Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals, Aug 26, 2026 Box Score

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August 26, 2026, 7:07 PM ET | Rogers Centre

Last 5 Form

Kansas City Royals

4-1

Last 5

Toronto Blue Jays

2-3

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

Kansas City Royals

Randy Dobnak

Recorded starter

Toronto Blue Jays

Spencer Miles

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 26, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
Kansas City Royals	59-75	.440	#5	#10	11.5
Toronto Blue Jays	65-69	.485	#5	#6	14.5

PCT: winning percentage
Div: division rank
WC: wild card rank
GB: games back

Season Comparison

2026

Kansas City RoyalsToronto Blue Jays

.718

OPS

.691

170

152

690

Runs

648

4.77

ERA

3.90

1.41

WHIP

1.29

1173

Strikeouts by pitchers

1410

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Kansas City Royals

Hitters

Kyle Isbel

6 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Nick Loftin

6 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

John Rave

5 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Nate Pearson

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Noah Cameron

5.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Michael Wacha

7.0 IP, 6 SO, 1.29 ERA

Toronto Blue Jays

Hitters

Nathan Lukes

5 H, 2 HR, 7 RBI

Brett Bateman

9 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI

George Springer

5 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Dylan Cease

6.2 IP, 8 SO, 1.35 ERA

Max Scherzer

5.0 IP, 4 SO, 3.60 ERA

Brendon Little

3.2 IP, 8 SO, 4.91 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Randy Dobnak

Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick

Nathan Lukes

Toronto Blue Jays, MLBDB pick

Chad Dallas

Toronto Blue Jays, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Toronto Blue Jays 3, Kansas City Royals 0: KC 6 hits, TOR 6 hits; KC 0 errors, TOR 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Toronto Blue Jays	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	x	3	6	0

Box Score

Batting

Carter Jensen led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits.

Kansas City Royals batting
Player	AB	H	BB	SO
Carter JensenC	3	2	1	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	1	1	1
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	0	0	2
Salvador PerezDH	4	0	0	2
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	0	0
Nick Loftin3B	4	1	0	1
John RaveLF	4	1	0	0
Tyler Tolbert2B	2	1	0	0
Isaac CollinsPH/2B	2	0	0	2
Kyle IsbelCF	3	0	0	1
Totals	33	6	2	9

Jesús Sánchez led Toronto Blue Jays with 2 hits.

Toronto Blue Jays batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Brett BatemanCF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Alejandro KirkC	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
George SpringerDH	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Jesús SánchezLF	3	1	2	0	0	1	0
Myles StrawLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kazuma Okamoto3B	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
Nathan LukesRF	3	1	1	3	0	1	1
Ernie Clement2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Andrés GiménezSS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	30	3	6	3	1	5	1

Pitching

Randy Dobnak went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (5 SO, 3 ER); Chad Dallas went 2.2 innings for Toronto Blue Jays (4 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Kansas City Royals
Randy Dobnak	6.0	6	3	3	1	5	1
Mason Black	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Toronto Blue Jays
Spencer Miles	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
Brendon Little	0.2	0	0	0	2	1	0
Chad Dallas	2.2	0	0	0	0	4	0
Mason Fluharty	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Paul Sewald	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Rogers	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0
Louis Varland	1.1	2	0	0	0	1	0

AB: at-bats
R: runs
H: hits
RBI: runs batted in
BB: walks
SO: strikeouts
HR: home runs
IP: innings pitched
ER: earned runs

Scoring Summary

B4
Home Run Nathan Lukes homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field. Jesús Sánchez scores. Kazuma Okamoto scores. KC 0, TOR 3

