Michael Massey hit a three-run homer, right-hander Seth Lugo allowed two hits over seven innings, and the visiting Kansas City Royals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 Wednesday afternoon.
Danny Jansen hit a solo home run for the Blue Jays in the rubber match of the three-game series. The Royals also take the season series between the teams, 5-2.
Toronto right-hander Chris Bassitt (2-5) allowed three runs, four hits and one walk with four strikeouts in six innings. He also hit a batter and did not allow a hit until the three-run sixth.
Lugo (5-1) allowed one run, and two walks while striking out eight.
It was a pitching duel for the first five innings.
Bassitt walked Vinnie Pasquantino with two out in the first and then retired nine in a row until he hit Salvador Perez with a pitch with two out in the fourth.
Lugo allowed a one-out single to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the first and retired eight straight before walking Guerrero to lead off the home fourth. He also walked Daulton Varsho before finishing the inning.
The Royals scored three runs in the sixth inning. Kyle Isbel led off the sixth by lining a double down the left-field line for Kansas City’s first hit of the game.
He took third on Maikel Garcia’s sacrifice and scored on Bobby Witt Jr.’s single to center. Witt advanced to third on Pasquantino’s double to center and scored on Perez’s single to left. Another run scored on Massey’s hard groundout to second base.
Trevor Richards took over for Bassitt and pitched a perfect seventh inning.
Jansen hit his third home run of the season on a blast to left with two out in the bottom of the seventh.
Witt and Pasquantino singled with one out in the Kansas City eighth against Nate Pearson. Massey hit his second homer of the season, and the series, down the right-field line one out later for the 6-1 lead.
–Field Level Media