KANSAS CITY, Mo.—
Adam Lind and J.P. Arencibia each hit a two-run homer to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to an 8-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.Lind homered off Vin Mazzaro in a three-run first inning. Jose
Bautista was aboard on a single.
Yunel Escobar scored the first Blue Jays run with the help of
two Kansas City errors. Escobar singled, stole second, moved to
third on catcher Matt Treanor's throwing error and came home on
center fielder Melky Cabrera's throwing error.
Arencibia hit his 10th homer, which ranks second among big
league rookies, in the eighth with Lind aboard.
Lind also drove in a run in the fifth when his sacrifice fly
scored Mike McCoy to hike the Blue Jays' advantage to 6-2. McCoy
doubled home Jayson Nix with the first run of the inning.
