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Toronto Blue Jays 6, Tampa Bay Rays 7

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:40 PM ET · Tropicana FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 19, 9:25 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 3, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score44
Toronto Blue Jays
79–83 · 5th AL East · T-Score 44
6
6–7
FINAL
Tampa Bay Rays
98–64 · 1st AL East · T-Score 67
7
T-Score67
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRaysTampa has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Rasmussen leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handRaysTampa owns a .752 OPS vs RHP, 4th in MLB; Toronto ranks 25th vs RHP.
BullpenRaysTampa owns a 3.91 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Toronto's 4.06.
Recent formJaysToronto has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.
Team strengthRaysTampa leads 67–44 in T-Score, driven by stronger offense.

Starting pitchers

TOR
Max Scherzer RHP
Max Scherzer
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
6.59
197th
WHIP
1.46
122nd
K/9
6.80
152nd
BB/9
3.73
155th
P-Score33i
FIP
–
HR/9
2.41
179th
OPS/R
–
IP
41.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.42
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
TB
Drew Rasmussen RHP
Drew Rasmussen
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.78
11th
WHIP
0.91
5th
K/9
9.26
63rd
BB/9
1.60
4th
P-Score76i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.84
22nd
OPS/R
–
IP
129.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.20
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
How the starters differ
·Rasmussen strikes out 2.5 more batters per nine innings.
·Rasmussen allows fewer baserunners, with a 0.91 WHIP compared with 1.46.
·Rasmussen enters with a 2.78 ERA compared with Scherzer's 6.59.
·Rasmussen allows the lower home-run rate: 0.84 vs 2.41 per nine.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricScherzerRasmussenNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 11 GS4.24 ERA, 3 GSCareer history against this opponent.

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
Rasmussen arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter29%90.0
Four-seam28%95.8
Sinker24%95.3
Changeup13%89.6
Curveball3%80.1
Sweeper3%84.5

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Jays vs RHP (Drew Rasmussen)
25th
in MLB
0.705OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rays vs RHP (Max Scherzer)
4th
in MLB
0.752OPS
.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 Drew Rasmussen
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Rasmussen (BvP)
1Brett BatemanLCF52.8262.900No MLB historyNo history
2Nathan LukesLRF49.71410.7441-for-3Very small sample
3Alejandro KirkRC63.76610.7553-for-13Small sample
4Kazuma OkamotoR3B74.76233.7282-for-6Very small sample
5Andrés GiménezLSS41.6509.6600-for-1Very small sample
6Jesús SánchezLDH55.7128.7812-for-12Small sample
7Josh SmithL2B37.6116.6143-for-6Very small sample
8Brandon ValenzuelaSC51.6799.6980-for-3Very small sample
9Charles McAdooR2B37.6943.670No MLB historyNo history
1Brett Bateman CF · L.329 / .826 · 2 HRvs hand .900 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score2Nathan Lukes RF · L.277 / .714 · 10 HRvs hand .744 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample49H-Score3Alejandro Kirk C · R.278 / .766 · 10 HRvs hand .755 · 3-for-13 · Small sample63H-Score4Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232 / .762 · 33 HRvs hand .728 · 2-for-6 · Very small sample74H-Score5Andrés Giménez SS · L.244 / .650 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample41H-Score6Jesús Sánchez DH · L.254 / .712 · 8 HRvs hand .781 · 2-for-12 · Small sample55H-Score7Josh Smith 2B · L.203 / .611 · 6 HRvs hand .614 · 3-for-6 · Very small sample37H-Score8Brandon Valenzuela C · S.222 / .679 · 9 HRvs hand .698 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample51H-Score9Charles McAdoo 2B · R.258 / .694 · 3 HRvs hand .670 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score
Tampa Bay RaysOfficial lineupvs RHP Max Scherzer
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Scherzer (BvP)
1Chandler SimpsonLLF42.6890.718No MLB historyNo history
2Junior CamineroR3B87.88442.871No MLB historyNo history
3Jonathan ArandaL1B76.79222.837No MLB historyNo history
4Yandy DíazRDH79.80522.816No MLB historyNo history
5Liam HicksLC63.80118.902No MLB historyNo history
6Cedric MullinsLCF47.62815.6471-for-3Very small sample
7Ryan ViladeRRF62.75011.641No MLB historyNo history
8Richie PalaciosL2B51.70410.748No MLB historyNo history
9Taylor WallsSSS36.6072.644No MLB historyNo history
1Chandler Simpson LF · L.306 / .689 · 0 HRvs hand .718 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score2Junior Caminero 3B · R.276 / .884 · 42 HRvs hand .871 · No MLB history · No history87H-Score3Jonathan Aranda 1B · L.274 / .792 · 22 HRvs hand .837 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score4Yandy Díaz DH · R.293 / .805 · 22 HRvs hand .816 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score5Liam Hicks C · L.284 / .801 · 18 HRvs hand .902 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score6Cedric Mullins CF · L.205 / .628 · 15 HRvs hand .647 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample47H-Score7Ryan Vilade RF · R.245 / .750 · 11 HRvs hand .641 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score8Richie Palacios 2B · L.235 / .704 · 10 HRvs hand .748 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score9Taylor Walls SS · S.222 / .607 · 2 HRvs hand .644 · No MLB history · No history36H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTORTOR·TBTB
AVG.247 9th.258 2nd
OPS.691 29th.728 8th
Home runs152 30th169 22nd
Runs648 30th736 12th
OBP.310 26th.326 5th
SLG.381 26th.402 13th
PitchingTORTOR·TBTB
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.90vs3.70
TORTB
WHIP1.29vs1.14
TORTB
K/98.8vs8.3
TORTB
HR Allowed167vs201
TORTB
BullpenTORTOR·TBTB
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.06vs3.91
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.30vs1.21
no league rank
Saves52vs58
TORTB
ResultsTORTOR·TBTB
+21824th
Run differential
+3545th
79–83 Record98–64
7–3 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Toronto Blue Jays (7–3)
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
Tampa Bay Rays (6–4)
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
6—7
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Jays?+
Max Scherzer (6.59 ERA, 1–5) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rays?+
Drew Rasmussen (2.78 ERA, 12–5) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:40 PM ET at Tropicana Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays.
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 Rays performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Rays 7–6 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Max Scherzer is at 33; Drew Rasmussen is at 76. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.