The Toronto Blue Jays rallied for a 4-2 win over the Kansas City Royals Sunday to close out their four-game series. The Blue Jays won the series 3 games to 1.
The Royals would take a 2-0 lead thanks to single runs in the first and second innings.
Edward Olivares had an RBI single for the Royals and Nick Pratto hit his first career home run for the Royals scores on the day.
Toronto tied the game with a two-run third inning thanks to an error and a sac fly from Bo Bichette.
The Blue Jays added two more runs in the eighth on an Alejandro Kirk two-run homer.
The Royals head into the All-Star break with a record of 36-56 on the year. Kansas City will return to action Friday when they begin a three-game series at home with the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Royals yesterday placed pitcher Daniel Lynch on the 15-day injury list with a blister and sent 9 players who joined the team for the series in Toronto back to the minors.
The Kansas City Royals selected two college players on the first day of the MLB draft Sunday night. With their 1st pick and 9th overall, they selected Virginia Tech outfield Gavin Cross.
With their second pick and 49th overall, they selected Arkansas third baseman Cayden Wallace.
The Royals hadn’t drafted a college position player in the first round since Hunter Dozier in 2013, but they walked away from Day 1 with two power hitters and versatile defenders. Cross will start his career in center field, but he can play all three outfield spots. Wallace was a right fielder his freshman year at Arkansas, but he moved to third base this year.
