August 6, 2026 · NL Cent
Toronto Blue Jays vs Chicago Cubs
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Nathan Lukes | Nathan Lukes called out on strikes. | TOR 1, CHC 0 |
| T7 | Alejandro Kirk | Alejandro Kirk singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Andrés Giménez scores. | TOR 2, CHC 0 |
| B9 | Alex Bregman | Alex Bregman homers (12) on a fly ball to left field. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. | TOR 2, CHC 2 |
| B11 | Michael Busch | Pete Crow-Armstrong steals (29) 3rd base. Seiya Suzuki steals (2) 2nd base. Throwing error by catcher Brandon Valenzuela. | TOR 2, CHC 3 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Blue Jays
AWAY
2
Dylan Cease started for Blue Jays, leaving with a 2–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, Louis Varland took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Dylan Cease
Starter
7.0
104
0
10
Pitch-by-pitch: what Dylan Cease threw
CSW 31% 1st-pitch strike 58% 4.3 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 40 38% 4 6 11 14 5 Slider 32 31% 4 9 5 9 5 Changeup 11 11% 0 3 1 7 0 Knuckle Curve 9 9% 1 1 2 4 1 Sweeper 8 8% 0 3 1 3 1 Sinker 4 4% 1 0 1 1 1 - Braydon Fisher Setup 1.0 15 0 1 HLD
- Louis Varland Closer 1.0 21 2 0 BS
- Chase Lee Middle 1.0 10 0 1
- Brendon Little Middle 0.1 8 1 0 L
Cubs
HOME
3
David Peterson started for Cubs, leaving trailing 0–1. Out of the bullpen, Aaron Civale took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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David Peterson
Starter
5.0
89
1
3
Pitch-by-pitch: what David Peterson threw
CSW 20% 1st-pitch strike 61% 3.9 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 35 39% 0 5 6 16 8 Slider 21 24% 4 1 5 6 5 Changeup 14 16% 0 2 4 5 3 Four-Seam Fastball 13 15% 1 1 3 7 1 Curveball 6 7% 0 4 0 2 0 - Ryan Rolison Middle 1.0 14 0 0
- Aaron Civale Reliever 3.0 45 1 3
- Caleb Thielbar Middle 1.0 12 0 0
- Trent Thornton Middle 1.0 12 0 1 W
Where the game turned
1 run
- Busch Stolen Base 3B
Batting lines
AWAY · TOR
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles Straw CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .225 | .278 | .340 | .618 | |
| Kazuma Okamoto 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .229 | .303 | .439 | .742 | |
| George Springer DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .316 | .398 | .714 | |
| Nathan Lukes RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .317 | .360 | .677 | |
| Ernie Clement 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .311 | .415 | .726 | |
| Josh Smith 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .204 | .288 | .261 | .549 | |
| Jesús Sánchez LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .310 | .434 | .744 | |
| Andrés Giménez SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .281 | .353 | .634 | 2B, 2 SB |
| Alejandro Kirk C | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .329 | .369 | .698 | |
| Luis Urías 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .322 | .481 | .803 | 2B |
| Davis Schneider LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .144 | .289 | .279 | .568 |
HOME · CHC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .289 | .386 | .550 | .936 | SB |
| Seiya Suzuki DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .270 | .364 | .476 | .840 | SB |
| Michael Busch 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .241 | .352 | .390 | .742 | |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .248 | .338 | .384 | .722 | HR (12), SB |
| Nico Hoerner 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .321 | .363 | .684 | |
| Michael Conforto RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .227 | .323 | .448 | .771 | |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .217 | .294 | .406 | .700 | |
| Carson Kelly C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .352 | .381 | .733 | |
| Ian Happ LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .323 | .404 | .727 | |
| Miguel Amaya C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .238 | .348 | .350 | .698 | |
| Pedro Ramírez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 | .350 | .415 | .765 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · TOR
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Cease | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 104 | 2.28 | |
| Braydon Fisher | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3.86 | HLD |
| Louis Varland | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1.38 | BS |
| Chase Lee | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5.06 | |
| Brendon Little | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11.48 | L |
HOME · CHC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Peterson | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 5.35 | |
| Ryan Rolison | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2.35 | |
| Aaron Civale | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 5.14 | |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.84 | |
| Trent Thornton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2.78 | W |
Manager comparison
AWAY · TOR
Lineup 2.5 R
Bunts 5.3 R
IBBs 6.6 R
HOME · CHC
Lineup 3.9 R
Bunts 2.0 R
IBBs 1.8 R
Recent form
AWAY · TOR
4-6
L2
-8 run diff
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HOME · CHC
5-5
W1
+13 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.