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September 3, 2026 · AL Cent

Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Guardians

September 3, 2026Progressive FieldPartly Cloudy 88°F · 10 mph, L To R
AWAY
Toronto Blue Jays
70-71
6
vs
HOME
Cleveland Guardians
70-70
3

Game Highlights

Published September 3, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B3 Angel Genao Angel Genao singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brett Bateman. Jo Adell scores. Nathaniel Lowe to 2nd. TOR 0, CLE 1
T4 Sean Keys Sean Keys singles on a line drive to left fielder Jo Adell. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. TOR 1, CLE 1
T5 Nathan Lukes Nathan Lukes doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Ernie Clement scores. Brandon Valenzuela scores. Brett Bateman to 3rd. TOR 3, CLE 1
T5 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Brett Bateman scores. Nathan Lukes to 3rd. TOR 4, CLE 1
T5 Jesús Sánchez Jesús Sánchez singles on a fly ball to center fielder Steven Kwan. Nathan Lukes scores. TOR 5, CLE 1
B5 Austin Hedges Austin Hedges singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brett Bateman. Jo Adell scores. Angel Genao scores. Daniel Schneemann to 2nd. TOR 5, CLE 3
T9 Ernie Clement Ernie Clement singles on a line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Josh Smith scores. Andrés Giménez to 3rd. TOR 6, CLE 3

Box score

  123456789 R
TOR 000140001 6
CLE 001020000 3

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 6

José Soriano started for Blue Jays, leaving with a 5–3 lead.

workload · innings pitched
  • José Soriano Starter 4.2 98 3 2
    Pitch-by-pitch: what José Soriano threw
    CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 79% 4.1 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Sinker 30 31% 1 7 10 5 7
    Knuckle Curve 24 24% 3 5 2 11 3
    Splitter 16 16% 1 2 1 8 4
    Slider 15 15% 2 2 3 7 1
    Four-Seam Fastball 13 13% 1 1 6 2 3
  • Mason Fluharty Setup 1.0 30 0 1 inherited 2, all 2 scored
  • Spencer Miles Long 1.1 18 0 1 W
  • Tyler Rogers Setup 1.0 9 0 0 HLD
  • Louis Varland Closer 1.0 18 0 2 SV
Guardians HOME 3

Tanner Bibee started for Guardians, leaving with the game tied 1–1. Out of the bullpen, Carlos Hernández took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Tanner Bibee Starter 4.0 89 5 4 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Tanner Bibee threw
    CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 55% 4.5 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 25 28% 2 6 4 10 3
    Cutter 21 24% 2 3 4 10 2
    Changeup 14 16% 3 0 1 8 2
    Sinker 13 15% 0 4 1 6 2
    Curveball 9 10% 0 3 0 5 1
    Sweeper 7 8% 0 0 5 1 1
  • Colin Holderman Setup 0.1 22 0 0 inherited 2, all 2 scored
  • Craig Yoho Middle 1.1 16 0 1 inherited 3, stranded 3
  • Matt Festa Middle 1.0 18 0 2 inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Tim Herrin Setup 1.0 25 0 1 inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Hunter Gaddis Setup 0.1 4 0 0 inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Carlos Hernández Middle 1.0 26 1 2

Where the game turned

2 runs Top 5th · off Bibee
  • Lukes 2B (2)

Batting lines

AWAY · TOR
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Brett Bateman CF 5 1 3 0 0 1 .330 .380 .396 .776
Nathan Lukes RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 .265 .317 .391 .708 2 2B
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B 3 1 0 1 1 1 .260 .332 .357 .689
Myles Straw LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .295 .347 .642
Sean Keys DH 4 0 1 1 1 2 .195 .233 .293 .526
Josh Smith 3B 2 1 0 0 3 2 .220 .313 .321 .634
Andrés Giménez SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 .243 .288 .354 .642 SB
Ernie Clement 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 .274 .301 .386 .687
Brandon Valenzuela C 3 1 0 0 2 1 .221 .306 .373 .679
Jesús Sánchez LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 .262 .321 .422 .743
HOME · CLE
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Steven Kwan CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .275 .374 .333 .707
Chase DeLauter RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .293 .363 .455 .818 2B
José Ramírez DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 .241 .334 .386 .720
Jo Adell LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 .241 .297 .405 .702
Nathaniel Lowe 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .254 .319 .451 .770
Angel Genao 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 .253 .319 .361 .680
Daniel Schneemann 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .273 .319 .592
Brayan Rocchio SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .245 .305 .358 .663
Travis Bazzana 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .328 .361 .689
David Fry PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190 .316 .347 .663
Austin Hedges C 2 0 1 2 1 1 .258 .327 .376 .703
Angel Martínez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .285 .437 .722

Pitching lines

AWAY · TOR
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
José Soriano 4.2 6 3 3 3 2 0 98 3.52
Mason Fluharty 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 30 3.38
Spencer Miles 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 2.84 W
Tyler Rogers 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.87 HLD
Louis Varland 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 18 1.16 SV
HOME · CLE
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Tanner Bibee 4.0 4 5 5 5 4 0 89 4.06 L
Colin Holderman 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 22 2.73
Craig Yoho 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 4.41
Matt Festa 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 18 3.49
Tim Herrin 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 3.08
Hunter Gaddis 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.02
Carlos Hernández 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 26 6.00

Manager comparison

AWAY · TOR
John Schneider
John Schneider
Lineup 2.5 R Bunts 5.3 R IBBs 6.9 R
HOME · CLE
Stephen Vogt
Stephen Vogt
Lineup 3.0 R Bunts 3.2 R IBBs 1.8 R

Recent form

AWAY · TOR
4-6 W1 -5 run diff
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HOME · CLE
7-3 W5 +14 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with TOR listed first across 3 prior meetings.

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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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