Kansas City @ Toronto preview

Last Meeting ( Apr 19, 2010 ) Kansas City 1, Toronto 8

Dana Eveland has an opportunity with the Toronto Blue Jays this year, and he's making the most of it. The 26-year-old left-hander has bounced around from team to team and from starting to relieving. This year, however, he has a defined role and for the first time, a chance to dictate where his career goes.
Eveland has been spectacular in his first two starts as a member of the Blue Jays' rebuilt/rebuilding rotation. He's allowed only two runs on eight hits in 13 1/3 innings with five walks and six strikeouts.
It remains to be seen if Eveland can perform over a full season, but he will look to move to 3-0 on Tuesday when he takes on the Kansas City Royals. The Royals were the best hitting team in the American League before Brandon Morrow completely shut them down in an 8-1 loss on Monday. The lopsided score included two home runs by Jose Bautista, who was filling in at third base for Edwin Encarnacion. Eveland has a 4.26 ERA in 12 2/3 career innings against the Royals.
Kyle Davies will take the hill for the Royals. He's in a similar position as Eveland, but Davies has never showed the ability to be a rotation mainstay. Davies has similar numbers against the Blue Jays as Eveland has against the Royals. Davies has a 4.61 ERA in 13 2/3 innings.
Davies will have to deal with a Blue Jays lineup that - despite being without Araron Hill - can score a bunch of runs. Vernon Wells (.333) and Adam Lind (.309) are off to great starts, and it looks like Lyle Overbay (.115) might be getting on track. He was 2-for-2 with two walks on Monday. Hill's replacement, McCoy, is hitting .320, and the Blue Jays in general are tougher at home.
It will be interesting to see which Royals lineup will greet Eveland — the lineup that was the surprise of the AL with its league-leading average, or the lineup that failed to get a hit off Morrow until the sixth inning on Monday. David DeJesus (.302), Alberto Callaspo (.269), Billy Butler (.294) and Jose Guillen (.377) make up a pretty formidable top four for Kansas City.