Kansas City Royals @ Toronto Blue Jays
8/25/2026, 7:07:00 PM ET · Rogers Centre
| Kansas City Royals | 5 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 3 |
FINALtotal 8.543,245 attendance
Kansas City Royals
58–74 · last 5: 5–0
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs | vs 8.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-23 | vs DET | W 11–7 | 18 | O |
| 08-22 | vs DET | W 3–1 | 4 | U |
| 08-21 | vs DET | W 5–2 | 7 | U |
| 08-20 | vs ATH | W 6–2 | 8 | U |
| 08-19 | vs ATH | W 9–7 | 16 | O |
Toronto Blue Jays
64–68 · last 5: 2–3
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs | vs 8.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-23 | @ NYY | L 3–8 | 11 | O |
| 08-22 | @ NYY | W 4–3 | 7 | U |
| 08-21 | @ NYY | L 1–3 | 4 | U |
| 08-20 | @ TB | W 5–1 | 6 | U |
| 08-19 | @ TB | L 6–7 | 13 | O |
Pitch tracking
| Pitcher | Pitch | # | Velo | Spin | Str% | Whiff | BBE | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braydon Fisher | Curveball | 7 | 79.5 | 2455 | 57% | 0 | 2 | 93.4 |
| Slider | 3 | 86.5 | 2314 | 67% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2 | 93.4 | 2187 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 80.5 | |
| Brendon Little | 4-Seam Fastball | 10 | 95.4 | 2188 | 60% | 2 | 0 | — |
| Slider | 7 | 87.9 | 2472 | 57% | 4 | 0 | — | |
| Knuckle Curve | 4 | 86 | 1989 | 25% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Connor Thomas | 4-Seam Fastball | 3 | 91.6 | 2544 | 67% | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sinker | 2 | 91 | 2399 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Changeup | 2 | 86.9 | 1514 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 99 | |
| Cutter | 2 | 87.8 | 2870 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 94.8 | |
| Sweeper | 1 | 82 | 3021 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| John Schreiber | Sinker | 4 | 92.4 | 2210 | 75% | 0 | 1 | 71.9 |
| Cutter | 3 | 89.5 | 2523 | 67% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Sweeper | 3 | 82.8 | 2556 | 100% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2 | 93.1 | 2276 | 50% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Changeup | 1 | 87.9 | 1726 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 82.9 | |
| Mason Fluharty | Sweeper | 7 | 82.7 | 2721 | 86% | 1 | 3 | 65.4 |
| Cutter | 2 | 91.3 | 2660 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Max Scherzer | 4-Seam Fastball | 42 | 93.5 | 2380 | 60% | 2 | 7 | 92 |
| Changeup | 18 | 84.3 | 1347 | 44% | 0 | 3 | 102.4 | |
| Curveball | 13 | 75 | 2769 | 54% | 3 | 2 | 82.3 | |
| Slider | 13 | 85.9 | 2559 | 69% | 2 | 2 | 94.8 | |
| Cutter | 6 | 87.8 | 2669 | 33% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Nate Pearson | 4-Seam Fastball | 11 | 97 | 2343 | 45% | 0 | 1 | 103.6 |
| Sinker | 7 | 98.5 | 2287 | 57% | 1 | 1 | 70.7 | |
| Curveball | 5 | 82.6 | 2718 | 60% | 0 | 1 | 81.5 | |
| Slider | 2 | 90.1 | 2573 | 50% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Paul Sewald | 4-Seam Fastball | 14 | 91.2 | 2613 | 64% | 2 | 1 | 93.9 |
| Sweeper | 8 | 83.2 | 2458 | 63% | 0 | 2 | 83.3 | |
| Seth Lugo | Curveball | 16 | 78.2 | 3217 | 56% | 3 | 0 | — |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 16 | 91.6 | 2293 | 56% | 1 | 4 | 91.1 | |
| Sweeper | 15 | 80.5 | 2997 | 87% | 3 | 4 | 77.2 | |
| Cutter | 15 | 90.5 | 2384 | 53% | 4 | 2 | 95.9 | |
| Sinker | 13 | 92.1 | 2378 | 77% | 0 | 3 | 98.3 | |
| Slider | 8 | 84.8 | 2778 | 25% | 0 | 2 | 74.4 | |
| Changeup | 6 | 86.6 | 1624 | 33% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Steven Cruz | 4-Seam Fastball | 6 | 99.4 | 2234 | 67% | 0 | 2 | 89.5 |
| Cutter | 5 | 94.6 | 2150 | 80% | 0 | 2 | 76.2 | |
| Slider | 1 | 88.5 | 2225 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 96.7 | |
| Tyler Rogers | Sinker | 12 | 83.5 | 1989 | 67% | 1 | 4 | 87.9 |
| Slider | 6 | 73.7 | 2440 | 67% | 1 | 1 | 80.1 |