Toronto Blue Jays (71-71) vs. Kansas City Royals (63-79) September 5, 2026 7:10 pm EDT The Line: Kansas City Royals -111 / Toronto Blue Jays -108; Over/Under: 9.5 (Get latest betting odds)
The Toronto Blue Jays and the Kansas City Royals meet Saturday in MLB action from Kauffman Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Toronto Blue Jays vs. Kansas City Royals prediction.
The Toronto Blue Jays will send out Max Scherzer for the start and Scherzer is 2-7 with a 6.16 ERA and 46 strikeouts this season. Seth Lugo will start for Kansas City and is 6-8 with a 5.03 ERA and 118 strikeouts this season.
The Toronto Blue Jays come into this game looking to add on to their 9-2 win over the Royals last time out to sit at 71-71 this season. After this series, the Blue Jays will head on the road for a series against the Athletics.
Entering Friday, Andres Gimenez has 100 hits with 20 doubles, a triple, 8 home runs and 52 RBIs while Ernie Clement has 143 hits with 29 doubles, 9 home runs and 44 RBIs. Kazuma Okamoto has 112 hits with 21 doubles, 28 home runs, 78 RBIs and a team-high 165 strikeouts while George Springer also has 20 doubles, 14 homers and 46 RBIs. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 123 hits with 22 doubles, 8 home runs and 54 RBIs as well. Jesus Sanchez also has 69 hits with 18 doubles, 8 home runs and 35 RBIs.
The Kansas City Royals come into this game looking to bounce back from their loss at the hands of the Blue Jays on Friday to sit at 63-79 this season. After this series, the Royals will take on the Arizona Diamondbacks in a series at home.
Going into Friday, Jac Caglianone has 133 hits with 27 doubles, 23 home runs, 69 RBIs and 2 triples while Bobby Witt Jr. has 135 hits with 28 doubles, 16 home runs and 50 RBIs and Vinnie Pasquantino’s added 84 hits with 16 doubles, 2 triples, 9 home runs and 42 RBIs on the year. Maikel Garcia also has 76 hits with 18 doubles, 3 home runs and 32 RBIs this season. Carter Jensen’s also chipped in 106 hits with 27 doubles, 22 home runs and 67 RBIs this season.
I’m on the Blue Jays in this one. I get the case to be made for KC as Scherzer still has an ERA up over six, but Scherzer looked like vintage Scherzer last time out and I think that he can carry that forward here. Toronto’s been playing some really solid ball as of late as this team looks serious about making a playoff run and I think the Jays get another one here. Give me Toronto.