The Toronto Blue Jays moved into the third wild-card spot in the American League after defeating the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Saturday.
Kazuma Okamoto and Nathan Lukes combined for seven of the Blue Jays' 13 hits as Toronto won its fourth straight game.
Back in front ‼️
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) September 6, 2026
A FOUR-hit game for Kaz! pic.twitter.com/Mynvloza2M
Blue Jays starter Max Scherzer allowed three earned runs over 5 2/3 innings before the Blue Jays' bullpen held the Royals scoreless throughout the remainder of the contest.
Tyler Rogers collected his major-league-leading 31st hold, while Louis Varland collected his 33rd save of the season.
Toronto is over .500 for the first time since April 3, when its record was 4-3.
The Blue Jays and Cleveland Guardians now have identical 72-71 records, but Toronto owns the tiebreaker over Cleveland after winning the season series.
The Texas Rangers trail the Blue Jays and Guardians by two games in the wild-card race after losing to the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Saturday.
The Blue Jays and Royals wrap up their series Sunday at 2:10 p.m. ET.
