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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 4–3 on Saturday, September 5, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Toronto Blue Jays 4 79-83
at Kansas City Royals 3 69-93

Line score

Team
Toronto Blue Jays 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 13 0
Kansas City Royals 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 2
  • W: Mason Fluharty (6-1)
  • L: Craig Kimbrel (1-3)
  • S: Louis Varland

Home runs

  • Kansas City Royals: John Rave (4)

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 soft ground ball to third baseman Josh Rojas. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Alejandro Kirk to 2nd. Throwing error by third baseman Josh Rojas. 1–0
Top 1st Toronto Blue Jays Nathan Lukes singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Alejandro Kirk scores. 2–0
Bottom 1st Kansas City Royals Jac Caglianone singles on a ground ball to second baseman Ernie Clement. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. 2–1
Bottom 1st Kansas City Royals Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. 2–2
Top 3rd Toronto Blue Jays Kazuma 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. 3–2
Bottom 4th Kansas City Royals John Rave homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. 3–3
Top 7th Toronto Blue Jays Kazuma Okamoto singles on a ground ball to center fielder John Rave. George Springer scores. Nathan Lukes to 3rd. 4–3

Box score

Toronto Blue Jays

Batter
Brett Bateman CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 .327
George Springer DH 4 1 0 0 1 0 .248
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .261
Alejandro Kirk C 5 1 1 0 0 0 .272
Nathan Lukes RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 .270
Kazuma Okamoto 3B 5 0 4 2 0 0 .233
Andrés Giménez SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .243
Ernie Clement 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .275
Myles Straw LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .236
Totals 39 4 13 3 3 4
Pitcher
Max Scherzer 5.2 5 3 3 1 2 1 76 6.03
Mason Fluharty (W, 6-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 3.32
Paul Sewald (H, 2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.28
Tyler Rogers (H, 31) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.84
Louis Varland (S, 33) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.15

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen C 3 1 0 0 0 0 .230
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .283
Jac Caglianone RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 .283
Nick Loftin 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .238
Salvador Perez DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 .226
Matthew Lugo DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .238
Michael Massey 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280
John Rave CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .225
Josh Rojas 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .247
Tyler Tolbert RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .304
Kyle Isbel PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231
Isaac Collins LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .224
Totals 33 3 7 3 2 5
Pitcher
Seth Lugo 5.0 8 3 3 2 1 0 95 5.04
Jose Cuas 0.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.81
Connor Thomas 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11.20
Craig Kimbrel (L, 1-3) 1.0 1 1 0 1 1 0 22 3.80
Anthony Gose 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00
Alex Lange 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 5.93

Game info

Weather
97 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
4 mph, R To L
First pitch
6:09 PM
Time of game
2:36
Attendance
20,547
Umpires
Home Plate: Shane Livensparger, First Base: Dan Merzel, Second Base: Dan Bellino, Third Base: Mark Ripperger

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Kansas City Royals 3 Final Game page
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Matchup Status Details
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New York Yankees 5 at San Diego Padres 1 Final Game page
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