Toronto Blue Jays vs. Kansas City Royals

Sep 5, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TOR	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	13	0	11
KC	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	2	6

loss:

C. Kimbrel(1-3)win: Toronto Blue Jays logo

M. Fluharty(6-1)save: Toronto Blue Jays logo

L. Varland(33)

Game Recap

Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

KANSAS CITY -- Can you believe it? The Blue Jays, just 19 games from the finish line, own the final postseason spot in the American League. Saturday’s 4-3 win over the Royals moved the Blue Jays into a tie for the final AL Wild Card spot with the Guardians, but...

Scoring Summary

TORKC

1Alejandro Kirk singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Josh Rojas. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Alejandro Kirk to 2nd. Throwing error by third baseman Josh Rojas. [1 run] 10
1Nathan Lukes singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Alejandro Kirk scores. [1 run] 20
1Jac Caglianone singles on a ground ball to second baseman Ernie Clement. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. [1 run] 21
1Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. [1 run] 22
3Kazuma Okamoto doubles (23) on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Nathan Lukes scores. Kazuma Okamoto out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Isaac Collins to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to third baseman Josh Rojas. [1 run] [2 outs] 32
4John Rave homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run] 33
7Kazuma Okamoto singles on a ground ball to center fielder John Rave. George Springer scores. Nathan Lukes to 3rd. [1 run] 43

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Brett BatemanCF	1	4	0	0	1	1	0	3	.327
2George SpringerDH	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	3	.248
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	3	.261
4Alejandro KirkC	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.272
5Nathan LukesRF	3	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	.270
6Kazuma Okamoto3B	4	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	.233
7Andres GimenezSS	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	.243
8Ernie Clement2B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.275
9Myles StrawLF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.236




TOTAL	13	39	4	3	4	3	0	22	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Max ScherzerRHP	5.2	5	3	3	2	1	1	76	6.03
Mason FluhartyLHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	3.32
Paul SewaldRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	5.28
Tyler RogersRHP	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	1.84
Louis VarlandRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	1.15

TOTAL	9.0	7	3	3	5	2	1	128	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Carter JensenC	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	.230
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	.283
3Jac CaglianoneRF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.283
Nick LoftinRF-3B	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.238
4Salvador PerezDH	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.226
Matthew LugoPR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
5Vinnie Pasquantino1B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.238
6Michael Massey2B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.280
7John RaveCF	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	.225
8Josh Rojas3B	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	.247
Tyler TolbertPH-RF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.304
Kyle IsbelPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.231
9Isaac CollinsLF	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.224
TOTAL	7	33	3	3	5	2	1	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Seth LugoRHP	5.0	8	3	3	1	2	95	5.04
Jose CuasRHP	0.2	2	0	0	2	0	17	2.81
Connor ThomasLHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	2	11.20
Craig KimbrelRHP	1.0	1	1	0	1	1	22	3.80
Anthony GoseLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	14	0.00
Alex LangeRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	9	5.93
TOTAL	9.0	13	4	3	4	3	159	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningTORKC

TOP 1
SINGLE — Brett Bateman singles on a line drive to center fielder John Rave.
00
PICKOFF 1B — Pitcher Seth Lugo picks off Brett Bateman at 1st on throw to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [1 out]
00
FLYOUT — George Springer flies out to center fielder John Rave. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
00
SINGLE — Alejandro Kirk singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Josh Rojas. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Alejandro Kirk to 2nd. Throwing error by third baseman Josh Rojas. [1 run]
10
SINGLE — Nathan Lukes singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Alejandro Kirk scores. [1 run]
20
DOUBLE — Kazuma Okamoto doubles (22) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Nathan Lukes to 3rd.
20
GROUNDOUT — Andres Gimenez grounds out, third baseman Josh Rojas to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
HIT BY PITCH — Carter Jensen hit by pitch.
20
DOUBLE — Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (29) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Myles Straw. Carter Jensen to 3rd.
20
SINGLE — Jac Caglianone singles on a ground ball to second baseman Ernie Clement. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. [1 run]
21
SINGLE — Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. [1 run]
22
GROUNDOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out softly, pitcher Max Scherzer to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Salvador Perez to 2nd. [1 out]
22
FIELDERS CHOICE OUT — Michael Massey reaches on a fielder's choice out, first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to third baseman Kazuma Okamoto. Jac Caglianone out at home. [2 outs]
22
BALK — With John Rave batting, Salvador Perez advances to 3rd on a balk. Michael Massey advances to 2nd on a balk.
22
WALK — John Rave walks.
22
FLYOUT — Josh Rojas flies out to left fielder Myles Straw. [3 outs]
22

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Team Stats

TOR

4Runs3

13Hits7

0Errors2

.333Batting Avg.212

39At Bats33

2Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs1

3Runs-Batted-In3

3Walks2

1Stolen Bases0

4Strikeouts5

11Left on Base6

15Total Bases11

Game Details

Saturday, September 5, 2026 · 7:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 20,547 (54.2%)

weather: 97 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: TOR -111

over/under: 9.5