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Blue Jays at Royals: September 5, 2026

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 at Kauffman Stadium on September 5, 2026 (2026 regular season).

Final · Played September 5, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most hits: Kazuma Okamoto (Blue Jays, 4); Salvador Perez (Royals, 2). Most strikeouts: Mason Fluharty and Max Scherzer (Blue Jays, 2 each); Jose Cuas (Royals, 2).

Line score

Team123456789Final
Toronto Blue Jays2010001004
Kansas City Royals2001000003

Team comparison

Team statsTORKC
Hits137
Errors02

What stood out

  • Hits: Blue Jays 13, Royals 7.
  • Errors: Blue Jays 0, Royals 2.
  • The Blue Jays' biggest edge came in the 3rd inning (1-0).

Player lines

  • Alejandro Kirk (TOR C): 5 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Andres Gimenez (TOR SS): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Brett Bateman (TOR CF): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Ernie Clement (TOR 2B): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • George Springer (TOR DH): 4 AB, 0 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 1 SB, 0 TB
  • Kazuma Okamoto (TOR 3B): 5 AB, 4 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 6 TB
  • Louis Varland (TOR RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 13 PIT
  • Mason Fluharty (TOR RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 0 HR, 20 PIT
  • Max Scherzer (TOR SP): 5.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 76 PIT
  • Myles Straw (TOR CF): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Nathan Lukes (TOR RF): 5 AB, 3 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 3 TB
  • Paul Sewald (TOR RP): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 7 PIT
  • Tyler Rogers (TOR RP): 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 12 PIT
  • Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR 1B): 5 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Alex Lange (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 9 PIT
  • Anthony Gose (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 14 PIT
  • Bobby Witt Jr. (KC SS): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Carter Jensen (KC C): 3 AB, 0 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Connor Thomas (KC RP): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 2 PIT
  • Craig Kimbrel (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 22 PIT
  • Isaac Collins (KC LF): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jac Caglianone (KC RF): 1 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • John Rave (KC RF): 3 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • Jose Cuas (KC RP): 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 HR, 17 PIT
  • Josh Rojas (KC 3B): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Kyle Isbel (KC CF): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Michael Massey (KC 2B): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Nick Loftin (KC 3B): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Salvador Perez (KC DH): 4 AB, 2 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Seth Lugo (KC SP): 5.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 95 PIT
  • Tyler Tolbert (KC SS): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Vinnie Pasquantino (KC 1B): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB

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Head-to-head

No earlier meeting between these teams is in their stored recent results.

Full Royals vs Blue Jays head-to-head (12 meetings).

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