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Toronto Blue Jays 1, Cleveland Guardians 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:40 PM ET · Progressive FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 1, 9:20 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score46
Toronto Blue Jays
79–83 · 5th AL East · T-Score 46
1
1–6
FINAL
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 52
6
T-Score52
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenThe starters grade similarly overall, with no clear advantage across P-Score, ERA and WHIP.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
BullpenGuardiansCleveland owns a 3.49 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Toronto's 4.36.
Recent formGuardiansCleveland has been the better recent team, at 8–2 over the last 10.
Plate disciplineGuardiansCleveland has drawn 495 walks this season, 114 more than Toronto.

Starting pitchers

TOR
Spencer Miles RHP
Spencer Miles
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.92
17th
WHIP
1.09
31st
K/9
8.32
84th
BB/9
2.27
39th
P-Score60i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.54
5th
OPS/R
–
IP
83.1
Last 5 starts
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
2
CLE
Gavin Williams RHP
Gavin Williams
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.98
77th
WHIP
1.12
37th
K/9
11.77
3rd
BB/9
2.83
101st
P-Score65i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.56
147th
OPS/R
–
IP
156.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.49
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
How the starters differ
·Williams strikes out 3.4 more batters per nine innings.
·Miles allows the lower home-run rate: 0.54 vs 1.56 per nine.
·Miles enters with a 2.92 ERA compared with Williams's 3.98.
·Williams averages 3.0 more innings per start.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricMilesWilliamsNote
Career vs opponent4.50 ERA, 1 GS9.00 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Miles arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker45%96.3
Curveball24%80.8
Slider16%87.3
Four-seam15%96.0
Changeup0%86.5
Williams arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sweeper29%86.7
Four-seam27%96.1
Knuckle Curve22%82.0
Sinker16%96.1
Cutter6%91.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Jays vs RHP (Gavin Williams)
25th
in MLB
0.705OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Guardians vs RHP (Spencer Miles)
24th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.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 RHP Gavin Williams
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Williams (BvP)
1Brett BatemanLCF50.8262.900No MLB historyNo history
2Alejandro KirkRC61.76610.7550-for-2Very small sample
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B61.6889.6503-for-11Small sample
4George SpringerRDH60.72615.7544-for-9Very small sample
5Nathan LukesLRF47.71410.7441-for-4Very small sample
6Kazuma OkamotoR3B71.76233.7281-for-2Very small sample
7Andrés GiménezLSS40.6509.6604-for-7Very small sample
8Ernie ClementR2B40.6499.6601-for-4Very small sample
9Myles StrawRCF40.6463.657No MLB historyNo history
1Brett Bateman CF · L.329 / .826 · 2 HRvs hand .900 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score2Alejandro Kirk C · R.278 / .766 · 10 HRvs hand .755 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample61H-Score3Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260 / .688 · 9 HRvs hand .650 · 3-for-11 · Small sample61H-Score4George Springer DH · R.249 / .726 · 15 HRvs hand .754 · 4-for-9 · Very small sample60H-Score5Nathan Lukes RF · L.277 / .714 · 10 HRvs hand .744 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample47H-Score6Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232 / .762 · 33 HRvs hand .728 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample71H-Score7Andrés Giménez SS · L.244 / .650 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · 4-for-7 · Very small sample40H-Score8Ernie Clement 2B · R.259 / .649 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample40H-Score9Myles Straw CF · R.241 / .646 · 3 HRvs hand .657 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score
Cleveland GuardiansOfficial lineupvs RHP Spencer Miles
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Miles (BvP)
1Steven KwanLLF53.7313.787No MLB historyNo history
2Chase DeLauterLRF79.82016.8080-for-1Very small sample
3José RamírezS3B60.68812.6250-for-1Very small sample
4Jo AdellRRF63.69923.5931-for-2Very small sample
5Nathaniel LoweL1B65.76117.885No MLB historyNo history
6Angel MartínezSLF60.75518.7110-for-1Very small sample
7Travis BazzanaL2B61.74315.846No MLB historyNo history
8Patrick BaileySC49.60710.731No MLB historyNo history
9Brayan RocchioSSS54.70415.7491-for-1Very small sample
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282 / .731 · 3 HRvs hand .787 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score2Chase DeLauter RF · L.287 / .820 · 16 HRvs hand .808 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample79H-Score3José Ramírez 3B · S.235 / .688 · 12 HRvs hand .625 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample60H-Score4Jo Adell RF · R.240 / .699 · 23 HRvs hand .593 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample63H-Score5Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .885 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score6Angel Martínez LF · S.254 / .755 · 18 HRvs hand .711 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample60H-Score7Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245 / .743 · 15 HRvs hand .846 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score8Patrick Bailey C · S.206 / .607 · 10 HRvs hand .731 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253 / .704 · 15 HRvs hand .749 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample54H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTORTOR·CLECLE
AVG.247 9th.239 23rd
OPS.691 29th.696 26th
Home runs152 30th162 27th
Runs648 30th678 24th
OBP.310 27th.316 17th
SLG.381 26th.380 27th
PitchingTORTOR·CLECLE
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.90vs3.77
TORCLE
WHIP1.29vs1.26
TORCLE
K/98.8vs9.6
TORCLE
HR Allowed167vs175
TORCLE
BullpenTORTOR·CLECLE
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.36vs3.49
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.36vs1.24
no league rank
Saves52vs46
TORCLE
ResultsTORTOR·CLECLE
+26122nd
Run differential
+29119th
79–83 Record85–77
6–4 Last 108–2
Last 10 games
Toronto Blue Jays (6–4)
W
W
W
L
W
L
L
W
L
W
Cleveland Guardians (8–2)
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—3
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Jays?+
Spencer Miles (2.92 ERA, 5–2) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Gavin Williams (3.98 ERA, 12–7) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:40 PM ET at Progressive Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Guardians.
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 Guardians performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Guardians 3–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Spencer Miles is at 60; Gavin Williams is at 65. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.