After rain delayed the start of Tuesday night’s game by 31 minutes, the Royals lost to the Blue Jays 6-5 at Kauffman Stadium.
Reliever Blaine Boyer, making his first appearance since missing 61 games because of a lower back strain, hung a curveball to Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar with two outs in the eighth inning. Pillar pulverized the pitch and sent it over the left-field fence for a two-run homer.
Jorge Bonifacio had delivered go-ahead hit for the Royals minutes earlier, doubling off Jays reliever Jake Petricka to drive home Salvador Perez in the seventh inning and give Kansas City a 5-4 advantage.