Royals vs Blue Jays Game 110 Gamethread

After a whirlwind trade deadline day yesterday, the 54-55 Royals will start the rest of the season with a new look. Randal Grichuk and Mike Yastrzemski will both be in the lineup for tonight’s matchup against the AL East-leading 64-46 Toronto Blue Jays.

I’d like to think I’m a person who is familiar with baseball players. I’d like to think I can look at any team’s lineup on any given night and say to myself “yes I know who that person is”. I cannot say that about the Blue Jays. I recognize 44% of their starting lineup.

I do, however, note that their starting lineup includes Ty France, the Babe Ruth of “guys who have played against the Royals”. In 150 career plate appearances against the boys…