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NEW YORK — Three walks and two singles already had southpaw Patrick Sandoval and the Angels in a 2-0 hole when Yankees catcher Jose Trevino stepped to the plate with the bases loaded in the bottom of the first inning on Thursday.

TORONTO — The sloppy performance that led to the Rays’ loss to the Blue Jays on Friday marked the end of their modern-day, major league-record-tying, season-opening winning streak at 13 games.

Sunday's matinee could have resulted in a third straight series win to open the season for the Angels. Instead, they squandered an early six-run lead against the Toronto Blue Jays, then tried to win from behind but ultimately fell short in extra innings.

Stroman pointed to his 2017 season with the Blue Jays, when he pitched 201 innings after participating in the WBC.

The umpires gathered near the third-base line, waiting for a replay to determine whether Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. had hooked a baseball on the fair side of the foul pole. And waiting to answer what became the most intriguing, coin-flip question of the opening home stand of the season.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A full moon climbed up the night sky, visible to the announced 10,015 fans Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Royals manager Matt Quatraro — knowing Toronto starter Yusei Kikuchi has been tough historically on left-handed hitters — jotted down seven right-handed batters on his lineup card Tuesday.

ST. LOUIS — Nolan Gorman’s second career two-home run game helped spark a pair of big innings as the Cardinals drubbed Toronto Blue Jays’ pitching to the tune of nine runs on 16 hits in a series-clinching victory on the opening weekend of the season.

ST. LOUIS — Before they could slip away with their first win of the season, the Cardinals first had to find a way to slip by all the chances they gave Toronto.