Blue Jays vs Royals Odds

#3 BP

Chad Green: Hopes to throw within week

Apr 26th

Green (shoulder) hopes to begin throwing in three to seven days, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports.

#1 PROS

Ricky Tiedemann: Ulnar nerve issue in elbow

Apr 26th

Tiedemann has been diagnosed with ulnar nerve inflammation in his left elbow, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports.

#2 3B

Ernie Clement: Swipes second bag

Apr 26th

Clement went 1-for-1 with an RBI and a stolen base in Thursday's rain-shortened loss to the Royals.

#18 PROS

Josh Kasevich: Drawing raves at Double-A

Apr 26th

Kasevich has been praised for his work ethic and defense this season while slashing .353/.413/.456 through 16 games for Double-A New Hampshire, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

#3 P

Jose Berrios: Takes loss against Royals

Apr 25th

Berrios (4-1) took the loss Thursday against Kansas City, allowing two runs on three hits and three walks with a strikeout over five innings.

#5 P

Alek Manoah: Likely to make another rehab start

Apr 25th

Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Thursday that Manoah (shoulder) is likely to make another rehab start with Triple-A Buffalo, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

#1 2B

Cavan Biggio: Sits against southpaw

Apr 25th

Biggio is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Royals.

#1 C

Danny Jansen: Gets rest Thursday

Apr 25th

Jansen is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Royals.

#9 BP

Brendon Little: Summoned from Triple-A

Apr 25th

The Blue Jays recalled Little from Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday.

#8 BP

Bowden Francis: Shelved with forearm injury

Apr 25th

The Blue Jays placed Francis on the 15-day injured list Thursday with right forearm extensor tendinitis.

#1 RF

George Springer: Breaks home run drought

Apr 24th

Springer went 2-for-4 with a solo home run during Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Royals.

#6 P

Yariel Rodriguez: First loss of season

Apr 24th

Rodriguez (0-1) took the loss Wednesday against Kansas City, allowing three runs on six hits and two walks over four innings. He struck out two.

#1 DH

Justin Turner: Gets maintenance day

Apr 24th

Turner is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.

#1 3B

Isiah Kiner-Falefa: Gets Wednesday off

Apr 24th

Kiner-Falefa is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.

#2 2B

Davis Schneider: Retreats to bench

Apr 24th

Schneider is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.

#1 CF

Kevin Kiermaier: Lands on IL with hip inflammation

Apr 24th

The Blue Jays placed Kiermaier on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with left hip flexor inflammation.

#4 PROS

Addison Barger: Called up, starting Wednesday

Apr 24th

The Blue Jays recalled Barger from Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday. He'll start in left field and bat eighth against the Royals.

#1 P

Kevin Gausman: Takes third loss

Apr 24th

Gausman (0-3) took the loss Tuesday versus the Royals after giving up three runs (all unearned) on seven hits and a walk while striking out two batters across 6.2 innings.

#1 SS

Bo Bichette: Drives in three in win

Apr 23rd

Bichette went 1-for-4 with a triple and three RBI in Monday's win over the Royals.

#1 LF

Daulton Varsho: Power surge continues Monday

Apr 23rd

Varsho went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Monday's win over the Royals.

#1 CL

Jordan Romano: Picks up save

Apr 22nd

Romano allowed a run on one hit in one inning Monday. He struck out one batter and earned a save over Kansas City.

#4 P

Yusei Kikuchi: Produces quality start

Apr 22nd

Kikuchi (2-1) yielded two runs on five hits over six innings Monday, striking out four and earning a win over the Royals.

#2 PROS

Orelvis Martinez: Triple-A hit streak at 15 games

Apr 22nd

Martinez went 2-for-5 with a walk, a home run, two runs scored and four RBI in Triple-A Buffalo's 16-4 rout of Columbus on Sunday.

#2 P

Chris Bassitt: Takes loss against Padres

Apr 22nd

Bassitt (2-3) took the loss Sunday against the Padres after allowing four runs (two earned) on six hits and three walks while striking out four in 5.1 innings.

#7 BP

Nate Pearson: Back in majors

Apr 20th

The Blue Jays recalled Pearson from Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

#1 BP

Erik Swanson: Struggles in season debut

Apr 18th

Swanson (0-1) took the loss Wednesday against the Yankees, allowing three runs on three hits in one-third of an inning.

#8 BP

Mitch White: Designated for assignment

Apr 16th

White was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on Tuesday, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.

#2 C

Alejandro Kirk: Likely to lose work to Jansen

Apr 16th

Kirk is expected to move to the bench for Tuesday's game against the Yankees and will likely lose out on starts to Danny Jansen (wrist), who was reinstated from the injured list Monday, ESPN.com reports.

#2 BP

Yimi Garcia: Collects second save

Apr 15th

Garcia picked up the save Monday against the Yankees. He retired all three batters he faced without recording a strikeout.

#5 PROS

Brandon Barriera: Heads to IL

Apr 14th

Single-A Dunedin placed Barriera (arm) on its 7-day injured list Tuesday.