Massey leads Royals against the Blue Jays after 4-hit outing
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Toronto Blue Jays (89-65, first in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (77-77, third in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Shane Bieber (3-1, 3.72 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 30 strikeouts); Royals: Noah Cameron (8-7, 2.98 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 103 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals play the Toronto Blue Jays after Michael Massey had four hits against the Blue Jays on Friday.
Kansas City has a 77-77 record overall and a 42-37 record in home games. Royals pitchers have a collective 3.76 ERA, which ranks fourth in the AL.
Toronto has an 89-65 record overall and a 39-40 record in road games. The Blue Jays have the third-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .427.
Saturday’s game is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The Royals are ahead 3-1 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. has 42 doubles, six triples and 22 home runs for the Royals. Vinnie Pasquantino is 17 for 42 with six doubles, a home run and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.
George Springer has 23 doubles, a triple, 30 home runs and 79 RBIs while hitting .304 for the Blue Jays. Ernie Clement is 11 for 34 with five doubles over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 4-6, .283 batting average, 4.81 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs
Blue Jays: 6-4, .239 batting average, 4.25 ERA, outscored by two runs
INJURIES: Royals: Lucas Erceg: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Bergert: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Isbel: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Seth Lugo: 15-Day IL (back), Bailey Falter: 15-Day IL (biceps), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (abductor), Kris Bubic: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Blue Jays: Bo Bichette: 10-Day IL (knee), Robinson Pina: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Sandlin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (ankle), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.