The Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays do battle Sunday in an MLB contest at Kauffman Stadium. Here’s a Royals vs Blue Jays Prediction. This article will include a Royals vs Blue Jays Pick.
Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview
The Toronto Blue Jays are 72-71 on the year and play the Orioles and Athletics next. The Toronto Blue Jays are batting .248 on the season, with a .309 OBP and a .382 slugging percentage. The Toronto Blue Jays’ pitching staff has a 3.90 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. Ernie Clement leads the Toronto Blue Jays with 146 hits and 46 RBI, while Kazuma Okamoto and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. have combined for 243 hits and 135 RBI.
Spencer Arrighetti gets the ball for the Toronto Blue Jays, and he is 7-8 with a 4.82 ERA and 97 strikeouts this season. Arrighetti is 0-3 with a 9.69 ERA and 14 strikeouts in his career against the Kansas City Royals.
Kansas City Royals Betting Preview
The Kansas City Royals are 63-80 on the year and play the Red Sox and Diamondbacks next. The Kansas City Royals are batting .247 on the season, have a .316 OBP, and have a .402 slugging percentage. The Kansas City Royals’ pitching staff has a 4.72 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Kansas City Royals with 137 hits and 51 RBI, while Salvador Perez and Jac Caglianone have combined for 250 hits and 136 RBI.
Randy Dobnak gets the ball for the Kansas City Royals, and he is 2-3 with a 2.65 ERA and 40 strikeouts this season. This will be Dobnak’s second career game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Why the Kansas City Royals will win
- The Royals have won four of their last five games as underdogs against AL opponents following a loss.
- The Blue Jays have lost three of their last four games as favorites against the Royals following a win.
- The Royals have covered the run line in each of their last eight games against AL opponents following a loss.
- The Blue Jays have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games as favorites against the Royals following a win.
- The Blue Jays have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last six Sunday road games.
- The Blue Jays have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last five day games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
Why the Toronto Blue Jays will win
- The Royals have lost each of their last 12 home games against AL East opponents.
- The Blue Jays have won each of their last seven games after playing the previous day.
- The Royals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five home games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- The Blue Jays have covered the run line in four of their last five road games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- The Royals have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last seven day games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
- The Blue Jays have won the first inning in three of their last four games as road favorites.
- The Royals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last eight-day games against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
Total Runs Facts
- Five of the Royals’ last six games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Five of the Blue Jays’ last six road games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in each of the Royals’ last eight Sunday day games at Kauffman Stadium.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in each of the Blue Jays’ last four games as road favorites.
Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts
- Randy Dobnak has recorded four or more strikeouts in each of his last five appearances.
- Carter Jensen has hit at least one home run in three of the Royals’ last four games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Salvador Perez has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 home appearances against the Blue Jays after playing the previous day.
Toronto Blue Jays Player Prop Facts
- Ernie Clement has recorded at least one hit in each of the Blue Jays’ last 10 games as road favorites.
- Spencer Arrighetti has recorded four or more strikeouts in each of his last eight appearances with his team as a favorite.
- Alejandro Kirk has hit at least one home run in five of his last eight appearances in day games against AL teams that held a losing record.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Royals rank 2nd in the league for doubles this season (258).
- The Royals rank 28th in the league for ERA this season (4.72).
- The Blue Jays rank 30th in the league for triples this season (8).
- The Blue Jays rank 29th in the league for RBIs this season (551).
Royals vs Blue Jays Prediction
I’m not running to the window to get behind Arrighetti and his 4.82 ERA and 1.34 WHIP, but the Jays need to keep winning if they’re going to make the playoffs, and they’ve taken full advantage of this series so far. We’ve faded the Royals a ton this season, and it looks like they’re ready for the offseason the quicker it approaches. The fact that the price is this soft is mind-boggling. I’ll gladly side with the Blue Jays in a game they must win.