Alejandro Kirk homered and had four hits, including a go-ahead double in the 10th inning as the Toronto Blue Jays rallied last in a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.
Kirk opened the 10th with a double off Phil Maton (0-2) to score automatic runner Addison Barger from second base. Jeff Hoffman then pitched a 1-2-3 inning for his 16th save in 19 opportunities, helping the Blue Jays (36-30) win for the 10th time in 12 games.
Starter Andre Pallante worked six innings allowing 2 runs on 7 hits.
Cardinals RHP Miles Mikolas (4-2, 3.96) goes in game two Tuesday, 5:50 with the pregame and the first pitch at 6:45 on KIRX.