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Travis finishes what he started for Jays
- Updated: August 6, 2016
KANSAS CITY — Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis picked a perfect time for his first two-homer game in the Majors.
Travis led off the game with his eighth homer, then hit a go-ahead home run in the ninth off closer Royals closer Kelvin Herrera and the Blue Jays held on for a 4-3 win on Friday night at Kauffman Stadium.
“You know what? I like blacked out [during the at-bat],” Travis said. “It’s hard enough to see 100 as it is. Just thankful everything worked out.”
Herrera couldn’t believe Travis hit a homer off a 97-mph fastball inside.
“I didn’t know how he hit that,” Herrera said. “I was shocked. It kept carrying. Pretty good billy club.”
“It was actually a pitch that was up and in,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “I’ve never seen anyone hit a pitch like that off Herrera — 97-mph fastball.”
Toronto remained tied with Baltimore atop the American League East. The plummeting Royals have lost seven of nine and fell a season-worst seven games under .500.
Left-hander Francisco Liriano made his first start for the Blue Jays since being acquired from the Pirates at the non-waiver Trade Deadline. He was sharp, giving up seven hits and two earned runs through six innings. He walked two and struck out five.
“I like everything I saw,” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said of Liriano’s performance. “He looked really, really good.”
Royals right-hander Dillon Gee turned in his best overall start of the season, going six innings and giving up four hits and three runs. He walked four and struck out two. It was his first quality start in eight tries.
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDTravis’ winning blast: With the score tied at 3 and two out in the ninth inning, Travis’ second blast of the game traveled an estimated 373 feet and left the bat with an exit velocity of 98 mph, according to Statcast™. The Blue Jays attempted to tack on to the slim lead with a two-out rally, loading the bases for Michael Saunders, but he struck out …
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