TORONTO (AP) — Justin Turner hit two home runs, Danny Jansen added a solo homer and the Toronto Blue Jays held on to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Monday night.
Turner hit a two-run home run in the first inning and had a leadoff homer in the third. It was the 16th multihomer game of his career.
Jansen also connected in the third, his second.
The Blue Jays scored more than five runs for the first time in 21 games, ending a streak that dated back to a 9-8 loss at Yankee Stadium on April 6.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Davis Schneider each drove in a run as Toronto won back-to-back games after losing the previous five.
Royals catcher Salvador Perez was scratched from the starting lineup because of a tight back but delivered a pinch-hit single with two out in the ninth. Dairon Blanco ran for Perez, who hit for DH Nelson Velázquez
Toronto’s Nate Pearson struck out Kansas City’s Michael Massey to end it, stranding the tying run at third base. The save was Pearson’s first of the season.
Four people killed in a house explosion in southwestern Missouri
Delegation of Taiwan youth led by Ma Ying
Study reveals characteristics of East Asian Homo sapiens 45,000 years ago
Women of She ethnic group dress up to welcome Lunar New Year in Zhejiang
Travis Kelce downs whiskey shot on slice of bread at Kelce Jam without Taylor Swift
Spring Festival TV gala audience, viewership hit record highs
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Rayner still has much to answer
Feature: Happy Chinese New Year Beach Carnival shines at New Zealand beach
Georgia Republicans choose Amy Kremer, organizer of pro
Stop prescribing puberty blockers to children
Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maryland ban on rifles known as assault weapons
Stop prescribing puberty blockers to children