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Toronto Blue Jays 4, Kansas City Royals 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:10 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumGame-day snapshot Sep 6, 4:35 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 20, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score36
Toronto Blue Jays
79–83 · 5th AL East · T-Score 36
4
4–3
FINAL · 9 innings
Kansas City Royals
69–93 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 27
3
T-Score27
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Max ScherzerTOR
Starter
5.2531276
Mason FluhartyTOR
ReliefWin
1.0001220
Louis VarlandTOR
ReliefSave
1.0000113
Seth LugoKC
Starter
5.0832195
Craig KimbrelKC
ReliefLoss
1.0101122
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
TORToronto Blue Jays2010001004——
KCKansas City Royals2001000003——
Top hitters
John Rave1-for-3 · 1 HR · 1 RBI · 1 BB
Kazuma Okamoto4-for-5 · 2 RBI
Nathan Lukes3-for-5 · 1 RBI · 1 R
Salvador Perez2-for-4 · 1 RBI
Jac Caglianone1-for-1 · 1 RBI

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRoyalsLugo leads Scherzer in P-Score (47 vs 33), ERA and BB/9.
Offense vs handRoyalsKansas has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
BullpenJaysToronto has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Starter formJaysScherzer has a 4.39 ERA over his last five starts, while Lugo is at 5.74.
Recent formJaysToronto has won 7 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

TOR
Max Scherzer RHP
Max Scherzer
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
6.03
198th
WHIP
1.36
126th
K/9
6.89
153rd
BB/9
3.88
154th
P-Score33i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.87
180th
OPS/R
–
IP
62.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.39
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
KC
Seth Lugo RHP
Seth Lugo
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.04
172nd
WHIP
1.44
182nd
K/9
6.74
169th
BB/9
2.89
83rd
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.02
110th
OPS/R
–
IP
159.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.74
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
How the starters differ
·Lugo allows the lower home-run rate: 1.02 vs 1.87 per nine.
·Lugo enters with a 5.04 ERA compared with Scherzer's 6.03.
·Lugo walks 1.0 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Scherzer has produced a quality start in 20% of outings versus 0%.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Scherzer arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam48%93.0
Slider17%85.4
Changeup15%83.9
Curveball15%74.6
Cutter6%87.8
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

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Jays vs RHP (Seth Lugo)
25th
in MLB
0.705OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Royals vs RHP (Max Scherzer)
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 RHP Seth Lugo
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Lugo (BvP)
1Brett BatemanLCF50.8262.9002-for-3Very small sample
2George SpringerRDH60.72615.7542-for-3Very small sample
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B60.6889.6502-for-7Very small sample
4Alejandro KirkRC61.76610.7550-for-3Very small sample
5Nathan LukesLRF47.71410.7440-for-3Very small sample
6Kazuma OkamotoR3B71.76233.7280-for-1Very small sample
7Andrés GiménezLSS40.6509.6601-for-7Very small sample
8Ernie ClementR2B40.6499.6601-for-2Very small sample
9Myles StrawRCF40.6463.6571-for-1Very small sample
1Brett Bateman CF · L.329 / .826 · 2 HRvs hand .900 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample50H-Score2George Springer DH · R.249 / .726 · 15 HRvs hand .754 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample60H-Score3Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260 / .688 · 9 HRvs hand .650 · 2-for-7 · Very small sample60H-Score4Alejandro Kirk C · R.278 / .766 · 10 HRvs hand .755 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample61H-Score5Nathan Lukes RF · L.277 / .714 · 10 HRvs hand .744 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample47H-Score6Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232 / .762 · 33 HRvs hand .728 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample71H-Score7Andrés Giménez SS · L.244 / .650 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · 1-for-7 · Very small sample40H-Score8Ernie Clement 2B · R.259 / .649 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample40H-Score9Myles Straw CF · R.241 / .646 · 3 HRvs hand .657 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample40H-Score
Kansas City RoyalsOfficial lineupvs RHP Max Scherzer
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Scherzer (BvP)
1Carter JensenLC73.79027.8372-for-2Very small sample
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS75.80018.7831-for-6Very small sample
3Nick LoftinR3B52.7108.6850-for-3Very small sample
4Matthew LugoRLF—.3430.762No MLB historyNo history
5Vinnie PasquantinoL1B66.76117.8261-for-6Very small sample
6Michael MasseyL2B58.73513.7211-for-1Very small sample
7John RaveLRF54.7446.7850-for-3Very small sample
8Kyle IsbelLCF34.5916.6522-for-2Very small sample
9Isaac CollinsSLF49.6416.6600-for-2Very small sample
1Carter Jensen C · L.239 / .790 · 27 HRvs hand .837 · 2-for-2 · Very small sample73H-Score2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281 / .800 · 18 HRvs hand .783 · 1-for-6 · Very small sample75H-Score3Nick Loftin 3B · R.240 / .710 · 8 HRvs hand .685 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample52H-Score4Matthew Lugo LF · R.143 / .343 · 0 HRvs hand .762 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score5Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .826 · 1-for-6 · Very small sample66H-Score6Michael Massey 2B · L.274 / .735 · 13 HRvs hand .721 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample58H-Score7John Rave RF · L.232 / .744 · 6 HRvs hand .785 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample54H-Score8Kyle Isbel CF · L.224 / .591 · 6 HRvs hand .652 · 2-for-2 · Very small sample34H-Score9Isaac Collins LF · S.213 / .641 · 6 HRvs hand .660 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample49H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTORTOR·KCKC
AVG.247 9th.248 8th
OPS.691 29th.718 17th
Home runs152 30th170 21st
Runs648 30th690 22nd
OBP.310 27th.316 18th
SLG.381 26th.402 14th
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 ERA4.14vs4.66
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.33vs1.39
no league rank
Saves52vs38
TORKC
ResultsTORTOR·KCKC
+29522nd
Run differential
+25526th
79–83 Record69–93
7–3 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Toronto Blue Jays (7–3)
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
Kansas City Royals (5–5)
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—4
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Jays?+
Max Scherzer (6.03 ERA, 2–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Royals?+
Seth Lugo (5.04 ERA, 6–8) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:10 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?+
Max Scherzer is at 33; Seth Lugo is at 47. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.