Toronto Blue Jays vs. Kansas City Royals

Sep 6, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

S. Arrighetti(7-9)win: Kansas City Royals logo

R. Dobnak(3-3)

Game Recap

Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

KANSAS CITY -- Was Saturday night Vinnie Pasquantino’s favorite night of the year when it was all said and done? No, he said after the 0-for-4 night in which he was unable to come through in a couple of key moments. Did he let it linger into Sunday? Certainly not....

Scoring Summary

TORKC

1Vinnie Pasquantino homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. John Rave scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [3 runs] 03
3Salvador Perez homers (19) on a fly ball to left center field. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [2 runs] 05
5Nick Loftin singles on a ground ball to second baseman Josh Smith. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd. [1 run] 06
6Josh Smith homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run] 16

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Brett BatemanCF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.347
2Nathan LukesRF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.270
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.DH	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	.259
4Jesus SanchezLF	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260
Myles StrawPH-LF	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.239
5Kazuma Okamoto3B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.231
6Sean Keys1B	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	.205
Charles McAdooPH-1B	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.244
7Josh Smith2B	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	.222
George SpringerPH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Ernie Clement2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.275
8Andres GimenezSS	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.242
9Brandon ValenzuelaC	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218
TOTAL	8	32	1	1	5	1	1	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Spencer ArrighettiRHP	4.2	6	6	6	3	3	2	91	5.12
Braydon FisherRHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	10	3.20
Ricky TiedemannLHP	1.2	1	0	0	2	2	0	31	2.08
Joe MantiplyLHP	1.1	0	0	0	2	1	0	17	2.42

TOTAL	8.0	7	6	6	8	7	2	149	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1John RaveRF	1	5	1	0	2	0	0	1	.223
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	2	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	.285
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	1	3	2	3	0	2	1	2	.239
4Salvador PerezDH	1	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.226
5Josh Rojas3B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.240
6Nick Loftin2B	2	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	.241
7Isaac CollinsLF	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	1	.223
8Luke MaileC	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	3	.143
9Kyle IsbelCF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	.227




TOTAL	7	31	6	6	8	7	2	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Randy DobnakRHP	6.0	4	1	1	3	0	1	83	2.54
Anthony GoseLHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	15	0.00
Jose CuasRHP	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	2.76
Connor ThomasLHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	17	10.43
Nolan HoffmanRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	5.19
TOTAL	9.0	8	1	1	5	1	1	137	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningTORKC

TOP 1
HIT BY PITCH — Brett Bateman hit by pitch.
00
GROUNDED INTO DP — Nathan Lukes grounds into a double play, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Brett Bateman out at 2nd. Nathan Lukes out at 1st. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out, third baseman Josh Rojas to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — John Rave singles on a ground ball to pitcher Spencer Arrighetti.
00
WALK — Bobby Witt Jr. walks. John Rave to 2nd.
00
HOME RUN — Vinnie Pasquantino homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. John Rave scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [3 runs]
03
FLYOUT — Salvador Perez flies out to left fielder Jesus Sanchez. [1 out]
03
STRIKEOUT — Josh Rojas strikes out on a foul tip. [2 outs]
03
FLYOUT — Nick Loftin flies out to center fielder Brett Bateman. [3 outs]
03

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Team Stats

TOR

1Runs6

8Hits7

1Errors0

.250Batting Avg.226

32At Bats31

1Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs2

1Runs-Batted-In6

1Walks7

0Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts8

6Left on Base10

11Total Bases14

Game Details

Sunday, September 6, 2026 · 2:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 17,518 (46.2%)

weather: 96 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: TOR -123

over/under: 9.5