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FinalFinal lineupsAL East

Toronto Blue Jays 4, New York Yankees 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:35 PM ET · Yankee StadiumGame-day snapshot Aug 22, 5:05 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 4, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score43
Toronto Blue Jays
79–83 · 5th AL East · T-Score 43
4
4–3
FINAL
New York Yankees
93–68 · 2nd AL East · T-Score 68
3
T-Score68
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 handYankeesNew owns a .714 OPS vs RHP, 19th in MLB; Toronto ranks 28th vs LHP.
LineupJaysToronto's official lineup includes 8 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenYankeesNew owns a 2.95 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Toronto's 4.39.
PowerYankeesNew has 176 home runs this season, 53 more than Toronto.

Starting pitchers

TOR
Dylan Cease RHP
Dylan Cease
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.42
7th
WHIP
1.06
31st
K/9
13.14
2nd
BB/9
3.86
191st
P-Score80i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.59
13th
OPS/R
–
IP
137.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.62
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
NYY
Ryan Weathers LHP
Ryan Weathers
New York Yankees
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.56
59th
WHIP
1.19
79th
K/9
9.40
49th
BB/9
2.55
52nd
P-Score61i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.21
107th
OPS/R
–
IP
134.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
0.85
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Cease strikes out 3.7 more batters per nine innings.
·Cease allows the lower home-run rate: 0.59 vs 1.21 per nine.
·Cease enters with a 2.42 ERA compared with Weathers's 3.56.
·Cease allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.06 WHIP compared with 1.19.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricCeaseWeathersNote
Career vs opponent5.56 ERA, 2 GS6.35 ERA, 3 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
Weathers arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Changeup25%85.7
Four-seam22%95.8
Sinker21%94.1
Sweeper20%81.2
Slider12%86.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Jays vs LHP (Ryan Weathers)
28th
in MLB
0.660OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Yankees vs RHP (Dylan Cease)
19th
in MLB
0.714OPS
.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 Ryan Weathers
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Weathers (BvP)
1Brett BatemanLCF52.8262.6950-for-3Very small sample
2Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B62.6889.8290-for-2Very small sample
3Alejandro KirkRC63.76610.8032-for-2Very small sample
4George SpringerRDH62.72615.6633-for-5Very small sample
5Kazuma OkamotoR3B74.76233.8762-for-5Very small sample
6Ernie ClementR2B42.6499.6510-for-3Very small sample
7Daz CameronRLF—.5751.4931-for-3Very small sample
8Charles McAdooR2B37.6943.7162-for-3Very small sample
9Myles StrawRCF41.6463.6351-for-5Very small sample
1Brett Bateman CF · L.329 / .826 · 2 HRvs hand .695 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample52H-Score2Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260 / .688 · 9 HRvs hand .829 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample62H-Score3Alejandro Kirk C · R.278 / .766 · 10 HRvs hand .803 · 2-for-2 · Very small sample63H-Score4George Springer DH · R.249 / .726 · 15 HRvs hand .663 · 3-for-5 · Very small sample62H-Score5Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232 / .762 · 33 HRvs hand .876 · 2-for-5 · Very small sample74H-Score6Ernie Clement 2B · R.259 / .649 · 9 HRvs hand .651 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample42H-Score7Daz Cameron LF · R.208 / .575 · 1 HRvs hand .493 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample—H-Score8Charles McAdoo 2B · R.258 / .694 · 3 HRvs hand .716 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample37H-Score9Myles Straw CF · R.241 / .646 · 3 HRvs hand .635 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample41H-Score
New York YankeesOfficial lineupvs RHP Dylan Cease
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Cease (BvP)
1Trent GrishamLCF67.70318.7080-for-1Very small sample
2Ben RiceLDH85.89741.9610-for-3Very small sample
3Heliot RamosRLF62.71613.6962-for-6Very small sample
4Luis García Jr.L1B78.83030.9180-for-6Very small sample
5Spencer JonesLCF65.74211.6460-for-2Very small sample
6George Lombard Jr.RSS45.6997.6551-for-2Very small sample
7Jazz Chisholm Jr.L2B62.71119.7380-for-1Very small sample
8Austin WellsLC51.62414.6910-for-3Very small sample
9José CaballeroRSS41.65514.6660-for-4Very small sample
1Trent Grisham CF · L.211 / .703 · 18 HRvs hand .708 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample67H-Score2Ben Rice DH · L.264 / .897 · 41 HRvs hand .961 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample85H-Score3Heliot Ramos LF · R.245 / .716 · 13 HRvs hand .696 · 2-for-6 · Very small sample62H-Score4Luis García Jr. 1B · L.277 / .830 · 30 HRvs hand .918 · 0-for-6 · Very small sample78H-Score5Spencer Jones CF · L.245 / .742 · 11 HRvs hand .646 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample65H-Score6George Lombard Jr. SS · R.237 / .699 · 7 HRvs hand .655 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample45H-Score7Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B · L.231 / .711 · 19 HRvs hand .738 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample62H-Score8Austin Wells C · L.186 / .624 · 14 HRvs hand .691 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample51H-Score9José Caballero SS · R.231 / .655 · 14 HRvs hand .666 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample41H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTORTOR·NYYNYY
AVG.247 9th.235 26th
OPS.691 28th.720 11th
Home runs152 30th223 2nd
Runs648 30th739 9th
OBP.310 25th.311 24th
SLG.381 26th.409 6th
PitchingTORTOR·NYYNYY
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.90vs3.23
TORNYY
WHIP1.29vs1.17
TORNYY
K/98.8vs9.1
TORNYY
HR Allowed167vs165
TORNYY
BullpenTORTOR·NYYNYY
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.39vs2.95
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.34vs1.14
no league rank
Saves52vs45
TORNYY
ResultsTORTOR·NYYNYY
+23523rd
Run differential
+3585th
79–83 Record93–68
6–4 Last 107–3
Last 10 games
Toronto Blue Jays (6–4)
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
New York Yankees (7–3)
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
8—5
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Jays?+
Dylan Cease (2.42 ERA, 7–5) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Yankees?+
Ryan Weathers (3.56 ERA, 5–7) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:35 PM ET at Yankee Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Yankee Stadium, home of the New York Yankees.
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 Yankees performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Yankees 5–8 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Dylan Cease is at 80; Ryan Weathers is at 61. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.