The KC Royals fell to 51-58 with the 4-3 loss, and now trail the Cleveland Indians by an almost insurmountable 11.5 games in the AL Central. The Blue Jays improved to 63-47 and continue to share the AL East lead with the Baltimore Orioles.
Since the Kansas City Royals July debacle in which the team went 7-19, the formerly lockdown bullpen has become a sieve. Things haven’t improved in August. The night after Joakim Soria blew a two-run eighth inning lead by allowing a three-run home run, Kelvin Herrera squandered a fifth inning rally to earn a 3-3 tie by allowing a solo home run in the ninth.