Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays 7/30/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 07/30/2021 at 12:04 AM ET

In Friday night MLB action, the Kansas City Royals will travel to Rogers Centre to take on the Toronto Blue Jays. The Royals (45-56) have won eight of their last ten games, but remain 14 games off the pace in the AL Central Division race. On Thursday, Kansas City SP Carlos Hernandez (2-1) allowed four hits across six innings during a 5-0 home victory versus Chicago. 

Rookie left-hander Daniel Lynch (1-2 7.88 ERA) will make his fifth career major league start for the Royals. Last time out, Lynch allowed five hits across eight shutout frames during a 6-1 home victory versus Detroit.

The Toronto Blue Jays have split their first 44 home games and will be playing for the first time this season at Rogers Centre. On Thursday, All-Star 1B Vladimir Guerrero hit a three-run blast to power Toronto to a 13-0 road triumph against Boston. SP Hyun Jin Ryu (10-5) tossed six shutout innings to earn the win for the Blue Jays (51-48).

Toronto will turn to thirty-one year old righty Ross Stripling (3-6 4.84 ERA) in the series opener. The Blue Jays have lost Stripling’s last three starts and he has been tagged for 11 runs over his last nine innings of work.

Toronto OF Lourdes Gurriel left Wednesday’s game after being hit by a pitch on the elbow and is listed as day-to-day. Through 101 games, Kansas City ranks 23rd in OPS and 24th in runs scored. For the season, Toronto ranks 1st in OPS and 5th in runs scored. Take the over on Friday. Final Score Prediction, Toronto Blue Jays win 8-5.

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