Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays, September 21, 2025
September 21, 2025, 2:10 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Toronto Blue Jays
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Toronto Blue JaysKansas City Royals
.760
OPS.706
191
HR159
798
Runs651
4.19
ERA3.73
1.27
WHIP1.24
1430
Strikeouts by pitchers1271
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Toronto Blue Jays, MLBDB pick
Toronto Blue Jays, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
4 players led Toronto Blue Jays with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George SpringerDH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Daulton VarshoCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Addison Barger3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Myles StrawPH/RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davis SchneiderLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey LoperfidoLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan LukesRF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ty FrancePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Clement2B/3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrés GiménezSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler HeinemanC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Mike Yastrzemski and Maikel Garcia led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike YastrzemskiLF/CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Frazier2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan IndiaPH/2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter JensenC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jac CaglianoneRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| John RaveCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randal GrichukPH/LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Pitching
Trey Yesavage went 4.0 innings for Toronto Blue Jays (2 SO, 4 ER); Michael Wacha went 5.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (4 SO, 6 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||
| Trey Yesavage | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Brendon Little | 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seranthony Domínguez | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Lauer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Hoffman | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Michael Wacha | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Bowlan | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angel Zerpa | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luinder Avila | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
- AB
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- H
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- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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