Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Toronto Blue JaysTOR

9–2

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

Toronto Blue JaysLeads 7 of 18

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 11 of 18

Batting

4.01Runs per game4.30
0.246Batting average0.248
0.308On-base percentage0.316
0.381Slugging percentage0.403
0.689OPS0.719
0.94Home runs per game1.04
8.29Hits per game8.33
133Home runs146
71Stolen bases114

Pitching

3.92ERA4.71
1.30WHIP1.39
8.82Strikeouts per nine7.48
3.71Walks per nine3.69
3.88Runs allowed per game4.60
0.237Opponent batting average0.257
1229Pitching strikeouts1030
44Quality starts57
47Saves34

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (KC)	Total	TOR ML	KC ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	10	-102	-119
FFanDuel	+1.5	9.5	+100	-118
BBetMGM	+1.5	10	-102	-118
CCaesars	-1.5	10	+105	-115
BBetOnline	-1.5	10	+100	-110
BBetRivers	+1.5	10	+102	-117
BBetus	-1.5	10	+100	-110
BBovada	-1.5	10	-104	-116
FFanatics	+1.5	10	-105	-115
LLowVig	-1.5	10	+100	-110
MMyBookie	+1.5	10	+100	-117

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Sep 4, 2026

8:10 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 6 mph

96°

Lineups

TOR

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
TOR	29th	12th
KC	21st	25th

Matchup

TORKC

70-71Record63-78
49.6%Win %44.7%
37-35Home record37-32
33-36Road record26-46
6-4Last 106-4
2Streak1
-41Run diff-85
23-23Division23-23
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
TOR	4	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	9
KC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2

Team Stats

TORStatKC

9Runs2
13Hits6
0Errors0
1Home runs2
9RBI2
0Stolen bases0
3K (bat)5
5K (pit)3
2BB (pit)3

Player Stats

TOR — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Ernie Clement2B	5	1	2	0	2	0
Alejandro KirkC	5	1	2	0	2	0
Kazuma Okamoto3B	5	0	1	0	1	0
George SpringerDH	5	0	1	0	2	0
Nathan LukesRF	4	1	1	0	0	0
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B	4	1	2	0	0	0
Myles StrawCF	3	1	2	0	1	0
Brett BatemanCF	3	2	1	0	0	1
Charles McAdoo2B	2	1	0	0	0	1
Sean KeysDH	1	1	1	1	1	0
Josh Smith2B	1	0	0	0	0	1

TOR — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Michael LorenzenSP	3.0	3	1	1	0	2
Joe MantiplyRP	2.0	1	0	0	0	1
Jameson TaillonSP	2.0	2	1	1	0	1
Braydon FisherRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
Brendon LittleRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Nick Loftin3B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Carter JensenC	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	1	1	1	1	0
Kyle IsbelCF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	1	1	1	1	1
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Salvador PerezDH	3	0	2	0	0	0
Michael Massey2B	2	0	1	0	0	1
Matthew LugoLF	1	0	0	0	0	0
Luke MaileC	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler TolbertSS	0	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Daniel Lynch IVRP	5.0	7	5	5	1	0
Easton McGeeRP	2.0	3	1	1	1	1
Nolan HoffmanRP	2.0	3	3	3	1	2

Scoring Summary

88 events · 9 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Bateman hit by pitch.
0-0
Top
Springer fouled out to catcher.
0-0
Top
Guerrero Jr. singled to right, Bateman to third.
0-0
Top
Kirk singled to right, Bateman scored, Guerrero Jr. to third.
1-0
Top
Okamoto singled to left, Guerrero Jr. scored, Kirk to second.
2-0
Top
McAdoo grounded into fielder's choice to third, Okamoto out at second, Kirk to third.
2-0
Top
Clement doubled to left, Kirk scored and McAdoo scored.
4-0
Top
Lukes grounded out to shortstop.
4-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen struck out looking.
4-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. homered to left (410 feet).
4-1
Bottom
Caglianone lined out to second.
4-1
Bottom
Perez lined out to third.
4-1

Inning 2 Top

Top
Straw singled to right.
4-1
Top
Bateman grounded out to second, Straw to second.
4-1
Top
Springer grounded out to third.
4-1
Top
Guerrero Jr. reached on infield single to shortstop, Straw to third.
4-1
Top
Kirk doubled to center, Straw scored, Guerrero Jr. to third.
5-1
Top
Okamoto grounded out to third.
5-1

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Pasquantino flied out to right.
5-1
Bottom
Loftin grounded out to second.
5-1
Bottom
Massey singled to right.
5-1
Bottom
Collins grounded out to first.
5-1

