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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 CentreGame-day snapshot Aug 12, 7:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score55
Boston Red Sox
87–75 · 3rd AL East · T-Score 55
4
4–6
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
79–83 · 5th AL East · T-Score 44
6
T-Score44
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenThe starters grade similarly overall, with no clear advantage across P-Score, ERA and WHIP.
Offense vs handSoxBoston owns a .711 OPS vs RHP, 22th in MLB; Toronto ranks 28th 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
3.32
36th
WHIP
1.17
69th
K/9
9.44
93rd
BB/9
2.62
75th
P-Score64i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.52
14th
OPS/R
–
IP
103.0
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
3.24
92nd
WHIP
1.26
107th
K/9
9.16
91st
BB/9
4.23
151st
P-Score58i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.85
52nd
OPS/R
–
IP
127.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.60
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Suarez walks 1.6 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Soriano has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.33 more per nine innings.
·Soriano has produced a quality start in 40% of outings versus 20%.
·Suarez carries a 2.85 road ERA, compared with Soriano's 3.79 mark at home.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Suarez arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker24%90.3
Four-seam23%91.5
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)
22nd
in MLB
0.711OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Jays vs LHP (Ranger Suarez)
28th
in MLB
0.660OPS
.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 YoshidaLDH52.7465.743No MLB historyNo history
2Ceddanne RafaelaRCF59.76516.743No MLB historyNo history
3Adley RutschmanSC63.74113.799No MLB historyNo history
4Willson ContrerasR1B80.90227.878No MLB historyNo history
5Wilyer AbreuLRF76.77324.735No MLB historyNo history
6Caleb DurbinR3B54.71013.716No MLB historyNo history
7Jarren DuranLLF51.62720.633No MLB historyNo history
8Andruw MonasterioRSS45.6666.602No MLB historyNo history
9Nick SogardS2B53.7275.693No MLB historyNo history
1Masataka Yoshida DH · L.274 / .746 · 5 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score2Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R.285 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score3Adley Rutschman C · S.242 / .741 · 13 HRvs hand .799 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score4Willson Contreras 1B · R.275 / .902 · 27 HRvs hand .878 · No MLB history · No history80H-Score5Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248 / .773 · 24 HRvs hand .735 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score6Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248 / .710 · 13 HRvs hand .716 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score7Jarren Duran LF · L.207 / .627 · 20 HRvs hand .633 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score8Andruw Monasterio SS · R.233 / .666 · 6 HRvs hand .602 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score9Nick Sogard 2B · S.255 / .727 · 5 HRvs hand .693 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score
Toronto Blue JaysOfficial lineupvs LHP Ranger Suarez
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Suarez (BvP)
1Charles McAdooR2B37.6943.716No MLB historyNo history
2Brett BatemanLCF52.8262.695No MLB historyNo history
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B62.6889.829No MLB historyNo history
4Alejandro KirkRC63.76610.803No MLB historyNo history
5Kazuma OkamotoR3B74.76233.876No MLB historyNo history
6Andrés GiménezLSS41.6509.646No MLB historyNo history
7Ernie ClementR2B42.6499.651No MLB historyNo history
8Jesús SánchezLDH54.7128.382No MLB historyNo history
9Myles StrawRCF42.6463.635No MLB historyNo history
1Charles McAdoo 2B · R.258 / .694 · 3 HRvs hand .716 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score2Brett Bateman CF · L.329 / .826 · 2 HRvs hand .695 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score3Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260 / .688 · 9 HRvs hand .829 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score4Alejandro Kirk C · R.278 / .766 · 10 HRvs hand .803 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score5Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232 / .762 · 33 HRvs hand .876 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score6Andrés Giménez SS · L.244 / .650 · 9 HRvs hand .646 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score7Ernie Clement 2B · R.259 / .649 · 9 HRvs hand .651 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score8Jesús Sánchez DH · L.254 / .712 · 8 HRvs hand .382 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score9Myles Straw CF · R.241 / .646 · 3 HRvs hand .635 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseBOSBOS·TORTOR
AVG.245 15th.247 9th
OPS.717 18th.691 28th
Home runs163 26th152 30th
Runs689 23rd648 30th
OBP.319 11th.310 25th
SLG.398 19th.381 26th
PitchingBOSBOS·TORTOR
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.54vs3.90
BOSTOR
WHIP1.23vs1.29
BOSTOR
K/98.7vs8.8
BOSTOR
HR Allowed153vs167
BOSTOR
BullpenBOSBOS·TORTOR
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.31vs4.22
no league rank
Saves46vs52
BOSTOR
ResultsBOSBOS·TORTOR
+33211th
Run differential
+25321st
87–75 Record79–83
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.