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Kansas City Royals 0, 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 26, 9:40 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score31
Kansas City Royals
69–93 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 31
0
0–3
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
79–83 · 5th AL East · T-Score 44
3
T-Score44
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherJaysThe starters are close overall, but Miles owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handRoyalsKansas has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupRoyalsThe confirmed Kansas order includes 6 hitters with an OPS above .750 against right-handed pitching.
BullpenJaysToronto has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formRoyalsKansas has won 9 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

KC
Randy Dobnak RHP
Randy Dobnak
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
1.58
52nd
WHIP
1.40
157th
K/9
5.72
212th
BB/9
3.94
114th
P-Score53i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.39
36th
OPS/R
–
IP
45.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.69
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
TOR
Spencer Miles RHP
Spencer Miles
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.02
17th
WHIP
1.10
32nd
K/9
8.18
84th
BB/9
2.24
39th
P-Score60i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.56
5th
OPS/R
–
IP
80.1
Last 5 starts
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
4
How the starters differ
·Miles strikes out 2.5 more batters per nine innings.
·Miles allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.10 WHIP compared with 1.40.
·Dobnak enters with a 1.58 ERA compared with Miles's 3.02.
·Dobnak averages 2.0 more innings per start.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Dobnak arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker39%91.5
Sweeper25%82.4
Changeup22%84.7
Four-seam10%92.2
Slider5%83.7
Miles arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker45%96.3
Curveball24%80.8
Slider16%87.3
Four-seam15%96.0
Changeup0%86.5

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Royals vs RHP (Spencer Miles)
13th
in MLB
0.727OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Jays vs RHP (Randy Dobnak)
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 Spencer Miles
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Miles (BvP)
1Carter JensenLC76.79027.837No MLB historyNo history
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS78.80018.783No MLB historyNo history
3Jac CaglianoneLRF75.83423.882No MLB historyNo history
4Salvador PerezRDH56.65721.628No MLB historyNo history
5Vinnie PasquantinoL1B69.76117.826No MLB historyNo history
6Nick LoftinR3B53.7108.685No MLB historyNo history
7John RaveLRF57.7446.785No MLB historyNo history
8Tyler TolbertRSS43.7393.817No MLB historyNo history
9Kyle IsbelLCF36.5916.652No MLB historyNo history
1Carter Jensen C · L.239 / .790 · 27 HRvs hand .837 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281 / .800 · 18 HRvs hand .783 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289 / .834 · 23 HRvs hand .882 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score4Salvador Perez DH · R.229 / .657 · 21 HRvs hand .628 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score5Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .826 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score6Nick Loftin 3B · R.240 / .710 · 8 HRvs hand .685 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score7John Rave RF · L.232 / .744 · 6 HRvs hand .785 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score8Tyler Tolbert SS · R.285 / .739 · 3 HRvs hand .817 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score9Kyle Isbel CF · L.224 / .591 · 6 HRvs hand .652 · No MLB history · No history36H-Score
Toronto Blue JaysOfficial lineupvs RHP Randy Dobnak
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Dobnak (BvP)
1Brett BatemanLCF52.8262.900No MLB historyNo history
2Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B62.6889.650No MLB historyNo history
3Alejandro KirkRC63.76610.755No MLB historyNo history
4George SpringerRDH62.72615.754No MLB historyNo history
5Jesús SánchezLDH54.7128.755No MLB historyNo history
6Kazuma OkamotoR3B74.76233.728No MLB historyNo history
7Nathan LukesLRF49.71410.744No MLB historyNo history
8Ernie ClementR2B42.6499.660No MLB historyNo history
9Andrés GiménezLSS41.6509.6600-for-1Very small sample
1Brett Bateman CF · L.329 / .826 · 2 HRvs hand .900 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score2Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260 / .688 · 9 HRvs hand .650 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score3Alejandro Kirk C · R.278 / .766 · 10 HRvs hand .755 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score4George Springer DH · R.249 / .726 · 15 HRvs hand .754 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score5Jesús Sánchez DH · L.254 / .712 · 8 HRvs hand .755 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score6Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232 / .762 · 33 HRvs hand .728 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score7Nathan Lukes RF · L.277 / .714 · 10 HRvs hand .744 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score8Ernie Clement 2B · R.259 / .649 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score9Andrés Giménez SS · L.244 / .650 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · 0-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 18th.310 25th
SLG.402 12th.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 ERA4.76vs4.15
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.39vs1.32
no league rank
Saves38vs52
KCTOR
ResultsKCKC·TORTOR
+19927th
Run differential
+25321st
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
W
L
Toronto Blue Jays (5–5)
L
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
4—2
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Royals?+
Randy Dobnak (1.58 ERA, 2–1) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Jays?+
Spencer Miles (3.02 ERA, 5–2) 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?+
Randy Dobnak is at 53; Spencer Miles is at 60. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.