Cameron’s pitching, back-to-back homers lift Royals over Blue Jays 2-1
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Noah Cameron pitched into the seventh inning, Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino hit back-to-back home runs, and the Kansas City Royals beat Toronto 2-1 on Saturday night to prevent the Blue Jays from clinching a playoff berth.
Cameron (9-7) allowed a run on three hits in 6 2/3 innings with two walks and five strikeouts for his third straight quality start.
Cameron allowed one baserunner each inning except the first and sixth, exiting with two out in the seventh after Daulton Varsho’s 19th homer. His nine wins match Bill Butler in 1969 for the most by a Royals’ rookie left-hander.
Carlos Estévez worked around Ty France’s one-out hit to earn his major league-best 41st save.
Witt opened the scoring with his 23rd homer leading off the fourth and Pasquantino followed with his 31st home run — Kansas City’s fourth set of consecutive homers.
Witt added a hustle double in the sixth, recording his 44th multi-hit game.
One game after recording a franchise-record 27 hits, the Royals had just four.
Jac Caglianone left the game in the seventh inning after being hit with a pitch above the right elbow.
Shane Bieber (3-2) tossed 6 1/3 innings in his longest start for the Blue Jays, allowing two runs on four hits and a walk, striking out four.
The Blue Jays dropped their fourth straight, matching their second-longest losing streak of the year.
KEY MOMENT
With one out and a runner at first in the ninth, centre-fielder John Rave ran down Varsho’s long drive to the track in left-centre, then raced in to catch Ernie Clement’s fly ball, ending the game.
KEY STAT
Bieber’s loss was his first at Kauffman Stadium where he is 3-1 in nine career starts.
UP NEXT
Royals RHP Michael Wacha (9-12, 3.79 ERA) takes the mound in Kansas City’s regular-season home finale opposite Blue Jays RHP rookie Trey Yesavage (0-0, 1.80).
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