Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Guardians
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Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Guardians (2026-09-01). Spencer Arrighetti vs Gavin Williams at Progressive Field.
Spencer Arrighetti enters on a downward trend, having struggled across his recent outings where he posted lines of 4.0 IP, 3 ER, 4 K, 2 BB, then 3.1 IP, 3 ER, 4 K, 2 BB, and 1.0 IP, 3 ER, 0 K, 2 BB. Across 95.1 innings of work, the right-hander carries a 7-7 record with a 4.81 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP. His underlying metrics include an 8.97 K/9 alongside an elevated 5.10 BB/9 and a 1.32 HR/9. Meanwhile, Gavin Williams features an elite strikeout profile behind an 11.77 K/9 rate. Over 156.0 innings on the season, he maintains a 12-7 record, a 3.98 ERA, a 1.12 WHIP, and a 2.83 BB/9 despite allowing 1.56 HR/9. His recent sequence shows 1.1 IP, 5 ER, 3 K, 1 BB, preceded by 5.2 IP, 2 ER, 11 K, 3 BB, and 4.1 IP, 5 ER, 5 K, 4 BB, with an overall upward trend.
Toronto arrives with a 6-4 mark over its last 10 games, generating 548 total runs with a .246 team batting average and a .689 OPS. The Blue Jays pitching staff holds a combined 3.94 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. Cleveland has won eight of its last 10 contests, having produced 557 runs behind a .237 batting average and a .686 OPS. The Guardians pitching staff provides effective run prevention with a 3.73 team ERA and a 1.26 WHIP.
