Blue Jays vs. Royals (Sep 5, 2026)

Blue Jays TOR

71-71

4-1 in Last 5

Royals KCR

63-79

1-4 in Last 5

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Odds

TOR

KCR

-104

Money

+102

Money

o9.5

+100

u9.5

-104

-1.5

+153

+1.5

-160

o9.5

Open

-110

Open

M. Scherzer Over 3.5 Pitcher SO -111 M. Scherzer Over 15.5 Outs Recorded +141

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TOR

Starting Pitchers

KCR

Max Scherzer

RHP #31

Seth Lugo

RHP #67

2-7

W-L

6-8

6.16

ERA

5.03

118

1.39

WHIP

1.42

170

57.0

154.0

TOR

Team Stats

KCR

134

148

575

608

1,182

1,180

.247

AVG

.248

.309

OBP

.316

.382

SLG

.403

3.91

ERA

4.74

1,234

1,033

519

511

TOR

Injuries

KCR

Jameson Taillon

Day-to-day (Elbow)

Craig Kimbrel

Day-to-day (Nausea)

Luis Urías

10-Day IL (Quadriceps)

Maikel Garcia

10-Day IL (Hamstring)

Shane Bieber

15-Day IL (Back)

Beck Way

15-Day IL (Back)

Trey Yesavage

15-Day IL (Knee)

Tony Gonsolin

15-Day IL (Elbow)

José Berríos

60-Day IL (Elbow)

Carlos Estévez

60-Day IL (Foot)

Patrick Corbin

60-Day IL (Shoulder)

Connor Seabold

60-Day IL (Lat)

Yimi García

60-Day IL (Elbow)

Jonathan India

60-Day IL (Shoulder)

Anthony Santander

60-Day IL (Shoulder)

Cole Ragans

60-Day IL (Elbow)

Cody Ponce

60-Day IL (Knee)

Stephen Kolek

60-Day IL (Flexor)

Bowden Francis

60-Day IL (Elbow)

James McArthur

60-Day IL (Elbow)

Addison Barger

60-Day IL (Elbow)

Alec Marsh

60-Day IL (Shoulder)

Jonatan Clase

60-Day IL (Foot)

Nick Mears

60-Day IL (Shoulder)

Jake Bloss

60-Day IL (Elbow)

Luinder Avila

60-Day IL (Forearm)

Current Series

Blue Jays

Royals

Game 1

Final

Blue Jays

Royals

-111

Game 2

Blue Jays

Royals

-122

-101

Game 3

2026 AL East

TORKCR

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	84	57	.596
Yankees	80	61	.567	4.0
Red Sox	77	65	.542	7.5
Blue Jays	71	71	.500	13.5
Orioles	69	73	.486	15.5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	74	67	.525
Guardians	72	70	.507	2.5
Twins	67	74	.475	7.0
Tigers	64	77	.454	10.0
Royals	63	79	.444	11.5

TOR

Last 5

KCR

Fri, Sep 4

Fri, Sep 4

Thu, Sep 3

Thu, Sep 3

Wed, Sep 2

Wed, Sep 2

Tue, Sep 1

Tue, Sep 1

Sun, Aug 30

Sun, Aug 30

Game Info

September 5, 2026

Kauffman Stadium

Kansas City, Missouri

96°

10 mph S

Home Plate: Shane Livensparger

First Base: Dan Merzel

Second Base: Dan Bellino

Third Base: Mark Ripperger

Lineup	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG
Brett Bateman B. Bateman CF	23	94	16	31	4	1	0	7	9	1	22	3	0	.330	.390	.394
George Springer G. Springer DH	109	403	52	101	21	2	14	48	42	3	83	11	2	.251	.324	.417
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. V. Guerrero Jr. 1B	127	477	66	125	22	0	8	54	50	4	67	7	3	.262	.333	.358
Alejandro Kirk A. Kirk C	64	223	19	61	7	0	8	34	26	0	31	1	0	.274	.345	.413
Nathan Lukes N. Lukes RF	106	347	40	92	13	0	10	35	21	6	57	1	1	.265	.316	.389
Kazuma Okamoto K. Okamoto 3B	136	498	73	113	21	0	28	79	48	6	167	1	1	.227	.301	.438
Andrés Giménez A. Giménez SS	131	412	35	100	20	1	8	52	14	14	87	20	3	.243	.288	.354
Ernie Clement E. Clement 2B	138	526	57	145	30	1	9	46	20	2	54	6	1	.276	.302	.388
Myles Straw M. Straw LF	128	254	42	60	18	1	3	24	23	1	38	7	1	.236	.299	.350

