Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals

90-66, 40-41 Away

Final

78-78, 43-38 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
G. SpringerDH	2-4	0	1	.307
D. VarshoCF	1-5	1	0	.236
V. Guerrero Jr.1B	2-5	1	2	.299
A. Barger3B	1-3	0	1	.246
M. StrawPH-RF	1-2	1	0	.262
D. SchneiderLF	0-3	0	0	.239
J. LoperfidoLF	0-0	0	0	.337
N. LukesRF	0-3	1	0	.250
T. FrancePH	0-1	0	0	.277
I. Kiner-Falefa2B	0-0	0	0	.240
E. Clement2B-3B	2-4	2	1	.279
A. GimenezSS	2-4	1	2	.209
T. HeinemanC	1-3	1	1	.295

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
T. Yesavage	4.0	5	4	3	2	76-44	5.00
B. Little	1.2	4	1	0	0	23-16	3.17
S. Dominguez	1.1	0	0	0	2	14-9	3.25
E. Lauer	1.0	0	0	0	0	7-6	3.32
J. Hoffman	1.0	1	0	0	0	11-8	4.50

According to ESPN Analytics

TOR

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Kauffman Stadium

4:10 AM, 22 September 2025

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 32,936

Game Time:2:39

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Todd Tichenor
First Base Umpire - Nestor Ceja
Second Base Umpire - James Jean
Third Base Umpire - Adam Hamari

American League-best Blue Jays beat Royals 8-5 and clinch their 1st postseason berth since 2023

— Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Andres Gimenez drove in two runs apiece as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 Sunday and clinched a playoff berth.

Sep 22, 2025, 08:35 am - AP


TOR
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	3	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	8	12	0
0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	5	10	0

Scoring Summary

		TOR	KC
2nd	Giménez singled to right, Lukes scored, Clement to third.	1	0
2nd	Heineman hit sacrifice bunt to first, Clement scored, Giménez to second.	2	0
2nd	Springer doubled to center, Giménez scored.	3	0
4th	Jensen singled to right, Garcia scored and Pasquantino scored, Frazier to third.	3	2
5th	Guerrero Jr. doubled to center, Varsho scored and Heineman scored.	5	2
5th	Barger doubled to right, Guerrero Jr. scored.	6	2
5th	Garcia singled to right, Yastrzemski scored, Pasquantino to second.	6	3
5th	Perez singled to center, Pasquantino scored, Garcia to second.	6	4
6th	Grichuk singled to right, Caglianone scored.	6	5
8th	Clement singled to left, Straw scored.	7	5
8th	Giménez tripled to center, Clement scored.	8	5

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Blue Jays
1
Royals
20

Game 1

20/9

Blue Jays
1
Royals
2

Game 2

21/9

Blue Jays
8
Royals
5

Game 3

22/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	58	42	.580	-	W2
New York	56	45	.554	2.5	L1
Boston	52	48	.520	6	W15
Baltimore	49	53	.480	10	L2
Toronto	46	55	.455	12.5	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	53	47	.530	-	L1
Cleveland	54	48	.529	-	W2
Minnesota	49	53	.480	5	L4
Detroit	47	54	.465	6.5	L1
Kansas City	43	60	.417	11.5	W3

A's place J.T. Ginn on IL with blister on pitching hand

The Athletics placed right-hander J.T. Ginn on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand.

Pirates CF Jake Mangum (foot) scratched in Game 2 vs. Yankees

Pirates center fielder Jake Mangum has been scratched from the second game of a doubleheader against the Yankees because of right foot discomfort.

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Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals

American League-best Blue Jays beat Royals 8-5 and clinch their 1st postseason berth since 2023

S. Dominguez4-4

M. Wacha9-13

J. Hoffman32

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