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Tampa Bay Rays 7, Toronto Blue Jays 1

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:07 PM ET · Rogers CentreGame-day snapshot Jul 20, 4:40 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 19, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score61
Tampa Bay Rays
98–64 · 1st AL East · T-Score 61
7
7–1
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
79–83 · 5th AL East · T-Score 46
1
T-Score46
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherJaysCease leads Martinez in P-Score (80 vs 59), K/9 and last-5 ERA.
Offense vs handRaysTampa owns a .752 OPS vs RHP, 4th in MLB; Toronto ranks 25th vs RHP.
LineupRaysTampa's official lineup includes 5 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenRaysTampa owns a 3.94 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Toronto's 4.35.
Recent formJaysToronto has been the better recent team, at 4–6 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

TB
Nick Martinez RHP
Nick Martinez
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.65
32nd
WHIP
1.12
26th
K/9
5.30
221st
BB/9
1.62
1st
P-Score59i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.94
92nd
OPS/R
–
IP
105.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.25
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
10
TOR
Dylan Cease RHP
Dylan Cease
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.56
7th
WHIP
1.13
33rd
K/9
13.55
2nd
BB/9
4.03
191st
P-Score80i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.46
13th
OPS/R
–
IP
98.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.78
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
12
How the starters differ
·Cease strikes out 8.3 more batters per nine innings.
·Martinez walks 2.4 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Cease allows the lower home-run rate: 0.46 vs 0.94 per nine.
·Cease has produced a quality start in 40% of outings versus 20%.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Martinez arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker32%92.4
Changeup26%78.3
Cutter22%89.2
Four-seam13%92.7
Curveball4%80.0
Slider4%85.2
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

Rays vs RHP (Dylan Cease)
4th
in MLB
0.752OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Jays vs RHP (Nick Martinez)
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
Tampa Bay RaysOfficial lineupvs RHP Dylan Cease
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Cease (BvP)
1Yandy DíazRDH78.80522.816No MLB historyNo history
2Jonathan ArandaL1B76.79222.837No MLB historyNo history
3Junior CamineroR3B87.88442.871No MLB historyNo history
4Cedric MullinsLCF47.62815.647No MLB historyNo history
5Chandler SimpsonLLF43.6890.718No MLB historyNo history
6Victor Mesa Jr.LRF70.82514.811No MLB historyNo history
7Richie PalaciosL2B49.70410.748No MLB historyNo history
8Nick FortesRC41.6806.684No MLB historyNo history
9Taylor WallsSSS36.6072.644No MLB historyNo history
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293 / .805 · 22 HRvs hand .816 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score2Jonathan Aranda 1B · L.274 / .792 · 22 HRvs hand .837 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score3Junior Caminero 3B · R.276 / .884 · 42 HRvs hand .871 · No MLB history · No history87H-Score4Cedric Mullins CF · L.205 / .628 · 15 HRvs hand .647 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score5Chandler Simpson LF · L.306 / .689 · 0 HRvs hand .718 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score6Victor Mesa Jr. RF · L.260 / .825 · 14 HRvs hand .811 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score7Richie Palacios 2B · L.235 / .704 · 10 HRvs hand .748 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score8Nick Fortes C · R.258 / .680 · 6 HRvs hand .684 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score9Taylor Walls SS · S.222 / .607 · 2 HRvs hand .644 · No MLB history · No history36H-Score
Toronto Blue JaysOfficial lineupvs RHP Nick Martinez
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Martinez (BvP)
1Ernie ClementR2B40.6499.660No MLB historyNo history
2Nathan LukesLRF47.71410.744No MLB historyNo history
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B60.6889.650No MLB historyNo history
4George SpringerRDH60.72615.754No MLB historyNo history
5Kazuma OkamotoR3B71.76233.728No MLB historyNo history
6Daulton VarshoLCF45.63612.682No MLB historyNo history
7Alejandro KirkRC61.76610.755No MLB historyNo history
8Andrés GiménezLSS40.6509.660No MLB historyNo history
9Myles StrawRCF40.6463.657No MLB historyNo history
1Ernie Clement 2B · R.259 / .649 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score2Nathan Lukes RF · L.277 / .714 · 10 HRvs hand .744 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score3Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260 / .688 · 9 HRvs hand .650 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score4George Springer DH · R.249 / .726 · 15 HRvs hand .754 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score5Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232 / .762 · 33 HRvs hand .728 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score6Daulton Varsho CF · L.221 / .636 · 12 HRvs hand .682 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score7Alejandro Kirk C · R.278 / .766 · 10 HRvs hand .755 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score8Andrés Giménez SS · L.244 / .650 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score9Myles Straw CF · R.241 / .646 · 3 HRvs hand .657 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTBTB·TORTOR
AVG.258 2nd.247 9th
OPS.728 8th.691 28th
Home runs169 22nd152 30th
Runs736 12th648 30th
OBP.326 5th.310 25th
SLG.402 15th.381 26th
PitchingTBTB·TORTOR
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.70vs3.90
TBTOR
WHIP1.14vs1.29
TBTOR
K/98.3vs8.8
TBTOR
HR Allowed201vs167
TBTOR
BullpenTBTB·TORTOR
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.94vs4.35
no league rank
Saves58vs52
TBTOR
ResultsTBTB·TORTOR
+3828th
Run differential
+29521st
98–64 Record79–83
4–6 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Tampa Bay Rays (4–6)
L
L
L
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
Toronto Blue Jays (4–6)
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
7—6
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Rays?+
Nick Martinez (2.65 ERA, 8–2) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Jays?+
Dylan Cease (2.56 ERA, 6–4) 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 Rays and Jays performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Jays 6–7 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Nick Martinez is at 59; Dylan Cease is at 80. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.