Kansas City Royals center fielder Kyle Isbel (28) makes a leaping catch against the Toronto Blue Jays Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the fifth inning at Kauffman Stadium. Peter Aiken USA TODAY Sports Kansas City Royals outfielder Kyle Isbel knew he was taking a risk.
The Blue Jays will give the ball to Chris Bassitt (2-3, 3.90 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 3 on the season, and the Royals will counter with Seth Lugo (3-1, 2.03 ERA). Want to go to this game in person?
The Royals were holding a tenuous 2-1 lead in the fifth inning of Thursday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Kauffman Stadium, which may not sound ominous. But it’s important to note that it had been raining since first pitch,
But Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider emerged from the dugout and asked the umpires to delay the rain delay at Kauffman Stadium. And so, the grounds crew pushed the tarp back into its place down the right-field line.
Alec Marsh and four relievers combined for a six-hitter as the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 Wednesday night. Maikel Garcia and Salvador Perez each had two hits and an RBI for Kansas City,
Royals manager Matt Quatraro knew there would be a tight window for getting in Thursday’s game against the Blue Jays at Kauffman Stadium before the heaviest rain fell. By the fifth inning, the Royals held a 2-1 lead and there were pools of water on the infield.
Royals manager Matt Quatraro was frustrated his team was left hanging in limbo. Blue Jays counterpart John Schneider was equally perturbed his team wasn’t being given a chance to finish out a game it was losing.
The Blue Jays are cold, wet, cranky and ready to go home. Up against mother nature as much as the Royals, the Blue Jays lost to both on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium. After racing through the early innings before a rainstorm hit,
The Kansas City Royals placed right-hander Alec Marsh on the injured list Thursday after he took a 91 mph liner off his pitching elbow the previous night against the Blue Jays, putting what had been a breakout season for him on hold.