The Kansas City Royals drew first blood in their ALCS matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays, wearing down the Jays and earning a 5-0 win. The Royals now have a 1-0 lead in the series.
The two teams felt each other out in the early going. The Jays couldn’t make anything of a two-out walk in the first, while the Royals squandered a leadoff double by Alcides Escobar in the bottom half of the frame. Toronto couldn’t bring home Kevin Pillar, who walked to lead the inning off in the third, but Kansas City would cash in half an inning later. Alex Gordon led the frame off with a double, and after an Alex Rios strikeout, Escobar doubled again to score Gordon and give the Royals a 1-0 lead. Two batters…
