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September 7, 2026 · AL West

Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics

September 7, 2026Sutter Health ParkClear 84°F · 4 mph, L To R
AWAY
Toronto Blue Jays
72-73
5
vs
HOME
Oakland Athletics
58-87
6

Game Highlights

Published September 8, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B1 Zack Gelof Zack Gelof hits a ground-rule double (15) on a line drive down the left-field line. Henry Bolte scores. TOR 0, ATH 1
B1 Max Muncy Max Muncy strikes out on a foul tip. TOR 0, ATH 2
T2 Alejandro Kirk Alejandro Kirk homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field. TOR 1, ATH 2
B3 Zack Gelof Zack Gelof reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman Kazuma Okamoto. Henry Bolte scores. TOR 1, ATH 3
B3 Carlos Cortes Carlos Cortes singles on a line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Zack Gelof scores. TOR 1, ATH 4
B5 Henry Bolte Henry Bolte homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. TOR 1, ATH 5
T7 Kazuma Okamoto Kazuma Okamoto homers (29) on a fly ball to left field. TOR 2, ATH 5
T7 Andrés Giménez Andrés Giménez doubles (21) on a line drive to left fielder Henry Bolte. Nathan Lukes scores. Ernie Clement to 3rd. TOR 3, ATH 5
T7 Josh Smith Josh Smith out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Henry Bolte. Ernie Clement scores. TOR 4, ATH 5
T9 Andrés Giménez Andrés Giménez homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field. TOR 5, ATH 5
B9 Jeff McNeil Blue Jays challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Jeff McNeil singles on a soft ground ball to shortstop Andrés Giménez. Donovan Walton scores. Alika Williams to 3rd. Henry Bolte to 2nd. TOR 5, ATH 6

Box score

  123456789 R
TOR 010000301 5
ATH 202010000 5

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 5

Dylan Cease started for Blue Jays, leaving trailing 1–5. Out of the bullpen, Louis Varland took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Dylan Cease Starter 5.0 94 5 6
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Dylan Cease threw
    CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 64% 4.3 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Slider 41 44% 10 2 4 19 6
    Four-Seam Fastball 33 35% 1 2 11 12 7
    Knuckle Curve 11 12% 0 3 4 4 0
    Changeup 5 5% 1 1 0 3 0
    Sinker 3 3% 0 0 1 1 1
    Sweeper 1 1% 0 1 0 0 0
  • Brendon Little Middle 1.0 12 0 2
  • Paul Sewald Middle 0.2 11 0 1
  • Mason Fluharty Middle 0.1 2 0 0 inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Tyler Rogers Setup 1.0 13 0 1
  • Louis Varland Closer 0.2 24 1 0 L
Athletics HOME 6

Jacob Lopez started for Athletics, leaving with a 5–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Hogan Harris took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Jacob Lopez Starter 6.0 93 4 1
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Jacob Lopez threw
    CSW 20% 1st-pitch strike 65% 3.6 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Slider 38 41% 1 3 10 11 13
    Four-Seam Fastball 32 34% 0 11 5 8 8
    Cutter 21 23% 1 3 5 10 2
    Changeup 2 2% 0 0 0 1 1
  • Luis Medina Middle 1.2 25 0 2 HLD inherited 2, 1 scored
  • Hogan Harris Middle 1.1 25 1 1 W inherited 2, stranded 2

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 9th · off Varland
  • McNeil 1B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · TOR
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Brett Bateman CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .403 .390 .793
George Springer DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 .247 .321 .409 .730
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .259 .329 .353 .682
Kazuma Okamoto 3B 2 1 1 1 2 0 .232 .306 .448 .754 HR (29)
Nathan Lukes RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .272 .321 .392 .713
Ernie Clement 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .275 .301 .385 .686
Andrés Giménez SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 .244 .289 .363 .652 HR (9), 2B
Josh Smith LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 .221 .313 .337 .650
Alejandro Kirk C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .276 .345 .422 .767 HR (9)
Myles Straw LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .301 .349 .650
HOME · ATH
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Henry Bolte LF 2 3 1 1 3 0 .275 .358 .395 .753 HR (9), 3 SB
Jeff McNeil 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 .268 .317 .372 .689
Zack Gelof 3B 4 2 1 2 0 0 .257 .320 .468 .788 2B, 2 SB
Lawrence Butler RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .229 .321 .369 .690
Denzel Clarke CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 .154 .214 .169 .383
Donovan Walton 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .265 .376 .431 .807
Alika Williams SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .304 .428 .732
Jonah Heim C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .210 .269 .386 .655
Carlos Cortes LF 2 0 2 1 0 0 .262 .329 .397 .726
Max Muncy DH 4 0 1 0 0 3 .226 .293 .391 .684

Pitching lines

AWAY · TOR
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Dylan Cease 5.0 4 5 4 2 6 1 94 2.40
Brendon Little 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 7.23
Paul Sewald 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.21
Mason Fluharty 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.30
Tyler Rogers 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.81
Louis Varland 0.2 2 1 1 2 0 0 24 1.26 L
HOME · ATH
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Jacob Lopez 6.0 7 4 4 1 1 2 93 4.78
Luis Medina 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 25 3.44 HLD
Hogan Harris 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 25 3.45 W

Manager comparison

AWAY · TOR
John Schneider
John Schneider
Lineup 2.5 R Bunts 5.3 R IBBs 6.9 R
HOME · ATH
Mark Kotsay
Mark Kotsay
Lineup 4.3 R Bunts 2.2 R IBBs 3.3 R

Recent form

AWAY · TOR
4-6 W1 -5 run diff
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HOME · ATH
3-7 L6 -34 run diff
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Season series: 1-2 with TOR listed first across 3 prior meetings.

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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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