(AP) — Teoscar Hernández singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5.
Royals designated hitter Vinnie Pasquantino hit a tie-breaking home run in the top of the 10th inning to put Kansas City up 5-3, but Toronto rallied in the bottom half against former Blue Jays reliever Joel Payamps.
Jordan Romano (3-2) got the win despite allowing Pasquantino’s homer. The Royals are without 10 players for this series because they are not vaccinated against COVID-19.
The Royals take on the Blue Jays again late Sunday morning with first pitch at 11:05 central on KFEQ Radio (680, 95.3) in St. Joseph.