KANSAS CITY -- Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis picked a perfect time for his first two-homer game in the Majors.
Travis led off the game with his eighth homer, then hit a go-ahead home run in the ninth off closer Royals closer Kelvin Herrera and the Blue Jays held on for a 4-3 win on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium.
Toronto moved a half-game ahead of Baltimore in the American League East, pending the Orioles-White Sox outcome. The plummeting Royals have lost seven of nine and fell a season-worst seven games under .