Kansas City Royals
September 5, 2026
Final
TOR
72-71
3
KC
63-80
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
W
Mason Fluharty (6-1)
L
Craig Kimbrel (1-3)
SV
Louis Varland (33)
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Bateman CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .327 | .779 |
| George Springer DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .248 | .736 |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .261 | .689 |
| Alejandro Kirk C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 | .750 |
| Nathan Lukes RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .712 |
| Kazuma Okamoto 3B | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .750 |
| Andrés Giménez SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .243 | .644 |
| Ernie Clement 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .275 | .689 |
| Myles Straw LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .236 | .647 |
BATTING
2B: Okamoto 2 (23, Lugo, S, Lugo, S).
TB: Bateman; Clement; Giménez; Guerrero Jr.; Kirk; Lukes 3; Okamoto 6; Straw.
RBI: Lukes (36); Okamoto 2 (81).
2-out RBI: Lukes; Okamoto.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lukes; Bateman; Guerrero Jr.; Giménez 3.
Team RISP: 2-for-11.
Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING
SB: Springer (12, 2nd base off Kimbrel/Jensen).
PO: Bateman (1st base by Lugo, S).
FIELDING
DP: (Rogers, Ty-Giménez-Guerrero Jr.).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Scherzer | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.03 |
| Mason Fluharty | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.32 |
| Paul Sewald | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.28 |
| Tyler Rogers | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.84 |
| Louis Varland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.15 |
PITCHING
Balk: Scherzer.
HBP: Jensen (by Scherzer).
ABS Challenge: Witt Jr. (Strike-Confirmed); Kirk (Ball-Confirmed); Guerrero Jr. (Strike-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: Scherzer 76-50; Fluharty 20-11; Sewald 7-4; Rogers, Ty 12-7; Varland, L 13-10; Lugo, S 95-61; Cuas 17-14; Thomas 2-2; Kimbrel 22-14; Gose 14-10; Lange 9-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Scherzer 4-7; Fluharty 0-1; Sewald 0-0; Rogers, Ty 2-0; Varland, L 2-0; Lugo, S 4-5; Cuas 0-0; Thomas 1-0; Kimbrel 2-1; Gose 1-1; Lange 3-0.
Batters faced: Scherzer 24; Fluharty 4; Sewald 1; Rogers, Ty 4; Varland, L 3; Lugo, S 23; Cuas 4; Thomas 1; Kimbrel 6; Gose 4; Lange 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Fluharty 1-0; Sewald 1-0; Thomas 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Shane Livensparger. 1B: Dan Merzel. 2B: Dan Bellino. 3B: Mark Ripperger.
Weather: 97 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 6:09 PM.
T: 2:36.
Att: 20,547.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.