TORONTO

BLUE JAYSTOR

71-71  |  Road

9
FINAL
Fri, Sep 4 • 8:10 PM ET
Kauffman Stadium
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KANSAS CITY

ROYALSKC

63-79  |  Home

2
Probable Pitchers
Jameson Taillon
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Jameson Taillon

#56 | Starting Pitcher
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Daniel Lynch IV
STARTING PITCHER

Daniel Lynch IV

#41 | Relief Pitcher
Player W-L ERA WHIP IP K
Jameson Taillon 2-6 5.68 1.37 84.0 75
Daniel Lynch IV 4-4 3.06 1.05 61.2 46
2-6 W-L 4-4
5.68 ERA Ldr 3.06
1.37 WHIP Ldr 1.05
84.0 Ldr IP (Innings Pitched) 61.2
75 Ldr K (Strikeouts) 46
AI Model Win Probability
BLUE JAYS
26%
📊
ROYALS
74%
▲ Edge: +20.10% (KC)
BLUE JAYS 51% Book Odds: -102
ROYALS 54% Book Odds: -119
Book Implied: 50.50% / 54.30%
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
9.0
Projected
Book Total
10.0
Over / Under Line
▼ Edge: +1.0 (Under)
Over 10.0 41%
Under 10.0 59%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-2.0
KANSAS CITY
Book Spread
+1.5
Book Line
▲ Edge: +3.5 points (Kansas City)
Blue JaysTOR (-1.5) 0 RoyalsKC (+1.5)
Kansas City Royals (+1.5) expected to cover
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Blue Jays Cover

30.9%

Royals Cover

69.1%

+12+8+40-4-8-12
Distribution centered around KC -2.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (KC)

TOR By 1-2 runs

13.6%

TOR By 3-4 runs

7.8%

KC By 1-2 runs

19.6%

KC By 3-4 runs

18.4%

AI Model Projected Score
3.5
TORONTO
Book Implied: 5.80
5.5
KANSAS CITY
Book Implied: 4.20
Simulated Score
3
TORONTO
Book Implied: 5.80
4
KANSAS CITY
Book Implied: 4.20
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI Royals Loss
74% Win Prob
A
Sim Royals Loss
59% Win Prob
D
Run Line (ATS)
Agreement 👑 Top Selection
AI Royals (+1.5) Loss
Proj Runs: -2.0
A
Sim Royals (+1.5) Loss
Proj Runs: -1.0
A
Over/Under (Total)
Agreement
AI u10.0 Loss
Proj Total: 9.0
C
Sim u10.0 Loss
Proj Total: 7.0
A
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Sep 6, 2026 TOR @ KC 1 - 6
Sep 5, 2026 TOR @ KC 4 - 3
Sep 4, 2026 TOR @ KC 9 - 2
Aug 27, 2026 KC @ TOR 13 - 2
Aug 26, 2026 KC @ TOR 0 - 3
Season Statistics Comparison
Toronto TOR
vs
Kansas City KC
162
Games Played
162
4.00
Runs / Game
▲ 4.26
.247
Avg (AVG)
.247
.310
On-Base (OBP)
▲ .316
.381
Slugging (SLG)
▲ .402
.692
OPS
▲ .718
152
Home Runs
▲ 170
Key Model Drivers
Home Runs (L5) +55.0% more
Kansas City: 1.4 vs Toronto: 0.8
Total Bases (L5) +22.5% more
Kansas City: 17.0 vs Toronto: 13.9
Strikeouts (L5) +19.5% more
Kansas City: 7.8 vs Toronto: 6.5
Home Runs (Season) +11.8% more
Kansas City: 170.0 vs Toronto: 152.0
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
TOR Score 3.5 9
KC Score 5.5 2
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Errors 0.3 / 0.3 0.0 / 0.0
Hits 9.4 / 9.4 6.0 / 13.0
Home Runs 1.4 / 0.8 2.0 / 1.0
Strikeouts 7.8 / 6.5 3.0 / 5.0
Total Bases 17.0 / 13.9 13.0 / 19.0
Walks 3.2 / 3.6 3.0 / 2.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -112 / -107 → -102 / -119 ↑
55%TICKETS45%
77%MONEY23%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -1.5 / +1.5 → -1.5 / +1.5
36%TICKETS64%
61%MONEY39%
Total (O/U)
Open: 8 → 10 ↑
80%TICKETS20%
85%MONEY15%
Situational Trends
📊 Win-Loss
TOR Advantage
79-83-0 (48.8%)
Margin: -0.3 ATS +/-:
KC
69-93-0 (42.6%)
Margin: -0.7 ATS +/-:
🎯 ATS (Spread)
TOR
(46.9%)
Margin: -0.3 ATS +/-:
KC Advantage
(47.5%)
Margin: -0.7 ATS +/-:
⚖️ Over/Under
TOR
81-76-5
O: 51.6% / U: 48.4% Total +/-: +0.3
KC
73-85-4
O: 46.2% / U: 53.8% Total +/-: +0.6