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Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals Final — September 6, 2026

Sunday, September 6 · 2:11 PM ET
Last 10 games
+3-11+7+1+7-5+11+3+7+1
Game by game
-3+11+3+5-10-3-3+4-7-1
8-2
Last 10
4-6
+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 Blue Jays visited the Royals on Sunday, September 6 at 2:11 PM ET.

The total closed 9.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Blue Jays -121, Royals +103) prices the Blue Jays at 53% and the Royals at 47%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Toronto Blue Jays 1, Kansas City Royals 6

Kansas City Royals won by 5.

  • Against the closing spread (Kansas City Royals +1.5): Kansas City Royals covered.
  • Combined score 7 vs the closing total of 9.5: Under.
  • Kansas City Royals closed at +103 on the moneyline (a 47% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenRoyals +1.5 (-155)
Blue Jays -1.5 (+129)
CloseRoyals +1.5 (-159)
Blue Jays -1.5 (+130)
Totalno move
Open9.5 (o -119 / u -102)
Close9.5 (o -104 / u -120)
Moneyline
OpenBlue Jays -120 52%
Royals +100 48%
CloseBlue Jays -121 53%
Royals +103 47%

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 25 times since 2023: the Blue Jays won 13 and the Royals 12.

DateScoreLineTotal
Sep 5, 2026Blue Jays 4, Royals 3
Blue Jays won


Sep 4, 2026Blue Jays 9, Royals 2
Blue Jays won


Aug 27, 2026Royals 13, Blue Jays 2
Royals won


Aug 26, 2026Royals 0, Blue Jays 3
Blue Jays won


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


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

Teams

Toronto Blue Jays

Kansas City Royals

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