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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — \u2014 Salvador Perez<\/a> hit a three-run homer in Kansas City’s seven-run first inning and the Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> 20-1 on Friday night.<\/p>\n The Royals sent 10 batters to the plate against Max Scherzer<\/a> (5-4), who exited after recording just two outs and allowing seven hits in the shortest non-injury start of his career. It was Scherzer\u2019s shortest outing since facing just one batter while pitching for Washington on June 11, 2021, before leaving with an injury.<\/p>\n Following a homer by George Springer<\/a> in the top of the first inning, the Royals quickly tied it in the bottom of the inning on Carter Jensen\u2019s leadoff double and Bobby Witt Jr<\/a>.\u2019s RBI single. Witt scored on Vinnie Pasquantino\u2019s double into the left field corner to give Kansas City the lead for good.<\/p>\n After a walk to Maikel Garcia<\/a> \u2013 and Toronto pitching coach Pete Walker\u2019s ejection \u2013 Perez connected for his 30th home run. Michael Massey\u2019s two-run homer gave Kansas City a 7-1 lead.<\/p>\n Batting leadoff for the first time, Jensen hit three doubles \u2013 two against Scherzer in the first and a two-run double in the third. Jensen became the first Royals player with multiple doubles in the same inning.<\/p>\n Jac Caglianone<\/a> hit a three-run homer in the seventh as the Royals had 10 runs and 13 hits in 1 1\/3 innings against catcher Tyler Heineman<\/a>. Infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa<\/a> got the last two outs in the eighth inning.<\/p>\n Pasquantino had four of Kansas City\u2019s franchise-record 27 hits, doubling twice as the Royals had with eight extra-base hits in the first three innings.<\/p>\n Royals starter Michael Lorenzen<\/a> (6-11) gave up a run and three hits with three walks while striking out four in 7 2\/3 innings for his first win since July 6.<\/p>\n Perez\u2019s 30th home run matched Pasquantino for the club lead as the pair became the second Royals teammates to reach the mark, following Steve Balboni and George Brett in 1985.<\/p>\n Springer, celebrating his 36th birthday, hit his 63rd leadoff home run \u2014 second-most in major league history \u2014 and reached 30 homers for the first time since 2019.<\/p>\n Blue Jays RHP Shane Bieber<\/a> (3-1, 3.72 ERA) goes against Royals LHP Noah Cameron<\/a> (8-7, 2.98) on Saturday.<\/p>\n ——<\/p>\n