won 6-1 at Baltimore.<\/a>\u00a0Both teams have seven games left, and the Blue Jays hold the tiebreaker.<\/p>\nToronto dropped its fourth straight, matching its second-longest losing streak of the year.<\/p>\n
Cameron (9-7) allowed a run on three hits in 6 2\/3 innings with two walks and five strikeouts for his third straight quality start.<\/p>\n
Cameron allowed permitted baserunner in each inning except the first and sixth, exiting with two outs in the seventh after Daulton Varsho\u2019s 19th homer. His nine wins match Bill Butler in 1969 for the most by a Royals rookie left-hander.<\/p>\n
Carlos Est\u00e9vez worked around Ty France\u2019s one-out hit in the ninth to earn his major league-best 41st save.<\/p>\n
Witt opened the scoring with his 23rd homer leading off the fourth and Pasquantino followed with his 31st home run \u2014 Kansas City\u2019s fourth set of consecutive homers.<\/p>\n
Witt added a hustle double in the sixth, recording his 44th multihit game.<\/p>\n
One game after getting a franchise-record 27 hits, the Royals had just four.<\/p>\n
Jac Caglianone left in the seventh inning after being hit with a pitch above the right elbow.<\/p>\n
Shane Bieber (3-2) tossed 6 1\/3 innings in his longest start for the Blue Jays, allowing two runs on four hits and a walk, striking out four.<\/p>\n
Key moment<\/h2>\n
With one out and a runner at first in the ninth, center fielder John Rave ran down Varsho\u2019s long drive to the track in left-center, then raced in to catch Ernie Clement\u2019s fly ball, ending the game.<\/p>\n
Key Stat<\/h2>\n
Bieber\u2019s loss was his first at Kauffman Stadium where he is 3-1 in nine career starts.<\/p>\n
Up Next<\/h2>\n
Cameron (9-7) allowed a run on three hits in 6 2\/3 innings with two walks and five strikeouts for his third straight quality start.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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