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Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Regular Season Final

Final score

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 9–2 on Friday, September 4, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Toronto Blue Jays 9 79-83
at Kansas City Royals 2 69-93

Line score

Team
Toronto Blue Jays 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 9 13 0
Kansas City Royals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0
  • W: Joe Mantiply (2-0)
  • L: Daniel Lynch IV (4-5)
  • S: Michael Lorenzen

Home runs

  • Toronto Blue Jays: Sean Keys (2)
  • Kansas City Royals: Bobby Witt Jr. (17), Vinnie Pasquantino (10)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Toronto Blue Jays Alejandro Kirk singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Brett Bateman scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to 3rd. 1–0
Top 1st Toronto Blue Jays Kazuma Okamoto singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Alejandro Kirk to 2nd. 2–0
Top 1st Toronto Blue Jays Ernie Clement doubles (30) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Alejandro Kirk scores. Charles McAdoo scores. 4–0
Bottom 1st Kansas City Royals Bobby Witt Jr. homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. 4–1
Top 2nd Toronto Blue Jays Alejandro Kirk doubles (7) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Myles Straw scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to 3rd. 5–1
Top 6th Toronto Blue Jays Myles Straw out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Nolan Hoffman to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Ernie Clement scores. Nathan Lukes to 2nd. 6–1
Top 6th Toronto Blue Jays George Springer doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Nathan Lukes scores. Brett Bateman scores. 8–1
Top 9th Toronto Blue Jays Sean Keys homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. 9–1
Bottom 9th Kansas City Royals Vinnie Pasquantino homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. 9–2

Box score

Toronto Blue Jays

Batter
Brett Bateman CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 .330
George Springer DH 5 0 1 2 0 0 .251
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .262
Sean Keys 1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 .214
Alejandro Kirk C 5 1 2 2 0 0 .274
Kazuma Okamoto 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 .227
Charles McAdoo 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 .237
Josh Smith 2B 1 0 0 0 1 1 .219
Ernie Clement SS 5 1 2 2 0 0 .276
Nathan Lukes RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .265
Myles Straw LF 3 1 2 1 0 0 .236
Totals 38 9 13 9 3 3
Pitcher
Jameson Taillon 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 29 5.65
Joe Mantiply (W, 2-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 2.57
Braydon Fisher 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 3.21
Brendon Little 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 31 7.54
Michael Lorenzen (S, 1) 3.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 33 7.03

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .231
Luke Maile C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 .283
Tyler Tolbert SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
Jac Caglianone RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .281
Salvador Perez DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 .224
Matthew Lugo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .241
Nick Loftin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .237
Michael Massey 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .280
Isaac Collins LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .226
Kyle Isbel CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .232
Totals 31 2 6 2 2 5
Pitcher
Daniel Lynch IV (L, 4-5) 5.0 7 5 5 1 0 0 70 3.51
Nolan Hoffman 2.0 3 3 3 1 2 0 31 5.87
Easton McGee 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 1 33 6.97

Game info

Weather
97 degrees, Clear
Wind
5 mph, R To L
First pitch
7:10 PM
Time of game
2:21
Attendance
18,218
Umpires
Home Plate: Mark Ripperger, First Base: Shane Livensparger, Second Base: Dan Merzel, Third Base: Dan Bellino

2026 season series

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