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KC's Ragans throws three straight wild pitches, Blue Jays sweep Royals with 5-2 win

Kevin Kiermaier blasts a solo home run to right field, giving the Blue Jays a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the 7th inning

TORONTO (AP) — Kevin Kiermaier hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays took advantage of three consecutive wild pitches by Cole Ragans to beat the Royals 5-2 on Sunday, completing a three-game sweep.

Toronto came in tied with Seattle in the wild card race, 1 1/2 games ahead of Texas. The Rangers begin a four-game series north of the border on Monday.