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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 ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 7, 7:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score36
Toronto Blue Jays
79–83 · 5th AL East · T-Score 36
5
5–4
FINAL
Philadelphia Phillies
88–74 · 2nd NL East · T-Score 39
4
T-Score39
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.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
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
3.29
91st
WHIP
1.25
107th
K/9
9.29
91st
BB/9
4.17
151st
P-Score58i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.88
51st
OPS/R
–
IP
123.0
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
2.49
28th
WHIP
0.91
18th
K/9
10.80
18th
BB/9
1.97
62nd
P-Score73i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.11
104th
OPS/R
–
IP
105.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.27
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Wheeler allows fewer baserunners, with a 0.91 WHIP compared with 1.25.
·Wheeler strikes out 1.5 more batters per nine innings.
·Wheeler enters with a 2.49 ERA compared with Soriano's 3.29.
·Wheeler has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.23 more per nine innings.

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
Wheeler arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam36%95.2
Splitter16%87.4
Sinker15%94.8
Sweeper13%81.3
Cutter11%90.9
Curveball9%80.0

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Jays vs RHP (Zack Wheeler)
25th
in MLB
0.705OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Phillies vs RHP (José Soriano)
23rd
in MLB
0.707OPS
.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 LukesLRF44.71410.744No MLB historyNo history
2Alejandro KirkRC57.76610.755No MLB historyNo history
3Jesús SánchezLDH52.7128.755No MLB historyNo history
4George SpringerRDH56.72615.754No MLB historyNo history
5Kazuma OkamotoR3B66.76233.728No MLB historyNo history
6Andrés GiménezLSS37.6509.660No MLB historyNo history
7Ernie ClementR2B38.6499.660No MLB historyNo history
8Josh SmithL2B34.6116.614No MLB historyNo history
9Brett BatemanLCF48.8262.900No MLB historyNo history
1Nathan Lukes RF · L.277 / .714 · 10 HRvs hand .744 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score2Alejandro Kirk C · R.278 / .766 · 10 HRvs hand .755 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score3Jesús Sánchez DH · L.254 / .712 · 8 HRvs hand .755 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score4George Springer DH · R.249 / .726 · 15 HRvs hand .754 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score5Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232 / .762 · 33 HRvs hand .728 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score6Andrés Giménez SS · L.244 / .650 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score7Ernie Clement 2B · R.259 / .649 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score8Josh Smith 2B · L.203 / .611 · 6 HRvs hand .614 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score9Brett Bateman CF · L.329 / .826 · 2 HRvs hand .900 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Soriano (BvP)
1Kyle SchwarberLDH78.85745.834No MLB historyNo history
2Trea TurnerRSS52.67519.709No MLB historyNo history
3Bryce HarperL1B75.86529.997No MLB historyNo history
4Luis ArraezL2B52.7646.808No MLB historyNo history
5Alec BohmR3B62.69815.644No MLB historyNo history
6Brandon MarshLLF55.71218.742No MLB historyNo history
7J.T. RealmutoRC47.61411.631No MLB historyNo history
8Bryson StottL2B62.73510.735No MLB historyNo history
9Justin CrawfordLCF40.6623.672No MLB historyNo history
1Kyle Schwarber DH · L.232 / .857 · 45 HRvs hand .834 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score2Trea Turner SS · R.242 / .675 · 19 HRvs hand .709 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score3Bryce Harper 1B · L.269 / .865 · 29 HRvs hand .997 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score4Luis Arraez 2B · L.310 / .764 · 6 HRvs hand .808 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score5Alec Bohm 3B · R.249 / .698 · 15 HRvs hand .644 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score6Brandon Marsh LF · L.260 / .712 · 18 HRvs hand .742 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score7J.T. Realmuto C · R.205 / .614 · 11 HRvs hand .631 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score8Bryson Stott 2B · L.256 / .735 · 10 HRvs hand .735 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score9Justin Crawford CF · L.264 / .662 · 3 HRvs hand .672 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTORTOR·PHIPHI
AVG.247 9th.240 21st
OPS.691 29th.707 22nd
Home runs152 30th182 17th
Runs648 30th713 19th
OBP.310 27th.312 23rd
SLG.381 26th.395 24th
PitchingTORTOR·PHIPHI
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.90vs4.04
TORPHI
WHIP1.29vs1.29
TORPHI
K/98.8vs9.9
TORPHI
HR Allowed167vs191
TORPHI
BullpenTORTOR·PHIPHI
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.17vs4.21
no league rank
Saves52vs42
TORPHI
ResultsTORTOR·PHIPHI
+32722nd
Run differential
+37816th
79–83 Record88–74
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 58; Zack Wheeler is at 73. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.