Overview

The Kansas City Royals made a brilliant start in this rivalry. They won eight of their first nine games against the Toronto Blue Jays in 1977. But the Blue Jays responded with three straight victories in 1978. The first postseason series between these two came in 1985. They met in the American League Championship Series and the Jays went 3-1 up. But the Royals bounced back and took the series 4-3. One of their most memorable games was in 2012. In it, the Jays recorded their first triple play since 1979 as the beat The Blue Crew 4-3.