Toronto Blue Jays
89 - 65 .578
F
September 19, 2025, 7:40 PM
Kauffman Stadium
Kauffman Stadium
One Royal Way, Kansas City, MO, 64129
20
Kansas City Royals
77 - 77 .500| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| KAN | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 0 |
W: Michael Lorenzen
(W, 6-11)
7.2 IP, ER, 4 K, 3 BB
L: Max Scherzer
(L, 5-4)
0.2 IP, 7 ER, 2 K, BB
Top Performers
Massey
4-5 | HR, 2B, BB
Lorenzen
(W, 6-11)
7.2 IP, ER, 4 K, 3 BB
Pasquantino
4-4 | 2 2B, 2 RBI, R
Toronto Blue Jays Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Springer DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .304 |
| Myles Straw LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | |
| 2 | Nathan Lukes RF-CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| 3 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .298 |
| Ty France 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 | |
| 4 | Addison Barger 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 |
| 5 | Alejandro Kirk C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .287 |
| 6 | Daulton Varsho CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| Joey Loperfido RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .337 | |
| 7 | Davis Schneider LF-2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .247 |
| 8 | Andrés Giménez SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .205 |
| 9 | Ernie Clement 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B-P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .267 |
BATTING
HR Springer (30, 1st inning off Lorenzen, 0 on, 0 out).
TB Schneider Springer 5.
RBI Springer (79).
Team LOB 5.
Toronto Blue Jays Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Scherzer | 0.2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5.06 |
| Braydon Fisher | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.63 |
| Tommy Nance | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.20 |
| Yariel Rodríguez | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.03 |
| Brendon Little | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.11 |
| Tyler Heineman | 1.1 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32.40 |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4.23 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
Pitches-strikes Scherzer 45-30 Fisher 22-14 Nance 40-27 Rodríguez, Y 37-19 Little, B 4-2 Heineman 33-27 Kiner-Falefa 7-4 Lorenzen 113-71 Avila 14-10.
Groundouts-flyouts Scherzer 0-0 Fisher 1-1 Nance 3-0 Rodríguez, Y 0-3 Little, B 1-0 Heineman 1-3 Kiner-Falefa 0-1 Lorenzen 7-8 Avila 2-0.
Batters faced Scherzer 10 Fisher 5 Nance 11 Rodríguez, Y 10 Little, B 1 Heineman 17 Kiner-Falefa 2 Lorenzen 29 Avila 4.
Inherited runners-scored Fisher 1-0 Little, B 2-0 Kiner-Falefa 2-0 Avila 1-0.
Ejections Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker ejected by HP umpire James Jean (1st) Blue Jays manager John Schneider ejected by 3B umpire Nestor Ceja (6th).
Umpires HP: James Jean. 1B: Adam Hamari. 2B: Todd Tichenor. 3B: Nestor Ceja.
Weather 80 degrees, Clear.
Wind 9 mph, L To R.
First pitch 6:41 PM.
T 2:50.
Att 26,459.
Venue Kauffman Stadium.
September 19, 2025
Kansas City Royals Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carter Jensen DH | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .344 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| a- Jonathan India PR-2B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | |
| 3 | Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| c- Randal Grichuk PH-RF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | |
| 4 | Maikel Garcia 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .285 |
| b- Tyler Tolbert PH-SS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | |
| 5 | Salvador Perez C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| 1- Luke Maile PH-C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .256 | |
| 6 | Adam Frazier LF-3B | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .265 |
| 7 | Jac Caglianone RF-1B | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .163 |
| 8 | Michael Massey 2B-LF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| 9 | John Rave CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .206 |
| Totals | 51 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 6 | .247 |
a-Singled for Pasquantino in the 7th.
b-Grounded into a forceout for Garcia, M in the 7th.
c-Singled for Perez, S in the 7th.
1-Ran for Witt Jr. in the 7th.
BATTING
2B Jensen 3 (5, Scherzer, Scherzer, Nance) Pasquantino 2 (30, Scherzer, Fisher) Massey (8, Nance) Maile (2, Heineman).
HR Perez, S (30, 1st inning off Scherzer, 2 on, 0 out) Massey (3, 1st inning off Scherzer, 1 on, 1 out) Caglianone (7, 7th inning off Heineman, 2 on, 2 out).
TB Caglianone 5 Frazier 2 Grichuk 2 India Jensen 6 Maile 3 Massey 8 Pasquantino 6 Perez, S 5 Rave 2 Tolbert Witt Jr. 2.
RBI Caglianone 4 (18) Frazier (41) Jensen 2 (9) Maile 3 (6) Massey 3 (19) Pasquantino 2 (106) Perez, S 3 (95) Rave (14) Witt Jr. (81).
2-out RBI Caglianone 3 Pasquantino.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Witt Jr. Frazier Jensen Perez, S 2 India.
Team RISP 13-for-25.
Team LOB 12.
BASERUNNING
SB Witt Jr. (37, 2nd base off Scherzer/Kirk).
Kansas City Royals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Lorenzen | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4.70 |
| Luinder Avila | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.84 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3.76 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
Pitches-strikes Scherzer 45-30 Fisher 22-14 Nance 40-27 Rodríguez, Y 37-19 Little, B 4-2 Heineman 33-27 Kiner-Falefa 7-4 Lorenzen 113-71 Avila 14-10.
Groundouts-flyouts Scherzer 0-0 Fisher 1-1 Nance 3-0 Rodríguez, Y 0-3 Little, B 1-0 Heineman 1-3 Kiner-Falefa 0-1 Lorenzen 7-8 Avila 2-0.
Batters faced Scherzer 10 Fisher 5 Nance 11 Rodríguez, Y 10 Little, B 1 Heineman 17 Kiner-Falefa 2 Lorenzen 29 Avila 4.
Inherited runners-scored Fisher 1-0 Little, B 2-0 Kiner-Falefa 2-0 Avila 1-0.
Ejections Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker ejected by HP umpire James Jean (1st) Blue Jays manager John Schneider ejected by 3B umpire Nestor Ceja (6th).
Umpires HP: James Jean. 1B: Adam Hamari. 2B: Todd Tichenor. 3B: Nestor Ceja.
Weather 80 degrees, Clear.
Wind 9 mph, L To R.
First pitch 6:41 PM.
T 2:50.
Att 26,459.
Venue Kauffman Stadium.
September 19, 2025