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Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays Final — August 25, 2026

Tuesday, August 25 · 7:08 PM ET
Last 10 games
+1-1+3+4+1+2+4+3+2+4
Game by game
-7+2+3-1+5-1+4-2+1-5
9-1
Last 10
5-5
+23
Net
-1
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
2 days
Days of rest
2 days
843 mi1,357 km
Travel to the game
Home
+1 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Royals visited the Blue Jays on Tuesday, August 25 at 7:08 PM ET.

The total closed at 8, down from 8.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Royals +116, Blue Jays -134) prices the Royals at 45% and the Blue Jays at 55%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Kansas City Royals 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Kansas City Royals won by 2.

  • Against the closing spread (Toronto Blue Jays -1.5): Kansas City Royals covered.
  • Combined score 8 vs the closing total of 8: Push.
  • Kansas City Royals closed at +116 on the moneyline (a 45% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenBlue Jays -1.5 (+162)
Royals +1.5 (-205)
CloseBlue Jays -1.5 (+163)
Royals +1.5 (-200)
Totaldown 0.5
Open8.5 (o -115 / u -105)
Close8 (o -115 / u -105)
Moneyline
OpenRoyals +107 47%
Blue Jays -125 53%
CloseRoyals +116 45%
Blue Jays -134 55%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 20 times since 2023: the Royals won 10 and the Blue Jays 10.

DateScoreLineTotal
Sep 21, 2025Blue Jays 8, Royals 5
Blue Jays won


Sep 20, 2025Blue Jays 1, Royals 2
Royals won


Sep 19, 2025Blue Jays 1, Royals 20
Royals won


Aug 3, 2025Royals 7, Blue Jays 4
Royals won


Aug 2, 2025Royals 2, Blue Jays 4
Blue Jays won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Kansas City Royals

Toronto Blue Jays

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