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FinalFinal lineupsAL East / NL Central

Toronto Blue Jays 2, Chicago Cubs 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

2:20 PM ET · Wrigley FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 6, 1:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score36
Toronto Blue Jays
79–83 · 5th AL East · T-Score 36
2
2–3
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
89–73 · 2nd NL Central · T-Score 51
3
T-Score51
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 handCubsChicago has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupJaysToronto's official lineup includes 7 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Recent formCubsChicago has won 7 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
PowerCubsChicago has 143 home runs this season, 33 more than Toronto.

Starting pitchers

TOR
Dylan Cease RHP
Dylan Cease
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.41
7th
WHIP
1.08
33rd
K/9
13.12
2nd
BB/9
3.85
191st
P-Score80i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.53
13th
OPS/R
–
IP
119.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.00
QUALITY
START %
100%
(5 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
CHC
David Peterson LHP
David Peterson
Chicago Cubs
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.52
155th
WHIP
1.48
194th
K/9
7.57
104th
BB/9
3.56
175th
P-Score49i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.98
53rd
OPS/R
–
IP
101.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.84
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Cease strikes out 5.5 more batters per nine innings.
·Cease allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.08 WHIP compared with 1.48.
·Cease enters with a 2.41 ERA compared with Peterson's 5.52.
·Cease allows the lower home-run rate: 0.53 vs 0.98 per nine.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Cease arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam37%96.8
Slider30%88.7
Changeup11%81.4
Knuckle Curve10%81.7
Sinker8%95.8
Sweeper3%83.4
Peterson arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker30%92.2
Four-seam25%92.5
Slider22%86.4
Changeup13%85.7
Curveball11%80.5

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Jays vs LHP (David Peterson)
28th
in MLB
0.660OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Cubs vs RHP (Dylan Cease)
3rd
in MLB
0.757OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Toronto Blue JaysOfficial lineupvs LHP David Peterson
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Peterson (BvP)
1Myles StrawRCF38.6463.635No MLB historyNo history
2Kazuma OkamotoR3B66.76233.876No MLB historyNo history
3Alejandro KirkRC57.76610.803No MLB historyNo history
4George SpringerRDH56.72615.663No MLB historyNo history
5Nathan LukesLRF44.71410.493No MLB historyNo history
6Ernie ClementR2B38.6499.651No MLB historyNo history
7Luis UríasR2B—.8033.653No MLB historyNo history
8Davis SchneiderRLF37.6255.493No MLB historyNo history
9Andrés GiménezLSS37.6509.646No MLB historyNo history
1Myles Straw CF · R.241 / .646 · 3 HRvs hand .635 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score2Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232 / .762 · 33 HRvs hand .876 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score3Alejandro Kirk C · R.278 / .766 · 10 HRvs hand .803 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score4George Springer DH · R.249 / .726 · 15 HRvs hand .663 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score5Nathan Lukes RF · L.277 / .714 · 10 HRvs hand .493 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score6Ernie Clement 2B · R.259 / .649 · 9 HRvs hand .651 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score7Luis Urías 2B · R.250 / .803 · 3 HRvs hand .653 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Davis Schneider LF · R.145 / .625 · 5 HRvs hand .493 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score9Andrés Giménez SS · L.244 / .650 · 9 HRvs hand .646 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score
Chicago CubsOfficial lineupvs RHP Dylan Cease
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Cease (BvP)
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF76.94245.973No MLB historyNo history
2Seiya SuzukiRRF70.84126.797No MLB historyNo history
3Michael BuschL1B61.74520.736No MLB historyNo history
4Alex BregmanR3B68.81928.799No MLB historyNo history
5Ian HappSLF60.73824.816No MLB historyNo history
6Nico HoernerR2B46.6668.665No MLB historyNo history
7Michael ConfortoLDH64.80015.774No MLB historyNo history
8Dansby SwansonRSS50.69419.677No MLB historyNo history
9Miguel AmayaRC46.7176.701No MLB historyNo history
1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.280 / .942 · 45 HRvs hand .973 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score2Seiya Suzuki RF · R.270 / .841 · 26 HRvs hand .797 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score3Michael Busch 1B · L.242 / .745 · 20 HRvs hand .736 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score4Alex Bregman 3B · R.265 / .819 · 28 HRvs hand .799 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score5Ian Happ LF · S.218 / .738 · 24 HRvs hand .816 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score6Nico Hoerner 2B · R.263 / .666 · 8 HRvs hand .665 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score7Michael Conforto DH · L.240 / .800 · 15 HRvs hand .774 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score8Dansby Swanson SS · R.213 / .694 · 19 HRvs hand .677 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score9Miguel Amaya C · R.237 / .717 · 6 HRvs hand .701 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTORTOR·CHCCHC
AVG.247 9th.251 6th
OPS.691 29th.767 1st
Home runs152 30th220 3rd
Runs648 30th850 1st
OBP.310 27th.339 2nd
SLG.381 26th.428 1st
PitchingTORTOR·CHCCHC
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.90vs4.12
TORCHC
WHIP1.29vs1.26
TORCHC
K/98.8vs7.8
TORCHC
HR Allowed167vs231
TORCHC
BullpenTORTOR·CHCCHC
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.32vs4.16
no league rank
Saves52vs36
TORCHC
ResultsTORTOR·CHCCHC
+32722nd
Run differential
+5081st
79–83 Record89–73
6–4 Last 107–3
Last 10 games
Toronto Blue Jays (6–4)
W
L
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
Chicago Cubs (7–3)
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—1
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Jays?+
Dylan Cease (2.41 ERA, 7–5) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Cubs?+
David Peterson (5.52 ERA, 6–7) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
2:20 PM ET at Wrigley Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Jays and Cubs performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Cubs 1–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Dylan Cease is at 80; David Peterson is at 49. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.