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Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Guardians

Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026Progressive Field6:40 PM ETPreview
TOR · Away · 68-70

Toronto Blue Jays

AL East · 3rd · 14.5 GB
—:—
6:40 PM ET
CLE · Home · 69-68

Cleveland Guardians

AL Central · 3rd · 3.0 GB
Starting pitcher matchup
Dylan Cease —
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
—
9th
WHIP
—
18th
K/9
—
3rd
BB/9
—
166th
FIP
2.42
HR/9
—
16th
OPS/R
0.530
IP
—
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.91
Road ERA1.67
Last 5 starts
ERA
—
QUALITY
START %
—
DAYS
REST
—
Joey Cantillo —
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
—
83rd
WHIP
—
173rd
K/9
—
47th
BB/9
—
198th
FIP
3.99
HR/9
—
76th
OPS/R
0.753
IP
—
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.56
Road ERA3.81
Last 5 starts
ERA
—
QUALITY
START %
—
DAYS
REST
—
Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand (2026)
Toronto vs — (Joey Cantillo)
21st
in MLB
0.707OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Cleveland vs — (Dylan Cease)
26th
in MLB
0.693OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
2026 season team comparison
Toronto Blue Jays
Stat
Cleveland Guardians
— (13th)
Batting Average
— (24th)
— (27th)
OPS
— (28th)
— (28th)
Home Runs
— (30th)
— (29th)
Runs Scored
— (28th)
— (11th)
Team ERA
— (7th)
— (18th)
Team WHIP
— (11th)
— (10th)
K/9 (Starters)
— (3rd)
Runs scored & allowed per inning (2026)
Blue Jays
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.38
0.22
0.50
0.36
0.48
0.50
0.47
0.65
0.34
Runs Allowed
0.51
0.34
0.55
0.43
0.46
0.67
0.41
0.42
0.51
Guardians
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.56
0.28
0.43
0.42
0.66
0.33
0.51
0.55
0.32
Runs Allowed
0.35
0.45
0.33
0.52
0.48
0.58
0.41
0.57
0.41

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Last 10 games
Toronto Blue Jays (0–0)
Cleveland Guardians (0–0)
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—0
0 Games Played
Weather at game time
Progressive Field
☁
84°F
—
WindSW 9 mph
Precip Chance26%
Humidity—
IMPACT ON GAME: Moderate
Odds
Jays @ Guardians
TOR
—— flat
CLE
— flat—
TOTAL——flat
O—— flat
U—— flat
Standings
(AS OF SEP 2, 2026)
AL East
1Tampa Bay Rays82-55-
2Baltimore Orioles69-6913.5
3Toronto Blue Jays68-7014.5
4New York Yankees78-604.5
5Boston Red Sox75-637.5
AL Central
1Chicago White Sox72-65-
2Kansas City Royals62-7610.5
3Cleveland Guardians69-683.0
4Minnesota Twins66-726.5
5Detroit Tigers63-749.0
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