Yordano Ventura ® vs Mark Buehrle (L)
Saturday, Aug 1 1:07 PM ET
Gametime Forecast: 76°F • Clear • 4% PoP
Lineups
Blue Jays:
1. Revere LF
2. Donaldson 3B
3. Bautista RF
4. Encarnacion DH
5. Smoak 1B
6. Navarro C
7. Pillar CF
8. Kawasaki 2B
9. Goins SS
Royals:
1.*Alcides Escobar*SS
2.*Ben Zobrist*(S) LF
3.*Lorenzo Cain*® CF
4.*Eric Hosmer*(L) 1B
5.*Kendrys Morales*(S) DH
6.*Salvador Perez*® C
7.*Alex Rios*® RF
8.*Cheslor Cuthbert*® 3B
9.*Omar Infante*® 2B
Preview by Jeffrey Flanagan / MLB.com |
Right-hander Yordano Ventura (5-7, 4.86 ERA) is set to take the hill for the Royals against Blue Jays left-hander Mark Buehrle (11-5, 3.29 ERA). Ventura is coming off one of his best starts of the season in a win over Houston, tossing seven innings and allowing one run on six hits with no walks and five strikeouts.
Buehrle got a no-decision in his last outing against Seattle, as he gave up 10 hits and three runs in 5 2/3 innings. Buehrle had a streak of nine consecutive starts of going at least six innings and giving up two or fewer runs snapped.
Three things to know about this game
• Right-hander Mark Lowe and left fielder Ben Revere are expected to make their Blue Jays debuts on Saturday afternoon. Both players were acquired in the hours leading up to Friday's non-waiver Trade Deadline. Lowe will settle into a setup role alongside LaTroy Hawkins and Brett Cecil, while Revere is expected to get most of the playing time in left field.
• Eric Hosmer has a 13-game hitting streak for the Royals. This is his third hitting streak of 12 games or longer. His career long was 16 in 2014.
• Royals right-hander Chris Young is officially back in the bullpen, even though his ERA of 3.25 is second among starters (Edinson Volquez has a 3.21 ERA). Manager Ned Yost has decided to keep Jeremy Guthrie (5.65 ERA) as his starter.