The Toronto Blue Jays (89-64) will visit the Kansas City Royals (76-77), Saturday at 7:10 p.m. ET, in the first of a three-game series.
The Royals are an underdog (+127 moneyline odds to win) when they host the Blue Jays (-153). The Toronto Blue Jays will hand the ball to Shane Bieber (3-1, 3.72 ERA), who is looking for win No. 4 on the season, and the Royals will counter with Noah Cameron (8-7, 2.98 ERA).
Thursday, the Royals fell to the Mariners 2-0. Stephen Kolek was the losing pitcher after he went 7 1/3 innings, giving up one earned run on two hits while striking out eight. Jac Caglianone paced the Royals’ offense, going 1 for 3.
Ahead of the Blue Jays vs. Royals matchup, here’s everything you need to get ready for Saturday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Kansas City Royals odds, line and spread
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 9:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Blue Jays (-153, bet $153 to win $100)
- Underdog: Royals (+127, bet $100 to win $127)
- Over/under: 8
Blue Jays vs. Royals: Game time and live stream info
- Game day: Saturday, September 20, 2025
- Game time: 7:10 p.m. ET
- Location: Kansas City, Missouri
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
- TV channel: FDSKC and SNET
- Live stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Blue Jays stats and trends
Blue Jays betting records
- The Blue Jays have been favorites in 78 games this season and won 46 (59%) of those contests.
- Toronto has a record of 24-9 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -153 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 60.5% chance of a victory for the Blue Jays.
- So far this season, Toronto and its opponents have hit the over in 81 of 152 games with a total.
- The Blue Jays have an ATS record of 86-66-0 in 152 games with a spread this season.
Shane Bieber (Blue Jays probable starter)
- Bieber gets the start for the Blue Jays, his sixth of the season. He is 3-1 with a 3.72 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 29 2/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent appearance came on Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles, when the righty tossed six innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing four hits.
- The 30-year-old has an ERA of 3.72, with 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in five games this season. Opponents are hitting .231 against him.
- Bieber has collected two quality starts this season.
- Bieber will try to build upon a six-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.8 frames per appearance).
- He has not had an appearance yet in which he did not surrender at least one earned run.
- The opposing Royals offense has the 20th-ranked slugging percentage (.392) and is 25th in MLB play with 148 home runs. It has a collective .244 batting average, and is 20th in MLB with 1246 total hits and 28th in MLB play scoring 589 runs.
Blue Jays batting stats
- The Blue Jays rank 12th in Major League Baseball with 180 home runs.
- Fueled by 469 extra-base hits, Toronto ranks sixth in MLB with a .429 slugging percentage this season.
- The Blue Jays rank first in the majors with a .268 team batting average.
- Toronto is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking fourth with 758 total runs this season.
- The Blue Jays get on base at a .335 clip, best in the league.
- Toronto ranks second in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 6.8 whiffs per contest.
Royals stats and trends
Royals betting records
- The Royals have won in 39, or 44.3%, of the 88 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- Kansas City has a mark of 14-14 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +127 or worse on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 44.1% chance of pulling out a win.
- Kansas City and its opponents have hit the over in 66 of its 153 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- The Royals have an against the spread record of 75-78-0 in 153 games with a line this season.
Noah Cameron (Royals probable starter)
- Cameron gets the start for the Royals, his 23rd of the season. He is 8-7 with a 2.98 ERA and 103 strikeouts in 127 2/3 innings pitched.
- The lefty last appeared on Sunday against the Philadelphia Phillies, when he tossed seven innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up four hits.
- The 26-year-old has put up an ERA of 2.98, with 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings in 22 games this season. Opponents are hitting .217 against him.
- Cameron is looking to build on a second-game quality start streak in this outing.
- Cameron is looking for his fifth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.8 innings per start.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in seven of his 22 outings this season.
- He will face off against a Blue Jays squad that is hitting .268 as a unit (first in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .429 (sixth in the league) with 180 total home runs (12th in MLB play).
- Head-to-head against the Blue Jays this season, Cameron has pitched 6 1/3 innings, giving up four earned runs on six hits while striking out one.
Royals batting stats
- The Royals are 25th in MLB action with 148 home runs. They average one per game.
- This season, Kansas City is 20th in baseball with a .392 slugging percentage.
- The Royals have the 18th-ranked batting average in the majors (.244).
- Kansas City scores the third-fewest runs in baseball (589 total, 3.8 per game).
- The Royals’ .306 on-base percentage is 24th in MLB.
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