Danny Duffy vs Marco Estrada
Lineups
Blue Jays:
1. Troy Tulowitzki ® SS
2. Josh Donaldson ® 3B
3. Jose Bautista ® RF
4. Chris Colabello ® 1B
5. Russell Martin ® DH
6. Danny Valencia ® LF
7. Kevin Pillar ® CF
8. Dioner Navarro (S) C
9. Ryan Goins (L) 2B
Royals
1. Alcides Escobar ® SS
2. Mike Moustakas (L) 3B
3. Lorenzo Cain ® CF
4. Eric Hosmer (L) 1B
5. Kendrys Morales (S) DH
6. Ben Zobrist (S) LF
7. Salvador Perez ® C
8. Omar Infante ® 2B
9. Jarrod Dyson (L) RF
Preview by Jeffrey Flanagan / MLB.com | July 29th, 2015
Left-hander Danny Duffy (4-4, 4.03 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals as they open a four-game series at Toronto and against right-hander Marco Estrada (7-6, 3.55 ERA).
The Royals took two of three from the Blue Jays earlier this month in Kansas City.
Estrada gave up eight hits and five runs over four innings in his last outing, a 5-2 loss to the Mariners. Duffy had a no-decision last Saturday against Houston, going six innings and giving up just one run and three hits.
Three things you should know about this game
• Royals newcomer Ben Zobrist is expected to join the team on Thursday and start in left field -- he's 1-for-1 against Estrada. "This already is a good team. I just [don't want to] screw it up," Zobrist said.
• Estrada lost, 3-0, to the Royals earlier this month, giving up nine hits and two runs in 6 2/3 innings. Eric Hosmer got three hits off him.
• Jose Bautista has hit well against Duffy -- he is 4-for-6 in his career off the lefty and has also drawn four walks.