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Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays

Final
Rogers Centre77°, Clear42,621

Recap

Player of the gameJac CaglianoneKCR5/6 1hr 6rbi

The Royals were shut out by seven Blue Jays relievers on Wednesday, but they turned around on Thursday and wasted no time in getting the offense going ... and going ... and going. That, plus another dominant start from Noah Cameron, sent the Royals to a 13-2 victory and a series win at Rogers Centre. It will be a happy flight to Cleveland, where Kansas City will play three against the Guardians this weekend. It was the Royals’ 10th win in their last 11 games and their fourth consecutive series win, a streak that started in Anaheim from Aug. 14-16 and continued in the last homestand with sweeps of the Athletics and Tigers. Thursday also marked the Royals’ second consecutive road series win after going 3-15-2 in their first 20 road sets of the season. This is what mattered most from a nice bounce-back win for Kansas City:  **1\. Cameron keeps rolling** The turnaround for Cameron keeps rolling along with another quality start (two runs allowed in six innings). He held the Blue Jays scoreless until his final inning, when George Springer hit a two-out, two-run home run in the sixth.  That put an end to Cameron’s scoreless innings streak at 19 frames, as well as a stretch of 48 2/3 consecutive innings without allowing a home run. Even as the Royals monitor Cameron’s workload now that he's surpassed his career high in innings, he’s been impressive. He doesn’t let jams get to him like they did early in the season, and the slider continues to be a real weapon for him. Along with calling his own pitches, the slider has been what’s fueled this whole turnaround. The Royals have always viewed Cameron as a big part of their future, but this stretch only emphasizes just *how* important he will be. That’s especially true as they start to build their offseason plan, which will revolve around pitching additions.

How the bets landed

Moneyline favoriteKCR -106 · 50% to win
Won
Run LineKCR -1.5
Covered
TotalO/U 8.5 · 15 scored
Over
Against the consensus line at the start, across 16 books

Team stats

16Hits8
3Home runs1
6Walks3
9Strikeouts3
1Stolen bases0
117Pitches thrown192
3Pitching strikeouts9

Box score

BattersABRHRBIHRBBSO
Vinnie Pasquantino1B5123111
Tyler TolbertSS1110000
John RaveLF-CF5000000
Bobby Witt Jr.SS5321000
Salvador PerezDH5010002
Isaac Collins2B5010002
Kyle IsbelCF3111011
Jac CaglianoneRF6356101
Carter JensenC2211131
Josh Rojas3B4210011
Matthew LugoLF1010000
Luke MailePH-C1000000
Totals43131612369
PitchersIPHRERBBSOHR
Alex LangeP1.0100100
Jose CuasP1.0100000
Noah CameronP6.0622231
Anthony GoseP1.0000000