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Kansas City Royals (29-55) @ Toronto Blue Jays (31-53)
Glenn Sparkman (2-3, 4.07 ERA) vs. Clayton Richard (0-4, 6.89 ERA)
First pitch: 12:07 CT
Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Quick Hits:
- Whit Merrifield will represent the Royals in the All-Star game next week.
- Bobby Witt Jr. made his professional debut in Surprise, Arizona Sunday night. He went 3-6 with an RBI and a stolen base.
- Brett Phillips finished the month of June slashing .292/.420/.597 with 10 extra-base hits. He also put up a 15.5% K-rate, which is the lowest of his career, per Clint Scoles of RoyalsAcademy.com
- In four starts against the Royals, Richard has allowed 14 earned runs and four home runs. But at Rogers Centre, he’s posted a 5.79 ERA in five starts.
- With international signing allowed tomorrow, Kansas City has been linked to the #5 overall prospect in OF Erick Pena. The 6’3, 16-year-old’s scouting grades are
Hit: 55 | Power: 60 | Run: 50 | Arm: 50 | Field: 50
Closing out our series against Toronto on Canada Day.#AlwaysRoyal pic.twitter.com/1X8OJcCP39
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) July 1, 2019
Who's ready to spend #CanadaDay with us? ✋ pic.twitter.com/DJOgeIM9oq
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) July 1, 2019