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· collected 2026-09-05 · by David Smale The Associated Press
The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Kansas City Royals 9-2 at Kauffman Stadium in Missouri on Friday night. Alejandro Kirk, Ernie Clement, and George Springer each drove in two runs for the Blue Jays, who improved to .500 for the first time since June 22 and remain one game back of the third American League wild-card spot. The game's top pitchers were Jameson Taillon and Daniel Lynch IV, who allowed one run on two hits in two innings before leaving due to injury and five runs on seven hits over five innings, respectively. The Blue Jays' bullpen limited the Royals to just four hits over the final six innings.
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Alejandro Kirk, Ernie Clement and George Springer drove in two runs apiece to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 9-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.
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Kirk → drive → night
Blue Jays starter Jameson Taillon was making his first appearance since Aug. 10, when he was placed on the injured list with right forearm tendinitis.
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he → make → tendinitis
The 34-year-old right-hander left the game due to right elbow discomfort after allowing one run on two hits in two innings.
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hander → leave → innings
Kirk and Clement each had a double among their two hits as the defending American League champion Blue Jays (71-71) got back to .500 for the first time since they were 39-39 on June 22.
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they → have → June
Toronto has won six of its last seven games.
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Toronto → win → games
The Jays remain one game back of the Cleveland Guardians for the third and final wild-card berth in the American League.
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Jays → remain → League
The Guardians swept a doubleheader against the visiting Detroit Tigers on Friday.
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Guardians → sweep → Friday
The Royals dropped nine games back of the final wild-card spot.
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Royals → drop → spot
The Texas Rangers lost 7-6 to the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday and are two games back of the Guardians, while the Baltimore Orioles fell three back of the final playoff spot with a 1-0 loss to the visiting Boston Red Sox.
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Orioles → lose → Sox
Joe Mantiply (2-0), picked up the victory as one of four relievers for the Blue Jays who limited Kansas City to one run on four hits in seven innings.
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who → pick → innings
Michael Lorenzen worked the final three innings and earned his first save.
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Lorenzen → work → save
Royals starter Daniel Lynch IV (4-5) struggled early before retiring the final nine batters he faced.
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he → struggle → batters
He allowed five runs on seven hits in five innings.
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He → allow → innings
He walked one batter.
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He → walk → batter
The Blue Jays struck early, scoring four runs in the first inning.
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Jays → strike → inning
Kirk and Kazuma Okamoto had RBI singles before Clement drove in two runs with a double.
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Clement → have → double
The Royals got a run back in the bottom of the first on Bobby Witt Jr.‘s 17th home run.
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Royals → get → run
Kirk had an RBI double in the second, giving the Blue Jays another four-run lead.
The Blue Jays struck again in the sixth.
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Jays → have → sixth
Myles Straw dropped a sacrifice bunt that scored Clement.
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that → drop → Clement
Springer then hit a two-RBI double to the gap in right-centre.
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Springer → hit → centre
Each team added a solo homer in the ninth inning.
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team → add → inning
Sean Keys hit his second of the season for Toronto.
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Keys → hit → Toronto
Vinnie Pasquantino hit his 10th for Kansas City.
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Pasquantino → hit → City
Blue Jays RHP Max Scherzer (2-7, 6.16 ERA) will face Royals RHP Seth Lugo (6-8, 5.03) on Saturday.
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Scherzer → face → Saturday
