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FinalFinal lineupsAL East

Boston Red Sox 4, Toronto Blue Jays 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:07 PM ET · Rogers CentreStats updated Aug 12, 7:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score57
Boston Red Sox
87–74 · 3rd AL East · T-Score 57
4
4–6
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
78–82 · 5th AL East · T-Score 44
6
T-Score44
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherSoxBoston has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Suarez leads in P-Score, WHIP and FIP.
Offense vs handSoxBoston owns a .711 OPS vs RHP, 21th in MLB; Toronto ranks 29th vs LHP.
LineupJaysToronto's official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenSoxBoston owns a 3.31 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Toronto's 4.22.
Recent formSoxBoston has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

BOS
Ranger Suarez LHP
Ranger Suarez
Boston Red Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.22
37th
WHIP
1.19
65th
K/9
8.49
93rd
BB/9
2.79
72nd
P-Score64i
FIP
3.12
HR/9
0.61
13th
OPS/R
0.605
IP
148.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.82
Road ERA2.85
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.30
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
TOR
José Soriano RHP
José Soriano
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.91
91st
WHIP
1.29
105th
K/9
8.58
92nd
BB/9
3.70
151st
P-Score58i
FIP
3.86
HR/9
0.91
51st
OPS/R
0.597
IP
177.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.79
Road ERA3.67
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.60
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Suarez owns the lower FIP, 3.12 to 3.86.
·Suarez allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.19 WHIP compared with 1.29.
·Soriano has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.30 more per nine innings.
·Soriano has produced a quality start in 40% of outings versus 20%.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricSuarezSorianoNote
ERA−7790Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP3.123.86
WAR3.72.6Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Suarez arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker24%90.3
Four-seam22%91.6
Cutter19%88.0
Curveball17%75.7
Changeup12%81.1
Slider5%78.9
Soriano arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker30%96.3
Knuckle Curve26%85.3
Four-seam21%97.1
Splitter19%92.3
Slider5%90.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs RHP (José Soriano)
21st
in MLB
0.711OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Jays vs LHP (Ranger Suarez)
29th
in MLB
0.657OPS
.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 José Soriano
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Soriano (BvP)
1Masataka YoshidaLDH55.7465.743No MLB historyNo history
2Ceddanne RafaelaRCF57.76016.743No MLB historyNo history
3Adley RutschmanSC65.72912.799No MLB historyNo history
4Willson ContrerasR1B83.90527.878No MLB historyNo history
5Wilyer AbreuLRF76.77624.737No MLB historyNo history
6Caleb DurbinR3B54.71213.718No MLB historyNo history
7Jarren DuranLLF53.62920.635No MLB historyNo history
8Andruw MonasterioRSS49.6716.605No MLB historyNo history
9Nick SogardS2B55.7265.696No 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.240 / .729 · 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.249 / .776 · 24 HRvs hand .737 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score6Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248 / .712 · 13 HRvs hand .718 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score7Jarren Duran LF · L.208 / .629 · 20 HRvs hand .635 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score8Andruw Monasterio SS · R.235 / .671 · 6 HRvs hand .605 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score9Nick Sogard 2B · S.254 / .726 · 5 HRvs hand .696 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score
Toronto Blue JaysOfficial lineupvs LHP Ranger Suarez
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Suarez (BvP)
1Charles McAdooR2B34.6662.716No MLB historyNo history
2Brett BatemanLCF50.8032.642No MLB historyNo history
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B66.6939.829No MLB historyNo history
4Alejandro KirkRC67.77710.803No MLB historyNo history
5Kazuma OkamotoR3B77.76633.876No MLB historyNo history
6Andrés GiménezLSS43.6519.646No MLB historyNo history
7Ernie ClementR2B44.6569.651No MLB historyNo history
8Jesús SánchezLDH55.7128.355No MLB historyNo history
9Myles StrawRCF44.6533.635No MLB historyNo history
1Charles McAdoo 2B · R.255 / .666 · 2 HRvs hand .716 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score2Brett Bateman CF · L.318 / .803 · 2 HRvs hand .642 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score3Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.262 / .693 · 9 HRvs hand .829 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score4Alejandro Kirk C · R.282 / .777 · 10 HRvs hand .803 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score5Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.234 / .766 · 33 HRvs hand .876 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score6Andrés Giménez SS · L.244 / .651 · 9 HRvs hand .646 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score7Ernie Clement 2B · R.262 / .656 · 9 HRvs hand .651 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score8Jesús Sánchez DH · L.254 / .712 · 8 HRvs hand .355 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score9Myles Straw CF · R.243 / .653 · 3 HRvs hand .635 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseBOSBOS·TORTOR
AVG.245 14th.248 8th
OPS.717 17th.693 27th
Home runs162 26th150 30th
Runs687 22nd642 30th
OBP.319 11th.311 23rd
SLG.398 19th.382 26th
PitchingBOSBOS·TORTOR
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.52vs3.92
BOSTOR
WHIP1.23vs1.30
BOSTOR
K/98.8vs8.8
BOSTOR
HR Allowed151vs166
BOSTOR
BullpenBOSBOS·TORTOR
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.31vs4.22
no league rank
Saves46vs52
BOSTOR
ResultsBOSBOS·TORTOR
+3098th
Run differential
+18523rd
87–74 Record78–82
6–4 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Boston Red Sox (6–4)
L
L
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
Toronto Blue Jays (6–4)
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
5—8
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Ranger Suarez (3.32 ERA, 4–3) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Jays?+
José Soriano (3.24 ERA, 9–6) 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?+
Ranger Suarez is at 64; José Soriano is at 58. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.