The Toronto Blue Jays took down the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Monday night. Bo Bichette’s bases-clearing triple and Daulton Varsho’s two-run homer led the way for the Jays, who have now won seven of their last nine games.
Yusei Kikuchi pitched efficiently early on, but ran into trouble in the sixth inning. Tyler Duffey and Jordan Romano closed out the game in relief, with Romano earning his third save.
Brady Singer struck out five, but walked three, all of whom scored. He also reached a milestone, becoming the 19th Royals pitcher to reach 500 career strikeouts.
The Royals have lost three straight at home after winning their previous nine at Kauffman Stadium. The four-game series continues Tuesday with Kevin Gausman facing Michael Wacha.
Nolan Gorman snapped an 0-for-19 slump with a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 5-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night.
Gorman entered as a defensive replacement in the eighth inning and hit his fourth home run of the season. Paul Goldschmidt, who homered earlier, reached on an infield single before Gorman hit left-hander Kyle Nelson’s only pitch into the right-field seats.
Ryan Helsley (2-2) worked a scoreless inning and the Cardinals overcame a 3-0 deficit to halt a four-game losing streak. Lars Nootbaar began the comeback with a two-run single in the sixth.
Eugenio Suárez sparked Arizona with three hits and two RBIs. Ryan Thompson (0-1) took the loss.
Brandon Pfaadt pitched 5 1/3 innings, giving up two runs on two hits and three walks. He retired his first 12 batters before giving up a leadoff single to Nolan Arenado in the fifth.
Lance Lynn lasted five innings for the Cardinals, throwing 94 pitches. He allowed seven hits and three runs, stranding eight baserunners.
Goldschmidt tied it 3-all with a leadoff homer to right-center in the seventh — his first since the season opener. Those are his only two extra-base hits this year.
MLB scores from Monday, April 22, 2024:
Oakland 2, NY Yankees 0
Philadelphia 7, Cincinnati 0
Atlanta 3, Miami 0
Toronto 5, Kansas City 3
San Diego 3, Colorado 1
Baltimore 4, LA Angels 2
Pittsburgh 4, Milwaukee 2
Minnesota 7, Chicago White Sox 0
San Francisco 5, NY Mets 2
Detroit 7, Tampa Bay 1
St. Louis 5, Arizona 3
