Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Loup picked up his first save of the season during Friday's series opener against the Royals.

Loup entered the game in the seventh inning for Sergio Santos and pitched three perfect innings to secure an 8-4 victory. He struck out one and forced six ground-ball outs as he faced just nine batters for the save.

Loup has a 1.29 ERA and a 0.86 WHIP through his first seven innings of work.