Inning 3 Top

Top
McAdoo walked.
5-1
Top
Clement fouled out to first.
5-1
Top
Lukes grounded into fielder's choice to second, McAdoo out at second.
5-1
Top
Straw flied out to right.
5-1

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Mantiply relieved Taillon
5-1
Bottom
Isbel grounded out to shortstop.
5-1
Bottom
Jensen grounded out to first.
5-1
Bottom
Witt Jr. struck out swinging.
5-1

Inning 4 Top

Top
Bateman grounded out to second.
5-1
Top
Springer grounded out to shortstop.
5-1
Top
Guerrero Jr. fouled out to right.
5-1

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Caglianone grounded out to first.
5-1
Bottom
Perez singled to left.
5-1
Bottom
Pasquantino grounded into double play, to first, Perez out at second.
5-1

Inning 5 Top

Top
Kirk lined out to right.
5-1
Top
Okamoto popped out to second.
5-1
Top
McAdoo popped out to second.
5-1

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Fisher relieved Mantiply
5-1
Bottom
Loftin lined out to left.
5-1
Bottom
Massey walked.
5-1
Bottom
Collins grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Massey out at second.
5-1

Inning 6 Top

Top
Hoffman relieved Lynch IV
5-1
Top
Clement singled to right.
5-1
Top
Lukes singled to center, Clement to third.
5-1
Top
Straw hit sacrifice bunt to pitcher, Clement scored, Lukes to second.
6-1
Top
Bateman walked.
6-1
Top
Springer doubled to right, Bateman scored and Lukes scored.
8-1
Top
Guerrero Jr. lined out to third.
8-1
Top
Kirk grounded out to third.
8-1

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Little relieved Fisher
8-1
Bottom
Isbel grounded out to first.
8-1
Bottom
Jensen struck out swinging.
8-1
Bottom
Witt Jr. walked.
8-1
Bottom
Caglianone grounded out to second.
8-1

Inning 7 Top

Top
Okamoto struck out swinging.
8-1
Top
Smith hit for McAdoo
8-1
Top
Smith struck out swinging.
8-1
Top
Clement flied out to right.
8-1

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Smith at second base.
8-1
Bottom
Lorenzen relieved Little
8-1
Bottom
Perez reached on infield single to third.
8-1
Bottom
Pasquantino flied out to left.
8-1
Bottom
Loftin struck out swinging.
8-1
Bottom
Massey grounded out to second.
8-1

Inning 8 Top

Top
McGee relieved Hoffman
8-1
Top
Lukes flied out to right.
8-1
Top
Straw singled to left.
8-1
Top
Bateman singled to right, Straw to second.
8-1
Top
Springer lined into double play, third to second, Straw doubled off second.
8-1

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Keys at first base.
8-1
Bottom
Collins grounded out to second.
8-1
Bottom
Isbel grounded out to first.
8-1
Bottom
Jensen doubled to right.
8-1
Bottom
Witt Jr. grounded out to shortstop.
8-1

Inning 9 Top

Top
Maile catching.
8-1
Top
Tolbert at shortstop.
8-1
Top
Keys homered to right (399 feet).
9-1
Top
Kirk flied out to left.
9-1
Top
Okamoto struck out looking.
9-1
Top
Smith walked.
9-1
Top
Clement lined out to left.
9-1

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Caglianone grounded out to first.
9-1
Bottom
M. Lugo hit for Perez
9-1
Bottom
M. Lugo struck out swinging.
9-1
Bottom
Pasquantino homered to right (369 feet).
9-2
Bottom
Loftin flied out to center.
9-2

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Player props

Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Kyle Isbel
Home Runs: 0/19 over · last line 0.5
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Alejandro Kirk
Home Runs: 1/18 over · last line 0.5
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John Rave
Home Runs: 2/18 over · last line 0.5
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Jose Soriano
Outs: 5/18 over · last line 16.5
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Maikel Garcia
Home Runs: 0/18 over · last line 0.5
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Noah Cameron
Outs: 8/18 over · last line 17.5
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Seth Lugo
ER: 11/18 over · last line 1.5
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Michael Wacha
Outs: 13/17 over · last line 17.5
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Brett Bateman
Home Runs: 1/16 over · last line 0.5
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Dylan Cease
Hits Allowed: 6/15 over · last line 3.5
Dylan Cease Hits Allowed props Dylan Cease Strikeouts props Dylan Cease Outs props
Jameson Taillon
Strikeouts: 4/12 over · last line 2.5
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Trey Yesavage
Hits Allowed: 4/12 over · last line 2.5
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Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 9-2 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Friday, September 4, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals Odds

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