Johnny Cueto mentioned to teammate Edison Volquez following his Game 3 start that he believed the Toronto Blue Jays were stealing signs at the Rogers Centre.

Cueto allowed eight runs in two-plus innings for the Kansas City Royals.

"Johnny said that last night, but that's your [own] fault," Volquez said. "You've got to hide the ball and have better communication with the catcher giving you signs when you're pitching. So [there's] nothing wrong with [stealing signs]. We just have to hide the ball and give multiple signs to hide it from them."

There have been rumors for years that the Blue Jays steal signs from the catcher, even suspicions of a mysterious man in the center-field stands relaying information to the hitters.

"That's what I hear," Volquez said. "Most of the teams that come here -- we've got a lot of friends on different teams -- they always say that; they give the signs or whatever it is. But I don't go crazy with it. I just want to pitch my own game."

The Blue Jays were baseball's highest-scoring team this season, leading the Majors in runs scored both at home (450) and on the road (441).