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Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals

2026-09-04 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 18218 · 97°F, Clear · Wind 5 mph, R To L · 2:21

Toronto Blue Jays defeated Kansas City Royals 9–2. Toronto Blue Jays opened the scoring in the 1st — Alejandro Kirk singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Brett Bateman scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 1st: Ernie Clement doubles (30) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Alejandro Kirk scores. Charles McAdoo scores — worth 14% in win probability.

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Line score

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

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brett Bateman CF	3	2	1	0	1	0
George Springer DH	5	0	1	2	0	0
Sean Keys 1B	1	1	1	1	0	0
Vladimir Guerrero 1B	4	1	2	0	0	0
Alejandro Kirk C	5	1	2	2	0	0
Kazuma Okamoto 3B	5	0	1	1	0	2
Charles McAdoo 2B	2	1	0	0	1	0
Josh Smith 2B	1	0	0	0	1	1
Ernie Clement SS	5	1	2	2	0	0
Nathan Lukes RF	4	1	1	0	0	0
Myles Straw LF	3	1	2	1	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carter Jensen C	4	0	1	0	0	2
Luke Maile C	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Tolbert SS	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Witt SS	3	1	1	1	1	1
Jac Caglianone RF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Salvador Perez DH	3	0	2	0	0	0
Matthew Lugo PH	1	0	0	0	0	1
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B	4	1	1	1	0	0
Nick Loftin 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1
Michael Massey 2B	2	0	1	0	1	0
Isaac Collins LF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Isbel CF	3	0	0	0	0	0