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Kansas City Royals 13, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:07 PM ET · Rogers CentreGame-day snapshot Aug 27, 10:00 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 11, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score32
Kansas City Royals
69–93 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 32
13
13–2
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
79–83 · 5th AL East · T-Score 45
2
T-Score45
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRoyalsCameron leads Arrighetti in P-Score (58 vs 38), WHIP and last-5 ERA.
Offense vs handRoyalsKansas owns a .727 OPS vs RHP, 13th in MLB; Toronto ranks 28th vs LHP.
LineupRoyalsKansas's official lineup includes 6 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenJaysToronto owns a 4.00 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Kansas's 4.71.
Recent formRoyalsKansas has been the better recent team, at 9–1 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

KC
Noah Cameron LHP
Noah Cameron
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.02
110th
WHIP
1.21
86th
K/9
8.04
118th
BB/9
2.89
95th
P-Score58i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.88
88th
OPS/R
–
IP
143.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.26
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
TOR
Spencer Arrighetti RHP
Spencer Arrighetti
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.73
164th
WHIP
1.35
151st
K/9
8.97
86th
BB/9
5.12
213th
P-Score38i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.28
161st
OPS/R
–
IP
91.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.86
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Cameron walks 2.2 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Cameron allows the lower home-run rate: 0.88 vs 1.28 per nine.
·Cameron enters with a 4.02 ERA compared with Arrighetti's 4.73.
·Cameron has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 20%.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricCameronArrighettiNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 2 GS6.00 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Cameron arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam24%92.5
Cutter21%89.8
Changeup20%81.0
Curveball17%81.7
Slider13%85.2
Sinker5%91.5
Eephus Pitch0%57.4
Arrighetti arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Curveball34%76.5
Four-seam29%92.4
Sweeper12%79.7
Sinker10%92.2
Changeup7%84.2
Cutter7%87.8
Slider1%82.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Royals vs RHP (Spencer Arrighetti)
13th
in MLB
0.727OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Jays vs LHP (Noah Cameron)
28th
in MLB
0.660OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Arrighetti (BvP)
1Carter JensenLC76.79027.8371-for-3Very small sample
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS78.80018.7830-for-1Very small sample
3Jac CaglianoneLRF75.83423.8821-for-3Very small sample
4Vinnie PasquantinoL1B69.76117.8261-for-1Very small sample
5Salvador PerezRDH56.65721.6281-for-5Very small sample
6Isaac CollinsSLF51.6416.6600-for-1Very small sample
7John RaveLRF57.7446.785No MLB historyNo history
8Josh RojasL3B31.5862.5710-for-2Very small sample
9Kyle IsbelLCF36.5916.6521-for-2Very small sample
1Carter Jensen C · L.239 / .790 · 27 HRvs hand .837 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample76H-Score2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281 / .800 · 18 HRvs hand .783 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample78H-Score3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289 / .834 · 23 HRvs hand .882 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample75H-Score4Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .826 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample69H-Score5Salvador Perez DH · R.229 / .657 · 21 HRvs hand .628 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample56H-Score6Isaac Collins LF · S.213 / .641 · 6 HRvs hand .660 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample51H-Score7John Rave RF · L.232 / .744 · 6 HRvs hand .785 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score8Josh Rojas 3B · L.226 / .586 · 2 HRvs hand .571 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample31H-Score9Kyle Isbel CF · L.224 / .591 · 6 HRvs hand .652 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample36H-Score
Toronto Blue JaysOfficial lineupvs LHP Noah Cameron
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Cameron (BvP)
1Charles McAdooR2B37.6943.716No MLB historyNo history
2Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B63.6889.8291-for-5Very small sample
3Alejandro KirkRC63.76610.8030-for-2Very small sample
4George SpringerRDH62.72615.6631-for-3Very small sample
5Kazuma OkamotoR3B74.76233.876No MLB historyNo history
6Ernie ClementR2B42.6499.6510-for-5Very small sample
7Daz CameronRLF—.5751.493No MLB historyNo history
8Myles StrawRCF42.6463.6351-for-5Very small sample
9Nathan LukesLRF49.71410.493No MLB historyNo history
1Charles McAdoo 2B · R.258 / .694 · 3 HRvs hand .716 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score2Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260 / .688 · 9 HRvs hand .829 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample63H-Score3Alejandro Kirk C · R.278 / .766 · 10 HRvs hand .803 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample63H-Score4George Springer DH · R.249 / .726 · 15 HRvs hand .663 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample62H-Score5Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232 / .762 · 33 HRvs hand .876 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score6Ernie Clement 2B · R.259 / .649 · 9 HRvs hand .651 · 0-for-5 · Very small sample42H-Score7Daz Cameron LF · R.208 / .575 · 1 HRvs hand .493 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Myles Straw CF · R.241 / .646 · 3 HRvs hand .635 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample42H-Score9Nathan Lukes RF · L.277 / .714 · 10 HRvs hand .493 · No MLB history · No history49H-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 27th
SLG.402 13th.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 ERA4.71vs4.00
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.42vs1.30
no league rank
Saves38vs52
KCTOR
ResultsKCKC·TORTOR
+20928th
Run differential
+25822nd
69–93 Record79–83
9–1 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Kansas City Royals (9–1)
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
Toronto Blue Jays (5–5)
W
L
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
4—2
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Royals?+
Noah Cameron (4.02 ERA, 8–8) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Jays?+
Spencer Arrighetti (4.73 ERA, 7–6) 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?+
Noah Cameron is at 58; Spencer Arrighetti is at 38. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.