MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
08/27/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 2586 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (59-75) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 6 1
Toronto Blue Jays (65-70) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 11 1
Kansas City Beats Toronto, 5-3
Starting pitcher Ken Walker pitched well enough to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-3. Shigochiyo Ohayashi recorded the save, making him 9 for 10. Kansas City is 59-75 and Toronto, with the loss, 65-70.

The Royals benefited from a costly error in the top of the sixth. With Walt Burgess at bat and Kansas City leading 3-1, the Toronto miscue allowed Kansas City to plate 2 and take the lead, 5-1.

Burgess called it "a solid win."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Rodriguez SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .196 3 25
R. La Arena CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .267 10 51
H. Masson LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .303 10 59
J. Washington 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .298 8 34
D. García RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .249 26 79
D. Moon DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .297 11 49
C. Jones 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .262 12 37
   a-L. Bejaran 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 0 18
W. Burgess 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .153 1 7
W. Payan C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .232 8 34
Totals 33 5 6 3 4 6 11      
a - L. Bejaran substituted for C. Jones in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Jones (21, 6th Inning off L. Webb, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Washington (8, 6th Inning off R. Stephenson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Rodriguez , H. Masson , J. Washington 4 , C. Jones 3 , W. Payan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Washington , D. Moon , W. Burgess , W. Payan
GIDP: H. Masson
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: W. Burgess (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Burgess-Jones-Washington, Bejaran-Rodriguez-Washington)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gordon SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .249 6 38
T. Cotto 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .292 23 62
D. Prince RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .257 17 65
R. Ikeda 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .295 20 70
A. Salinas LF, CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .217 13 45
R. Miller DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .220 20 52
C. Bryan CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 5 44
   a-T. McDonald PR, LF 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .215 8 23
H. Rodríguez 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 6 .250 0 5
N. Ciuffo C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .242 7 41
Totals 37 3 11 3 2 5 23      
a - T. McDonald pinch ran for C. Bryan in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: D. Prince (17, 3rd Inning off K. Walker, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Gordon , T. Cotto 2 , D. Prince 3 , R. Ikeda , A. Salinas 2 , T. McDonald 2 , H. Rodríguez
2-out RBI: D. Prince , H. Rodríguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Gordon , R. Ikeda , N. Ciuffo
GIDP: D. Prince , H. Rodríguez
Hit by Pitch: C. Bryan
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: T. McDonald (4)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Webb (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodríguez-Gordon-Ikeda)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Walker W (7-7) 5.1 6 2 2 1 3 0 24 91 3.42   
J. Garza 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 26 3.46   
K. Martin H (5) 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 7 22 4.91   
S. Ohayashi SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 2.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Walker 50
Batters Faced: K. Walker 24, J. Garza 6, K. Martin 7, S. Ohayashi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Walker 7-5, J. Garza 3-0, K. Martin 1-2, S. Ohayashi 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Walker 91-59, J. Garza 26-15, K. Martin 22-13, S. Ohayashi 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Garza 1-1
Hit Batsmen: K. Walker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Stephenson L (13-10) 5.1 4 3 3 3 3 1 22 106 4.13   
L. Webb 0.2 1 2 0 1 0 0 5 14 3.00   
A. García 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 19 4.25   
S. Miller 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 22 3.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Stephenson 48
Batters Faced: R. Stephenson 22, L. Webb 5, A. García 4, S. Miller 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Stephenson 4-8, L. Webb 1-1, A. García 1-1, S. Miller 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Stephenson 106-62, L. Webb 14-6, A. García 19-12, S. Miller 22-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Walker
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:07 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 29398
Special Notes: CF Chris Bryan was injured being hit by a pitch.
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