Kansas City, Mo. ? The Toronto Blue Jays like their chances with Roy Halladay pitching. When they get Halladay an early lead, they feel even more comfortable.

Halladay became the majors’ first 12-game winner, Aaron Hill had four hits for the second consecutive game and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 11-3 Sunday.

“Even scoring three runs in the first, it is a comfortable feeling with him pitching,” Vernon Wells said. “It allows him to go out and do what he does. He’s fun to watch cause that’s pretty much all we’re doing in the outfield is watching. I sat out there and played with my glove.”

Wells in center and Reed Johnson in left did not record a putout in the game.

Troy Glaus, Eric Hinske and Bengie Molina homered for the Blue Jays, who finished with 16 hits. John McDonald went 3-for-4 and scored two runs.

Halladay (12-2) held the Royals to one run and four hits in seven innings. The All-Star right-hander struck out six, walked one and lowered his ERA to 2.92. He allowed just one run and 10 hits in 142â3 innings in wins over Texas and Kansas City in his final two starts before the All-Star break.

Kansas City royals manager buddy bell takes the ball from pitcher Jimmy Gobble during the third inning. Gobble was rocked early, and the Blue Jays beat the Royals, 11-3, Sunday in Kansas City, Mo.

“Hopefully we’ve righted the ship a little bit here after coming in here and not playing well the first couple of days,” Halladay said. “At least we salvaged the last two and get out on a good note, which I think is important.”

The Blue Jays enter the break in third place in the AL East, behind Boston and New York. The Blue Jays will play their next 10 games at home.

“We’re going to have to come back and start playing well real quick,” Halladay said. “The last four series of our season is New York, Boston, Detroit and New York. It’s going to be important for us to come back and play well right away, so we hopefully can go into those last series having it mean something.”

Glaus hit his 23rd homer in the first with Reed Johnson and Hill on base to provide Halladay all the runs he would need.

“He’s a No. 1 pitcher for a reason,” Glaus said. “When you give him a lead, he knows how to pitch with it. That was vintage Doc.”

The Blue Jays collected 31 hits in the final two games after getting just 10 hits in the first two of the series.