Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez homered as the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 to avoid a three-game sweep

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 to pull even with Cleveland for the final American League playoff spot

The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Jameson Taillon on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation, a day after his abbreviated return from the IL

Toronto Blue Jays starter Jameson Taillon left Friday night’s game against Kansas City after two innings due to right elbow discomfort

Alejandro Kirk, Ernie Clement and George Springer drove in two runs apiece to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 9-2 win over the Kansas City Royals

Austin Simmons shined in his debut with Missouri, completing 17 of 19 passes for 252 yards and four touchdowns in a 54-14 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Thursday night

Austin Simmons threw for 252 yards and four touchdowns in his Missouri debut, leading the No. 25 Tigers to a 54-14 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Thursday night

Carter Jensen finished a single shy of hitting for the cycle with a home run, triple and double while driving in three runs and scoring three times as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Miami Marlins 7-3 to avoid a three-game sweep

Robert Thomas wore the captain’s “C” for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League in 2017-18 and a year later found himself hoisting the Stanley Cup with the St. Louis Blues