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.

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 one base runner each inning except the first and sixth, exiting with two out in the seventh after Daulton Varsho’s 19th homer. His nine wins match Bill Butler in 1969 for the most by a Royals rookie left-hander.

Carlos Estévez worked around Ty France’s one-out hit to earn his major league-best 41st save.

Witt opened the scoring with his 23rd homer leading off the fourth and Pasquantino follow

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