Royals stun Blue Jays to grab 2-0 series lead

“They keep going”, said Kansas City manager Ned Yost.

The Blue Jays did not display their considerable power the first two games, failing to get an extra-base hit in the Game 1 shutout.

The Blue Jays almost ended the streak an inning earlier.

Dominican Republic native Volquez earned his first postseason win, after entering the game 0-3.

Since the introduction of the seven-game series in 1985, 16 of 29 (55 per cent) teams winning Game 1 have gone on to take the series.

Against Texas in the ALDS decider, it was Toronto who administered a one-inning smackdown.

It turned out to be Toronto’s leaky defense that provided it.

“You really can’t pitch a better game to that point”, Gibbons said in his press conference. “He did a hell of a job”. “But I’ll give you a hint, his first name is Chris”, Yost said and laughed.

MLB.tv also offers another way to view the game online with a plan that costs $9.99 for select games of the ALCS, and it allows users who are able to authenticate a cable subscription with a log-in and password to watch the live broadcast online. “I don’t know what you’re talking about”. “Deserved better, that’s for sure”.

Jacob deGrom, who won twice in the Division Series, is set to start Game 3. Second baseman Ryan Goins called off a popup to short right field, then let it drop for a single.

“I just thought I heard an ‘I got it, ‘ but it was nothing”, Goins said. “I elevated it a lot more than I wanted to”. Donaldson managed a walk off Volquez but little else, while Tulowitzki – one of the Blue Jays’ big deadline acquisitions – had two strikeouts.

– Center fielder Lorenzo Cain went from first to third on Hosmer’s RBI single and scored the second run on a groundout. Toronto’s batted-ball luck was non-existent, but after Kansas City took their lead, pitching and defense slowly took the life out of each and every comeback attempt.

The Royals, who scored two runs in the third, added to their lead on Salvador Perez’s third homer of the postseason. He left the game after 6 2/3 and was charged with all five runs on six hits while striking out eight batters. Whatever the team wants me to do to help them win. But the Royals are better suited than most teams to enjoy a run of good fortune on balls in play because they put so many balls in play. “That’s a tough loss”.

Moustakas singled to right, tying the game. “It’s so big you don’t get rewarded for trying to hit the ball out”. And he was kind of cruising throughout the rest of the game. Did he ever pitch well. Toronto was shut out only five times during the regular season.

Blue Jays’ send the ace left-hander David Price (18-5, 2.45) today against the Royals’ righty Yordano Ventura (13-8, 4.08). Good things are going to happen. “Whoever is available for Game 4 they are both great options”.

Six innings was all the Royals needed.

Cain extended his post-season hit streak to 10 games, one off the franchise record (Amos Otis, 1978-80).

The Royals finally broke through against David Price, rallying to take the lead in the seventh by batting around. “He came in after the eighth inning and was lobbying to go back in the ninth”. Then when Bautista came to bat, Davis got him flying out to right. Edwin Encarnacion hit a run-scoring single and Tulowitzki a run-scoring double to put Toronto ahead, 3-0, in the sixth. His postseason record is not good: a 5.04 ERA in 12 appearances (six starts) with nine home runs allowed in 50 innings. He threw 90 pitches, 64 for strikes and complained later about being unable to control his fastball. The Blue Jays pitching staff has allowed four or more runs in five of their seven postseason games. Duffy and Herrera held course, and Davis worked around two runners sending down the two-headed monster at the second and third spots, as has become commonplace for the filthy Royals’ righty.