Whit Merrifield’s return helps Toronto to put 3-game skid behind them

Toronto Blue Jays snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory in Whit Merrifield’s return to Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday night.

Yusei Kikuchi and four relievers limited the Kansas City Royals to one run on four hits.

Matt Chapman was 3-for-4 with a double for Toronto, and Merrifield doubled and scored the go-ahead run in his first game back in the city where he spent most of seven seasons before he was traded last August.

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Kikuchi (1-0) allowed one run on three hits and retired the side in order three times over his five innings.