It played out under that number. Toronto out-hit Kansas City 13-7 but had to survive two Royals errors, and Kansas City lost Jac Caglianone mid-game to left elbow soreness. The Blue Jays' bullpen made things interesting after building the cushion, and a 4-3 final is a lot closer than the hit column suggests it should have been.
That's back-to-back wins for Toronto in this set, coming on the heels of a stretch where the Blue Jays won 6 of their past 7 games and clawed back into the thick of the AL wild-card race, per a report from SI.com. Kansas City, 16 games under .500, is playing out a September that's about auditioning arms, not the scoreboard.
The health reports explain a lot about how thin both benches are getting down the stretch. Toronto is already down two rotation pieces to the IL this week alone, on top of Trey Yesavage, Anthony Santander and Jonatan Clase already out long-term, which is why Schneider is leaning so hard on whoever's healthy in September. Kansas City's situation is worse — with Cole Ragans, Alec Marsh, Mears and Estevez all done for the season, manager Matt Quatraro is patching together innings with whatever's left in the system.
None of it changes the standings math. Toronto needed exactly this kind of ugly, closer-than-it-should-be win to keep pace, and got it. Kansas City's September is about evaluation, not results, and Saturday's game — final score and all — fit that shape perfectly.