ARCHIVE March 28, 2026
March 28, 2026 · AL East

Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays

March 28, 2026Rogers CentreRoof Closed 68°F · 0 mph, None
AWAY
Oakland Athletics
0-2
7
vs
HOME
Toronto Blue Jays
2-0
8

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B3 George Springer George Springer doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom. Myles Straw scores. Andrés Giménez to 3rd. ATH 0, TOR 1
T6 Tyler Soderstrom Tyler Soderstrom doubles (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Davis Schneider. Nick Kurtz scores. ATH 1, TOR 1
B6 Daulton Varsho Daulton Varsho singles on a line drive to right fielder Carlos Cortes. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Daulton Varsho to 2nd. ATH 1, TOR 2
T7 Denzel Clarke Denzel Clarke singles on a ground ball to pitcher Brendon Little. Jeff McNeil scores. Max Muncy to 3rd. ATH 2, TOR 2
T7 Shea Langeliers Shea Langeliers hits a grand slam (3) to center field. Max Muncy scores. Denzel Clarke scores. Nick Kurtz scores. ATH 6, TOR 2
B7 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jeff McNeil. Jesús Sánchez scores. Addison Barger to 2nd. ATH 6, TOR 3
B8 Jesús Sánchez Jesús Sánchez singles on a ground ball to third baseman Max Muncy. Alejandro Kirk scores. Daulton Varsho to 2nd. ATH 6, TOR 4
B8 Andrés Giménez Andrés Giménez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Daulton Varsho scores. Jesús Sánchez to 2nd. ATH 6, TOR 5
B9 Alejandro Kirk Alejandro Kirk homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. ATH 6, TOR 6
T10 Brent Rooker Brent Rooker singles on a ground ball to right fielder Addison Barger. Nick Kurtz scores. ATH 7, TOR 6
B10 Addison Barger Addison Barger out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jeff McNeil. Jesús Sánchez scores. ATH 7, TOR 7
B11 Ernie Clement Ernie Clement singles on a line drive to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom. Nathan Lukes scores. Daulton Varsho to 2nd. ATH 7, TOR 8

Box score

  1234567891011 R
ATH 00000150010 7
TOR 00100112111 8

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Athletics AWAY 7

Jeffrey Springs started for Athletics, leaving trailing 1–2. Out of the bullpen, Elvis Alvarado took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Jeffrey Springs Starter 5.1 83 2 2
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Jeffrey Springs threw
    CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 59% 3.8 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 31 37% 0 6 8 12 5
    Changeup 16 19% 4 2 1 5 4
    Cutter 15 18% 0 2 2 9 2
    Slider 11 13% 0 3 2 2 4
    Sweeper 10 12% 0 3 1 4 2
  • Mark Leiter Jr. Middle 0.2 17 1 0 inherited 1, all 1 scored
  • Elvis Alvarado Setup 1.0 26 2 2 HLD inherited 2, 1 scored
  • Hogan Harris Setup 0.2 19 0 0 HLD inherited 2, all 2 scored
  • Michael Kelly Reliever 1.1 15 1 1 BS inherited 3, stranded 3
  • Scott Barlow Setup 1.0 14 1 1 BS
  • Luis Medina Middle 0.1 10 1 1 L
Blue Jays HOME 8

Dylan Cease started for Blue Jays, leaving with the game tied 1–1. Out of the bullpen, Brendon Little took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Dylan Cease Starter 5.1 90 1 12
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Dylan Cease threw
    CSW 43% 1st-pitch strike 59% 4.1 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Slider 33 37% 15 3 2 9 4
    Four-Seam Fastball 24 27% 3 4 7 8 2
    Knuckle Curve 9 10% 2 2 1 4 0
    Sinker 9 10% 0 3 4 1 1
    Changeup 8 9% 3 1 0 4 0
    Sweeper 7 8% 1 2 0 3 1
  • Braydon Fisher Setup 0.2 4 0 0 inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Mason Fluharty Setup 0.0 9 2 0
  • Brendon Little Reliever 0.2 23 3 2 BS inherited 2, all 2 scored
  • Tommy Nance Middle 1.1 11 0 1
  • Tyler Rogers Setup 1.0 7 0 2
  • Louis Varland Closer 1.0 14 1 1
  • Spencer Miles Long 1.0 16 0 1 W

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 11th · off Medina
  • Clement 1B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · ATH
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Nick Kurtz 1B 2 3 0 0 3 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 SB
Shea Langeliers C 4 1 2 4 1 1 .625 .667 1.750 2.417 HR (3)
Tyler Soderstrom LF 5 0 2 1 0 2 .250 .333 .375 .708 2B
Brent Rooker DH 5 0 1 1 0 3 .111 .111 .111 .222
Jeff McNeil RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .143 .250 .143 .393 SB
Max Muncy 3B 5 1 1 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 SB
Andy Ibáñez 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
Denzel Clarke CF 5 1 1 1 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286
Jacob Wilson SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Carlos Cortes RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
HOME · TOR
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
George Springer DH 6 0 1 1 0 3 .100 .100 .200 .300 2B
Addison Barger RF 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B 3 1 1 1 3 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Alejandro Kirk C 5 2 1 1 1 1 .111 .200 .444 .644 HR (1)
Daulton Varsho CF 4 1 2 1 2 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Ernie Clement 2B 6 0 2 1 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Jesús Sánchez LF 2 2 1 1 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Andrés Giménez SS 5 0 4 1 0 0 .750 .778 1.000 1.778 SB
Davis Schneider LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Kazuma Okamoto 3B 5 0 1 0 1 2 .375 .500 .375 .875
Myles Straw RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000

Pitching lines

AWAY · ATH
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Jeffrey Springs 5.1 5 2 2 3 2 0 83 3.38
Mark Leiter Jr. 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 17 13.50
Elvis Alvarado 1.0 1 2 2 2 2 0 26 18.00 HLD
Hogan Harris 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 19 0.00 HLD
Michael Kelly 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 15 6.75 BS
Scott Barlow 1.0 1 1 0 1 1 0 14 0.00 BS
Luis Medina 0.1 1 1 0 1 1 0 10 0.00 L
HOME · TOR
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Dylan Cease 5.1 3 1 1 2 12 0 90 1.69
Braydon Fisher 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00
Mason Fluharty 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 9 -.--
Brendon Little 0.2 2 3 3 1 2 1 23 40.50 BS
Tommy Nance 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.00
Tyler Rogers 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0.00
Louis Varland 1.0 1 1 0 1 1 0 14 0.00
Spencer Miles 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 0.00 W

Manager comparison

AWAY · ATH
Mark Kotsay
Lineup 3.3 R Bunts 1.3 R IBBs 1.6 R
HOME · TOR
John Schneider
Lineup 1.1 R Bunts 2.3 R IBBs 1.5 R

Recent form

AWAY · ATH
5-5 L2 -13 run diff
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HOME · TOR
6-3 W1 -5 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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