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Toronto Blue Jays 3, New York Yankees 8

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:35 PM ET · Yankee StadiumGame-day snapshot Aug 23, 4:40 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 7, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score44
Toronto Blue Jays
79–83 · 5th AL East · T-Score 44
3
3–8
FINAL
New York Yankees
93–68 · 2nd AL East · T-Score 68
8
T-Score68
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 handYankeesNew owns a .714 OPS vs RHP, 19th in MLB; Toronto ranks 28th vs LHP.
BullpenYankeesNew owns a 3.03 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Toronto's 4.28.
Starter formJaysSoriano has a 2.22 ERA over his last five starts, while Rodón is at 3.55.
Team strengthYankeesNew leads 68–44 in T-Score, driven by stronger offense.

Starting pitchers

TOR
José Soriano RHP
José Soriano
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.23
93rd
WHIP
1.26
107th
K/9
8.78
91st
BB/9
4.00
151st
P-Score58i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.84
51st
OPS/R
–
IP
139.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.22
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
NYY
Carlos Rodón LHP
Carlos Rodón
New York Yankees
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.22
12th
WHIP
1.23
19th
K/9
10.01
41st
BB/9
5.01
185th
P-Score64i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.72
26th
OPS/R
–
IP
50.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.55
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Rodón strikes out 1.2 more batters per nine innings.
·Soriano walks 1.0 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Soriano has produced a quality start in 40% of outings versus 20%.
·Soriano carries a 3.67 road ERA, compared with Rodón's 2.08 mark at home.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricSorianoRodónNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 2 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.

Soriano arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker30%96.3
Knuckle Curve26%85.3
Four-seam21%97.1
Splitter19%92.3
Slider5%90.2
Rodón arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam46%94.3
Slider25%86.1
Changeup15%85.2
Sinker12%93.4
Curveball2%79.0

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Jays vs LHP (Carlos Rodón)
28th
in MLB
0.660OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Yankees vs RHP (José Soriano)
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 Carlos Rodón
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Rodón (BvP)
1Brett BatemanLCF52.8262.695No MLB historyNo history
2Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B62.6889.8292-for-4Very small sample
3Alejandro KirkRC63.76610.8030-for-1Very small sample
4George SpringerRDH62.72615.6631-for-6Very small sample
5Kazuma OkamotoR3B74.76233.8760-for-2Very small sample
6Ernie ClementR2B42.6499.6512-for-7Very small sample
7Daz CameronRLF—.5751.4931-for-5Very small sample
8Charles McAdooR2B37.6943.716No MLB historyNo history
9Myles StrawRCF41.6463.6350-for-5Very small sample
1Brett Bateman CF · L.329 / .826 · 2 HRvs hand .695 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score2Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260 / .688 · 9 HRvs hand .829 · 2-for-4 · Very small sample62H-Score3Alejandro Kirk C · R.278 / .766 · 10 HRvs hand .803 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample63H-Score4George Springer DH · R.249 / .726 · 15 HRvs hand .663 · 1-for-6 · Very small sample62H-Score5Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232 / .762 · 33 HRvs hand .876 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample74H-Score6Ernie Clement 2B · R.259 / .649 · 9 HRvs hand .651 · 2-for-7 · Very small sample42H-Score7Daz Cameron LF · R.208 / .575 · 1 HRvs hand .493 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample—H-Score8Charles McAdoo 2B · R.258 / .694 · 3 HRvs hand .716 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score9Myles Straw CF · R.241 / .646 · 3 HRvs hand .635 · 0-for-5 · Very small sample41H-Score
New York YankeesOfficial lineupvs RHP José Soriano
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Soriano (BvP)
1Trent GrishamLCF67.70318.7081-for-4Very small sample
2Ben RiceLDH85.89741.9611-for-3Very small sample
3Luis García Jr.L1B78.83030.9182-for-5Very small sample
4Cody BellingerLLF70.76717.7750-for-3Very small sample
5George Lombard Jr.RSS45.6997.655No MLB historyNo history
6Spencer JonesLCF65.74211.646No MLB historyNo history
7Jazz Chisholm Jr.L2B62.71119.7382-for-3Very small sample
8Austin WellsLC51.62414.6910-for-3Very small sample
9José CaballeroRSS41.65514.6661-for-6Very small sample
1Trent Grisham CF · L.211 / .703 · 18 HRvs hand .708 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample67H-Score2Ben Rice DH · L.264 / .897 · 41 HRvs hand .961 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample85H-Score3Luis García Jr. 1B · L.277 / .830 · 30 HRvs hand .918 · 2-for-5 · Very small sample78H-Score4Cody Bellinger LF · L.264 / .767 · 17 HRvs hand .775 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample70H-Score5George Lombard Jr. SS · R.237 / .699 · 7 HRvs hand .655 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score6Spencer Jones CF · L.245 / .742 · 11 HRvs hand .646 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score7Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B · L.231 / .711 · 19 HRvs hand .738 · 2-for-3 · 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 · 1-for-6 · Very small sample41H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTORTOR·NYYNYY
AVG.247 9th.235 26th
OPS.691 29th.720 14th
Home runs152 30th223 2nd
Runs648 30th739 11th
OBP.310 26th.311 24th
SLG.381 26th.409 7th
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 ERA4.28vs3.03
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.31vs1.15
no league rank
Saves52vs45
TORNYY
ResultsTORTOR·NYYNYY
+24422nd
Run differential
+3634th
79–83 Record93–68
6–4 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Toronto Blue Jays (6–4)
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
New York Yankees (6–4)
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
8—5
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Jays?+
José Soriano (3.23 ERA, 10–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Yankees?+
Carlos Rodón (3.22 ERA, 4–2) 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?+
José Soriano is at 58; Carlos Rodón is at 64. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.