September 5, 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 soft ground ball to third baseman Josh Rojas. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Alejandro Kirk to 2nd. Throwing error by third baseman Josh Rojas. | TOR 1, KC 0 |
| T1 | Nathan Lukes | Nathan Lukes singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Alejandro Kirk scores. | TOR 2, KC 0 |
| B1 | Jac Caglianone | Jac Caglianone singles on a ground ball to second baseman Ernie Clement. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. | TOR 2, KC 1 |
| B1 | Salvador Perez | Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. | TOR 2, KC 2 |
| T3 | Kazuma Okamoto | Kazuma Okamoto doubles (23) on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Nathan Lukes scores. Kazuma Okamoto out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Isaac Collins to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to third baseman Josh Rojas. | TOR 3, KC 2 |
| B4 | John Rave | John Rave homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. | TOR 3, KC 3 |
| T7 | Kazuma Okamoto | Kazuma Okamoto singles on a ground ball to center fielder John Rave. George Springer scores. Nathan Lukes to 3rd. | TOR 4, KC 3 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
4
Max Scherzer started for Blue Jays, leaving with the game tied 3–3.
workload · innings pitched
-
Max Scherzer
Starter
5.2
76
3
2
Pitch-by-pitch: what Max Scherzer threw
CSW 25% 1st-pitch strike 58% 3.2 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 37 49% 2 8 6 13 8 Curveball 15 20% 2 2 2 4 5 Slider 9 12% 2 1 0 4 2 Changeup 8 11% 0 1 0 4 3 Cutter 7 9% 0 1 3 1 2 - Mason Fluharty Setup 1.0 20 0 2 W inherited 1, stranded 1
- Paul Sewald Middle 0.1 7 0 0 HLD inherited 1, stranded 1
- Tyler Rogers Setup 1.0 12 0 0 HLD
- Louis Varland Closer 1.0 13 0 1 SV
Royals
HOME
3
Seth Lugo started for Royals, leaving with the game tied 3–3. Out of the bullpen, Craig Kimbrel took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Seth Lugo
Starter
5.0
95
3
1
Pitch-by-pitch: what Seth Lugo threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 65% 4.1 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 22 23% 0 6 2 9 5 Cutter 16 17% 0 2 3 8 3 Slider 15 16% 2 3 2 4 4 Four-Seam Fastball 14 15% 1 4 5 2 2 Sweeper 13 14% 1 1 2 5 4 Changeup 8 8% 1 1 1 4 1 Curveball 7 7% 0 3 1 2 1 - Jose Cuas Middle 0.2 17 0 2
- Connor Thomas Middle 0.1 2 0 0 inherited 2, stranded 2
- Craig Kimbrel Middle 1.0 22 1 1 L
- Anthony Gose Middle 1.0 14 0 0
- Alex Lange Middle 1.0 9 0 0
Where the game turned
1 run
- Okamoto 1B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · TOR
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Bateman CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .327 | .391 | .388 | .779 | |
| George Springer DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .248 | .323 | .413 | .736 | SB |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .332 | .357 | .689 | |
| Alejandro Kirk C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .342 | .408 | .750 | |
| Nathan Lukes RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .320 | .392 | .712 | |
| Kazuma Okamoto 3B | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .305 | .445 | .750 | 2 2B |
| Andrés Giménez SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .243 | .290 | .354 | .644 | |
| Ernie Clement 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 | .302 | .387 | .689 | |
| Myles Straw LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 | .298 | .349 | .647 |
HOME · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 | .315 | .440 | .755 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .359 | .452 | .811 | 2B |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .326 | .388 | .714 | |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .325 | .378 | .703 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .314 | .444 | .758 | |
| John Rave CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .225 | .303 | .438 | .741 | HR (4) |
| Kyle Isbel PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .278 | .348 | .626 | |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .224 | .323 | .342 | .665 | |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .331 | .494 | .825 | |
| Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .269 | .378 | .647 | |
| Josh Rojas 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .278 | .355 | .633 | |
| Tyler Tolbert RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .304 | .372 | .426 | .798 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · TOR
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Scherzer | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 76 | 6.03 | |
| Mason Fluharty | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3.32 | W |
| Paul Sewald | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5.28 | HLD |
| Tyler Rogers | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.84 | HLD |
| Louis Varland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1.15 | SV |
HOME · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Lugo | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 5.04 | |
| Jose Cuas | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2.81 | |
| Connor Thomas | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11.20 | |
| Craig Kimbrel | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3.80 | L |
| Anthony Gose | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.00 | |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5.93 |
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.