Blue Jays vs Royals Game Breakdown & Projections – Mon, Apr 22nd 2024
Blue Jays
12W-10L
April 22, 2024
07:40PM EST
Odds: 8.5 o/u
Royals
13W-9L
Get ready to watch feathers fly and bats crack at Kauffman Stadium tonight as the Toronto Blue Jays swoop into Royals territory for an electrifying showdown at 07:40 PM EST! Both teams are clawing at a chance to improve their solid standings in the American League, each sitting just 3 games back from the top. With the betting lines almost neck-and-neck – the Jays at -111 and the Royals at -109 – and an over/under that’s teasing a tight 8.5, this game is anyone’s ballgame. Fresh off their respective losses, with the Jays stung by the Padres and the Royals blanked by the Orioles, both squads are itching to bounce back under the clear, breezy evening skies of a 48-degree Kansas City. So, as the sun sets and the winds from the South pick up, get ready for a royal rumble where only one team can claim the crown of victory!
Game Breakdown
Game Time: April 22, 2024 07:40PM EST
Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City
Weather: Sunny with winds from the S at 12.5 mph. Temperature is at 48.0° with 46% humidity.
Vegas Odds
| TOR ML | KC ML | Over/Under | Line | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | -111 | -109 | 8.5 | -1.5/1.5 |
| Recent | -115 | -105 | 9.0 | -1.5/1.5 |
| Difference | -4 | +4 | +0.5 | – |
Team Performance
53.5% Win Probability
46.5% Win Probability
Previous Matchups
| Date | Runs | O/U | O/U DIFF | ATS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/03/23 | Toronto Blue Jays TOR | 5 | Over | +5.5 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 9 | ||||
| 04/04/23 | Toronto Blue Jays TOR | 4 | Under | -3.5 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | ||||
| 04/05/23 | Toronto Blue Jays TOR | 3 | Under | -5.5 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 0 | ||||
| 04/06/23 | Toronto Blue Jays TOR | 6 | Over | +0.5 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 3 | ||||
| 09/08/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | Over | +0.5 | |
| Toronto Blue Jays TOR | 5 | ||||
| 09/09/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | Under | -2.5 | |
| Toronto Blue Jays TOR | 5 | ||||
| 09/10/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 2 | Under | -1.5 | |
| Toronto Blue Jays TOR | 5 |
Blue Jays Vs Over/Under
Royals Vs Over/Under
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-16-24 | vsNYY | 4-5W | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | Push |
| 04-10-24 | vsSEA | 6-1L | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Under |
| 04-05-24 | @NYY | 3-0W | 5.3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | Under |
| 03-30-24 | @TB | 1-5L | 4.3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | Under |
| 09-29-23 | vsTB | 4-11W | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | Over |
| 09-24-23 | @TB | 9-5W | 4.0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | Over |
| 09-19-23 | @NYY | 7-1W | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | Under |
| 09-13-23 | vsTEX | 10-0L | 5.0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | Over |
| 09-08-23 | vsKC | 4-5W | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | Push |
| 09-02-23 | @COL | 7-8L | 4.7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Over |
| 04-21-24 | @SD | 3-6L | 5.3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | Push |
| 04-15-24 | vsNYY | 1-3W | 6.3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | Under |
| 04-09-24 | vsSEA | 3-5W | 6.7 | 5 | 1 | 8 | Under |
| 04-03-24 | @HOU | 0-8L | 4.3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | Under |
| 03-29-24 | @TB | 2-8L | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | Over |
