Toronto ? Gustavo Chacin would love to win the AL Rookie of the Year award.

Chacin extended his team record for rookies with his 13th win, and Eric Hinske homered and drove in three runs as the Toronto Blue Jays ended the season with a 7-2 victory over the woeful Kansas City Royals on Sunday.

Chacin (13-9) led all AL rookies in wins, innings pitched (203) and finished third in earned-run average (3.72). The 24-year-old left-hander allowed two runs – one earned – and seven hits while striking out three and walking one in 72â3 innings.

“I know I have a chance,” Chacin said. “It would be great. It would be an honor for me to win Rookie of the Year.”

Chacin would become the third Venezuelan to earn the honor. He was aware that Ozzie Guillen and Luis Aparicio won the award.

Toronto starter Gustavo Chacin fires a pitch during the fourth inning of the Blue Jays' 7-2 victory over Kansas City. The teams concluded their seasons Sunday in Toronto.

Had Chacin not finished with only two wins in his last 12 starts, he might have been considered the favorite.

“He should be strongly considered, 13 wins, 200-plus innings,” Toronto manager John Gibbons said. “I’d vote for him.”

John-Ford Griffin hit his first major-league homer for the Blue Jays, who finished 80-82 – the third losing season in general manager J.P. Ricciardi’s four-year tenure.

Emil Brown homered for the Royals, who finished 50 games below .500, a major-league-worst 56-106. Kansas City set a team record for losses Friday night. They went 58-104 last year and have three 100-loss seasons in the last four years.

“The fate of our season was decided a long time ago,” Aaron Guiel said. “We’re a young, rebuilding team. It’s important that we correct our mistakes going into next season so we have something to look forward to.”