Kirk homers twice as Jays beat White Sox for sixth straight win

TORONTO — Alejandro Kirk hit a pair of two-run homers to power Toronto to a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night and help the Blue Jays extend their winning streak to a season-high six games.

Kirk went deep off Chicago starter Lucas Giolito (3-2) in the second inning and connected again in Toronto's four-run fifth.

It was Kirk's third career multi-homer game. He also had a single and improved his batting average to .304.

Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman threw five innings for the win, allowing three earned runs, six hits and a walk while striking out five.

Closer Jordan Romano, Toronto's fifth reliever of the night, gave up back-to-back singles before earning his 16th save.

Toronto (28-20) has won 10 of its last 13 games. The Blue Jays lead the major leagues with 15 one-run victories this season.

Andrew Vaughn, who had a game-high four hits, smacked a solo homer off Gausman (5-3) in the first inning and Jose Abreu followed with a one-out single. The Toronto starter settled in to retire the next seven batters he faced.

Toronto cleanup hitter Teoscar Hernandez led off the second with a double and scored when Kirk hit a rainbow homer that just cleared the wall in left field.

Vaughn and Abreu were at it again in the third inning but the Blue Jays escaped with the lead intact. Vaughn hit a two-out double and Abreu drove a ball to straightaway centre field that George Springer caught against the wall.

The White Sox pulled even in the fifth inning with Vaughn knocking in the go-ahead run.

Former Blue Jays catcher Reese McGuire doubled to lead off the frame and scored on a Danny Mendick double. Vaughn drove in Mendick with a sharp single to give Chicago (23-24) a short-lived 3-2 lead.

Springer sparked Toronto's