“We still have a lot of games left to play and I need to be healthy for (the Blue Jays)”, said Estrada, who said his back wasn’t great but improving and that he was limited to walking at this point in his rehabilitation.
Advertisement
After day one, Michael Saunders leads the voting to be the American League all-star team’s final man.
Stroman was ideal through five innings, throwing 44 pitches. He does everything to win games for us. Ian Kinsler led the way Sunday by collecting two hits, a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored. Toronto manager John Gibbons spoke with Yost to put in a good word.
Saunders, who hit a solo home run in the fourth, came through again in the bottom of the eighth with a RBI single to put the Blue Jays back in front. Roberto Osuna worked the ninth for his 17th save.
Toronto Blue Jays’ Michael Saunders, center, and Troy Tulowitzki, right, congratulate Junior Lake after he scored on an Ezequiel Carrera single against the Kansas City Royals during the fifth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 6, 2016, in Toronto. Russell Martin followed that up with a double up the first-base line, driving home Saunders and giving Toronto a 4-2 lead.
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Marcus Stroman (6) reacts to striking out Kansas City Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield (not pictured) in the sixth inning at Rogers Centre.
Kenta Maeda scattered three hits and struck out six and the Los Angeles Dodgers hit three home runs off Zach Davies in an 8-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Kansas City Royals have to figure out a way to stop wetting the bed when they leave their home park.
Nationals (51-35) at Mets (46-38), 7:10 p.m. ET: Nats prospect Lucas Giolito (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will be making his second start of the season after having his Major League Baseball debut cut short by a rain delay. The Duke product allowed one run and five hits in 6 2/3 innings but did not factor in the decision in a game that ended up going 19 innings.
Relief pitcher Bo Schultz was called up from triple-A Buffalo to replace Estrada on the Blue Jays roster. Kansas City dropped to 16-29 on the road with Tuesday’s setback and have a chance to turn things around with four at home against Seattle beginning on Thursday. He’s 0-1 with a 1.69 ERA in five games against the Mariners, including three starts. Verlander didn’t pitch in that series, and is 3-4 with a 4.90 ERA in 10 career starts against the Blue Jays.
Advertisement
Miami’s J.T. Realmuto homered and drove in two runs as the Marlins beat Atlanta 5-2 in a game played at a U.S. Army post where the ballpark was built from scratch in less than four months.
