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Boston Red Sox 7, Toronto Blue Jays 0

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

3:07 PM ET · Rogers CentreGame-day snapshot Aug 14, 1:55 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
7
7–0
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
79–83 · 5th AL East · T-Score 44
0
T-Score44
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherSoxBoston has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Tolle 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 formJaysToronto has won 7 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

BOS
Payton Tolle LHP
Payton Tolle
Boston Red Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.20
30th
WHIP
1.10
31st
K/9
10.43
27th
BB/9
2.44
45th
P-Score72i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.09
51st
OPS/R
–
IP
107.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.79
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
TOR
Max Scherzer RHP
Max Scherzer
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
7.25
199th
WHIP
1.53
126th
K/9
6.75
153rd
BB/9
3.75
154th
P-Score34i
FIP
–
HR/9
2.75
180th
OPS/R
–
IP
36.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.60
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Tolle strikes out 3.7 more batters per nine innings.
·Tolle allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.10 WHIP compared with 1.53.
·Tolle enters with a 3.20 ERA compared with Scherzer's 7.25.
·Tolle allows the lower home-run rate: 1.09 vs 2.75 per nine.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Tolle arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam45%96.1
Sinker24%94.8
Cutter19%88.6
Curveball9%82.9
Changeup3%88.6
Scherzer arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam48%93.0
Slider17%85.4
Changeup15%83.9
Curveball15%74.6
Cutter6%87.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs RHP (Max Scherzer)
22nd
in MLB
0.711OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Jays vs LHP (Payton Tolle)
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 Max Scherzer
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Scherzer (BvP)
1Nick SogardS2B53.7275.693No MLB historyNo history
2Ceddanne RafaelaRCF59.76516.743No MLB historyNo history
3Wilyer AbreuLRF76.77324.735No MLB historyNo history
4Willson ContrerasR1B80.90227.878No MLB historyNo history
5Masataka YoshidaLDH52.7465.743No MLB historyNo history
6Caleb DurbinR3B54.71013.716No MLB historyNo history
7Jarren DuranLLF51.62720.633No MLB historyNo history
8Andruw MonasterioRSS45.6666.602No MLB historyNo history
9Connor WongRC38.6564.631No MLB historyNo history
1Nick Sogard 2B · S.255 / .727 · 5 HRvs hand .693 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score2Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R.285 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score3Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248 / .773 · 24 HRvs hand .735 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score4Willson Contreras 1B · R.275 / .902 · 27 HRvs hand .878 · No MLB history · No history80H-Score5Masataka Yoshida DH · L.274 / .746 · 5 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history52H-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-Score9Connor Wong C · R.233 / .656 · 4 HRvs hand .631 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score
Toronto Blue JaysOfficial lineupvs LHP Payton Tolle
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Tolle (BvP)
1Charles McAdooR2B37.6943.716No MLB historyNo history
2Ernie ClementR2B42.6499.651No MLB historyNo history
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B62.6889.829No MLB historyNo history
4George SpringerRDH62.72615.663No MLB historyNo history
5Kazuma OkamotoR3B74.76233.876No MLB historyNo history
6Andrés GiménezLSS41.6509.646No MLB historyNo history
7Brandon ValenzuelaSC50.6799.564No MLB historyNo history
8Myles StrawRCF42.6463.635No MLB historyNo history
9Nathan LukesLRF49.71410.493No MLB historyNo history
1Charles McAdoo 2B · R.258 / .694 · 3 HRvs hand .716 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score2Ernie Clement 2B · R.259 / .649 · 9 HRvs hand .651 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score3Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260 / .688 · 9 HRvs hand .829 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score4George Springer DH · R.249 / .726 · 15 HRvs hand .663 · No MLB history · No history62H-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-Score7Brandon Valenzuela C · S.222 / .679 · 9 HRvs hand .564 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score8Myles Straw CF · R.241 / .646 · 3 HRvs hand .635 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score9Nathan Lukes RF · L.277 / .714 · 10 HRvs hand .493 · No MLB history · No history49H-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 ERA3.34vs3.99
no league rank
Saves46vs52
BOSTOR
ResultsBOSBOS·TORTOR
+33211th
Run differential
+25321st
87–75 Record79–83
5–5 Last 107–3
Last 10 games
Boston Red Sox (5–5)
L
L
L
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
Toronto Blue Jays (7–3)
W
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
5—8
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Payton Tolle (3.20 ERA, 7–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Jays?+
Max Scherzer (7.25 ERA, 1–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
3:07 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?+
Payton Tolle is at 72; Max Scherzer is at 34. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.