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Toronto Blue Jays 5, Washington Nationals 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:05 PM ET · Nationals ParkGame-day snapshot Jul 29, 12:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score44
Toronto Blue Jays
79–83 · 5th AL East · T-Score 44
5
5–2
FINAL
Washington Nationals
77–85 · 4th NL East · T-Score 51
2
T-Score51
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherJaysYesavage owns the stronger overall starter profile, with the higher P-Score and better strikeout and baserunner rates.
Offense vs handNationalsWashington owns a .731 OPS vs RHP, 10th in MLB; Toronto ranks 25th vs RHP.
LineupNationalsWashington's official lineup includes 5 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Recent formNationalsWashington has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.
PowerNationalsWashington has 159 home runs this season, 52 more than Toronto.

Starting pitchers

TOR
Trey Yesavage RHP
Trey Yesavage
Toronto Blue Jays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.92
71st
WHIP
1.18
44th
K/9
9.21
72nd
BB/9
4.45
198th
P-Score52i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.06
93rd
OPS/R
–
IP
85.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.18
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
WSH
Zack Littell RHP
Zack Littell
Washington Nationals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.17
173rd
WHIP
1.34
159th
K/9
5.88
222nd
BB/9
2.76
83rd
P-Score32i
FIP
–
HR/9
2.23
220th
OPS/R
–
IP
101.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.50
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Yesavage strikes out 3.3 more batters per nine innings.
·Yesavage allows the lower home-run rate: 1.06 vs 2.23 per nine.
·Yesavage enters with a 3.92 ERA compared with Littell's 5.17.
·Littell walks 1.7 fewer batters per nine innings.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Yesavage arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam47%94.3
Splitter29%82.9
Slider24%87.6
Littell arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Slider28%88.2
Four-seam25%91.7
Splitter23%84.1
Sinker14%91.4
Sweeper9%79.3

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Jays vs RHP (Zack Littell)
25th
in MLB
0.705OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Nationals vs RHP (Trey Yesavage)
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 Zack Littell
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Littell (BvP)
1Yohendrick PiñangoLLF41.7025.747No MLB historyNo history
2Nathan LukesLRF49.71410.744No MLB historyNo history
3Kazuma OkamotoR3B74.76233.728No MLB historyNo history
4George SpringerRDH62.72615.754No MLB historyNo history
5Alejandro KirkRC63.76610.755No MLB historyNo history
6Daulton VarshoLCF47.63612.682No MLB historyNo history
7Ernie ClementR2B42.6499.660No MLB historyNo history
8Andrés GiménezLSS41.6509.660No MLB historyNo history
9Davis SchneiderRLF40.6255.700No 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-Score3Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232 / .762 · 33 HRvs hand .728 · No MLB history · No history74H-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-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-Score9Davis Schneider LF · R.145 / .625 · 5 HRvs hand .700 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score
Washington NationalsOfficial lineupvs RHP Trey Yesavage
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Yesavage (BvP)
1James WoodLRF84.89130.949No MLB historyNo history
2Luis García Jr.L1B78.83030.918No MLB historyNo history
3Brady HouseR3B59.71010.586No MLB historyNo history
4CJ AbramsLSS70.83333.884No MLB historyNo history
5Harry FordRC45.6643.492No MLB historyNo history
6Daylen LileLLF63.72522.778No MLB historyNo history
7Jacob YoungRCF55.70810.669No 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-Score3Brady House 3B · R.247 / .710 · 10 HRvs hand .586 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score4CJ Abrams SS · L.261 / .833 · 33 HRvs hand .884 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score5Harry Ford C · R.190 / .664 · 3 HRvs hand .492 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score6Daylen Lile LF · L.246 / .725 · 22 HRvs hand .778 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score7Jacob Young CF · R.252 / .708 · 10 HRvs hand .669 · No MLB history · No history55H-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 ERA4.20vs4.58
no league rank
Saves52vs42
TORWSH
ResultsTORTOR·WSHWSH
+25321st
Run differential
+3714th
79–83 Record77–85
3–7 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Toronto Blue Jays (3–7)
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
L
Washington Nationals (6–4)
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—0
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Jays?+
Trey Yesavage (3.92 ERA, 4–5) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Nationals?+
Zack Littell (5.17 ERA, 7–8) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:05 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?+
Trey Yesavage is at 52; Zack Littell is at 32. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.