KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ Todd Dunwoody went 4-for-4 and drove in three runs and Johnny Damon had four hits and two RBIs as the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-7 Monday night.

Damon, 4-for-5, hit a two-run double off reliever Lance Painter in the sixth inning to give the Royals a 5-4 lead in a game delayed 2 hours, 54 minutes at the start by rain.

Dunwoody, who had two doubles and two singles, hit a two-run RBI double in the seventh to make it 8-4.

Carlos Delgado tripled in the eighth for Toronto and scored on Tony Batista's bloop single to make it 8-5.

Dave Martinez and Delgado added RBI singles off Ricky Bottalico in the ninth to make it a one-run game. Bottalico held on for his 12th save in 18 opportunities.

Blake Stein (3-3) allowed nine hits and four runs, struck out four and walked three in 6 2-3 innings.

Damon is 55-for-112 (.491) with 16 doubles and 19 RBIs since the All-Star break, raising his average from .267 to .324. It was his fourth four-hit game since the break.

The game got off to an ominous start for the Royals.

Shannon Stewart hit a leadoff home run and Brad Fullmer added a three-run shot to give the Blue Jays a 4-0 lead against Stein in the first.

But Stein, who held the New York Yankees to two hits in eight innings in his previous start, shut out the Blue Jays on six hits through the next 5 2-3 innings.

Stewart hit a single and a double for his fifth consecutive multihit game for the Blue Jays, who have lost eight of their last 11.

Stewart is batting .366 leading off games, with four doubles, two triples and four homers. Two of his leadoff homers have come against the Royals.

The Royals got a run in the second on Dunwoody's RBI double and a run in the third on Joe Randa's sacrifice fly.

Damon made it 4-3 in the fifth when he bunted safely and scored from second on Mike Sweeney's single after stealing his league-leading 34th base.

With one out in the sixth, Dunwoody and Gregg Zaun singled off Esteban Loaiza (6-8) and Carlos Febles was hit by a pitch, bringing left-hander Painter out of the bullpen to face the left-handed Damon.

On a 1-1 pitch, Damon lined a two-run double to right field. Rey Sanchez made it 6-4 with a run-scoring groundout.

Loaiza went 5 1-3 innings and gave up six runs on nine hits, with two walks and two strikeouts.

Notes: The Blue Jays lead the AL with 186 homers, and the Royals lead with 178 homers allowed. ... Right fielder Jermaine Dye made a fine effort on Mickey Morandini's sinking liner in the fourth, but it dropped in for a single _ Morandini's first AL hit. ... The Royals and Blue Jays had not met since they opened the season at SkyDome April 3-6. ... It was Dunwoody's third four-hit game and second this season. The last time was June 16th against Oakland.