KANSAS CITY -- Left-hander Jason Vargas outdueled right-hander Marco Estrada for his MLB-leading 11th win as the Royals beat the Blue Jays, 3-2, on Saturday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium.Vargas allowed two runs over seven innings while striking out a pair. The Royals have now won five straight series and are 15-6 in June.
Vargas gave up a 2-1 lead in the seventh inning on a solo home run -- one of two he allowed -- to Kevin Pillar, but the Royals soon retook the lead when Alex Gordon tripled off Estrada to score Alcides Escobar, who finished 3-for-3. Royals closer Kelvin Herrera earned his 18th save. 
Estrada pitched well in the game, going seven innings and allowing three runs while striking out six, but Gordon's triple handed him the loss.MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Inning-ender: Trailing, 2-1, the Blue Jays threatened in the fifth when Pillar and Darwin Barney both singled to start the inning. But while trying to bunt, Luke Maile popped up and Salvador Perez caught the ball, prohibiting the Blue Jays from advancing. Vargas then induced Jose Bautista to ground into a double play, ending the inning without a run scoring.Gordo's go-ahead triple: After the Blue Jays tied the game in the top of the seventh, Gordon gave the Royals the lead with his first triple of the season in the bottom part of the frame. With Escobar on first, Gordon smacked a ball into the right-field corner, scoring Escobar to retake the lead. It was Gordon's first triple since Sept. 20, 2016.Wilson Alexander and Robert Falkoff / MLB.com
Estrada pitched well in the game, going seven innings and allowing three runs while striking out six, but Gordon's triple handed him the loss.MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Inning-ender: Trailing, 2-1, the Blue Jays threatened in the fifth when Pillar and Darwin Barney both singled to start the inning. But while trying to bunt, Luke Maile popped up and Salvador Perez caught the ball, prohibiting the Blue Jays from advancing. Vargas then induced Jose Bautista to ground into a double play, ending the inning without a run scoring.Gordo's go-ahead triple: After the Blue Jays tied the game in the top of the seventh, Gordon gave the Royals the lead with his first triple of the season in the bottom part of the frame. With Escobar on first, Gordon smacked a ball into the right-field corner, scoring Escobar to retake the lead. It was Gordon's first triple since Sept. 20, 2016.Wilson Alexander and Robert Falkoff / MLB.com
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