Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 4/25/24, 7:34 AM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 4/25/24 at 7:34 AM in MLB Picks

The Kansas City Royals will go for the trifecta in the series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals registered consecutive 3-2 victories in Game 1 and 2 to improve their record to 10-5 and 15-10 overall, 2.5 games behind the AL Central pace-setter Cleveland Guardians. Meanwhile, the Jays saw their road record drop below .500 to 7-9 because of the back-to-back setbacks. Kansas City will be starting lefty Cole Ragans (0-3, 4.32 ERA with 33 strikeouts) while the Blue Jays will deploy their own strikeout machine Jose Berrios (4-0, 0.85 ERA with 27 strikeouts). While the Royals’ batting numbers aren’t eye-popping, they have the fifth-lowest ERA in the Majors at 3.16. The Blue Jays, meanwhile, have below league averages split of .232/.317/.371 with 95 runs. They have also posted a 4.15 ERA, which ranks 21st in the MLB.