Blue Jays Sweep Royals

José Berríos pitched six shutout innings in his Toronto debut and the Blue Jays completed a three-game sweep in their first series north of the border since 2019, beating the Kansas City Royals 5-1 Sunday.

Marcus Semien and Santiago Espinal homered to back Toronto’s big-name newcomer.

Acquired from Minnesota at the trade deadline Friday for two minor leaguers, Berríos (8-5) allowed five hits, four of them singles.

Kansas City’s Whit Merrifield had a leadoff single in the first, extending his hitting streak to 12 games.

Kansas City is off Monday. The Royals open a three-game series in Chicago against the White Sox on Tuesday.