored 23 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in seven of their last eight games. The Blue Jays have won four straight games when scoring four or more runs. Bo Bichette leads the Blue Jays with 121 hits and 71 RBI while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Marcus Semien have combined for 132 hits and 147 RBI. The Toronto Blue Jays didn’t announce a starting pitcher at the time this article was published.

The Royals are 2-5 in their last 7 Sunday games and 17-35 in their last 52 road games. The Blue Jays are 6-2 in their last 8 Sunday games and 5-11 in their last 16 during game 3 of a series. The under is 10-1 in Royals last 11 overall. The under is 5-1 in Blue Jays last 6 overall. The Royals are 17-42 in the last 59 meetings in Toronto and 6-13 in the last 19 meetings.

Brad Keller is pitching well, allowing 19 hits and seven runs in his last 27.2 innings, but the Royals as a team are hard to trust right now. The Blue Jays offense has caught fire lately and they look like a team that’s ready to make a push over the next month or so. The Blue Jays are just 3.5 games out of a wild card spot, so the motivation is there. Give me the home team.