The Blue Jays beat the Royals 4-3 on September 5.
Toronto turned a tight game into a needed playoff-race result, moving to 59.9% on the BaseChaser board.
Kazuma Okamoto drove the night, going 4-for-5 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI.
He brought in Nathan Lukes in the third, then drove in George Springer in the seventh for the go-ahead run.
Mason Fluharty got the win, and Louis Varland closed it with the save. Kansas City kept it close, but Toronto found the run that mattered.
What It Means
The Blue Jays improve to 72-71. The Royals fall to 63-80.
BaseChaser lists Toronto at 59.9% to make the playoffs and Kansas City at 0.0%.
Toronto is close to real cushion territory, and this win kept the Blue Jays moving in the right direction.
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