TORONTO
Looking to ride their offensive wave to a final American League Championship Series victory, the Royals instead came up with their most futile performance of the postseason.
Baseball’s adage that momentum is as strong as the next day’s pitcher never seemed more appropriate than during the Blue Jays’ 7-1 victory in Game 5 of the ALCS on Wednesday.
A day after scoring 14 runs with 15 hits, which pushed their two-day total to 22 runs and 30 hits, the Royals scratched out just four hits.
The first came after Blue Jays starter Marco Estrada set down the first nine Royals in order.