LEADING OFF: Blue Jays play at Royals in ALCS opener

Remember when the Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays faced off in a thrilling four-game series that felt like postseason baseball in the middle of the summer?

The boys of summer will also be battling it out for barbecue. Numbers have been crunched, correlations have being calculated, but the odds simply can not predict the 2015 Toronto Blue Jays.

Blue Jays fans in the vote-rich 905 and 416 regions – studded with ridings that could help determine who becomes Canada’s next prime minister – are certain to tune into the Jays game on Monday night while possibly tuning out the election.

The Royals put men on first and third with one out in the bottom of the sixth after a Donaldson fielding error put Eric Hosmer on and Kendrys Morales singled.

Recent playoff history: Both teams advanced to the ALCS with Game 5 victories at home.

From his vantage point, LaCava was watching Ryan Goins field balls at second base, Troy Tulowitzki playing shortstop, David Price playing third, just for fun. Toronto hit. 266 against righties this season, tied with Kansas City for fourth-best in the majors….

The Jays will begin the ALCS with Estrada starting Game 1, David Price starting Game 2, Marcus Stroman starting Game 3. The Toronto Blues Jays beat the Texas Rangers 6-3. “Make it something good, brother”.

Q: Why has Price struggled in the postseason? He’ll get another shot to redeem himself Saturday. Varying circumstances brought them to Toronto. One mistake can lead to a whole bunch of runs, so they’ll have to be on their toes at all times.

“We needed him in the bullpen”, said LaCava. Kansas City (95-67) won the AL Central by 12 games for its first division title since taking the AL West in 1985. “You have to enjoy what’s happening when you play the game”.

After Johnny Cueto gave up a two-run homer to Luis Valbuena, a pitch manager Royals Ned Yost told Fox Sports 1 that really wasnt bad, the missing piece to the Kansas City rotation settled in and never gave the Houston Astros a chance to score more.

The Royals and Blue Jays already have played a contentious set of games this season, including a matchup in Toronto marked by two bench-clearing incidents. And he was heavily involved in the team’s last meeting, an ill-tempered affair August. 2 in Toronto that saw three ejections in a 5-2 Jays’ win. Kansas City native Michael Wheeler said the City’s support is crucial going into this ALCS series. Of course the Blue Jays fell behind, they were made by the comeback. One of those runs? Needless to say, he needs to be better against Kansas City. These are traits of a character team that knows how to win. 318 with 11 homers and an. They might not be so lucky against the Jays.

Fans showed up to the Plaza in Kansas City to encourage the team and show off their playoff pride. He walked Josh Donaldson to start the inning. “We’ll see how it goes”. Even without closer Greg Holland, who recently had Tommy John surgery, the bullpen remains among the best in baseball.