mlb Game Recap
Toronto Falls 7-5 to Kansas City - Recap
Kansas City got 5 innings of work from Jakob Junis en route to a 7-5 victory over Toronto on Thursday at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium.
Kansas City was favored by -118 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 9.
Jakob Junis earned the victory for the Royals, throwing 5 innings of work, striking out 6, walking 1, and allowing 5 hits and 2 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Andrew Benintendi in the win.
Toronto's starting pitcher Tanner Roark worked 2.2 innings, giving up 1 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 2 in the loss. They got 3 hits from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in a losing cause.
Toronto enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 10-9 advantage in hits.
Scott Barlow pitched the final 2 innings for the save. He struck out 1 and allowed 2 hits in his outing.