TOR 4, KC 3 | Sep 5, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, September 5, 2026•Kauffman Stadium•97°F, Partly Cloudy

TOR

Blue Jays

Royals

Final

WIN

Mason Fluharty

LOSS

Craig Kimbrel

SAVE

Louis Varland

The Blue Jays edged the Royals 4-3 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Nathan Lukes3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Kazuma Okamoto4-for-5, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Kazuma Okamoto singles on a ground ball to center fielder John Rave. George Springer scores. Nathan Lukes to 3rd.

Weather: 97°F, Partly CloudyWind: 4 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 2:36Att: 20,547Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Shane Livensparger

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93.2%B

10 missed calls

+25.8% TOR

+0.36 runs TOR

Win Probability

KC WinTOR Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TOR	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	13	0
KC	2	0	0	1	0	0	0

Game 824066 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Toronto Blue Jays

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Brett BatemanCF	4	0	1	0	1	1	.327/.391/.388	94.4	.396	.369
George SpringerDH	4	1	0	0	1	0	.248/.323/.413	100.1	.077	.108
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B	5	1	1	0	0	1	.261/.332/.357	109.8	.400	.386
Alejandro KirkC	5	1	1	0	0	0	.272/.342/.408	103.2	.110	.099
Nathan LukesRF	5	1	3	1	0	0	.270/.320/.392	98.9	.457	.431
Kazuma Okamoto3B	5	0	4	2	0	0	.233/.305/.445	102.2	.496	.483
Andrés GiménezSS	3	0	1	0	1	0	.243/.290/.354	106.6	.294	.273
Ernie Clement2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.275/.302/.387	76.1	.151	.136
Myles StrawLF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.236/.298/.349	88.3	.035	.036
Bench
Max ScherzerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Mason FluhartyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	39	4	13	3	3	4	-	-	-	-

2B:Okamoto 2

TB:15

RBI:Lukes; Okamoto 2

SB:Springer

Team LOB:11

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carter JensenC	3	1	0	0	0	0	.230/.315/.440	90.3	.063

Pitching

Toronto Blue Jays

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Max Scherzer	5.2	5	3	3	1	2	1	76-50	86.4	6.03
Mason FluhartyW	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	20-11	85.1	3.32
Paul SewaldH	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-4	85.7	5.28
Tyler RogersH	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12-7	79	1.84
Louis VarlandS	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13-10	94.4	1.15
Totals	9.0	7	3	3	2	5	1	128-82	-	-

HBP:Jensen (by Scherzer)

Inherited runners-scored:Fluharty 1-0; Sewald 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Scherzer 76-50; Fluharty 20-11; Sewald 7-4; Rogers 12-7; Varland 13-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Scherzer 4-11; Fluharty 0-1; Sewald 0-1; Rogers 2-0; Varland 2-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Seth Lugo	5.0	8	3	3	2	1	0	95-61	86	5.04

Game Notes

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B2Replay review: Bobby Witt Jr. challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Bobby Witt Jr. called out on strikes.

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T7Replay review: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. called out on strikes. George Springer steals (12) 2nd base.

Top 1 • TOR

2-0

Nathan Lukes singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Alejandro Kirk scores.

EV: 89.5 mph234 ftLA: 16°

1-0

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.

EV: 28.1 mph46 ftLA: 35°

Bot 1 • KC

2-1

Jac Caglianone singles on a ground ball to second baseman Ernie Clement. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.

EV: 73.9 mph81 ftLA: 5°

2-2

Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd.

EV: 90.5 mph249 ftLA: 17°

Top 3 • TOR

3-2

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.

EV: 96.6 mph44 ft0

Bot 4 • KC

3-3

John Rave homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 98.0 mph💣 366 ftLA: 34°

Top 7 • TOR

4-3

Kazuma Okamoto singles on a ground ball to center fielder John Rave. George Springer scores. Nathan Lukes to 3rd.

EV: 96.2 mph118 ftLA: 5°

Bench
Jac CaglianoneRF	1	0	1	1	0	0	.283/.331/.494	73.9	.218	.202
Salvador PerezDH	4	0	2	1	0	0	.226/.269/.378	102.3	.493	.607
Josh Rojas3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.247/.278/.355	85.8	.049	.047
Tyler TolbertRF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.304/.372/.426	85.6	-	-
Seth LugoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jose CuasP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Connor ThomasP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Craig KimbrelP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Anthony GoseP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Alex LangeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-