Royals Win Streak Hits 9 vs Blue Jays

Salvador Perez helped the Kansas City Royals extend their winning streak to nine games with a 5-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre. ESPN and the Canadian Press both confirmed the result. Perez drove in two runs, Seth Lugo worked five strong innings, and Kansas City (59-74) now owns the longest active winning streak in the majors.

Perez singled home Bobby Witt Jr. in the fifth to put the Royals ahead 2-1 against Max Scherzer (1-7). Kansas City then scored two unearned runs in the sixth after a Vladimir Guerrero Jr. throwing error on a Kyle Isbel bunt. John Rave added an RBI single in the ninth. Toronto scored twice in the ninth on a Nathan Lukes single, but Lukes was thrown out stretching for second to end the game.

How long is the Royals winning streak?

Nine games. The Canadian Press noted it is the longest active streak in MLB and Kansas City's first nine-game run since July 19-28, 2017. Lugo (6-7) allowed one earned run on six hits with five strikeouts and one walk in five innings before the bullpen finished. Steven Cruz closed it out after allowing three hits and two earned runs in the ninth.

The Blue Jays (64-69) entered the night two games out of an American League wild-card spot and have dropped four of their last six. They were 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position. Jesus Sanchez's sacrifice fly in the first was Toronto's only run until the ninth. Scherzer walked five over five innings and allowed two earned runs.

What did Salvador Perez do vs the Blue Jays?

Two RBIs and the go-ahead hit. His fifth-inning single off Scherzer flipped a 1-1 game. He also grounded into a first-inning double play that still scored a run when Carter Jensen crossed. For a Royals club stuck near the bottom of the AL Central standings, the streak is the story that searches keep asking for: Royals win streak, Royals vs Blue Jays, Salvador Perez RBI.

Elsewhere in the American League on Tuesday, Jarren Duran's 11th-inning grand slam lifted Boston, and Francisco Lindor walked off Milwaukee in 10. Kansas City's version was less flashy and just as sticky. Nine in a row travels.

Randy Dobnak (2-1, 1.58 ERA) was lined up to start Wednesday as the Royals chase a 10th straight win. Toronto planned a bullpen game. A last-place roster does not usually own September headlines. A nine-game heater changes the search bar.

Royals win streak FAQ

What was the Royals vs Blue Jays final score? Kansas City won 5-3 in Toronto.

How many games have the Royals won in a row? Nine, the longest active streak in MLB.

Who drove in the go-ahead run? Salvador Perez, with a fifth-inning single off Max Scherzer.