These two pitchers pick up where they left off Thursday when weather ended their previous starts after five innings. Ragans had a healthy four strikeouts in his five innings despite Toronto being one of the toughest lineups to strike out, and he only record four Ks in his prior start because he was pulled in the second inning. Those two instances are giving us a bit of a discount on a pitcher who has reached six Ks in 12 of the 15 starts where he's throw 90 pitches since coming to Kansas City (with five Ks in each of the other three starts).

This is a rematch from last Thursday when Cole Ragans and the Royals defeated Jose Berrios and the Blue Jays. If you have followed me through the years, you know this angle has produced more winners than any system in all sports combined. It’s tough for a pitcher to defeat the same team twice in five days. The Blue Jays are ranked fifth in American League OPS vs. left-handed starters. Strong play on Toronto!