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Toronto Blue Jays 6, Cleveland Guardians 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:10 PM ET · Progressive FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 3, 5:15 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
6
6–3
FINAL
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 52
3
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.
LineupJaysToronto's official lineup includes 6 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenGuardiansCleveland owns a 3.49 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Toronto's 4.33.
Recent formGuardiansCleveland has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.
WeatherModerate impactA 5 mph wind could modestly increase carry on fly balls.

Starting pitchers

TOR
José Soriano RHP
José Soriano
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.45
91st
WHIP
1.28
106th
K/9
8.86
91st
BB/9
3.98
151st
P-Score58i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.83
50th
OPS/R
–
IP
151.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.13
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
CLE
Tanner Bibee RHP
Tanner Bibee
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.88
128th
WHIP
1.16
79th
K/9
7.10
166th
BB/9
2.55
63rd
P-Score51i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.44
149th
OPS/R
–
IP
162.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.20
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Soriano strikes out 1.8 more batters per nine innings.
·Soriano allows the lower home-run rate: 0.83 vs 1.44 per nine.
·Bibee walks 1.4 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Bibee has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 40%.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricSorianoBibeeNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 5 GS– ERA, 4 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Soriano arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker30%96.3
Knuckle Curve26%85.3
Four-seam21%97.1
Splitter19%92.3
Slider5%90.2
Bibee arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter24%85.8
Four-seam23%94.0
Sinker21%93.2
Changeup15%80.9
Curveball11%78.1
Sweeper5%82.5

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Jays vs RHP (Tanner Bibee)
25th
in MLB
0.705OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Guardians vs RHP (José Soriano)
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 Tanner Bibee
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Bibee (BvP)
1Brett BatemanLCF50.8262.900No MLB historyNo history
2Nathan LukesLRF47.71410.7442-for-5Very small sample
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B61.6889.6503-for-6Very small sample
4Jesús SánchezLDH54.7128.755No MLB historyNo history
5Sean KeysLDH—.5702.577No MLB historyNo history
6Josh SmithL2B37.6116.6141-for-7Very small sample
7Andrés GiménezLSS40.6509.6602-for-5Very small sample
8Ernie ClementR2B40.6499.6600-for-3Very small sample
9Brandon ValenzuelaSC53.6799.698No MLB historyNo history
1Brett Bateman CF · L.329 / .826 · 2 HRvs hand .900 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score2Nathan Lukes RF · L.277 / .714 · 10 HRvs hand .744 · 2-for-5 · Very small sample47H-Score3Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260 / .688 · 9 HRvs hand .650 · 3-for-6 · Very small sample61H-Score4Jesús Sánchez DH · L.254 / .712 · 8 HRvs hand .755 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score5Sean Keys DH · L.197 / .570 · 2 HRvs hand .577 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score6Josh Smith 2B · L.203 / .611 · 6 HRvs hand .614 · 1-for-7 · Very small sample37H-Score7Andrés Giménez SS · L.244 / .650 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · 2-for-5 · Very small sample40H-Score8Ernie Clement 2B · R.259 / .649 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample40H-Score9Brandon Valenzuela C · S.222 / .679 · 9 HRvs hand .698 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score
Cleveland GuardiansOfficial lineupvs RHP José Soriano
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Soriano (BvP)
1Steven KwanLLF53.7313.787No MLB historyNo history
2Chase DeLauterLRF79.82016.808No MLB historyNo history
3José RamírezS3B60.68812.6254-for-13Small sample
4Jo AdellRRF63.69923.593No MLB historyNo history
5Nathaniel LoweL1B65.76117.8850-for-1Very small sample
6Angel GenaoS2B41.5722.560No MLB historyNo history
7Travis BazzanaL2B61.74315.846No MLB historyNo history
8Austin HedgesRC49.7026.654No MLB historyNo history
9Brayan RocchioSSS54.70415.7492-for-4Very 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 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score3José Ramírez 3B · S.235 / .688 · 12 HRvs hand .625 · 4-for-13 · Small sample60H-Score4Jo Adell RF · R.240 / .699 · 23 HRvs hand .593 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score5Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .885 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample65H-Score6Angel Genao 2B · S.213 / .572 · 2 HRvs hand .560 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score7Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245 / .743 · 15 HRvs hand .846 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score8Austin Hedges C · R.247 / .702 · 6 HRvs hand .654 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253 / .704 · 15 HRvs hand .749 · 2-for-4 · Very small sample54H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTORTOR·CLECLE
AVG.247 9th.239 22nd
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 ERA4.33vs3.49
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.34vs1.23
no league rank
Saves52vs46
TORCLE
ResultsTORTOR·CLECLE
+26122nd
Run differential
+29119th
79–83 Record85–77
6–4 Last 107–3
Last 10 games
Toronto Blue Jays (6–4)
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
L
W
Cleveland Guardians (7–3)
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—3
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Jays?+
José Soriano (3.45 ERA, 11–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Tanner Bibee (3.88 ERA, 5–14) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:10 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?+
José Soriano is at 58; Tanner Bibee is at 51. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.