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Mistakes Prove Costly as Toronto Blue Jays Fall to Surging Kansas City Royals
Kansas City capitalized on Toronto’s mistakes and 1-for-11 showing with runners in scoring position, while Salvador Perez drove in the go-ahead run.
- On Tuesday, the Royals defeated the Blue Jays 5-3, extending their winning streak to nine games and hindering Toronto's push for an American League wild-card spot.
- Toronto entered Tuesday two games out of a wild-card spot with 29 games remaining, needing to maintain the pace after winning 16 of its last 27 games.
- The Blue Jays struggled in the series opener, going 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position. Brett Bateman had three of Toronto's 10 hits, but defensive errors and base-running mistakes proved costly.
- "I think it's just little things," Schneider said, noting the team missed pitches and gave away runs. Starter Max Scherzer added, "Everybody's got to play well."
- The Blue Jays announced Spencer Miles will get the start for a planned bullpen game on Wednesday night. Toronto looks to regain momentum with 29 games remaining in its playoff push.
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