Blue Jays hold off Royals for three-game sweep

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Kevin Kiermaier broke a tie with a solo home run in the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays went on to defeat the visiting Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Sunday afternoon.

Royals left-hander Cole Ragans had his runless streak end at 26 innings.

The Blue Jays (80-63) swept the three-game series from the Royals (44-100) and finished 10-5 in a stretch of games against teams w