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Seattle Mariners 1, Toronto Blue Jays 8

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:15 PM ET · Rogers CentreGame-day snapshot Aug 28, 10:00 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 11, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score45
Seattle Mariners
76–86 · 3rd AL West · T-Score 45
1
1–8
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
79–83 · 5th AL East · T-Score 45
8
T-Score45
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherJaysToronto has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Cease leads in P-Score, K/9 and last-5 ERA.
Offense vs handEvenThe handedness splits are nearly even, with less than a .007 difference in OPS.
BullpenMarinersSeattle has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formMarinersSeattle has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
PowerMarinersSeattle has 155 home runs this season, 29 more than Toronto.

Starting pitchers

SEA
Emerson Hancock RHP
Emerson Hancock
Seattle Mariners
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.37
56th
WHIP
1.12
47th
K/9
8.42
112th
BB/9
2.15
26th
P-Score57i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.21
131st
OPS/R
–
IP
133.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.13
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
TOR
Dylan Cease RHP
Dylan Cease
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.37
7th
WHIP
1.06
33rd
K/9
13.03
2nd
BB/9
3.99
191st
P-Score80i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.56
13th
OPS/R
–
IP
144.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.03
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Cease strikes out 4.6 more batters per nine innings.
·Cease allows the lower home-run rate: 0.56 vs 1.21 per nine.
·Hancock walks 1.8 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Cease enters with a 2.37 ERA compared with Hancock's 3.37.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricHancockCeaseNote
Career vs opponent0.00 ERA, 1 GS0.00 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Hancock arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam39%95.4
Sinker23%94.8
Sweeper16%77.2
Cutter12%85.8
Changeup5%87.1
Curveball4%76.1
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

Mariners vs RHP (Dylan Cease)
21st
in MLB
0.712OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Jays vs RHP (Emerson Hancock)
25th
in MLB
0.705OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Seattle MarinersOfficial lineupvs RHP Dylan Cease
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Cease (BvP)
1Randy ArozarenaRLF75.86526.8273-for-15Small sample
2Dominic CanzoneLDH81.82023.8080-for-5Very small sample
3Julio RodríguezRCF61.70822.7231-for-2Very small sample
4Josh NaylorL1B50.66710.6601-for-2Very small sample
5Cal RaleighSC59.66423.6800-for-2Very small sample
6Cole YoungL2B55.69317.7441-for-3Very small sample
7Taylor WardRDH54.6707.6901-for-3Very small sample
8J.P. CrawfordLSS55.68714.6912-for-7Very small sample
9Brock RoddenSSS—.5850.585No MLB historyNo history
1Randy Arozarena LF · R.281 / .865 · 26 HRvs hand .827 · 3-for-15 · Small sample75H-Score2Dominic Canzone DH · L.264 / .820 · 23 HRvs hand .808 · 0-for-5 · Very small sample81H-Score3Julio Rodríguez CF · R.247 / .708 · 22 HRvs hand .723 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample61H-Score4Josh Naylor 1B · L.261 / .667 · 10 HRvs hand .660 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample50H-Score5Cal Raleigh C · S.182 / .664 · 23 HRvs hand .680 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample59H-Score6Cole Young 2B · L.246 / .693 · 17 HRvs hand .744 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample55H-Score7Taylor Ward DH · R.225 / .670 · 7 HRvs hand .690 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample54H-Score8J.P. Crawford SS · L.221 / .687 · 14 HRvs hand .691 · 2-for-7 · Very small sample55H-Score9Brock Rodden SS · S.197 / .585 · 0 HRvs hand .585 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Toronto Blue JaysOfficial lineupvs RHP Emerson Hancock
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Hancock (BvP)
1Brett BatemanLCF52.8262.900No MLB historyNo history
2Nathan LukesLRF49.71410.7440-for-3Very small sample
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B63.6889.6500-for-2Very small sample
4George SpringerRDH62.72615.7542-for-3Very small sample
5Jesús SánchezLDH54.7128.755No MLB historyNo history
6Kazuma OkamotoR3B74.76233.7280-for-3Very small sample
7Andrés GiménezLSS41.6509.6600-for-2Very small sample
8Ernie ClementR2B42.6499.6601-for-2Very small sample
9Brandon ValenzuelaSC55.6799.698No MLB historyNo history
1Brett Bateman CF · L.329 / .826 · 2 HRvs hand .900 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score2Nathan Lukes RF · L.277 / .714 · 10 HRvs hand .744 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample49H-Score3Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260 / .688 · 9 HRvs hand .650 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample63H-Score4George Springer DH · R.249 / .726 · 15 HRvs hand .754 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample62H-Score5Jesús Sánchez DH · L.254 / .712 · 8 HRvs hand .755 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score6Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232 / .762 · 33 HRvs hand .728 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample74H-Score7Andrés Giménez SS · L.244 / .650 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample41H-Score8Ernie Clement 2B · R.259 / .649 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample42H-Score9Brandon Valenzuela C · S.222 / .679 · 9 HRvs hand .698 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseSEASEA·TORTOR
AVG.233 29th.247 9th
OPS.693 27th.691 28th
Home runs182 17th152 30th
Runs664 28th648 30th
OBP.314 21st.310 27th
SLG.379 28th.381 26th
PitchingSEASEA·TORTOR
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.20vs3.90
SEATOR
WHIP1.27vs1.29
SEATOR
K/98.8vs8.8
SEATOR
HR Allowed194vs167
SEATOR
BullpenSEASEA·TORTOR
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.91vs4.57
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.21vs1.39
no league rank
Saves35vs52
SEATOR
ResultsSEASEA·TORTOR
+21526th
Run differential
+25822nd
76–86 Record79–83
6–4 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Seattle Mariners (6–4)
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
Toronto Blue Jays (4–6)
L
W
L
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—4
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Mariners?+
Emerson Hancock (3.37 ERA, 7–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Jays?+
Dylan Cease (2.37 ERA, 8–5) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:15 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 Mariners and Jays performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Jays 4–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Emerson Hancock is at 57; Dylan Cease is at 80. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.