Toronto Blue Jays vs. Kansas City Royals Prediction and Betting Odds. The 98-74 Toronto Blue Jays are set to take on the 101-71 Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Friday October 23, 2015, first pitch is scheduled 8:07 PM

Betting Odds
Moneylines: Blue Jays -140 / Royals +125
O/U: 7 runs

Pitching Match Up
Toronto: David Price (18-5, 2.45 ERA)
Kansas City: Yordano Ventura (13-8, 4.08 ERA)

In their last games: In Game 5 of this ALCS the Blue Jays beat the Royals 7-1.

The Royals lead this best of 7 series 3-2.

The Blue Jays head into Kansas City for Game 6 of the ALCS. The 18-5 David Price goes for the Blue Jays and the 13-8 Yordano Ventura goes for the Royals. The Blue Jays open at -140 as a road favorite with a line sitting at 7 runs. Toronto forced a Game 6 with a win at home in Game 5 where their offense scored 7 runs and starter Marco Estrada only gave up 1 earned run in 7 innings. The Blue Jays are led by their offense, which ranks 1st in the Majors in runs scored and in the 2 wins in this series they have combined for 18 runs and in the 3 losses they have combined for only 5 runs. Their pitching ranks 12th in team ERA and in the 5 games in this series they have given up a total of 34 runs. Kanas City has won 4 straight home games and they rank 7th in runs scored and 10th in team ERA. The Royals had won 4 of their previous 5 games when they had the chance to eliminate the opponent from the playoffs before the Game 5 loss in Toronto.

Toronto at Kansas City Key Betting Trends

Toronto is 37-17 in their last 54 games vs. a right-handed starter.
The Blue Jays are 13-4 in their last 17 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Toronto has an Over record of 11-3-2 in their last 16 games.
Kansas city is 11-4 in their last 15 overall.
The Royals are 4-0 in their last 4 home games.
Kansas City has an Over record of 5-2 in their last 7 games.

Key Player Injuries

TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Brett Cecil P Out For Season (calf)
Maicer Izturis 2B 60-Day Disabled List
Michael Saunders 60-Day Disabled List
Devon Travis 2B 60-Day Disabled List

KANSAS CITY ROYALS
Tim Collins P 60-Day Disabled List
Brian Flynn P 60-Day Disabled List
Jason Vargas P 60-Day Disabled List

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The Blue Jays send David Price to the hill to avoid elimination in this series and they have lost 2 of their 3 playoff games with him getting the star. He started Game 2 of this series in his last outing and gave up 5 earned runs in 6 innings in the 6-3 Toronto loss. In 16 innings pitched in the playoffs Price has given up 13 earned runs. The Blue Jays are 5-2 in his last 7 road starts. Yordano Ventura goes for the Royals and after losing his first playoff start they have won 2 in a row with him on the mound. He opposed Price in the Game 2 Kansas City win going 5 innings and giving up 3 earned runs. In the playoffs he has pitched 12 innings and has given up 9 earned runs. The Royals are 7-2 in their last 9 home games when Ventura has gotten the start.

Neither of the Game 6 starting pitchers has looked sharp in the playoffs, but Price will change that in this game and he will lead the Blue Jays to a win to force a Game 7.

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