Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction: Blue Jays to beat Royals in Game 3 as well

Toronto beat Kansas City twice on the road. Will the third game of the series also go in favor of the Blue Jays? Let's pick a few options to bet on at once.

Kansas City can't handle the competition

The Royals have lost eight of their last nine games and have solidified themselves at the bottom of the standings. Before two straight losses to Toronto, Mike Matheny's team lost three straight in Cleveland to the Guardians and gave up 2 out of 3 games on their home field to the Houston Astros. Kansas once again confirmed that they can't even compete for the American League wild-card yet. The Royals are last in the conference standings with a 17-37 balance.

Kansas' starting pitcher for Game 3 against Toronto is Brady Singer, who is 2-1 and has a 4.15 ERA in seven starts.

Toronto's performance keeps getting better

Prior to the Kansas City games, Charlie Montoyo's team had lost two of three games at home to Minnesota. But that's the exception in recent weeks. Before the series with the Twins, the Blue Jays had eight straight wins, thrashing the Los Angeles Angels and Chicago White Sox. Toronto has added to their lead over the distance, sitting third in the American League standings with a 33-22 record. Only Houston and the New York Yankees are higher.

Yusei Kikuchi of Japan will pitch for Toronto in the second game of the series with Kansas, 2-2, and a 3.91 ERA in 10 starts.

Head-to-head encounters

The score in the season series is 2-0 in favor of Toronto.

Toronto defeated Kansas in 4 out of 7 games last season.

Expert Betting Tips

In the first two games of the series at Kauffman, the Blue Jays didn't just beat the Royals, they smashed them with a clean sheet, 8-0 and 7-0. In Game 3, the Kansas offense will surely show better and pick up some wounds. But from the looks of it, the Royals will still concede more. Toronto has made a great run and is unlikely to give up even one win to the outsider.

Prediction: Toronto will win in a high-scoring match.

Betting options:

• Toronto To Win + Total Over (6.5) for 2.03;
• Handicap Toronto (-1) for 1.81;
• Total Over (9.5) for 2.20.

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