| 09-28-23 | vsNYY | 0-6W | 7.7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | Under |
| 09-22-23 | @TB | 6-2W | 6.7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | Under |
| 09-16-23 | vsBOS | 3-4W | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | Under |
| 09-11-23 | vsTEX | 10-4L | 5.3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | Over |
| 09-05-23 | @OAK | 7-1W | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | Under |
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-21-24 | vsBAL | 5-0L | 5.3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | Under |
| 04-15-24 | @CWS | 2-0W | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Under |
| 04-10-24 | vsHOU | 2-11W | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | Over |
| 04-04-24 | vsCWS | 1-10W | 6.7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | Over |
| 03-30-24 | vsMIN | 5-1L | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Under |
| 09-26-23 | @SF | 4-0L | 8.7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | Under |
| 09-20-23 | @COL | 2-3W | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | Under |
| 09-15-23 | @OAK | 8-3L | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | Over |
| 09-09-23 | @HOU | 5-7W | 4.3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | Over |
| 09-03-23 | @SF | 0-4W | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Under |
| 04-17-24 | @CWS | 4-2W | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Under |
| 04-11-24 | vsHOU | 3-13W | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | Over |
| 04-05-24 | vsCWS | 1-2W | 6.3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Under |
| 03-31-24 | vsMIN | 0-11W | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | Over |
| 09-18-23 | vsCLE | 4-6W | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | Over |
| 09-12-23 | @CWS | 2-6L | 5.3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | Under |
| 09-05-23 | vsCWS | 6-7W | 5.0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | Over |
| 08-25-23 | @SEA | 5-7L | 4.0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | Over |
| 08-19-23 | @CHC | 4-6L | 3.7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | Over |
| 08-14-23 | vsSEA | 6-7W | 7.3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Over |
| 04-21-24 | vsBAL | 5-0L | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Under |
| 04-19-24 | vsBAL | 4-9W | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | Over |
| 04-17-24 | @CWS | 4-2W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Under |
| 04-12-24 | @NYM | 1-6L | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Under |
| 04-07-24 | vsCWS | 3-5W | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Under |
| 04-05-24 | vsCWS | 1-2W | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Under |
| 04-03-24 | @BAL | 3-4L | 0.7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Under |
| 04-02-24 | @BAL | 4-1W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Under |
| 03-30-24 | vsMIN | 5-1L | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Under |
| 09-29-23 | @SEA | 0-8W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Under |
Blue Jays Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/23 | vs SD | 3-6L | 6 | 2 | Push |
| 04/22 | vs SD | 5-2W | 8 | 1 | Under |
| 04/21 | vs SD | 5-1W | 11 | 1 | Under |
| 04/19 | @ NYY | 4-6L | 9 | 2 | Over |
| 04/18 | @ NYY | 5-4W | 8 | 0 | Push |
| 04/17 | @ NYY | 3-1W | 4 | 0 | Under |
| 04/16 | @ COL | 5-0W | 12 | 0 | Under |
| 04/15 | @ COL | 5-3W | 9 | 1 | Under |
| 04/14 | @ COL | 4-12L | 11 | 2 | Over |
| 04/12 | @ SEA | 1-6L | 6 | 1 | Under |
| 04/11 | @ SEA | 5-3W | 11 | 1 | Under |
| 04/10 | @ SEA | 5-2W | 11 | 0 | Under |
| 04/09 | vs NYY | 3-8L | 5 | 0 | Over |
| 04/08 | vs NYY | 8-9L | 12 | 1 | Over |
