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Kirk HRs twice, Jays beat White Sox 6-5 for 6th straight win May 31 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink TORONTO (AP) Alejandro Kirk hit a pair of two-run home runs in Toronto's 6-5 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, which extended the Blue Jays' streak to six games.Kevin Gausman (5-3) pitched five innings to win his second straight start, getting five strikeouts while allowing three runs, six hits and one walk. The right-hander has won four of his past six outings. DeSean Jackson Youth Jersey Kirk connected in the second for his second of the season, then went deep again with a two-out drive in the fifth, the third multi-homer game of his career. Both came off of White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito (3-2), who allowed season-highs of six runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings and raised his ERA from 2.63 to 3.61.Giolito hadnt allowed more than three earned runs in any of his seven prior starts this season, but it was the third time hes given up at least two home runs.Toronto is 15-7 in one-run games, the best such record in the majors, and have won four consecutive one-run decisions.Andrew Vaughn homered and had four hits and two RBI for the White Sox Cesar Ruiz Jersey , who began a stretch without All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson. He is expected to mi s at least three weeks after straining his right groin in Sundays win over the Cubs.Trevor Richards allowed two runs without retiring any of the four batters he faced in the sixth but Adam Cimber, Yimi Garcia and Juliam Merryweather each worked one scorele s inning and Jordan Romano finished for his AL-leading 16th save in 18 chances.Danny Mendick and Vaughn had RBI hits off Gausman in the fifth as Chicago took a 3-2 lead but Toronto scored four in the bottom half on Kirks second homer and a two-run double by Teoscar Hernndez that fell beyond the reach of diving center fielder Adam Engel.Four straight Chicago batters reached against Richards to begin the sixth as Reese McGuires second double of the game drove in a run to make it 6-5.TRAINERS ROOMWhite Sox: OF Luis Robert was activated off the COVID-19 IL. ... Andersons IL stint is retroactive to May 30. OF AJ Pollock sat because of a non-COVID illne s. INF Yon Moncada (quadriceps) did not start for the fourth straight game. OF Eloy Jimnez (right hamstring) mi sed his second straight game at Triple-A Charlotte. Jimnez left Saturdays game because Ereck Flowers Women Jersey of sorene s in his leg.ROSTER MOVESToronto recalled RHP Trent Thornton from Triple-A Buffalo. LHP Ryan Borucki was designated for a signment.UP NEXTWhite Sox RHP Michael Kopech (1-1, 1.29) will face Blue Jays LHP Hyun Jin Ryu (2-0, 5.48) on Wednesday night. Ryu went 0-2 with a 9.31 ERA in two 2021 starts against Chicago.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic American League Major League Baseball Chicago White Sox Luis Robert Adam Cimber Michael Kopech Kevin Gausman Danny Mendick Jordan Romano Trent Thornton Marquette King Women Jersey Ryan Borucki Alejandro Kirk Lucas Giolito Adam Engel Tim Anderson Andrew Vaughn Hyun Jin Ryu Chicago White Sox Toronto Blue Jays share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against Jordy Nelson Jersey the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS