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Mistakes Prove Costly as Toronto Blue Jays Fall to Surging Kansas City Royals
Kansas City capitalized on Toronto’s mistakes and 1-for-11 showing with runners in scoring position, while Salvador Perez drove in the go-ahead run.
- On Tuesday, the Royals defeated the Blue Jays 5-3 at Rogers Centre in front of 43,245, extending Kansas City's winning streak to nine games and damaging Toronto's American League wild-card hopes.
- Toronto entered Tuesday out of a wild-card spot. With 29 games remaining, the Blue Jays have won 16 of their last 27 games but must maintain that pace to stay competitive.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s throwing error to first base in the sixth inning proved costly, allowing two runs to score. The Blue Jays managed only one hit with runners in scoring position, squandering their best chance in the eighth when Ernie Clement flew out.
- Manager Schneider acknowledged the struggles: "I think it's just little things. We gave away some runs today and missed pitches to hit." Starter Max Scherzer added, "Everybody's got to play well. That's how you win ball games."
- Following the loss, the Blue Jays announced Spencer Miles will start a planned bullpen game on Wednesday. Toronto fell 2.5 games behind Cleveland for the third wild-card spot with 29 games remaining to secure a playoff berth.
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Royals beat Blue Jays 5-3 to extend win streak to nine games – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — The Kansas City Royals extended their winning streak to nine games on Tuesday night with a 5-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Salvador Perez drove in a go-ahead run with a fifth-inning single off Toronto starter Max Scherzer (1-7). Kansas City (59-74) tacked on two unearned runs in the sixth after a Vladimir Guerrero Jr. throwing error. Nathan Lukes halved the deficit with a two-run single in the ninth inning but …
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