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New York Yankees 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:37 PM ET · Rogers CentreGame-day snapshot Aug 16, 4:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 1, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score72
New York Yankees
93–68 · 2nd AL East · T-Score 72
4
4–3
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
79–83 · 5th AL East · T-Score 44
3
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 handYankeesNew has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
BullpenYankeesNew 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.
Team strengthYankeesNew leads 72–44 in T-Score, driven by stronger offense.

Starting pitchers

NYY
Ryan Weathers LHP
Ryan Weathers
New York Yankees
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.69
59th
WHIP
1.21
77th
K/9
9.66
49th
BB/9
2.63
52nd
P-Score61i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.28
106th
OPS/R
–
IP
126.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.17
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
TOR
Dylan Cease RHP
Dylan Cease
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.40
7th
WHIP
1.07
29th
K/9
13.09
2nd
BB/9
3.84
191st
P-Score80i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.62
13th
OPS/R
–
IP
131.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.91
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Cease strikes out 3.4 more batters per nine innings.
·Cease allows the lower home-run rate: 0.62 vs 1.28 per nine.
·Cease enters with a 2.40 ERA compared with Weathers's 3.69.
·The WHIP gap favors Cease, 1.07 to 1.21.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Weathers arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Changeup25%85.7
Four-seam22%95.8
Sinker21%94.1
Sweeper20%81.2
Slider12%86.9
Cease arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam37%96.8
Slider30%88.7
Changeup11%81.4
Knuckle Curve10%81.7
Sinker8%95.8
Sweeper3%83.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Yankees vs RHP (Dylan Cease)
19th
in MLB
0.714OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Jays vs LHP (Ryan Weathers)
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
New York YankeesOfficial lineupvs RHP Dylan Cease
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Cease (BvP)
1Ben RiceLDH85.89741.9610-for-3Very small sample
2Luis García Jr.L1B78.83030.9180-for-6Very small sample
3Heliot RamosRLF62.71613.6962-for-6Very small sample
4Trent GrishamLCF70.70318.7080-for-1Very small sample
5Spencer JonesLCF65.74211.6460-for-2Very small sample
6George Lombard Jr.RSS46.6997.655No MLB historyNo history
7Ryan McMahonL3B51.63611.6626-for-14Small sample
8Austin WellsLC50.62414.6910-for-3Very small sample
9José CaballeroRSS41.65514.6660-for-4Very small sample
1Ben Rice DH · L.264 / .897 · 41 HRvs hand .961 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample85H-Score2Luis García Jr. 1B · L.277 / .830 · 30 HRvs hand .918 · 0-for-6 · Very small sample78H-Score3Heliot Ramos LF · R.245 / .716 · 13 HRvs hand .696 · 2-for-6 · Very small sample62H-Score4Trent Grisham CF · L.211 / .703 · 18 HRvs hand .708 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample70H-Score5Spencer Jones CF · L.245 / .742 · 11 HRvs hand .646 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample65H-Score6George Lombard Jr. SS · R.237 / .699 · 7 HRvs hand .655 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score7Ryan McMahon 3B · L.213 / .636 · 11 HRvs hand .662 · 6-for-14 · Small sample51H-Score8Austin Wells C · L.186 / .624 · 14 HRvs hand .691 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample50H-Score9José Caballero SS · R.231 / .655 · 14 HRvs hand .666 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample41H-Score
Toronto Blue JaysOfficial lineupvs LHP Ryan Weathers
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Weathers (BvP)
1Brett BatemanLCF49.8262.642No MLB historyNo history
2Charles McAdooR2B37.6943.716No MLB historyNo history
3Alejandro KirkRC63.76610.8032-for-2Very small sample
4George SpringerRDH62.72615.6633-for-5Very small sample
5Ernie ClementR2B42.6499.6510-for-3Very small sample
6Kazuma OkamotoR3B74.76233.8762-for-5Very small sample
7Daz CameronRLF—.5751.493No MLB historyNo history
8Andrés GiménezLSS41.6509.6461-for-4Very small sample
9Myles StrawRCF41.6463.6351-for-5Very small sample
1Brett Bateman CF · L.329 / .826 · 2 HRvs hand .642 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score2Charles McAdoo 2B · R.258 / .694 · 3 HRvs hand .716 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score3Alejandro Kirk C · R.278 / .766 · 10 HRvs hand .803 · 2-for-2 · Very small sample63H-Score4George Springer DH · R.249 / .726 · 15 HRvs hand .663 · 3-for-5 · Very small sample62H-Score5Ernie Clement 2B · R.259 / .649 · 9 HRvs hand .651 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample42H-Score6Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232 / .762 · 33 HRvs hand .876 · 2-for-5 · Very small sample74H-Score7Daz Cameron LF · R.208 / .575 · 1 HRvs hand .493 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Andrés Giménez SS · L.244 / .650 · 9 HRvs hand .646 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample41H-Score9Myles Straw CF · R.241 / .646 · 3 HRvs hand .635 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample41H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseNYYNYY·TORTOR
AVG.235 26th.247 9th
OPS.720 13th.691 28th
Home runs223 2nd152 30th
Runs739 11th648 30th
OBP.311 24th.310 25th
SLG.409 7th.381 26th
PitchingNYYNYY·TORTOR
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.23vs3.90
NYYTOR
WHIP1.17vs1.29
NYYTOR
K/99.1vs8.8
NYYTOR
HR Allowed165vs167
NYYTOR
BullpenNYYNYY·TORTOR
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.02vs4.38
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.15vs1.34
no league rank
Saves45vs52
NYYTOR
ResultsNYYNYY·TORTOR
+3544th
Run differential
+20924th
93–68 Record79–83
5–5 Last 107–3
Last 10 games
New York Yankees (5–5)
L
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
Toronto Blue Jays (7–3)
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
5—8
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Yankees?+
Ryan Weathers (3.69 ERA, 5–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Jays?+
Dylan Cease (2.40 ERA, 7–5) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:37 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 Yankees and Jays performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Jays 8–5 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Ryan Weathers is at 61; Dylan Cease is at 80. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.