Ray scheduled to start for Toronto at Kansas City

By: The Associated Press Posted: 2:22 AM CDT Sunday, Apr. 18, 2021

Toronto Blue Jays (7-8) vs. Kansas City Royals (8-5)

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Toronto Blue Jays (7-8) vs. Kansas City Royals (8-5)

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Toronto Blue Jays (7-8) vs. Kansas City Royals (8-5)

Kansas City, Kansas; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Robbie Ray (0-1, 3.60 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 3 strikeouts) Royals: Brady Singer (0-2, 6.48 ERA, 1.80 WHIP, 11 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -106, Blue Jays -110; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals host the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.

The Royals went 15-15 on their home field in 2020. Kansas City averaged 8.1 hits per game last season and totalled 68 home runs as a team.

The Blue Jays finished 15-19 in road games in 2020. Toronto hit .255 as a team with 3.3 extra base hits per game and 88 total home runs last year.

The teams meet for the fourth time this season. Kansas City leads the season series 2-1.

INJURIES: Royals: Jesse Hahn: (right shoulder), Kyle Isbel: (undisclosed), Adalberto Mondesi: (right oblique strain).

Blue Jays: Kirby Yates: (tommy john surgery), Ross Stripling: (forearm), Jordan Romano: (forearm), David Phelps: (back), Nate Pearson: (adductor), Patrick Murphy: (shoulder), Julian Merryweather: (left oblique), Tom Hatch: (elbow), Tyler Chatwood: (triceps), George Springer: (left oblique), Teoscar Hernandez: (health protocols), Cavan Biggio: (hand).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.