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Toronto Blue Jays 5, Tampa Bay Rays 1

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:10 PM ET · Tropicana FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 20, 4:00 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
5
5–1
FINAL
Tampa Bay Rays
98–64 · 1st AL East · T-Score 67
1
T-Score67
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRaysSeymour leads Bieber in P-Score (55 vs 40), WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handRaysTampa has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupJaysToronto's official lineup includes 7 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenRaysTampa has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Team strengthRaysTampa leads 67–44 in T-Score, driven by stronger offense.

Starting pitchers

TOR
Shane Bieber RHP
Shane Bieber
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.99
128th
WHIP
1.56
162nd
K/9
6.84
159th
BB/9
4.44
170th
P-Score40i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.85
184th
OPS/R
–
IP
48.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.37
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
TB
Ian Seymour LHP
Ian Seymour
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.11
119th
WHIP
1.13
43rd
K/9
10.74
18th
BB/9
2.90
48th
P-Score55i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.40
197th
OPS/R
–
IP
96.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.51
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Seymour strikes out 3.9 more batters per nine innings.
·Seymour allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.13 WHIP compared with 1.56.
·Seymour enters with a 4.11 ERA compared with Bieber's 4.99.
·Seymour allows the lower home-run rate: 1.40 vs 1.85 per nine.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricBieberSeymourNote
Career vs opponent1.29 ERA, 1 GS3.60 ERA, 5 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Bieber arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam37%92.3
Knuckle Curve18%82.6
Changeup18%88.2
Cutter12%87.4
Slider10%85.2
Sinker4%92.2
Seymour arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Changeup29%83.5
Four-seam27%91.4
Sweeper20%81.7
Sinker16%90.0
Slider6%83.2
Curveball1%72.7
Cutter1%87.1

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Jays vs LHP (Ian Seymour)
28th
in MLB
0.660OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rays vs RHP (Shane Bieber)
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 LHP Ian Seymour
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Seymour (BvP)
1Charles McAdooR2B37.6943.716No MLB historyNo history
2Daz CameronRLF—.5751.493No MLB historyNo history
3Alejandro KirkRC63.76610.8032-for-7Very small sample
4George SpringerRDH62.72615.6635-for-9Very small sample
5Kazuma OkamotoR3B74.76233.8760-for-2Very small sample
6Andrés GiménezLSS41.6509.6461-for-2Very small sample
7Ernie ClementR2B42.6499.6514-for-11Small sample
8Myles StrawRCF42.6463.6351-for-5Very small sample
9Nathan LukesLRF49.71410.493No MLB historyNo history
1Charles McAdoo 2B · R.258 / .694 · 3 HRvs hand .716 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score2Daz Cameron LF · R.208 / .575 · 1 HRvs hand .493 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score3Alejandro Kirk C · R.278 / .766 · 10 HRvs hand .803 · 2-for-7 · Very small sample63H-Score4George Springer DH · R.249 / .726 · 15 HRvs hand .663 · 5-for-9 · Very small sample62H-Score5Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232 / .762 · 33 HRvs hand .876 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample74H-Score6Andrés Giménez SS · L.244 / .650 · 9 HRvs hand .646 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample41H-Score7Ernie Clement 2B · R.259 / .649 · 9 HRvs hand .651 · 4-for-11 · Small sample42H-Score8Myles Straw CF · R.241 / .646 · 3 HRvs hand .635 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample42H-Score9Nathan Lukes RF · L.277 / .714 · 10 HRvs hand .493 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score
Tampa Bay RaysOfficial lineupvs RHP Shane Bieber
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Bieber (BvP)
1Chandler SimpsonLLF42.6890.7180-for-3Very small sample
2Junior CamineroR3B87.88442.8711-for-2Very small sample
3Jonathan ArandaL1B76.79222.8371-for-2Very small sample
4Yandy DíazRDH79.80522.8161-for-6Very small sample
5Cedric MullinsLCF47.62815.6471-for-7Very small sample
6Jonny DeLucaRRF49.72911.7731-for-3Very small sample
7Richie PalaciosL2B51.70410.7480-for-2Very small sample
8Jorge MateoRSS33.5595.6911-for-4Very small sample
9Nick FortesRC43.6806.684No MLB historyNo history
1Chandler Simpson LF · L.306 / .689 · 0 HRvs hand .718 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample42H-Score2Junior Caminero 3B · R.276 / .884 · 42 HRvs hand .871 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample87H-Score3Jonathan Aranda 1B · L.274 / .792 · 22 HRvs hand .837 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample76H-Score4Yandy Díaz DH · R.293 / .805 · 22 HRvs hand .816 · 1-for-6 · Very small sample79H-Score5Cedric Mullins CF · L.205 / .628 · 15 HRvs hand .647 · 1-for-7 · Very small sample47H-Score6Jonny DeLuca RF · R.266 / .729 · 11 HRvs hand .773 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample49H-Score7Richie Palacios 2B · L.235 / .704 · 10 HRvs hand .748 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample51H-Score8Jorge Mateo SS · R.203 / .559 · 5 HRvs hand .691 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample33H-Score9Nick Fortes C · R.258 / .680 · 6 HRvs hand .684 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTORTOR·TBTB
AVG.247 9th.258 2nd
OPS.691 29th.728 8th
Home runs152 30th169 22nd
Runs648 30th736 12th
OBP.310 27th.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 ERA4.14vs3.78
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.30vs1.18
no league rank
Saves52vs58
TORTB
ResultsTORTOR·TBTB
+21824th
Run differential
+3545th
79–83 Record98–64
6–4 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Toronto Blue Jays (6–4)
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
Tampa Bay Rays (6–4)
W
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
6—7
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Jays?+
Shane Bieber (4.99 ERA, 4–2) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rays?+
Ian Seymour (4.11 ERA, 9–3) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:10 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?+
Shane Bieber is at 40; Ian Seymour is at 55. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.