TORONTO (AP) -- Josh Donaldson singled home Troy Tulowitzki in the 11th inning and the new-look Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat Kansas City 7-6 on Friday night as Johnny Cueto failed to get a decision in his Royals' debut.After acquiring Tulowitzki and reliever LaTroy Hawkins from Colorado and starter David Price from Detroit, the Blue Jays obtained right-hander Mark Lowe from Seattle and outfielder Ben Revere from Philadelphia ahead of Friday's trade deadline.Tulowitzki played a key role in the win. With the score 6-all in the 11th, he singled to center and advanced on a balk by Franklin Morales (3-1). 
Donaldson singled to left-center, giving Toronto its third straight win and sending the AL champion Royals to their third defeat in a row. Donaldson, mobbed at first base after his winning hit, went 3 for 4 with a walk and two RBIs.Liam Hendriks (3-0) pitched one inning for the win.Cueto, obtained from Cincinnati last Sunday for left-handers Brandon Finnegan, John Lamb and Cody Reed, gave up three runs and seven hits in six innings, struck out seven and walked two.Kansas City took a 3-0 lead off Drew Hutchison in the first on Kendrys Morales' RBI double and Ben Zobrist's two-run single - Morales managed to evade Russell Martin's tag at home plate, stepping over the fallen catcher.Donaldson hit a two-run double in the third and Toronto tied it in the fourth on Kevin Pillar's RBI single.Kansas City went ahead 5-3 in the fifth. Hutchison left after Lorenzo Cain's leadoff single and Aaron Loup came on to face Eric Hosmer, who hit a slow grounder to third. Donaldson's errant throw to first went down the right-field line, allowing Cain to score and advancing Hosmer to third, where he scored on Morales' sacrifice fly off Bo Schultz.
Donaldson singled to left-center, giving Toronto its third straight win and sending the AL champion Royals to their third defeat in a row. Donaldson, mobbed at first base after his winning hit, went 3 for 4 with a walk and two RBIs.Liam Hendriks (3-0) pitched one inning for the win.Cueto, obtained from Cincinnati last Sunday for left-handers Brandon Finnegan, John Lamb and Cody Reed, gave up three runs and seven hits in six innings, struck out seven and walked two.Kansas City took a 3-0 lead off Drew Hutchison in the first on Kendrys Morales' RBI double and Ben Zobrist's two-run single - Morales managed to evade Russell Martin's tag at home plate, stepping over the fallen catcher.Donaldson hit a two-run double in the third and Toronto tied it in the fourth on Kevin Pillar's RBI single.Kansas City went ahead 5-3 in the fifth. Hutchison left after Lorenzo Cain's leadoff single and Aaron Loup came on to face Eric Hosmer, who hit a slow grounder to third. Donaldson's errant throw to first went down the right-field line, allowing Cain to score and advancing Hosmer to third, where he scored on Morales' sacrifice fly off Bo Schultz.
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