After playing five innings, then waiting out a bizarre rain delay that stretched to 3 hours, 38 minutes, the Royals finally were declared a 2-1 winner Thursday — their third straight one-run victory to wrap up their four-game set with Toronto.
The Toronto Blue Jays send ace Jose Berrios to the mound Thursday afternoon in the series finale against the host Kansas City Royals. After taking a second consecutive 3-2 loss on Wednesday, the Blue Jays need a victory on Thursday to earn a split of the four-game series and avoid their first series loss since dropping two out of three to the New York Yankees from April 5-7. Berrios (4-0, 0.85 ERA) hasn't allowed a run in his last three outings covering 19 2/3 innings. "He lives up to his nickname of 'La Makina,'" Toronto manager John Schneider said.
Monday night, a series with a potential National League Wild Card feel to it kicked off at Great American Ball Park. The Cincinnati Reds have been playing some of their best ball lately, led by a surge from ever-improving Elly De La Cruz. The offense went wild in a weekend sweep of the Los Angeles Angels. The Philadelphia Phillies' Ranger Suárez walked all over the Reds Monday, throwing seven shutout innings on just 88 pitches.
No | Player | P |
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40 | P | |
17 | P | |
92 | P | |
44 | P | |
93 | P | |
34 | P | |
57 | P | |
16 | P | |
54 | P | |
6 | P | |
58 | P | |
24 | P | |
33 | P | |
29 | P | |
68 | P | |
50 | P |
No | Player | P |
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9 | C | |
30 | C |
No | Player | P |
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47 | 3B | |
11 | SS | |
8 | 2B | |
28 | 3B | |
27 | 1B | |
7 | 3B | |
2 | 3B |
No | Player | P |
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39 | CF | |
36 | LF | |
4 | RF | |
25 | LF |
No | Player | P |
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20 | DH |