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April 22, 2026 · AL West

Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Angels

April 22, 2026Angel StadiumPartly Cloudy 68°F · 6 mph, Out To RF
AWAY
Toronto Blue Jays
10-14
3
vs
HOME
Los Angeles Angels
12-14
7

Starting pitchers

AWAY · TOR
Eric Lauer
Eric Lauer
IP 5
HOME · LAA
José Soriano
José Soriano
IP 5

Lineups

AWAY · TOR
  1. 1 Nathan Lukes LF
  2. 2 Ernie Clement 2B
  3. 3 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. DH
  4. 4 Jesús Sánchez RF
  5. 5 Lenyn Sosa 1B
  6. 6 Daulton Varsho CF
  7. 7 Kazuma Okamoto 3B
  8. 8 Andrés Giménez SS
  9. 9 Tyler Heineman C
HOME · LAA
  1. 1 Zach Neto SS
  2. 2 Mike Trout DH
  3. 3 Jo Adell LF
  4. 4 Jorge Soler RF
  5. 5 Oswald Peraza 3B
  6. 6 Nolan Schanuel 1B
  7. 7 Vaughn Grissom 2B
  8. 8 Logan O'Hoppe C
  9. 9 Bryce Teodosio CF

Box score

  123456789 R
TOR 000000300 3
LAA 001110400 7

Manager comparison

Both managers grade B / C entering this matchup.

AWAY · TOR
John Schneider
B Lineup 0.3 R Bunts 1.5 R IBBs 1.3 R
HOME · LAA
Kurt Suzuki
C Lineup 1.4 R Bunts 2.0 R IBBs 2.1 R

Recent form

AWAY · TOR
5-5 W1 +8 run diff
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HOME · LAA
3-7 L1 -10 run diff
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Season series: 3-1 with TOR listed first across 4 prior meetings.

Tactical analysis

RunsLeft separates manager decisions from player execution from game variance. Each card below is the same three-number framework that drives the share cards on the SPA replay page.

AWAY · Toronto Blue Jays
  • Manager lineup cost −0.02 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 2.34 vs actual lineup 2.35
  • Player execution +0.65 R/G Players exceeded the lineup's 2.35 projection by 0.65 (scored 3)
  • Game variance +0.66 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation

Jr. 0-for-4 batting 3rd

HOME · Los Angeles Angels
  • Manager lineup cost −0.05 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 4.68 vs actual lineup 4.73
  • Player execution +2.27 R/G Players exceeded the lineup's 4.73 projection by 2.27 (scored 7)
  • Game variance +2.32 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation

O'Hoppe 2-for-4 from the 8-hole

COUNTERFACTUAL

Optimal lineups projected 2.3 – 4.7 — actual was 3 – 7.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. Tactical analysis comes from a per-game Monte Carlo: 10,000 simulated games against the opposing starter's ERA, both for the actual lineup the manager wrote and for the optimal arrangement of those nine players. The three numbers — manager cost, player execution, game variance — separate which part of the result was the lineup, the players, or the dice.

Read the full methodology.