The Toronto Blue Jays rallied for a 6-5 win over the Kansas City Royals Tuesday night.
A 2 run home run by Kevin Pillar in the 8th inning gave the Blue Jays the final lead in a back and forth game.
The Royals had taken a 5-4 lead in the 7th on a Jorge Bonifacio double.
Adalberto Mondesi was 4 for 4 with a RBI, a run scored, 3 stolen bases and helped turn 2 double plays.
The Royals and Blue Jays play again Wednesday night with First pitch set for 7:15p. Coverage on KVOE 1400AM/96.9FM begins at 6:30P.
The Royals announced after last night loss that right-hander Jorge Lopez would be recalled from Triple-A Omaha and start Wednesday nights game at Kauffman Stadium. Lopez, 25, was acquired along with outfielder Brett Phillips from the Brewers in the Mike Moustakas deal before the non-waiver Trade Deadline.
Right-hander Burch Smith, who had been in the rotation and was scheduled to start on Wednesday, will move back to the bullpen.