| 04/07 | vs NYY | 3-0W | 7 | 1 | Under |
Royals Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/23 | @ BAL | 0-5L | 5 | 0 | Under |
| 04/22 | @ BAL | 6-9L | 8 | 1 | Over |
| 04/21 | @ BAL | 9-4W | 9 | 2 | Over |
| 04/19 | vs CWS | 1-2L | 5 | 0 | Under |
| 04/19 | vs CWS | 4-2W | 7 | 2 | Under |
| 04/17 | vs CWS | 2-0W | 5 | 1 | Under |
| 04/16 | vs NYM | 1-2L | 3 | 1 | Under |
| 04/15 | vs NYM | 11-7W | 13 | 1 | Over |
| 04/14 | vs NYM | 1-6L | 3 | 1 | Under |
| 04/13 | @ HOU | 13-3W | 16 | 2 | Over |
| 04/12 | @ HOU | 11-2W | 11 | 1 | Over |
| 04/11 | @ HOU | 3-3L | 7 | 0 | Under |
| 04/09 | @ CWS | 5-3W | 6 | 2 | Under |
| 04/08 | @ CWS | 3-0W | 10 | 1 | Under |
| 04/07 | @ CWS | 2-1W | 7 | 0 | Under |
Team’s Batting Order
| Toronto Blue Jays | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPP | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.6 | 11.0 | 0.21 | 0.309 | 37.0% | 67.9% | 2.5% | |
|
#2
V. Guerrero
|
8.8 | 11.6 | 0.226 | 0.369 | 40.5% | 77.4% | 3.6% |
|
#3
Bo Bichette
|
8.6 | 11.1 | 0.241 | 0.342 | 32.9% | 67.1% | 1.3% |
| 7.8 | 10.4 | 0.308 | 0.508 | 47.7% | 98.5% | 3.1% | |
| 6.6 | 8.8 | 0.242 | 0.53 | 33.3% | 86.4% | 7.6% | |
| 7.8 | 10.6 | 0.227 | 0.477 | 31.8% | 79.5% | 6.8% | |
|
#7
Cavan Biggio
|
5.6 | 7.2 | 0.269 | 0.385 | 44.2% | 82.7% | 1.9% |
|
#8
Danny Jansen
|
7.2 | 9.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 30.0% | 70.0% | 0.0% |
| 6.1 | 8.1 | 0.179 | 0.196 | 32.1% | 51.8% | 0.0% | |
| 5.5 | 7.0 | 0.2 | 0.255 | 27.3% | 52.7% | 0.0% |
| Kansas City Royals | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPP | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.7 | 10.2 | 0.174 | 0.337 | 24.4% | 58.1% | 3.5% | |
| 9.3 | 12.0 | 0.3 | 0.578 | 37.8% | 95.6% | 4.4% | |
| 7.7 | 10.4 | 0.268 | 0.507 | 45.1% | 95.8% | 5.6% | |
| 7.9 | 10.5 | 0.333 | 0.59 | 43.6% | 102.6% | 7.7% | |
|
#4
Will Smith
|
-4.1 | 11.3 | nan | nan | nan% | nan% | nan% |
|
#5
MJ Melendez
|
7.4 | 9.9 | 0.232 | 0.478 | 34.8% | 82.6% | 5.8% |
| 8.2 | 10.7 | 0.277 | 0.431 | 38.5% | 81.5% | 3.1% | |
| 7.1 | 9.8 | 0.164 | 0.311 | 24.6% | 55.7% | 3.3% | |
|
#7
Adam Frazier
|
6.0 | 8.1 | 0.159 | 0.159 | 40.9% | 56.8% | 0.0% |
| 5.8 | 7.9 | 0.286 | 0.429 | 28.6% | 71.4% | 0.0% | |
| 6.6 | 8.3 | 0.194 | 0.222 | 25.0% | 47.2% | 0.0% | |
| 5.8 | 7.2 | 0.222 | 0.259 | 25.9% | 51.9% | 0.0% |
Blue Jays Notable Injuries
- No notable injuries for players that have played at least once in the last four weeks.
Royals Notable Injuries
- No notable injuries for players that have played at least once in the last four weeks.
Royals vs Braves Game Breakdown
September 29, 2024 at 9:43 am by thefield
Padres vs Diamondbacks Game Breakdown
September 29, 2024 at 9:43 am by thefield
Athletics vs Mariners Game Breakdown
September 29, 2024 at 9:43 am by thefield
Astros vs Guardians Game Breakdown
September 29, 2024 at 9:43 am by thefield
Dodgers vs Rockies Game Breakdown
September 29, 2024 at 9:43 am by thefield
Mets vs Brewers Game Breakdown
September 29, 2024 at 9:43 am by thefield
Orioles vs Twins Game Breakdown
September 29, 2024 at 9:43 am by thefield
White Sox vs Tigers Game Breakdown
September 29, 2024 at 9:42 am by thefield
Marlins vs Blue Jays Game Breakdown
September 29, 2024 at 9:42 am by thefield
Rangers vs Angels Game Breakdown
September 29, 2024 at 9:42 am by thefield
Rays vs Red Sox Game Breakdown
September 29, 2024 at 9:42 am by thefield
Phillies vs Nationals Game Breakdown
September 29, 2024 at 9:42 am by thefield
Pirates vs Yankees Game Breakdown
September 29, 2024 at 9:42 am by thefield
Cardinals vs Giants Game Breakdown
September 29, 2024 at 9:41 am by thefield
Athletics vs Mariners Game Breakdown
September 28, 2024 at 11:21 am by thefield
Rangers vs Angels Game Breakdown
September 28, 2024 at 11:21 am by thefield