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Kansas City Royals 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:07 PM ET · Rogers CentreGame-day snapshot Aug 25, 10:15 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 8, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score31
Kansas City Royals
69–93 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 31
5
5–3
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
79–83 · 5th AL East · T-Score 44
3
T-Score44
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRoyalsLugo owns the stronger overall starter profile, with the higher P-Score and better strikeout and baserunner rates.
Offense vs handRoyalsKansas owns a .727 OPS vs RHP, 13th in MLB; Toronto ranks 25th vs RHP.
BullpenJaysToronto owns a 4.08 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Kansas's 4.63.
Starter formJaysScherzer has a 4.87 ERA over his last five starts, while Lugo is at 6.18.
Recent formRoyalsKansas has been the better recent team, at 9–1 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

KC
Seth Lugo RHP
Seth Lugo
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.71
172nd
WHIP
1.38
183rd
K/9
6.87
169th
BB/9
2.85
83rd
P-Score48i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.99
109th
OPS/R
–
IP
145.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.18
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
TOR
Max Scherzer RHP
Max Scherzer
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
7.40
198th
WHIP
1.51
124th
K/9
6.40
153rd
BB/9
4.00
154th
P-Score34i
FIP
–
HR/9
2.40
180th
OPS/R
–
IP
45.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.87
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Lugo enters with a 4.71 ERA compared with Scherzer's 7.40.
·Lugo allows the lower home-run rate: 0.99 vs 2.40 per nine.
·Lugo allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.38 WHIP compared with 1.51.
·Lugo averages 1.4 more innings per start.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricLugoScherzerNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 7 GS– ERA, 25 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Lugo arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker19%91.4
Four-seam16%91.6
Cutter16%89.8
Curveball15%77.3
Sweeper11%79.2
Slider9%84.3
Changeup9%85.1
Slow Curve2%69.2
Slurve1%77.2
Scherzer arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam48%93.0
Slider17%85.4
Changeup15%83.9
Curveball15%74.6
Cutter6%87.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Royals vs RHP (Max Scherzer)
13th
in MLB
0.727OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Jays vs RHP (Seth Lugo)
25th
in MLB
0.705OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Kansas City RoyalsOfficial lineupvs RHP Max Scherzer
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Scherzer (BvP)
1Carter JensenLC76.79027.8372-for-2Very small sample
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS78.80018.7831-for-6Very small sample
3Vinnie PasquantinoL1B69.76117.8261-for-6Very small sample
4Salvador PerezRDH56.65721.62813-for-35Limited history
5Michael MasseyL2B60.73513.7211-for-1Very small sample
6Nick LoftinR3B53.7108.6850-for-3Very small sample
7Isaac CollinsSLF51.6416.6600-for-2Very small sample
8John RaveLRF57.7446.7850-for-3Very small sample
9Kyle IsbelLCF36.5916.6522-for-2Very small sample
1Carter Jensen C · L.239 / .790 · 27 HRvs hand .837 · 2-for-2 · Very small sample76H-Score2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281 / .800 · 18 HRvs hand .783 · 1-for-6 · Very small sample78H-Score3Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .826 · 1-for-6 · Very small sample69H-Score4Salvador Perez DH · R.229 / .657 · 21 HRvs hand .628 · 13-for-35 · Limited history56H-Score5Michael Massey 2B · L.274 / .735 · 13 HRvs hand .721 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample60H-Score6Nick Loftin 3B · R.240 / .710 · 8 HRvs hand .685 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample53H-Score7Isaac Collins LF · S.213 / .641 · 6 HRvs hand .660 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample51H-Score8John Rave RF · L.232 / .744 · 6 HRvs hand .785 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample57H-Score9Kyle Isbel CF · L.224 / .591 · 6 HRvs hand .652 · 2-for-2 · Very small sample36H-Score
Toronto Blue JaysOfficial lineupvs RHP Seth Lugo
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Lugo (BvP)
1Brett BatemanLCF52.8262.900No MLB historyNo history
2Nathan LukesLRF49.71410.7440-for-3Very small sample
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B62.6889.6502-for-7Very small sample
4Kazuma OkamotoR3B74.76233.728No MLB historyNo history
5Jesús SánchezLDH54.7128.7551-for-10Small sample
6Ernie ClementR2B42.6499.6601-for-2Very small sample
7Andrés GiménezLSS41.6509.6601-for-7Very small sample
8Brandon ValenzuelaSC51.6799.698No MLB historyNo history
9Myles StrawRCF41.6463.6571-for-1Very small sample
1Brett Bateman CF · L.329 / .826 · 2 HRvs hand .900 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score2Nathan Lukes RF · L.277 / .714 · 10 HRvs hand .744 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample49H-Score3Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260 / .688 · 9 HRvs hand .650 · 2-for-7 · Very small sample62H-Score4Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232 / .762 · 33 HRvs hand .728 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score5Jesús Sánchez DH · L.254 / .712 · 8 HRvs hand .755 · 1-for-10 · Small sample54H-Score6Ernie Clement 2B · R.259 / .649 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample42H-Score7Andrés Giménez SS · L.244 / .650 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · 1-for-7 · Very small sample41H-Score8Brandon Valenzuela C · S.222 / .679 · 9 HRvs hand .698 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score9Myles Straw CF · R.241 / .646 · 3 HRvs hand .657 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample41H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseKCKC·TORTOR
AVG.248 8th.247 9th
OPS.718 16th.691 28th
Home runs170 21st152 30th
Runs690 22nd648 30th
OBP.316 17th.310 25th
SLG.402 14th.381 26th
PitchingKCKC·TORTOR
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.77vs3.90
KCTOR
WHIP1.41vs1.29
KCTOR
K/97.4vs8.8
KCTOR
HR Allowed210vs167
KCTOR
BullpenKCKC·TORTOR
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.63vs4.08
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.40vs1.30
no league rank
Saves38vs52
KCTOR
ResultsKCKC·TORTOR
+18928th
Run differential
+24622nd
69–93 Record79–83
9–1 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Kansas City Royals (9–1)
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
Toronto Blue Jays (5–5)
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
4—2
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Royals?+
Seth Lugo (4.71 ERA, 5–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Jays?+
Max Scherzer (7.40 ERA, 1–6) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:07 PM ET at Rogers Centre.
Where is the game being played?+
Rogers Centre, home of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Royals and Jays performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Jays 2–4 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Seth Lugo is at 48; Max Scherzer is at 34. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.