Caglianone’s six RBIs lead Royals past Blue Jays
TORONTO (Interstat) — Jac Caglianone went 5 for 6 with a home run and six RBIs as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 13-2 on Thursday at Rogers Centre.
Kansas City (60-75) scored two runs in the first inning, two in the second, six in the sixth, one in the eighth and two in the ninth. Toronto (65-70) scored both of its runs in the sixth. The Royals collected 16 hits; Toronto had eight.
Caglianone homered in the ninth after Vinnie Pasquantino hit a two-run homer in the sixth. Pasquantino finished 2 for 5 with three RBIs. Bobby Witt Jr. went 2 for 5 with an RBI. George Springer homered and drove in two for Toronto.
Noah Cameron (9-8) earned the win, allowing two earned runs over six innings with three strikeouts. Spencer Arrighetti (7-7) took the loss. Anthony Gose and Alex Lange each pitched a scoreless inning of relief for Kansas City.
The attendance was 42,621, and the game lasted 2:44. The Royals have won two of three in the series.