Blue Jays aim to break road skid, take on the Royals

Toronto Blue Jays (89-66, first in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (78-77, third in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Trey Yesavage (0-0, 1.80 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Royals: Michael Wacha (9-12, 3.79 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 117 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays will look to end a four-game road skid when they face the Kansas City Royals.

Kansas City has a 43-37 record in home games and a 78-77 record overall. The Royals have the fifth-best team ERA in the majors at 3.74.

Toronto is 89-66 overall and 39-41 on the road. The Blue Jays have hit 182 total home runs to rank sixth in the AL.

Sunday’s game is the sixth time these teams match up this season. The Royals are ahead 4-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. has 23 home runs, 49 walks and 82 RBIs while hitting .293 for the Royals. Vinnie Pasquantino is 17 for 40 with six doubles, two home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

George Springer leads the Blue Jays with 30 home runs while slugging .550. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 9 for 37 with two RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 5-5, .282 batting average, 4.66 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs

Blue Jays: 6-4, .231 batting average, 4.19 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: Chris Bassitt: 15-Day IL (back), 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.