KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Noah Cameron pitched into the seventh inning, Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino hit back-to-back home runs, and the Kansas City Royals beat Toronto 2-1 on Saturday night to prevent the Blue Jays from clinching a playoff spot.

Toronto’s lead in the AL East was trimmed to two games over the New York Yankees, who won 6-1 at Baltimore. Both teams have seven games left, and the Blue Jays hold the tiebreaker.

Toronto dropped its fourth straight, matching its second-longest losing streak of the year.

Cameron (9-7) allowed a run on three hits in 6 2/3 innings with two walks and five strikeouts for his third straight quality start.

Cameron allowed permitted baserunner in each inning except the first and sixth, exiting with two outs in the seventh after Daulton Vars

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