The Kansas City Royals reached deep into their playbook on Wednesday night. The Royals played a little small ball in a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, manufacturing each run in a different manner.
Five has been the magic number for the Toronto Blue Jays as they head into the second contest of their four-game series against the host Kansas City Royals on Tuesday evening. The Blue Jays have won nine of their last 13 games while scoring exactly five runs in eight of the victories.
The Kansas City Royals needed an offensive spark. And if their last three games were any indication, the Royals needed it fast. The Toronto Blue Jays, who gave the Royals their third straight loss in Monday’s series opener,
Bobby Witt Jr. delivered the go-ahead double in the fifth inning for Kansas City after a costly error by Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and the Royals' bullpen shut down Toronto the rest of the way in a 3-2 victory Tuesday night.
Bobby Witt Jr. delivered the go-ahead double in the fifth inning for Kansas City after a costly error by Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and the Royals’ bullpen shut down Toronto the rest of the way in a 3-2 victory Tuesday night.