Kansas City, Mo. ? Scott Rolen provided the power and Alex Rios the legs, and together they helped the Toronto Blue Jays snap a six-game losing streak.

Rolen homered and drove in two runs, Alex Rios collected four hits and scored three times, and the Blue Jays defeated the Kansas City Royals, 5-2, on Sunday.

Rios, who raised his average to .330, scored the go-ahead run in the fifth from first base on Rolen’s single to left. Rios was waved home when Royals left fielder Jose Guillen threw to second base instead of hitting the cutoff man.

“That’s a big play in the game,” Rolen said. “That’s an easy one to shut down, and for him to keep hustling, that’s how you win ball games. We’ve found a lot of ways to lose ball games.

“We had a chance to win the series here and let a couple of games get away,” Rolen added. “That’s the stuff we need to probably buckle down on a little bit and have a mindset to win the series. We’ll turn the page, go to Boston and hopefully win that series.”

Rios, who led off the game with a triple and scored on Gil Meche’s wild pitch, was glad to see third-base coach Marty Pevey wave him home on Rolen’s single.

“When I saw it was going to be a hit, I just kept going at full speed. That’s the only way I was going to score,” Rios said.