Toronto Blue Jays vs. Kansas City Royals

Sep 21, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TOR	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	8	12	0	5
KC	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	5	10	0	7

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M. Wachawin: Toronto Blue Jays logo

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Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- Pop the champagne, but keep a bottle in the fridge. Finally, after a stretch of tough losses and some long days filled with complicated clinch scenarios, the Blue Jays have officially punched their ticket to the postseason. One celebration down, one to go....

Scoring Summary

TORKC

2
Andres Gimenez singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Nathan Lukes scores. Ernie Clement to 3rd. [1 run]
10
2
Tyler Heineman out on a sacrifice bunt to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Ernie Clement scores. Andres Gimenez to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs]
20
2
George Springer doubles (25) on a line drive to center fielder John Rave. Andres Gimenez scores. [1 run]
30
4
Carter Jensen singles on a line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Maikel Garcia scores. Adam Frazier to 3rd. [2 runs]
32
5
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubles (34) on a sharp line drive to center fielder John Rave. Tyler Heineman scores. Daulton Varsho scores. [2 runs]
52
5
Addison Barger doubles (31) on a fly ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. [1 run]
62
5
Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Mike Yastrzemski scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 2nd. [1 run]
63
5
Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Maikel Garcia to 2nd. [1 run]
64
6
Randal Grichuk singles on a line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Jac Caglianone scores. [1 run]
65
8
Ernie Clement singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Randal Grichuk. Myles Straw scores. [1 run]
75
8
Andres Gimenez triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Ernie Clement scores. [1 run]
85

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1George SpringerDH	2	4	0	1	1	1	1	.307
2Daulton VarshoCF	1	5	1	0	1	0	3	.236
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B	2	5	1	2	0	0	2	.299
4Addison Barger3B	1	3	0	1	1	0	1	.246
Myles StrawPH-RF	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	.262
5Davis SchneiderLF	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	.239
Joey LoperfidoLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.337
6Nathan LukesRF	0	3	1	0	1	0	2	.250
Ty FrancePH	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.257
Isiah Kiner-Falefa2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263
7Ernie Clement2B-3B	2	4	2	1	0	0	0	.279
8Andres GimenezSS	2	4	1	2	1	0	0	.209
9Tyler HeinemanC	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	.295
TOTAL	12	37	8	8	5	2	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Trey YesavageRHP	4.0	5	4	4	2	3	0	76	5.00
Brendon LittleLHP	1.2	4	1	1	0	0	0	23	3.17
Seranthony DominguezRHP	1.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	3.25
Eric LauerLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3.32
Jeff HoffmanRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	4.50

TOTAL	9.0	10	5	5	4	3	0	131	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Mike YastrzemskiLF-CF	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	.229
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	3	.292
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	0	4	2	0	0	1	0	4	.269
4Maikel Garcia3B	2	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.285
5Salvador PerezDH	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.240
6Adam Frazier2B	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.264
Jonathan IndiaPH-2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
7Carter JensenC	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.300
8Jac CaglianoneRF	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	.164
9John RaveCF	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	.203
Randal GrichukPH-LF	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.226


TOTAL	10	36	5	5	4	3	0	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Michael WachaRHP	5.0	8	6	6	4	1	89	4.00
Steven CruzRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	7	3.53
Jonathan BowlanRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	16	4.20
Angel ZerpaLHP	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	14	4.16
John SchreiberRHP	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	8	3.84
Luinder AvilaRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	13	0.77
TOTAL	9.0	12	8	8	5	2	147	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningTORKC

TOP 1
SINGLE — George Springer singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
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GROUNDOUT — Daulton Varsho grounds out, second baseman Adam Frazier to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. George Springer to 2nd. [1 out]
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POP OUT — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. pops out to second baseman Adam Frazier. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Addison Barger called out on strikes. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
WALK — Mike Yastrzemski walks.
00
FLYOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to right fielder Nathan Lukes. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to right fielder Nathan Lukes. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Maikel Garcia grounds out, second baseman Ernie Clement to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

TOR

8Runs5

12Hits10

0Errors0

.324Batting Avg.278

37At Bats36

4Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs0

8Runs-Batted-In5

2Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts4

5Left on Base7

17Total Bases13

Game Details

Sunday, September 21, 2025 · 2:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 32,936 (86.9%)

weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy