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Toronto Blue Jays 9, Kansas City Royals 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:10 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumGame-day snapshot Sep 4, 10:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score46
Toronto Blue Jays
79–83 · 5th AL East · T-Score 46
9
9–2
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
69–93 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 38
2
T-Score38
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRoyalsLynch 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 28th vs LHP.
LineupJaysToronto's official lineup includes 7 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenJaysToronto owns a 4.14 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Kansas's 4.76.
Plate disciplineRoyalsKansas has drawn 444 walks this season, 51 more than Toronto.

Starting pitchers

TOR
Jameson Taillon RHP
Jameson Taillon
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.68
195th
WHIP
1.37
141st
K/9
8.04
122nd
BB/9
3.43
130th
P-Score33i
FIP
–
HR/9
2.79
226th
OPS/R
–
IP
84.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.35
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
25
KC
Daniel Lynch IV LHP
Daniel Lynch IV
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.06
108th
WHIP
1.05
53rd
K/9
6.71
214th
BB/9
2.77
69th
P-Score39i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.73
101st
OPS/R
–
IP
61.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.24
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Lynch allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.05 WHIP compared with 1.37.
·Lynch enters with a 3.06 ERA compared with Taillon's 5.68.
·Lynch allows the lower home-run rate: 0.73 vs 2.79 per nine.
·Taillon strikes out 1.3 more batters per nine innings.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricTaillonIVNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 5 GS– ERA, 4 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Taillon arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam27%91.8
Cutter19%86.3
Sweeper16%80.2
Changeup16%84.5
Curveball11%79.1
Sinker10%91.9
Slider1%82.8
IV arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker31%94.0
Changeup25%85.5
Slider19%87.3
Four-seam15%94.5
Knuckle Curve9%81.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Jays vs LHP (Daniel Lynch IV)
28th
in MLB
0.660OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Royals vs RHP (Jameson Taillon)
13th
in MLB
0.727OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Toronto Blue JaysOfficial lineupvs LHP Daniel Lynch IV
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs IV (BvP)
1Brett BatemanLCF50.8262.695No MLB historyNo history
2George SpringerRDH60.72615.6633-for-8Very small sample
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B61.6889.8291-for-3Very small sample
4Alejandro KirkRC61.76610.8032-for-6Very small sample
5Kazuma OkamotoR3B71.76233.876No MLB historyNo history
6Charles McAdooR2B36.6943.716No MLB historyNo history
7Ernie ClementR2B40.6499.6511-for-2Very small sample
8Nathan LukesLRF47.71410.493No MLB historyNo history
9Myles StrawRCF40.6463.6353-for-12Small sample
1Brett Bateman CF · L.329 / .826 · 2 HRvs hand .695 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score2George Springer DH · R.249 / .726 · 15 HRvs hand .663 · 3-for-8 · Very small sample60H-Score3Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260 / .688 · 9 HRvs hand .829 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample61H-Score4Alejandro Kirk C · R.278 / .766 · 10 HRvs hand .803 · 2-for-6 · Very small sample61H-Score5Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232 / .762 · 33 HRvs hand .876 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score6Charles McAdoo 2B · R.258 / .694 · 3 HRvs hand .716 · No MLB history · No history36H-Score7Ernie Clement 2B · R.259 / .649 · 9 HRvs hand .651 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample40H-Score8Nathan Lukes RF · L.277 / .714 · 10 HRvs hand .493 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score9Myles Straw CF · R.241 / .646 · 3 HRvs hand .635 · 3-for-12 · Small sample40H-Score
Kansas City RoyalsOfficial lineupvs RHP Jameson Taillon
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Taillon (BvP)
1Carter JensenLC73.79027.837No MLB historyNo history
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS75.80018.7832-for-3Very small sample
3Jac CaglianoneLRF72.83423.882No MLB historyNo history
4Salvador PerezRDH53.65721.6281-for-4Very small sample
5Vinnie PasquantinoL1B66.76117.8261-for-3Very small sample
6Nick LoftinR3B51.7108.685No MLB historyNo history
7Michael MasseyL2B58.73513.7210-for-3Very small sample
8Isaac CollinsSLF49.6416.6600-for-6Very small sample
9Kyle IsbelLCF34.5916.6521-for-4Very small sample
1Carter Jensen C · L.239 / .790 · 27 HRvs hand .837 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281 / .800 · 18 HRvs hand .783 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample75H-Score3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289 / .834 · 23 HRvs hand .882 · No MLB history · No history72H-Score4Salvador Perez DH · R.229 / .657 · 21 HRvs hand .628 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample53H-Score5Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .826 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample66H-Score6Nick Loftin 3B · R.240 / .710 · 8 HRvs hand .685 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score7Michael Massey 2B · L.274 / .735 · 13 HRvs hand .721 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample58H-Score8Isaac Collins LF · S.213 / .641 · 6 HRvs hand .660 · 0-for-6 · Very small sample49H-Score9Kyle Isbel CF · L.224 / .591 · 6 HRvs hand .652 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample34H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTORTOR·KCKC
AVG.247 9th.248 8th
OPS.691 29th.718 16th
Home runs152 30th170 21st
Runs648 30th690 22nd
OBP.310 27th.316 18th
SLG.381 26th.402 15th
PitchingTORTOR·KCKC
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.90vs4.77
TORKC
WHIP1.29vs1.41
TORKC
K/98.8vs7.4
TORKC
HR Allowed167vs210
TORKC
BullpenTORTOR·KCKC
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.14vs4.76
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.33vs1.41
no league rank
Saves52vs38
TORKC
ResultsTORTOR·KCKC
+26122nd
Run differential
+24325th
79–83 Record69–93
6–4 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Toronto Blue Jays (6–4)
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
L
Kansas City Royals (6–4)
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—4
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Jays?+
Jameson Taillon (5.68 ERA, 2–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Royals?+
Daniel Lynch IV (3.06 ERA, 4–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
8:10 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Kauffman Stadium, home of the Kansas City Royals.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Jays and Royals performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Royals 4–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Jameson Taillon is at 33; Daniel Lynch IV is at 39. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.