Aaron Hill drove in three runs Wednesday, two of them coming on a seventh-inning homer, helping Toronto power past Philadelphia 7-1. Scott Richmond filled in for the injured Roy Halladay by allowing a run on five hits over eight innings while striking out 11. Hill ignited a three-run first inning with an RBI double and scored on a single by Scott Rolen.

Willie Bloomquist hit a three-run triple and Mark Teahan had a two-run homer and an RBI single Saturday to lead Kansas City to a 6-2 win over Toronto. Luke Hochevar (1-2), recalled earlier in the day, gave up two runs on four hits and two walks in 6 2/3 innings for his first victory since July 11, 2008 to help the Royals end an eight-game losing streak. Raul Chavez hit a two-run homer for all of Toronto's runs while the Blue Jays lost for the 13th time in 17 games. Toronto's Scott Richmond (4-3), starting for the first time since May 24, gave up five runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings.

Kansas City rode the strong pitching of Scott Richmond and effective bat of Vernon Wells to an 8-1 win over Kansas City Tuesday. Richmond (3-0) surrendered just one run on five hits over seven innings.

Scott Richmond struck out eight batters over six innings Thursday and the Toronto Blue Jays used three home runs to down Texas 5-2. Richmond (2-0) -- just the sixth Canadian-born player to wear a Blue Jays uniform -- allowed six hits and two runs, both on homers. Vernon Wells and Lyle Overbay staked Toronto to a 2-0 lead in the second with solo shots and Alex Rios delivered a two-run homer in the fifth for a 4-1 lead.

Scott Rolen and Aaron Hill had two-run homers and Vernon Wells and Michael Barrett hit solo shots Wednesday, leading Toronto past Minnesota 12-2. Hill went 4-for-5 and drove in three runs, helping boost the Blue Jays to their second win in three games.