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Boston Red Sox 3, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:07 PM ET · Rogers CentreStats updated Aug 11, 6:40 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score56
Boston Red Sox
85–74 · 3rd AL East · T-Score 56
3
3–5
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
77–82 · 5th AL East · T-Score 44
5
T-Score44
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherJaysToronto has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Cease leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handSoxBoston has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupJaysToronto's official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenSoxBoston has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formSoxBoston has won 7 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

BOS
Patrick Sandoval LHP
Patrick Sandoval
Boston Red Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.07
167th
WHIP
1.68
216th
K/9
9.32
55th
BB/9
4.25
192nd
P-Score47i
FIP
3.86
HR/9
0.96
56th
OPS/R
0.794
IP
65.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.45
Road ERA5.60
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.38
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
TOR
Dylan Cease RHP
Dylan Cease
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.40
7th
WHIP
1.10
30th
K/9
12.73
2nd
BB/9
4.15
189th
P-Score82i
FIP
2.47
HR/9
0.59
12th
OPS/R
0.556
IP
169.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.85
Road ERA1.89
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.00
QUALITY
START %
100%
(5 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Cease strikes out 3.4 more batters per nine innings.
·Cease allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.10 WHIP compared with 1.68.
·Cease owns the lower FIP, 2.47 to 3.86.
·Cease has produced a quality start in 100% of outings versus 0%.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricSandovalCeaseNote
ERA−11758Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP3.862.47
WAR1.15.6Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Sandoval arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Changeup26%83.5
Four-seam22%93.5
Slider22%86.8
Sinker19%93.9
Sweeper5%80.6
Curveball5%75.7
Cease arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam37%96.9
Slider30%88.7
Changeup12%81.5
Knuckle Curve10%81.8
Sinker8%95.8
Sweeper4%83.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs RHP (Dylan Cease)
20th
in MLB
0.712OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Jays vs LHP (Patrick Sandoval)
29th
in MLB
0.652OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Boston Red SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Dylan Cease
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Cease (BvP)
1Masataka YoshidaLDH55.7465.743No MLB historyNo history
2Ceddanne RafaelaRCF57.76016.743No MLB historyNo history
3Adley RutschmanSC65.72612.799No MLB historyNo history
4Willson ContrerasR1B83.90527.878No MLB historyNo history
5Wilyer AbreuLRF77.78124.744No MLB historyNo history
6Caleb DurbinR3B54.71713.723No MLB historyNo history
7Jarren DuranLLF53.62920.629No MLB historyNo history
8Andruw MonasterioRSS49.6816.611No MLB historyNo history
9Nick SogardS2B56.7355.708No MLB historyNo history
1Masataka Yoshida DH · L.274 / .746 · 5 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score2Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R.282 / .760 · 16 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score3Adley Rutschman C · S.237 / .726 · 12 HRvs hand .799 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score4Willson Contreras 1B · R.276 / .905 · 27 HRvs hand .878 · No MLB history · No history83H-Score5Wilyer Abreu RF · L.251 / .781 · 24 HRvs hand .744 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score6Caleb Durbin 3B · R.250 / .717 · 13 HRvs hand .723 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score7Jarren Duran LF · L.208 / .629 · 20 HRvs hand .629 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score8Andruw Monasterio SS · R.238 / .681 · 6 HRvs hand .611 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score9Nick Sogard 2B · S.258 / .735 · 5 HRvs hand .708 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score
Toronto Blue JaysOfficial lineupvs LHP Patrick Sandoval
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Sandoval (BvP)
1Charles McAdooR2B—.6342.716No MLB historyNo history
2Brett BatemanLCF50.8072.642No MLB historyNo history
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B66.6959.829No MLB historyNo history
4George SpringerRDH65.73015.663No MLB historyNo history
5Alejandro KirkRC66.77110.803No MLB historyNo history
6Ernie ClementR2B45.6619.651No MLB historyNo history
7Andrés GiménezLSS43.6509.646No MLB historyNo history
8Myles StrawRCF43.6433.635No MLB historyNo history
9Nathan LukesLRF51.71010.493No MLB historyNo history
1Charles McAdoo 2B · R.242 / .634 · 2 HRvs hand .716 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score2Brett Bateman CF · L.320 / .807 · 2 HRvs hand .642 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score3Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.263 / .695 · 9 HRvs hand .829 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score4George Springer DH · R.251 / .730 · 15 HRvs hand .663 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score5Alejandro Kirk C · R.281 / .771 · 10 HRvs hand .803 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score6Ernie Clement 2B · R.264 / .661 · 9 HRvs hand .651 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score7Andrés Giménez SS · L.245 / .650 · 9 HRvs hand .646 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score8Myles Straw CF · R.238 / .643 · 3 HRvs hand .635 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score9Nathan Lukes RF · L.276 / .710 · 10 HRvs hand .493 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseBOSBOS·TORTOR
AVG.246 13th.248 8th
OPS.718 16th.692 27th
Home runs162 24th150 30th
Runs681 22nd636 30th
OBP.319 11th.310 27th
SLG.399 18th.382 26th
PitchingBOSBOS·TORTOR
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.55vs3.92
BOSTOR
WHIP1.23vs1.30
BOSTOR
K/98.8vs8.8
BOSTOR
HR Allowed151vs165
BOSTOR
BullpenBOSBOS·TORTOR
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.31vs4.36
no league rank
Saves45vs51
BOSTOR
ResultsBOSBOS·TORTOR
+29610th
Run differential
+18323rd
85–74 Record77–82
7–3 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Boston Red Sox (7–3)
L
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
Toronto Blue Jays (6–4)
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
5—8
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Patrick Sandoval (3.38 ERA, 1–0) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Jays?+
Dylan Cease (2.28 ERA, 7–5) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:07 PM ET at Rogers Centre.
Where is the game being played?+
Rogers Centre, home of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Sox and Jays performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Jays 8–5 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Patrick Sandoval is at 47; Dylan Cease is at 82. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.