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Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays Final — August 26, 2026

Wednesday, August 26 · 7:08 PM ET
Last 10 games
-1+3+4+1+2+4+3+2+4+2
Game by game
+2+3-1+5-1+4-2+1-5-2
9-1
Last 10
5-5
+24
Net
+4
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
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 Wednesday, August 26 at 7:08 PM ET.

The total closed 8.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Royals +139, Blue Jays -155) prices the Royals at 41% and the Blue Jays at 59%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Kansas City Royals 0, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Toronto Blue Jays won by 3.

  • Against the closing spread (Toronto Blue Jays -1.5): Toronto Blue Jays covered.
  • Combined score 3 vs the closing total of 8.5: Under.
  • Toronto Blue Jays closed at -155 on the moneyline (a 59% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenBlue Jays -1.5 (+150)
Royals +1.5 (-182)
CloseBlue Jays -1.5 (+135)
Royals +1.5 (-160)
Totalno move
Open8.5 (o -120 / u +100)
Close8.5 (o -105 / u -115)
Moneyline
OpenRoyals +115 45%
Blue Jays -135 55%
CloseRoyals +139 41%
Blue Jays -155 59%

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 21 times since 2023: the Royals won 11 and the Blue Jays 10.

DateScoreLineTotal
Aug 25, 2026Royals 5, Blue Jays 3
Royals won


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


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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