Toronto ends 3game skid in Whit Merrifields return to KC

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Yusei Kikuchi and four relievers limited the Kansas City Royals to one run on four hits, and the 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. 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. ”Awesome job by (Kikuchi),” Toronto manager John Schneider said. ”Efficient with his pitch count. (He was) around the…