September 8, 2026 · AL West
Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | Josh Smith | Josh Smith homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. | TOR 1, ATH 0 |
| T2 | Kazuma Okamoto | Kazuma Okamoto homers (30) on a fly ball to left field. | TOR 2, ATH 0 |
| B4 | Carlos Cortes | Carlos Cortes homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. | TOR 2, ATH 1 |
| T6 | Alejandro Kirk | Alejandro Kirk singles on a ground ball to center fielder Henry Bolte. Nathan Lukes scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to 3rd. | TOR 3, ATH 1 |
| T6 | Josh Smith | Josh Smith grounds into a double play, second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Jeff McNeil. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Alejandro Kirk out at 2nd. Josh Smith out at 1st. | TOR 4, ATH 1 |
| B7 | Donovan Walton | Donovan Walton homers (6) on a line drive to right field. | TOR 4, ATH 2 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
4
José Soriano started for Blue Jays, leaving with a 4–2 lead.
workload · innings pitched
-
José Soriano
Starter
7.0
89
2
3
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what José Soriano threw
CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 59% 3.3 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 44 49% 2 9 10 11 12 Knuckle Curve 20 22% 2 4 1 8 5 Splitter 10 11% 0 0 3 4 3 Four-Seam Fastball 8 9% 0 3 2 1 2 Slider 7 8% 0 0 1 5 1 - Spencer Miles Long 2.0 22 0 3 SV
Athletics
HOME
2
Jack Perkins started for Athletics, leaving trailing 1–2.
workload · innings pitched
-
Jack Perkins
Starter
5.0
85
4
3
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Jack Perkins threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 43% 4.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Cutter 20 24% 1 2 8 5 4 Sinker 18 21% 3 4 2 5 4 Changeup 17 20% 2 4 1 6 4 Sweeper 16 19% 2 2 1 8 3 Four-Seam Fastball 11 13% 0 2 2 4 3 Slider 3 4% 0 0 2 1 0 - Chris Roycroft Middle 2.0 35 0 1 inherited 2, all 2 scored
- Geoff Hartlieb Middle 2.0 30 0 2
Where the game turned
1 run
- Smith HR (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · TOR
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Bateman CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .330 | .398 | .385 | .783 | |
| Nathan Lukes RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .321 | .390 | .711 | |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .330 | .354 | .684 | |
| Alejandro Kirk C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .275 | .343 | .419 | .762 | |
| Kazuma Okamoto 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .308 | .454 | .762 | HR (30) |
| Andrés Giménez SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .245 | .291 | .362 | .653 | |
| Jesús Sánchez DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .260 | .318 | .416 | .734 | |
| Ernie Clement 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .299 | .382 | .681 | |
| Josh Smith LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .317 | .358 | .675 | HR (6) |
HOME · ATH
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Bolte CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .278 | .359 | .397 | .756 | |
| Jeff McNeil 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .316 | .371 | .687 | |
| Zack Gelof 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .254 | .320 | .464 | .784 | |
| Lawrence Butler RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .318 | .366 | .684 | |
| Carlos Cortes LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .328 | .405 | .733 | HR (9) |
| Tommy White DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 | .266 | .320 | .586 | |
| Donovan Walton 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .380 | .451 | .831 | HR (6) |
| Alika Williams SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .299 | .421 | .720 | |
| Jonah Heim C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .267 | .382 | .649 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · TOR
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Soriano | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 89 | 3.48 | W |
| Spencer Miles | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2.77 | SV |
HOME · ATH
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Perkins | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 85 | 6.53 | L |
| Chris Roycroft | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 6.75 | |
| Geoff Hartlieb | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 4.58 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · TOR
Lineup 2.5 R
Bunts 5.3 R
IBBs 6.9 R
HOME · ATH
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.