Michael Massey hit a three-run homer, right-hander Seth Lugo allowed two hits over seven innings and the visiting Kansas City Royals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 on Wednesday afternoon.

Danny Jansen hit a solo home run for the Blue Jays in the rubber match of the three-game series. The Royals took the season series between the teams, 5-2.

Toronto right-hander Chris Bassitt (2-5) allowed three runs, four hits and one walk while striking out four in six innings. He also hit a batter but did not allow a hit until Kansas City put together a three-run sixth.

Lugo (5-1) allowed one run, walked two and fanned eight.

It was a pitchers’ duel for the first five innings.

Bassitt walked Vinnie Pasquantino with two outs in the first and didn’t allow another baserunner until he hit Salvador Perez with a pitch with two outs in the fourth.

Lugo allowed a one-out single to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the first and retired eight straight batters before walking Guerrero to lead off the home half of the fourth. He also walked Daulton Varsho before finishing the inning.

Kyle Isbel led off the Royals sixth by lining a double down the left field line for Kansas City’s first hit of the game.

Isbel took third on Maikel Garcia’s sacrifice bunt and scored on Bobby Witt Jr.’s single to center. Witt advanced to third on Pasquantino’s double to center and scored on Perez’s single to left. Another run scored on Massey’s hard groundout to second base.

Trevor Richards took over for Bassitt and pitched a perfect seventh inning.

Jansen hit his third home run of the season with two outs in the bottom of the seventh.

Witt and Pasquantino singled with one out in the Kansas City eighth against Nate Pearson. Massey hit his second homer of the season, and the series, down the right field line one out later for a 6-1 lead.

–Field Level Media