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Toronto Blue Jays 3, Washington Nationals 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:45 PM ET · Nationals ParkGame-day snapshot Jul 27, 6:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 4, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score43
Toronto Blue Jays
79–83 · 5th AL East · T-Score 43
3
3–2
FINAL
Washington Nationals
77–85 · 4th NL East · T-Score 51
2
T-Score51
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherNationalsYean leads Scherzer in P-Score (– vs 33), WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handNationalsWashington has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupNationalsWashington's official lineup includes 6 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenJaysToronto has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formNationalsWashington has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

TOR
Max Scherzer RHP
Max Scherzer
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
10.23
198th
WHIP
1.73
125th
K/9
5.73
153rd
BB/9
4.50
155th
P-Score33i
FIP
–
HR/9
3.68
182nd
OPS/R
–
IP
22.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.25
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
47
WSH
Eddy Yean RHP
Eddy Yean
Washington Nationals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.56
K/9
6.75
BB/9
3.38
FIP
–
HR/9
0.00
OPS/R
–
IP
5.1
Last 5 starts
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 3)
DAYS
REST
2
How the starters differ
·Yean allows fewer baserunners, with a 0.56 WHIP compared with 1.73.
·Yean enters with a 0.00 ERA compared with Scherzer's 10.23.
·Yean allows the lower home-run rate: 0.00 vs 3.68 per nine.
·Yean owns a 6.8 K/9 compared with Scherzer's 5.7.

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
Yean arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker58%96.8
Changeup30%89.4
Slider10%88.7
Four-seam2%96.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Jays vs RHP (Eddy Yean)
25th
in MLB
0.705OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Nationals vs RHP (Max Scherzer)
10th
in MLB
0.731OPS
.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 Eddy Yean
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Yean (BvP)
1Ernie ClementR2B42.6499.660No MLB historyNo history
2Nathan LukesLRF49.71410.744No MLB historyNo history
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B62.6889.650No MLB historyNo history
4George SpringerRDH62.72615.754No MLB historyNo history
5Alejandro KirkRC63.76610.755No MLB historyNo history
6Kazuma OkamotoR3B74.76233.728No MLB historyNo history
7Daulton VarshoLCF47.63612.682No MLB historyNo history
8Luis UríasR2B—.80331.011No MLB historyNo history
9Myles StrawRCF41.6463.657No MLB historyNo history
1Ernie Clement 2B · R.259 / .649 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score2Nathan Lukes RF · L.277 / .714 · 10 HRvs hand .744 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score3Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260 / .688 · 9 HRvs hand .650 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score4George Springer DH · R.249 / .726 · 15 HRvs hand .754 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score5Alejandro Kirk C · R.278 / .766 · 10 HRvs hand .755 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score6Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232 / .762 · 33 HRvs hand .728 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score7Daulton Varsho CF · L.221 / .636 · 12 HRvs hand .682 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score8Luis Urías 2B · R.250 / .803 · 3 HRvs hand 1.011 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Myles Straw CF · R.241 / .646 · 3 HRvs hand .657 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score
Washington NationalsOfficial lineupvs RHP Max Scherzer
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Scherzer (BvP)
1James WoodLRF84.89130.949No MLB historyNo history
2Luis García Jr.L1B78.83030.918No MLB historyNo history
3José TenaLDH51.6727.652No MLB historyNo history
4CJ AbramsLSS73.83333.884No MLB historyNo history
5Dylan CrewsRRF55.66313.600No MLB historyNo history
6Daylen LileLLF63.72522.778No MLB historyNo history
7Keibert RuizSC60.75910.750No MLB historyNo history
8Jorbit VivasL3B43.6533.663No MLB historyNo history
9Nasim NuñezS2B32.5351.511No MLB historyNo history
1James Wood RF · L.265 / .891 · 30 HRvs hand .949 · No MLB history · No history84H-Score2Luis García Jr. 1B · L.277 / .830 · 30 HRvs hand .918 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score3José Tena DH · L.222 / .672 · 7 HRvs hand .652 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score4CJ Abrams SS · L.261 / .833 · 33 HRvs hand .884 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score5Dylan Crews RF · R.223 / .663 · 13 HRvs hand .600 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score6Daylen Lile LF · L.246 / .725 · 22 HRvs hand .778 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score7Keibert Ruiz C · S.280 / .759 · 10 HRvs hand .750 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score8Jorbit Vivas 3B · L.238 / .653 · 3 HRvs hand .663 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score9Nasim Nuñez 2B · S.209 / .535 · 1 HRvs hand .511 · No MLB history · No history32H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTORTOR·WSHWSH
AVG.247 9th.246 10th
OPS.691 28th.744 3rd
Home runs152 30th210 6th
Runs648 30th821 3rd
OBP.310 25th.321 8th
SLG.381 26th.423 3rd
PitchingTORTOR·WSHWSH
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.90vs4.67
TORWSH
WHIP1.29vs1.39
TORWSH
K/98.8vs8.0
TORWSH
HR Allowed167vs218
TORWSH
BullpenTORTOR·WSHWSH
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.00vs4.69
no league rank
Saves52vs42
TORWSH
ResultsTORTOR·WSHWSH
+23523rd
Run differential
+3547th
79–83 Record77–85
3–7 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Toronto Blue Jays (3–7)
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
L
W
L
Washington Nationals (6–4)
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—0
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Jays?+
Max Scherzer (10.23 ERA, 1–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Nationals?+
Eddy Yean (0.00 ERA, 0–0) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:45 PM ET at Nationals Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Nationals Park, home of the Washington Nationals.
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 Nationals performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Nationals 0–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
P-Score is available for one starter only.