Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals Game 2 4/17/2021 Picks

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The Toronto Blue Jays (6-7) will duel the Kansas City Royals (7-4) in Game 2 of the American League doubleheader showdown at the Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Saturday, April 17, 2021, at 6:10 PM ET. Toronto lost Game 1 of a doubleheader versus Kansas City at 5-7 after an inefficient performance of their starter Anthony Kay. The left-handed Kay gave up five runs on six hits in 3.1 innings pitched. The Blue Jays made 10 hits from the dish and were 2-11 with runners in scoring position. First Baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a solo shot for his third home run on the year. The Toronto Blue Jays started the season with a team batting average of 0.239 and 0.704 OPS. Guerrero led Toronto with a 0.390 batting average and 10 RBIs.

Left-handed Steven Matz will take on the pitcher’s rubber to start Game 2 against the Royals on Saturday. The southpaw thrower started the season with a 2-0 record, a 1.46 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, and 13 strikeouts. Lefty Matz pitched against four batters of the current Kansas City lineup with most of his experience on the bump facing 1B Carlos Santana and CF Michael Taylor. The duo went a combined 6-39 against the lefty Matz with two homers. The Blue Jays are 5-5 in its last 10 contests, 5-5 on the run line, and the UNDER is 6-4.

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Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals Game 2 Predictions 4/17/2021

On the part of the Royals, the team won Game 1 of their doubleheader match versus the Toronto Blue Jays at 7-5 on Thursday. Jakob Junis earned the victory for Kansas City in pitching for 5.0 innings while giving away 2 runs with 6 strikeouts. The Royals posted 9 hits from the dish and were 2-1 with runners in scoring position. Hunter Dozier led his team and went 2-4 with an RBI and a run scored. The Kansas City Royals started this season with a 0.247 team batting average and 0.702 OPS. Whit Merrifield led Kansas with a batting average of 0.364 batting average, 0.014 OPS, three home runs, and 11 RBIs.

The Kansas City Royals will be sending the left-handed Mike Minor to the bump to start against the Blue Jays on Saturday. The southpaw starter started the season with a 1-0 record, a 4.50 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, and 9 strikeouts. Lefty Minor has given away a batting average of 0.114 with zero home runs in 28 at-bats during his MLB career versus the current line-up of Toronto. The Royals are 6-4 in its last 10 outings, 6-4 on the run line, and the UNDER is 6-3-1.

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Kansas City Royals. The MLB Pick for this game is Kansas City +120. This is a battle between two southpaw starters but the Royals have been a little bit superior against the Blue Jays to start the season. Kansas City has a batting average of 0.292 and 0.846 OPS with 17 runs while Toronto has a 0.243 batting average, 0.654 OPS, and 11 runs. Matz had a good start this season but Minor already had success against this Blue Jays’ line-up. The prediction, Kansas City will win 6-4.

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