American League-best Blue Jays beat Royals 8-5 and clinch their 1st postseason berth since 2023

— Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Andres Gimenez drove in two runs apiece as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 Sunday and clinched a playoff berth.
Sep 22, 2026, 02:55 am - AP
KC
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H. Harvey
win

H. Harvey1-0

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB
S. Dominguez
loss

S. Dominguez2-4

0.0 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

KCTOR
2ndStraw singled to left, Bichette scored, Clement to second, Varsho thrown out at home.01
4thYastrzemski hit sacrifice fly to left, Pasquantino scored.11
5thLoperfido singled to center, Clement scored, Loperfido to second.12
8thPasquantino singled to center, Witt Jr. scored.22
10thIsbel doubled to right, Grichuk scored.32
10thTolbert singled to right, India scored and Isbel scored, Witt Jr. to third.52
10thWitt Jr. scored on pickoff error by catcher Kirk, Tolbert stole second and advanced to third on error.72
10thGarcia hit sacrifice fly to left, Tolbert scored.72
10thLukes singled to center, Straw scored.73
10thBarger singled to center, Lukes scored, Bichette to third.74
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