Blue Jays quell late rally for 6-3 win over Royals

Kevin Gausman worked six-plus scoreless innings before the visiting Toronto Blue Jays were forced to ward off a feverish comeback attempt in a 6-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday afternoon.

Toronto led 6-0 entering the bottom of the eighth, but a solo home run from Bobby Witt Jr., an RBI single from Vinnie Pasquantino and Edward Olivares' RBI double pulled the Royals within 6-3.

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