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Toronto Blue Jays 6, Washington Nationals 8

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:45 PM ET · Nationals ParkGame-day snapshot Jul 28, 7:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 8, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score44
Toronto Blue Jays
79–83 · 5th AL East · T-Score 44
6
6–8
FINAL
Washington Nationals
77–85 · 4th NL East · T-Score 52
8
T-Score52
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherNationalsWashington has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Cavalli leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handNationalsWashington has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupNationalsWashington's official lineup includes 5 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
Shane Bieber RHP
Shane Bieber
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.70
129th
WHIP
1.43
163rd
K/9
6.46
161st
BB/9
3.52
170th
P-Score40i
FIP
–
HR/9
2.05
186th
OPS/R
–
IP
30.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.00
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
WSH
Cade Cavalli RHP
Cade Cavalli
Washington Nationals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.58
29th
WHIP
1.29
56th
K/9
10.33
21st
BB/9
2.77
57th
P-Score70i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.73
61st
OPS/R
–
IP
110.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.74
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Cavalli strikes out 3.9 more batters per nine innings.
·Cavalli allows the lower home-run rate: 0.73 vs 2.05 per nine.
·Cavalli enters with a 3.58 ERA compared with Bieber's 4.70.
·The WHIP gap favors Cavalli, 1.29 to 1.43.

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
Cavalli arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam33%96.8
Knuckle Curve27%86.2
Sweeper14%86.3
Sinker13%96.1
Changeup8%89.1
Cutter6%93.5
Slow Curve0%77.6

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Jays vs RHP (Cade Cavalli)
25th
in MLB
0.705OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Nationals vs RHP (Shane Bieber)
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 Cade Cavalli
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Cavalli (BvP)
1Yohendrick PiñangoLLF41.7025.747No 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
5Brandon ValenzuelaSC51.6799.698No MLB historyNo history
6Daulton VarshoLCF47.63612.682No MLB historyNo history
7Ernie ClementR2B42.6499.660No MLB historyNo history
8Andrés GiménezLSS41.6509.660No MLB historyNo history
9Luis UríasR2B—.80331.011No MLB historyNo history
1Yohendrick Piñango LF · L.260 / .702 · 5 HRvs hand .747 · No MLB history · No history41H-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-Score5Brandon Valenzuela C · S.222 / .679 · 9 HRvs hand .698 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score6Daulton Varsho CF · L.221 / .636 · 12 HRvs hand .682 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score7Ernie Clement 2B · R.259 / .649 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score8Andrés Giménez SS · L.244 / .650 · 9 HRvs hand .660 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score9Luis Urías 2B · R.250 / .803 · 3 HRvs hand 1.011 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Washington NationalsOfficial lineupvs RHP Shane Bieber
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Bieber (BvP)
1James WoodLRF84.89130.949No MLB historyNo history
2Luis García Jr.L1B78.83030.918No MLB historyNo history
3Dylan CrewsRRF55.66313.600No MLB historyNo history
4CJ AbramsLSS73.83333.884No MLB historyNo history
5Keibert RuizSC60.75910.750No MLB historyNo history
6Daylen LileLLF63.72522.778No MLB historyNo history
7Nasim NuñezS2B32.5351.511No MLB historyNo history
8Jorbit VivasL3B43.6533.663No MLB historyNo history
9Jacob YoungRCF55.70810.669No 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-Score3Dylan Crews RF · R.223 / .663 · 13 HRvs hand .600 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score4CJ Abrams SS · L.261 / .833 · 33 HRvs hand .884 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score5Keibert Ruiz C · S.280 / .759 · 10 HRvs hand .750 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score6Daylen Lile LF · L.246 / .725 · 22 HRvs hand .778 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score7Nasim Nuñez 2B · S.209 / .535 · 1 HRvs hand .511 · No MLB history · No history32H-Score8Jorbit Vivas 3B · L.238 / .653 · 3 HRvs hand .663 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score9Jacob Young CF · R.252 / .708 · 10 HRvs hand .669 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTORTOR·WSHWSH
AVG.247 9th.246 12th
OPS.691 28th.744 4th
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 ERA4.12vs4.80
no league rank
Saves52vs42
TORWSH
ResultsTORTOR·WSHWSH
+24622nd
Run differential
+3606th
79–83 Record77–85
4–6 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Toronto Blue Jays (4–6)
W
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
L
W
Washington Nationals (6–4)
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—0
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Jays?+
Shane Bieber (4.70 ERA, 2–1) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Nationals?+
Cade Cavalli (3.58 ERA, 7–4) 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?+
Shane Bieber is at 40; Cade Cavalli is at 70. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.