Lineup	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG
Brett Bateman B. Bateman CF	1	3	-	2	0	0	0	1	-	-	.667	.667	.667
George Springer G. Springer DH	3	7	-	2	0	0	0	3	-	-	.286	.286	.286
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. V. Guerrero Jr. 1B	4	10	-	2	1	0	1	2	-	-	.200	.273	.300
Alejandro Kirk A. Kirk C	3	3	-	0	0	0	2	0	-	-	.000	.400	.000
Nathan Lukes N. Lukes RF	2	6	-	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	.167	.167	.167
Kazuma Okamoto K. Okamoto 3B	1	1	-	0	0	0	1	1	-	-	.000	.500	.000
Andrés Giménez A. Giménez SS	4	9	-	3	2	0	1	2	-	-	.333	.400	.556
Ernie Clement E. Clement 2B	3	4	-	2	0	0	1	1	-	-	.500	.600	.500
Myles Straw M. Straw LF	2	3	-	1	0	1	0	1	-	-	.333	.333	.333

Lineup	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen C. Jensen C	132	463	66	107	28	2	22	67	58	2	150	2	1	.231	.316	.443
Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr. SS	123	480	79	136	28	1	17	51	58	2	93	38	8	.283	.360	.452
Jac Caglianone J. Caglianone RF	130	473	66	133	27	2	23	69	30	5	131	6	2	.281	.330	.493
Salvador Perez S. Perez DH	132	509	47	114	22	1	18	65	21	12	108	1	0	.224	.268	.377
Vinnie Pasquantino V. Pasquantino 1B	95	353	42	85	16	2	10	43	45	3	64	5	0	.241	.328	.382
Michael Massey M. Massey 2B	113	350	46	98	23	1	11	45	20	0	62	3	0	.280	.315	.446
John Rave J. Rave CF	34	86	16	19	5	1	3	8	9	0	20	4	0	.221	.295	.407
Josh Rojas J. Rojas 3B	35	91	10	23	4	0	2	13	4	0	15	1	0	.253	.284	.363
Isaac Collins I. Collins LF	127	398	42	90	23	3	6	40	53	6	103	6	5	.226	.324	.344

Lineup	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen C. Jensen C	2	4	-	3	2	0	0	1	1	-	-	.750	.800	1.250
Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr. SS	4	8	-	1	0	0	1	1	2	-	-	.125	.222	.125
Jac Caglianone J. Caglianone RF	1	1	-	0	0	0	0	0	1	-	-	.000	.000	.000
Salvador Perez S. Perez DH	15	38	-	14	2	4	10	1	3	-	-	.368	.385	.737
Vinnie Pasquantino V. Pasquantino 1B	4	8	-	2	1	0	1	1	0	-	-	.250	.333	.375
Michael Massey M. Massey 2B	2	3	-	1	0	1	2	1	0	-	-	.333	.500	1.333
John Rave J. Rave CF	3	5	-	0	0	0	0	0	3	-	-	.000	.000	.000
Josh Rojas J. Rojas 3B	3	4	-	2	0	0	1	1	0	-	-	.500	.500	.500
Isaac Collins I. Collins LF	2	3	-	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	-	.333	.500	.333

Blue Jays TOR

Royals KCR

Odds

Starting Pitchers

Team Stats

Injuries

Current Series

2026 AL East

Last 5

Game Info

Home Runs

Hits

Runs

RBIs

H+R+RBIs

Total Bases

Stolen Bases

Strikeouts

Pitcher SO

Outs Recorded

Hits Allowed

Earned Runs

Walks Allowed

28

79

.276

10

221

2.25

23

69

.283

9

143

3.36