Play-by-Play

All 66 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

T9
Strikeout Isaac Collins strikes out swinging. KC 0, TOR 3
T9
Single John Rave singles on a ground ball to shortstop Andrés Giménez. Nick Loftin to 3rd. KC 0, TOR 3
T9
Double Nick Loftin doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Brett Bateman. KC 0, TOR 3
T9
Groundout Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out, second baseman Ernie Clement to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. KC 0, TOR 3
T9
Pop Out Salvador Perez pops out to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in foul territory. KC 0, TOR 3
B8
Flyout George Springer flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone. KC 0, TOR 3
B8
Flyout Alejandro Kirk flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone. KC 0, TOR 3
B8
Groundout Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. KC 0, TOR 3
T8
Groundout Jac Caglianone grounds out, second baseman Ernie Clement to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. KC 0, TOR 3
T8
Single Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Nathan Lukes, deflected by first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Carter Jensen to 3rd. KC 0, TOR 3
T8
Single Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to right fielder Nathan Lukes. KC 0, TOR 3
T8
Groundout Kyle Isbel grounds out softly, pitcher Tyler Rogers to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. KC 0, TOR 3
T8
Strikeout Isaac Collins strikes out swinging. KC 0, TOR 3
B7
Lineout Brett Bateman lines out to left fielder John Rave. KC 0, TOR 3
B7
Groundout Andrés Giménez grounds out, second baseman Tyler Tolbert to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. KC 0, TOR 3
B7
Groundout Ernie Clement grounds out, second baseman Tyler Tolbert to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. KC 0, TOR 3
T7
Lineout John Rave lines out sharply to center fielder Brett Bateman. KC 0, TOR 3
T7
Flyout Nick Loftin flies out to right fielder Nathan Lukes. KC 0, TOR 3
T7
Flyout Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to center fielder Brett Bateman. KC 0, TOR 3
B6
Strikeout Nathan Lukes strikes out swinging. KC 0, TOR 3
B6
Walk Kazuma Okamoto walks. KC 0, TOR 3
B6
Strikeout Jesús Sánchez called out on strikes. KC 0, TOR 3
B6
Groundout George Springer grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. KC 0, TOR 3
T6
Strikeout Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. KC 0, TOR 3
T6
Flyout Jac Caglianone flies out to right fielder Nathan Lukes. KC 0, TOR 3
T6
Strikeout Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging. KC 0, TOR 3
B5
Lineout Alejandro Kirk lines out sharply to center fielder Kyle Isbel. KC 0, TOR 3
B5
Groundout Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out, second baseman Tyler Tolbert to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. KC 0, TOR 3
B5
Groundout Brett Bateman grounds out, second baseman Tyler Tolbert to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. KC 0, TOR 3
T5
Groundout Carter Jensen grounds out, first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to pitcher Chad Dallas. KC 0, TOR 3
T5
Strikeout Kyle Isbel called out on strikes. KC 0, TOR 3
T5
Pop Out Tyler Tolbert pops out to second baseman Ernie Clement. KC 0, TOR 3
B4
Flyout Andrés Giménez flies out to left fielder John Rave. KC 0, TOR 3
B4
Lineout Ernie Clement lines out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. KC 0, TOR 3
B4
Home Run Nathan Lukes homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field. Jesús Sánchez scores. Kazuma Okamoto scores. KC 0, TOR 3
B4
Forceout Kazuma Okamoto grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Nick Loftin. George Springer out at 3rd. Jesús Sánchez to 2nd. Kazuma Okamoto to 1st. KC 0, TOR 0
B4
Single Jesús Sánchez singles on a line drive to left fielder John Rave. George Springer to 2nd. KC 0, TOR 0
B4
Single George Springer singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. KC 0, TOR 0
T4
Groundout John Rave grounds out, second baseman Ernie Clement to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. KC 0, TOR 0
T4
Strikeout Nick Loftin strikes out swinging. KC 0, TOR 0
T4
Flyout Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to center fielder Brett Bateman. KC 0, TOR 0
B3
Lineout Alejandro Kirk lines out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. KC 0, TOR 0
B3
Lineout Vladimir Guerrero Jr. lines out to left fielder John Rave. KC 0, TOR 0
B3
Single Brett Bateman singles on a line drive to left fielder John Rave. KC 0, TOR 0
B3
Groundout Andrés Giménez grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. KC 0, TOR 0
T3
Strikeout Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. KC 0, TOR 0
T3
Strikeout Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. KC 0, TOR 0
T3
Intent Walk Brendon Little intentionally walks Bobby Witt Jr. KC 0, TOR 0
T3
Walk Carter Jensen walks. KC 0, TOR 0
T3
Groundout Kyle Isbel grounds out to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Tyler Tolbert to 2nd. KC 0, TOR 0
T3
Single Tyler Tolbert singles on a ground ball to shortstop Andrés Giménez, deflected by pitcher Spencer Miles. KC 0, TOR 0
B2
Strikeout Ernie Clement strikes out swinging. KC 0, TOR 0
B2
Flyout Nathan Lukes flies out to left fielder John Rave. KC 0, TOR 0
B2
Groundout Kazuma Okamoto grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. KC 0, TOR 0
B2
Double Jesús Sánchez doubles (18) on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. KC 0, TOR 0
T2
Lineout John Rave lines out to shortstop Andrés Giménez. KC 0, TOR 0
T2
Lineout Nick Loftin lines out to right fielder Nathan Lukes. KC 0, TOR 0
T2
Flyout Vinnie Pasquantino flies out sharply to center fielder Brett Bateman. KC 0, TOR 0
B1
Strikeout George Springer strikes out swinging. KC 0, TOR 0
B1
Flyout Alejandro Kirk flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone. KC 0, TOR 0
B1
Single Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a ground ball to third baseman Nick Loftin. KC 0, TOR 0
B1
Strikeout Brett Bateman strikes out swinging. KC 0, TOR 0
T1
Flyout Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Nathan Lukes. KC 0, TOR 0
T1
Strikeout Jac Caglianone challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Jac Caglianone called out on strikes. KC 0, TOR 0
T1
Pop Out Bobby Witt Jr. pops out to shortstop Andrés Giménez. KC 0, TOR 0
T1
Single Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brett Bateman. KC 0, TOR 0

Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals, August 26, 2026

Last 5 Form

Starting Pitchers

Standings Snapshot

Season Comparison

Top Players

Top Performers

Line Score

Box Score

Scoring Summary

Play-by-Play