INDEPENDENT MLB ANALYTICSINDEPENDENT ANALYTICS
ETLATYOBERLON
FinalFinal lineupsAL East / AL Central

Toronto Blue Jays 11, Cleveland Guardians 0

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:40 PM ET · Progressive FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 2, 9:30 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
11
11–0
FINAL
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 52
0
T-Score52
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 handGuardiansCleveland has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupJaysToronto's official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenGuardiansCleveland has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formGuardiansCleveland has won 8 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

TOR
Dylan Cease RHP
Dylan Cease
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.33
7th
WHIP
1.05
33rd
K/9
12.99
2nd
BB/9
3.89
191st
P-Score80i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.60
13th
OPS/R
–
IP
150.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.03
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
CLE
Joey Cantillo LHP
Joey Cantillo
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.70
62nd
WHIP
1.45
163rd
K/9
9.57
42nd
BB/9
4.62
204th
P-Score53i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.99
63rd
OPS/R
–
IP
136.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.10
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
How the starters differ
·Cease strikes out 3.4 more batters per nine innings.
·Cease allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.05 WHIP compared with 1.45.
·Cease enters with a 2.33 ERA compared with Cantillo's 3.70.
·Cease allows the lower home-run rate: 0.60 vs 0.99 per nine.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricCeaseCantilloNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 14 GS1.80 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

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
Cantillo arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam33%92.2
Curveball31%80.0
Changeup24%81.1
Cutter8%87.1
Slider4%82.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Jays vs LHP (Joey Cantillo)
28th
in MLB
0.660OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Guardians vs RHP (Dylan Cease)
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 LHP Joey Cantillo
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Cantillo (BvP)
1Brett BatemanLCF50.8262.695No MLB historyNo history
2George SpringerRDH60.72615.663No MLB historyNo history
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B61.6889.8291-for-3Very small sample
4Alejandro KirkRC61.76610.803No MLB historyNo history
5Kazuma OkamotoR3B71.76233.8762-for-3Very small sample
6Nathan LukesLRF47.71410.493No MLB historyNo history
7Ernie ClementR2B40.6499.6511-for-3Very small sample
8Andrés GiménezLSS40.6509.6460-for-3Very small sample
9Myles StrawRCF40.6463.6351-for-3Very small sample
1Brett Bateman CF · L.329 / .826 · 2 HRvs hand .695 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score2George Springer DH · R.249 / .726 · 15 HRvs hand .663 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score3Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260 / .688 · 9 HRvs hand .829 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample61H-Score4Alejandro Kirk C · R.278 / .766 · 10 HRvs hand .803 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score5Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232 / .762 · 33 HRvs hand .876 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample71H-Score6Nathan Lukes RF · L.277 / .714 · 10 HRvs hand .493 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score7Ernie Clement 2B · R.259 / .649 · 9 HRvs hand .651 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample40H-Score8Andrés Giménez SS · L.244 / .650 · 9 HRvs hand .646 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample40H-Score9Myles Straw CF · R.241 / .646 · 3 HRvs hand .635 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample40H-Score
Cleveland GuardiansOfficial lineupvs RHP Dylan Cease
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Cease (BvP)
1Steven KwanLLF53.7313.7877-for-25Limited history
2Chase DeLauterLRF79.82016.808No MLB historyNo history
3José RamírezS3B60.68812.6250-for-5Very small sample
4Jo AdellRRF63.69923.5932-for-11Small sample
5Nathaniel LoweL1B65.76117.8855-for-13Small sample
6Angel MartínezSLF60.75518.7110-for-3Very small sample
7Travis BazzanaL2B61.74315.846No MLB historyNo history
8Patrick BaileySC49.60710.7314-for-7Very small sample
9Angel GenaoS2B41.5722.560No MLB historyNo history
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282 / .731 · 3 HRvs hand .787 · 7-for-25 · Limited history53H-Score2Chase DeLauter RF · L.287 / .820 · 16 HRvs hand .808 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score3José Ramírez 3B · S.235 / .688 · 12 HRvs hand .625 · 0-for-5 · Very small sample60H-Score4Jo Adell RF · R.240 / .699 · 23 HRvs hand .593 · 2-for-11 · Small sample63H-Score5Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .885 · 5-for-13 · Small sample65H-Score6Angel Martínez LF · S.254 / .755 · 18 HRvs hand .711 · 0-for-3 · 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 · 4-for-7 · Very small sample49H-Score9Angel Genao 2B · S.213 / .572 · 2 HRvs hand .560 · No MLB history · No history41H-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 ERA4.49vs3.51
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.37vs1.19
no league rank
Saves52vs46
TORCLE
ResultsTORTOR·CLECLE
+26122nd
Run differential
+29119th
79–83 Record85–77
5–5 Last 108–2
Last 10 games
Toronto Blue Jays (5–5)
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
L
W
L
Cleveland Guardians (8–2)
W
W
L
L
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?+
Dylan Cease (2.33 ERA, 9–5) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Joey Cantillo (3.70 ERA, 9–7) 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?+
Dylan Cease is at 80; Joey Cantillo is at 53. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.