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Toronto Blue Jays 7, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:05 PM ET · Citizens Bank ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 8, 5:45 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
7
7–5
FINAL
Philadelphia Phillies
88–74 · 2nd NL East · T-Score 50
5
T-Score50
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherPhilliesNola owns the stronger overall starter profile, with the higher P-Score and better strikeout and baserunner rates.
LineupPhilliesPhiladelphia's official lineup includes 7 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Starter formJaysScherzer has a 2.25 ERA over his last five starts, while Nola is at 4.50.
Recent formJaysToronto has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.
WeatherModerate impactA 2 mph wind could modestly increase carry on fly balls.

Starting pitchers

TOR
Max Scherzer RHP
Max Scherzer
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
7.92
198th
WHIP
1.63
126th
K/9
6.75
153rd
BB/9
4.40
154th
P-Score33i
FIP
–
HR/9
2.64
181st
OPS/R
–
IP
30.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.25
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
PHI
Aaron Nola RHP
Aaron Nola
Philadelphia Phillies
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.55
147th
WHIP
1.44
132nd
K/9
9.08
65th
BB/9
3.08
105th
P-Score53i
FIP
–
HR/9
2.10
209th
OPS/R
–
IP
120.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.50
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Nola strikes out 2.3 more batters per nine innings.
·Nola enters with a 5.55 ERA compared with Scherzer's 7.92.
·Nola allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.44 WHIP compared with 1.63.
·Nola allows the lower home-run rate: 2.10 vs 2.64 per nine.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Scherzer arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam48%93.0
Slider17%85.4
Changeup15%83.9
Curveball15%74.6
Cutter6%87.8
Nola arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Knuckle Curve33%78.4
Four-seam24%92.3
Sinker18%91.6
Changeup16%85.6
Cutter8%86.2
Slider1%83.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Jays vs RHP (Aaron Nola)
25th
in MLB
0.705OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Phillies vs RHP (Max Scherzer)
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 Aaron Nola
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Nola (BvP)
1Nathan LukesLRF47.71410.744No MLB historyNo history
2Brett BatemanLCF50.8262.900No MLB historyNo history
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B61.6889.650No MLB historyNo history
4Jesús SánchezLDH54.7128.755No MLB historyNo history
5Ernie ClementR2B40.6499.660No MLB historyNo history
6Andrés GiménezLSS40.6509.660No MLB historyNo history
7Brandon ValenzuelaSC53.6799.698No MLB historyNo history
8Josh SmithL2B37.6116.614No MLB historyNo history
9Myles StrawRCF40.6463.657No MLB historyNo history
1Nathan Lukes RF · L.277 / .714 · 10 HRvs hand .744 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score2Brett Bateman CF · L.329 / .826 · 2 HRvs hand .900 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score3Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260 / .688 · 9 HRvs hand .650 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score4Jesús Sánchez DH · L.254 / .712 · 8 HRvs hand .755 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score5Ernie Clement 2B · R.259 / .649 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score6Andrés Giménez SS · L.244 / .650 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score7Brandon Valenzuela C · S.222 / .679 · 9 HRvs hand .698 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score8Josh Smith 2B · L.203 / .611 · 6 HRvs hand .614 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score9Myles Straw CF · R.241 / .646 · 3 HRvs hand .657 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score
Philadelphia PhilliesOfficial lineupvs RHP Max Scherzer
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Scherzer (BvP)
1Kyle SchwarberLDH83.85745.834No MLB historyNo history
2Trea TurnerRSS54.67519.709No MLB historyNo history
3Bryce HarperL1B78.86529.997No MLB historyNo history
4Luis ArraezL2B55.7646.808No MLB historyNo history
5Bryson StottL2B64.73510.735No MLB historyNo history
6Brandon MarshLLF58.71218.742No MLB historyNo history
7Justin CrawfordLCF41.6623.672No MLB historyNo history
8Bryan De La CruzRRF—.7622.891No MLB historyNo history
9Garrett StubbsLC—.3680.365No MLB historyNo history
1Kyle Schwarber DH · L.232 / .857 · 45 HRvs hand .834 · No MLB history · No history83H-Score2Trea Turner SS · R.242 / .675 · 19 HRvs hand .709 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score3Bryce Harper 1B · L.269 / .865 · 29 HRvs hand .997 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score4Luis Arraez 2B · L.310 / .764 · 6 HRvs hand .808 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score5Bryson Stott 2B · L.256 / .735 · 10 HRvs hand .735 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score6Brandon Marsh LF · L.260 / .712 · 18 HRvs hand .742 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score7Justin Crawford CF · L.264 / .662 · 3 HRvs hand .672 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score8Bryan De La Cruz RF · R.280 / .762 · 2 HRvs hand .891 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Garrett Stubbs C · L.153 / .368 · 0 HRvs hand .365 · No MLB history · No history—H-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 ERA4.02vs3.85
no league rank
Saves52vs42
TORPHI
ResultsTORTOR·PHIPHI
+26122nd
Run differential
+30917th
79–83 Record88–74
6–4 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Toronto Blue Jays (6–4)
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
W
L
Philadelphia Phillies (5–5)
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—4
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Jays?+
Max Scherzer (7.92 ERA, 1–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Phillies?+
Aaron Nola (5.55 ERA, 3–9) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:05 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?+
Max Scherzer is at 33; Aaron Nola is at 53. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.