Alek Manoah, Chris Bassitt and Jose Berrios all pitched poorly for the Blue Jays in their first starts of the season. Now it's Yusei Kikuchi's turn in the rotation. I don't expect much from him.

Why should I? Kikuchi was one of the worst starting pitchers in the American League with a 5.19 ERA last season. He's been tagged for 50 homers the past two seasons.

Yet the Blue Jays, losers of three in a row, are big favorites here.

I had the Royals as home underdogs yesterday and I'll ride them again today. Kansas City broke out of its hitting slump with a 9-5 win against Toronto on Monday.

Kris Bubic gets the start for Kansas City. He looked good during spring training going 1-0 with a 1.74 ERA in 10 1/3 innings with 15 strikeouts during five appearances. He faced the Blue Jays once last year and gave up two unearned runs in seven innings.