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FinalFinal lineupsAL East / NL East

Toronto Blue Jays 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:40 PM ET · Citizens Bank ParkStats updated Aug 7, 7:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score47
Toronto Blue Jays
77–79 · 4th AL East · T-Score 47
5
5–4
FINAL
Philadelphia Phillies
86–70 · 2nd NL East · T-Score 55
4
T-Score55
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherPhilliesPhiladelphia has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Wheeler leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
LineupJaysToronto's official lineup includes 5 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Recent formJaysToronto has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.
PowerPhilliesPhiladelphia has 145 home runs this season, 35 more than Toronto.
WeatherModerate impactA 2 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
3.72
76th
WHIP
1.26
95th
K/9
8.62
86th
BB/9
3.77
154th
P-Score59i
FIP
3.85
HR/9
0.88
40th
OPS/R
0.576
IP
174.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.79
Road ERA3.39
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.21
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
12
PHI
Zack Wheeler RHP
Zack Wheeler
Philadelphia Phillies
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.99
28th
WHIP
1.06
19th
K/9
10.60
21st
BB/9
2.75
67th
P-Score70i
FIP
3.54
HR/9
1.20
108th
OPS/R
0.555
IP
150.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.86
Road ERA3.38
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.27
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Wheeler strikes out 2.0 more batters per nine innings.
·Wheeler allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.06 WHIP compared with 1.26.
·Wheeler enters with a 2.99 ERA compared with Soriano's 3.72.
·Wheeler has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.32 more per nine innings.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricSorianoWheelerNote
ERA−8672Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP3.853.54
WAR2.63.3Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Soriano arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker30%96.3
Knuckle Curve26%85.4
Four-seam21%97.1
Splitter19%92.3
Slider5%90.2
Wheeler arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam36%95.2
Sinker16%94.8
Splitter15%87.4
Sweeper14%81.3
Cutter10%90.8
Curveball8%79.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Jays vs RHP (Zack Wheeler)
21st
in MLB
0.711OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Phillies vs RHP (José Soriano)
24th
in MLB
0.708OPS
.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 Zack Wheeler
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Wheeler (BvP)
1Nathan LukesLRF50.70910.750No MLB historyNo history
2Alejandro KirkRC67.77710.768No MLB historyNo history
3Jesús SánchezLRF58.7208.781No MLB historyNo history
4George SpringerRDH65.73015.759No MLB historyNo history
5Kazuma OkamotoR3B77.76933.740No MLB historyNo history
6Andrés GiménezLSS42.6439.648No MLB historyNo history
7Ernie ClementR2B45.6639.675No MLB historyNo history
8Josh SmithL2B44.6466.940No MLB historyNo history
9Brett BatemanLCF50.8092.901No MLB historyNo history
1Nathan Lukes RF · L.274 / .709 · 10 HRvs hand .750 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score2Alejandro Kirk C · R.282 / .777 · 10 HRvs hand .768 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score3Jesús Sánchez RF · L.256 / .720 · 8 HRvs hand .781 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score4George Springer DH · R.248 / .730 · 15 HRvs hand .759 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score5Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.235 / .769 · 33 HRvs hand .740 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score6Andrés Giménez SS · L.242 / .643 · 9 HRvs hand .648 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score7Ernie Clement 2B · R.265 / .663 · 9 HRvs hand .675 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score8Josh Smith 2B · L.215 / .646 · 6 HRvs hand .940 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score9Brett Bateman CF · L.322 / .809 · 2 HRvs hand .901 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Soriano (BvP)
1Kyle SchwarberLDH86.86745.843No MLB historyNo history
2Trea TurnerRSS56.68119.718No MLB historyNo history
3Bryce HarperL1B83.873281.003No MLB historyNo history
4Luis ArraezL2B57.7726.808No MLB historyNo history
5Alec BohmR3B67.70715.657No MLB historyNo history
6Brandon MarshLLF60.70917.740No MLB historyNo history
7J.T. RealmutoRC52.63111.652No MLB historyNo history
8Bryson StottL2B64.71110.698No MLB historyNo history
9Justin CrawfordLCF43.6703.675No MLB historyNo history
1Kyle Schwarber DH · L.234 / .867 · 45 HRvs hand .843 · No MLB history · No history86H-Score2Trea Turner SS · R.241 / .681 · 19 HRvs hand .718 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score3Bryce Harper 1B · L.271 / .873 · 28 HRvs hand 1.003 · No MLB history · No history83H-Score4Luis Arraez 2B · L.313 / .772 · 6 HRvs hand .808 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score5Alec Bohm 3B · R.253 / .707 · 15 HRvs hand .657 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score6Brandon Marsh LF · L.260 / .709 · 17 HRvs hand .740 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score7J.T. Realmuto C · R.213 / .631 · 11 HRvs hand .652 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score8Bryson Stott 2B · L.248 / .711 · 10 HRvs hand .698 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score9Justin Crawford CF · L.265 / .670 · 3 HRvs hand .675 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTORTOR·PHIPHI
AVG.248 8th.241 20th
OPS.694 27th.709 22nd
Home runs149 28th179 15th
Runs629 29th697 14th
OBP.311 25th.312 23rd
SLG.383 26th.397 22nd
PitchingTORTOR·PHIPHI
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.91vs4.00
TORPHI
WHIP1.30vs1.29
TORPHI
K/98.8vs9.8
TORPHI
HR Allowed160vs184
TORPHI
BullpenTORTOR·PHIPHI
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.17vs4.21
no league rank
Saves51vs41
TORPHI
ResultsTORTOR·PHIPHI
+17423rd
Run differential
+26311th
77–79 Record86–70
6–4 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Toronto Blue Jays (6–4)
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
Philadelphia Phillies (5–5)
W
L
W
W
W
W
L
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—4
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Jays?+
José Soriano (3.29 ERA, 9–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Phillies?+
Zack Wheeler (2.49 ERA, 10–2) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:40 PM ET at Citizens Bank Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Citizens Bank Park, home of the Philadelphia Phillies.
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 Phillies performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Phillies 4–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
José Soriano is at 59; Zack Wheeler is at 70. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.