After baserunning gaffe a night earlier, Lukes hits three-run homer in Jays’ 3-0 win

Toronto’s Nathan Lukes turned a baserunning gaffe into a game-winning moment, hitting a three-run homer in the Blue Jays’ 3-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals at Rogers Centre. The night before, Lukes had cut the Royals’ lead to 5-3 with a two-run single but was thrown out attempting to turn it into a double. After the incident, he apologized to manager John Schneider.

In Wednesday’s game, Lukes put the Blue Jays ahead in the fourth inning with his ninth homer of the year, hitting a 1-0 change-up from Randy Dobnak over the wall in right field. The Blue Jays' bullpen, led by Spencer Miles, was instrumental in securing the shutout, with Chad Dallas earning the win with two hitless innings. The Blue Jays are now three games behind Cleveland in the race for the final American League wild-card spot.