Royals at Blue Jays 6/29/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Rogers Centre will play host to a Saturday afternoon clash between the Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays. Last night, Kansas City was unable to hold onto a two-run lead entering the bottom of the sixth inning of a 6-2 road loss against Toronto. Alex Gordon collected three hits and drove in a run for the Royals, who are 26 games below .500 overall.

Thirty-three year old righty Homer Bailey (7-6 4.61 ERA) will take the mound for the Royals in this matchup. Kansas City has won each of Bailey’s last four starts and he has given up just four runs over his last 23 innings. The Toronto Blue Jays have lost 25 of their 39 home games and are rebuilding as a franchise. On Thursday, Toronto OF Lourdes Gurriel Jr. continued his recent hot streak with two home runs and three runs batted in. Randall Grichuk added his 15th blast and Eric Sogard went deep as well for the Blue Jays, who won their 30th game of the year.

Twenty-eight year old righty Marcus Stroman (5-9 3.04 ERA) could be on the move at this season’s trade deadline for the rebuilding Blue Jays. In his last start, Stroman struck out six across six scoreless frames during a 6-1 road victory against Boston.