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09/05 21:31 CDT Kazuma Okamoto leads Blue Jays past Royals 4-3 to pull into tie
for last AL wild card
Kazuma Okamoto leads Blue Jays past Royals 4-3 to pull into tie for last AL
wild card
By CODY FRIESEN
Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) --- Kazuma Okamoto had four hits and two RBIs, including
a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning, as the surging Toronto Blue Jays
beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Saturday night to pull even with Cleveland
for the final American League playoff spot.
Toronto (72-71) won for the seventh time in eight games and moved over .500 for
the first time since the Blue Jays were 4-3 on April 3. The defending AL
champions, who were 10 games under .500 on July 28, are tied with the Guardians
for the league's third wild card.
Okamoto went 4 for 5 with a double and broke a 3-all tie in the seventh with an
RBI single. In the third inning, Okamoto hit an RBI double that hit third base
over a diving Josh Rojas and rolled into the left-field corner.
Nathan Lukes had three hits for Toronto, including an RBI single that made it
2-0 in the first.
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