TORONTO -- Eric Hosmer had three runs batted in as the Kansas City Royals held off the Toronto Blue Jays for a 9-6 victory on Thursday to earn a series split.
Salvador Perez had a career-best four hits for the Royals to extend his hit streak to 11 games.
J.P. Arencibia hit two home runs for Toronto (42-41) and had three runs batted in for the game.
Toronto's Henderson Alvarez (5-7) allowed eight hits in 5 1/3 innings and all five of the runs charged to him were in the third inning when the Royals sent 10 batters to the plate.
Luke Hochevar (6-8) allowed four hits in five innings and two runs, both on a home run by Arencibia in the third. He left after five innings after suffering a right ankle sprain in the bottom of the fifth while covering first base.
Yuniesky Betancourt homered for the Royals (37-44).
Blue Jays reliever Francisco Cordero allowed three runs in the eighth with two scoring after he was late to cover first base on a ground ball.
The Blue Jays rallied for three runs in the bottom of the eighth, two on a pinch-hit triple by Ben Francisco.
Jonathan Broxton pitched the ninth to earn his 21st save with Jose Bautista lining into a double play to end the game.
The Royals struck for five runs in the third. It started with one out when Perez singled, Jarrod Dyson doubled, and Alex Gordon walked to load the bases.
Alcides Escobar and Hosmer singled in runs, then two more runs were scored on an infield single by Billy Butler and a throwing error by third baseman Brett Lawrie.
Arencibia hit his 12th homer of the season after Kelly Johnson's leadoff double in the home third to cut the lead to 5-2.
Hochevar injured his ankle while running to cover first base on Colby Rasmus' infield single in the fifth. He stayed in the game and struck out Jose Bautista to finish the inning.
Left-hander Tim Collins took over from Hochevar in the sixth and gave up Arencibia's second homer of the game with one out in the seventh before being replaced by Greg Holland.
Alvarez was replaced by left-hander Luis Perez with one out in the sixth after a single by Salvador Perez.
Right-handed reliever Sam Dyson made his major-league debut for the Blue Jays in the seventh, replacing Perez with two out.
Dyson had a walk and a strikeout to finish the inning.
The 24-year-old was promoted from double-A New Hampshire to replace Canadian right-hander Scott Richmond, who was returned to triple-A Las Vegas after Wednesday's game.
Cordero allowed three runs in the eighth on five singles. But the final two runs scored on Hosmer's grounder to second became an infield hit when Cordero was late covering first.
Aaron Crow allowed a single to Yunel Escobar to drive in the run. Francisco hit his triple against left-hander Jose Mijares.
Drew Carpenter gave up Betancourt's sixth homer of the season in the ninth.
Notes: Attendance at Rogers Centre was 20,598. ....The Blue Jays have not decided whether or not promote left-hander Jamie Moyer who is on a minor-league contract at triple-A Las Vegas where he is 1-1 with an earned-run average of 8.18 in two starts. ...The Blue Jays will start left-hander Aaron Laffey (0-0, 2.14 earned-run average) on Friday in Chicago against White Sox right-hander Jake Peavy (6-5, 2.96 ERA) in the opener of a three-game series that leads to the All-Star Game break.
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