September 4, 2026 · AL Cent
Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Alejandro Kirk | Alejandro Kirk singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Brett Bateman scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to 3rd. | TOR 1, KC 0 |
| T1 | Kazuma Okamoto | Kazuma Okamoto singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Alejandro Kirk to 2nd. | TOR 2, KC 0 |
| T1 | Ernie Clement | Ernie Clement doubles (30) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Alejandro Kirk scores. Charles McAdoo scores. | TOR 4, KC 0 |
| B1 | Bobby Witt Jr. | Bobby Witt Jr. homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. | TOR 4, KC 1 |
| T2 | Alejandro Kirk | Alejandro Kirk doubles (7) on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Myles Straw scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to 3rd. | TOR 5, KC 1 |
| T6 | Myles Straw | Myles Straw out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Nolan Hoffman to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Ernie Clement scores. Nathan Lukes to 2nd. | TOR 6, KC 1 |
| T6 | George Springer | George Springer doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Nathan Lukes scores. Brett Bateman scores. | TOR 8, KC 1 |
| T9 | Sean Keys | Sean Keys homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. | TOR 9, KC 1 |
| B9 | Vinnie Pasquantino | Vinnie Pasquantino homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. | TOR 9, KC 2 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Blue Jays
AWAY
9
Jameson Taillon started for Blue Jays, leaving with a 5–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Michael Lorenzen took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Jameson Taillon
Starter
2.0
29
1
1
Pitch-by-pitch: what Jameson Taillon threw
CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 38% 3.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Cutter 11 38% 1 0 3 3 4 Four-Seam Fastball 5 17% 0 2 0 2 1 Curveball 5 17% 0 1 0 3 1 Sinker 3 10% 0 1 0 1 1 Sweeper 3 10% 0 1 0 2 0 Changeup 2 7% 0 1 1 0 0 - Joe Mantiply Middle 2.0 23 0 1 W
- Braydon Fisher Middle 1.0 14 0 0
- Brendon Little Middle 1.0 31 0 1
- Michael Lorenzen Reliever 3.0 33 1 2 SV
Royals
HOME
2
Daniel Lynch IV started for Royals, leaving trailing 1–5. Out of the bullpen, Nolan Hoffman took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Daniel Lynch IV
Starter
5.0
70
5
0
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Daniel Lynch IV threw
CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 46% 2.9 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 23 33% 1 6 2 12 2 Changeup 19 27% 1 6 2 1 9 Four-Seam Fastball 11 16% 0 0 3 6 2 Knuckle Curve 10 14% 0 2 1 3 4 Slider 7 10% 0 0 0 2 5 - Nolan Hoffman Middle 2.0 31 3 2
- Easton McGee Middle 2.0 33 1 1
Where the game turned
1 run
- Kirk 1B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · TOR
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Bateman CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .330 | .390 | .394 | .784 | |
| George Springer DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .324 | .417 | .741 | 2B |
| Sean Keys 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .250 | .381 | .631 | HR (2) |
| Alejandro Kirk C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .345 | .413 | .758 | 2B |
| Kazuma Okamoto 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .227 | .301 | .438 | .739 | |
| Josh Smith 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .219 | .314 | .320 | .634 | |
| Ernie Clement SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .302 | .388 | .690 | 2B |
| Nathan Lukes RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .316 | .389 | .705 | |
| Myles Straw LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .299 | .350 | .649 | |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .333 | .358 | .691 | |
| Charles McAdoo 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .237 | .289 | .342 | .631 |
HOME · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jac Caglianone RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .330 | .493 | .823 | |
| Matthew Lugo PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .328 | .382 | .710 | HR (10) |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .326 | .388 | .714 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .280 | .315 | .446 | .761 | |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .324 | .344 | .668 | |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .279 | .350 | .629 | |
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .316 | .443 | .759 | 2B |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .283 | .360 | .452 | .812 | HR (17) |
| Salvador Perez DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .268 | .377 | .645 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · TOR
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Taillon | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 5.65 | |
| Joe Mantiply | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2.57 | W |
| Braydon Fisher | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3.21 | |
| Brendon Little | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 7.54 | |
| Michael Lorenzen | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 7.03 | SV |
HOME · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lynch IV | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 3.51 | L |
| Nolan Hoffman | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 5.87 | |
| Easton McGee | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 6.97 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · TOR
Lineup 2.5 R
Bunts 5.3 R
IBBs 6.9 R
HOME · KC
Lineup 4.6 R
Bunts 3.1 R
IBBs 2.5 R
Recent form
AWAY · TOR
4-6
W1
-5 run diff
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HOME · KC
3-7
L4
-11 run diff
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Season series: 3-3 with TOR listed first across 6 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.