Royals blast Blue Jays into oblivion 9-3

Well, when you acquire a hitter before the trade deadline, you put in a good process, you put in the work, you put in the scouting, make a decision, and hope it pays off for the rest of the season. I think it is kind of unusual for it to pay off so quickly though.

In his first plate appearance as a Royal, former Giant Mike Yastrzemski hit a two-run homer off righty Kevin Gausman for the first Royals runs of the game, putting them in the lead early. That kind of set the tone; while obviously not every fair ball was a base hit, the Royals were smacking the ball all over the park all game.

The very next inning, Bobby Witt Jr hit an absolute laser to the upper deck beyond the left field wall for…