The sixth inning at Rogers Centre on Tuesday afternoon began with an error by Royals third baseman Cheslor Cuthbert and ended after six runs crossed the plate in what became an 11-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in the opener of a doubleheader.
Royals reliever Blaine Boyer was charged with only two of the six runs in the debacle. But he gave up three straight hits, including a three-run homer to Jays right fielder Randal Grichuk. Then he allowed two of the next three batters to reach base before manager Ned Yost turned to Rule 5 acquisition Burch Smith, who allowed three runs to score.