Overview

• Kansas City collected a franchise-record 27 hits and posted a season-high 20 runs at Kauffman Stadium.
• A seven-run first inning knocked Max Scherzer out after two outs in the shortest non-injury start of his career.
• Salvador Perez’s three-run shot was his 30th, tying Vinnie Pasquantino for the club lead and making them the franchise’s second 30-homer duo in one season.
• Michael Lorenzen limited Toronto to one run over 7 2/3 innings for his first victory since July 6.
• Toronto turned to position players for the seventh and eighth, and Jac Caglianone added a three-run homer during the onslaught.