Scouting Sheet
Sorted by record — both starters' combined scoreless-1st rate, 0.80 — not a prediction
Toronto Blue Jays Starter
Max Scherzer
Scoreless 1st 2/5 (40%)
ERA 6.16 (L5 4.10)
Last 5 WHIP 1.10 K9 7.9 Rest 6d
Kansas City Royals Starter
Seth Lugo
Scoreless 1st 2/5 (40%)
ERA 5.03 (L5 8.17)
Last 5 WHIP 1.58 K9 6.8 Rest 6d
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup Confirmed
1
Brett Bateman
OPS .784 (L10 .791)
3 PA, reached 2(H2/BB0) K1 HR0 OPS1.334 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
2
George Springer
OPS .741 (L10 1.089)
7 PA, reached 2(H2/BB0) K3 HR0 OPS.572 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
3
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
OPS .692 (L10 .731)
11 PA, reached 3(H2/BB1) K2 HR0 OPS.573
4
Alejandro Kirk
OPS .758 (L10 .569)
5 PA, reached 2(H0/BB2) K0 HR0 OPS.400 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
5
Nathan Lukes
OPS .706 (L10 .887)
6 PA, reached 1(H1/BB0) K0 HR0 OPS.334 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
6
Kazuma Okamoto
OPS .739 (L10 .745)
2 PA, reached 1(H0/BB1) K1 HR0 OPS.500 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
Kansas City Royals Lineup Confirmed
1
Carter Jensen
OPS .758 (L10 1.363)
5 PA, reached 4(H3/BB1) K1 HR0 OPS2.050 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
2
Bobby Witt Jr.
OPS .812 (L10 .653)
9 PA, reached 2(H1/BB1) K2 HR0 OPS.347 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
3
Nick Loftin
OPS .714 (L10 .846)
5 PA, reached 0(H0/BB0) K1 HR0 OPS.000 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
4
Matthew Lugo
OPS .500 (L10 .500)
No BvP history
5
Vinnie Pasquantino
OPS .711 (L10 .754)
9 PA, reached 3(H2/BB1) K0 HR0 OPS.708 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
6
Michael Massey
OPS .760 (L10 1.093)
4 PA, reached 2(H1/BB1) K0 HR1 OPS1.833 ⚠️ Small BvP sample
Head-to-Head
09-04 Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 Kansas City Royals · 08-27 Kansas City Royals 2-0 Toronto Blue Jays · 08-26 Kansas City Royals 0-0 Toronto Blue Jays