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Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays

Tuesday, Aug 25, 2026Rogers Centre7:07 PM ETPreview
KC · Away · 58-74

Kansas City Royals

AL Central · 2nd · 11.0 GB
—:—
7:07 PM ET
TOR · Home · 64-68

Toronto Blue Jays

AL East · 2nd · 14.0 GB
Starting pitcher matchup
Seth Lugo —
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
—
142nd
WHIP
—
141st
K/9
—
163rd
BB/9
—
83rd
FIP
4.08
HR/9
—
73rd
OPS/R
0.749
IP
—
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.98
Road ERA5.63
Last 5 starts
ERA
—
QUALITY
START %
—
DAYS
REST
—
Max Scherzer —
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
—
206th
WHIP
—
183rd
K/9
—
178th
BB/9
—
168th
FIP
6.53
HR/9
—
208th
OPS/R
0.746
IP
—
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA8.33
Road ERA6.00
Last 5 starts
ERA
—
QUALITY
START %
—
DAYS
REST
—
Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand (2026)
Royals vs — (Max Scherzer)
18th
in MLB
0.715OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Toronto vs — (Seth Lugo)
22nd
in MLB
0.704OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
2026 season team comparison
Kansas City Royals
Stat
Toronto Blue Jays
— (12th)
Batting Average
— (14th)
— (19th)
OPS
— (28th)
— (22nd)
Home Runs
— (28th)
— (22nd)
Runs Scored
— (29th)
— (28th)
Team ERA
— (10th)
— (27th)
Team WHIP
— (18th)
— (28th)
K/9 (Starters)
— (10th)
Runs scored & allowed per inning (2026)
Royals
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.52
0.39
0.36
0.58
0.43
0.53
0.52
0.49
0.37
Runs Allowed
0.63
0.50
0.52
0.48
0.64
0.48
0.54
0.52
0.69
Blue Jays
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.36
0.23
0.52
0.35
0.46
0.48
0.48
0.66
0.33
Runs Allowed
0.51
0.33
0.58
0.44
0.48
0.64
0.42
0.43
0.51

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Last 10 games
Kansas City Royals (0–0)
Toronto Blue Jays (0–0)
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
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Weather at game time
Rogers Centre
☁
62°F
—
WindN 4 mph
Precip Chance0%
Humidity—
IMPACT ON GAME: Low
Odds
Royals @ Jays
KC
—— flat
TOR
— flat—
TOTAL——flat
O—— flat
U—— flat
Standings
(AS OF AUG 25, 2026)
AL Central
1Chicago White Sox68-62-
2Kansas City Royals58-7411.0
3Cleveland Guardians65-663.5
4Minnesota Twins63-685.5
5Detroit Tigers61-697.0
AL East
1Tampa Bay Rays77-53-
2Toronto Blue Jays64-6814.0
3Baltimore Orioles63-6814.5
4New York Yankees74-563.0
5Boston Red Sox71-596.0
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