In this article we will formulate a Royals vs Blue Jays prediction for this MLB game on Monday, April 22nd at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game one in this series.
Royals Preview
The Kansas City Royals are 13-9 this year and they have lost three of their last four games. Kansas City is coming off of a series loss to the Orioles, where they lost two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Royals won two out of three against the White Sox and lost two out of three to the Mets. The KC pitching staff has a 3.18 ERA, a 1.26 WHIP, and a .243 opponent batting average. The Royals offense has scored 108 runs with a .237 batting average and a .309 on base percentage. Salvador Perez is batting .333 with six home runs and 22 RBI’s for the Royals. The projected starting pitcher for Kansas City is Brady Singer, who is 2-0 with a 1.54 ERA and a 0.86 WHIP over 23.1 innings pitched this year.
Blue Jays Preview
The Toronto Blue Jays are 12-10 this season and they have won six of their last eight games. Toronto is coming off of a series win against the Padres, where they won two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Blue Jays won two out of three against the Yankees and Rockies. The Toronto pitching staff has a 4.41 ERA, a 1.36 WHIP, and a .250 opponent batting average. The Blue Jays offense has scored 86 runs with a .235 batting average and a .319 on base percentage. Daulton Varsho is batting .242 with five home runs and 11 RBI’s for the Blue Jays. The projected starting pitcher for Toronto is Yusei Kikuchi, who is 1-1 with a 2.08 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP over 21.2 innings pitched this season.
Kansas City Royals Team Facts
- The Royals have lost each of their last 10 Monday night games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- The Royals have covered the run line in each of their last eight night games against American League opponents following a loss.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Royals’ last six games against American League opponents.
- The Royals have led after 3 innings in 15 of their last 21 games as underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Royals have led after 5 innings in three of their last four games as home underdogs against American League opponents.
Toronto Blue Jays Team Facts
- The Blue Jays have won nine of their last 10 games against the Royals.
- The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five road games against AL Central opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last six games as favorites against American League opponents.
- The Blue Jays have led after 5 innings in each of their last six games as favorites.
- The Blue Jays have trailed after 7 innings in four of their last six games as road favorites against AL Central opponents.
Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts
- Hunter Renfroe has hit a home run in each of his last two home appearances against the Blue Jays after playing the previous day.
- Salvador Perez has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Royals’ last six games as home underdogs against AL East opponents.
- Salvador Perez has recorded two or more total bases in seven of his last eight appearances in night games against AL teams that held a winning record.
- Brady Singer has recorded five or more strikeouts in six of his last seven appearances in night games against AL teams that held a winning record.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has scored at least one run in each of the Royals’ last seven games as home underdogs against AL opponents.
- Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances.
- Salvador Perez has recorded at least one Single in each of the Royals’ last six games as home underdogs.
- Brady Singer has recorded a win in three of his last four home appearances against AL East opponents.
- Brady Singer ranks T9th amongst qualified players for Earned Run Average (1.54) this season.
Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts
- Daulton Varsho has scored at least one run in eight of his nine previous appearances against the Royals after playing the previous day.
- Bo Bichette has recorded at least one hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last nine road games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- Yusei Kikuchi has recorded a win in each of his last three appearances in night games against teams that held a winning record.
- Yusei Kikuchi has recorded six or more strikeouts in five of his last six road appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has hit a home run in each of the Blue Jays’ last two road games against the Royals.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has recorded an RBI in four of the Blue Jays’ last five road games against the Royals.
- Bo Bichette has recorded at least one Single in 10 of the Blue Jays’ last 11 night games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Bo Bichette has recorded at least one total base in each of his last nine appearances with the Blue Jays as favorites against AL opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Kansas City Royals rank 4th in the league for home runs allowed this season (14).
- The Kansas City Royals rank T5th in the league for home runs this season (26).
- The Toronto Blue Jays rank T7th in the league for doubles this season (39).
- The Toronto Blue Jays rank T24th in the league for triples this season (1).
Royals vs Blue Jays Prediction
Kansas City comes into this game four games above the .500 mark and they are 9-4 at home, but they have lost three of their last four games. The Royals have had very good pitching to start this season and they are near the top of the MLB in team ERA. Toronto has won three series in a row and they have scored at least four runs in four of their last five games. The Blue Jays are starting Yusei Kikuchi, who has allowed two earned runs and 11 hits over 17.1 innings in his last three starts. The Royals are going with Brady Singer, who has allowed two earned runs or fewer in all four of his starts this year. Both of these pitchers have been very good so far this season, but I am going to side with the home team here. Take the Royals.