Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals

70-71, 33-36 Away

2nd,2 outs

63-78, 37-32 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
B. BatemanCF	0-1	1	0	0	.326
G. SpringerDH	0-2	0	0	0	.250
V. Guerrero Jr.1B	2-2	1	0	0	.263
A. KirkC	1-1	1	0	1	.274
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Kirk singled to right, Bateman scored, Guerrero Jr. to third.
K. Okamoto3B	1-1	0	0	1	.229
C. McAdoo2B	0-1	1	0	0	.240
E. ClementSS	1-1	0	0	2	.276
N. LukesRF	0-1	0	0	0	.265
M. StrawLF	1-1	0	0	0	.234

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
J. Taillon	1.0	1	1	0	1	20-12	5.72

According to ESPN Analytics

TOR

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Kauffman Stadium

10:10 AM, 5 September 2026

Current Weather

Kansas City, Missouri

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mark Ripperger
First Base Umpire - Shane Livensparger
Second Base Umpire - Dan Merzel
Third Base Umpire - Dan Bellino

D. Lynch IVLHP

1.2IP

4ER

0BB

A. KirkC

1-1

RBI

PITCH COUNT: 37|ON DECK: K. Okamoto

Balls

Strikes

Outs

.000

.273

.250

.333

.225

.304

.231

.340

.294

ON BASE:1B: V. Guerrero Jr.2B: Base empty3B: M. Straw

Foul Ball

Four-seam FB93 MPH

Strike Looking

Knuckle Curve82 MPH

Scoring Summary


TOR
KC

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

		TOR	KC
1st	Kirk singled to right, Bateman scored, Guerrero Jr. to third.	1	0
1st	Okamoto singled to left, Guerrero Jr. scored, Kirk to second.	2	0
1st	Clement doubled to left, Kirk scored and McAdoo scored.	4	0
1st	Witt Jr. homered to left (410 feet).	4	1

Toronto Blue Jays

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Luis Urias 2B	10-Day IL	11 Sep
Patrick Corbin SP	60-Day IL	13 Sep
Anthony Santander RF	60-Day IL	18 Sep
Trey Yesavage SP	15-Day IL	18 Sep
Jonatan Clase LF	60-Day IL	20 Sep

Kansas City Royals

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Maikel Garcia 3B	10-Day IL	4 Sep
Tony Gonsolin SP	15-Day IL	11 Sep
Connor Seabold RP	60-Day IL	11 Sep
James McArthur RP	60-Day IL	22 Sep
Beck Way RP	15-Day IL	1 Feb

Data is currently unavailable.

Regular Season Series

KC leads 2-1

Royals
5
Blue Jays
3

Game 1

26/8

Royals
0
Blue Jays
3

Game 2

27/8

Royals
13
Blue Jays
2

Game 3

28/8

Blue Jays
Royals

Game 4

Blue Jays
Royals

Game 5

6/9

Blue Jays
Royals

Game 6

7/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	83	57	.593	-	L2
New York	80	60	.571	3	W2
Boston	76	65	.539	7.5	W1
Toronto	70	71	.496	13.5	W2
Baltimore	69	72	.489	14.5	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	73	67	.521	-	L2
Cleveland	71	70	.504	2.5	W1
Minnesota	67	73	.479	6	L1
Detroit	64	76	.457	9	L1
Kansas City	63	78	.447	10.5	W1

Guardians' Brayan Rocchio hits grand slam, walk-off HR

Guardians shortstop Brayan Rocchio became the sixth player in MLB history to hit a grand slam and a walk-off home run in the same game on Friday.

Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani out of lineup again with biceps, neck issues

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani was not in the starting lineup Friday for a second straight game because of biceps and neck issues

Rocchio becomes 6th player with grand slam, walk-off homer in same game, Guardians beat Tigers 7-6

— Brayan Rocchio hit a walk-off homer in the ninth inning after connecting on a tying grand slam in the fourth, rallying the Cleveland Guardians to a 7-6 comeback victory over the Detroit Tigers in the first game of a split doubleheader on Friday.

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Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals

D. Lynch IVLHP

A. KirkC

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