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September 25, 2026 · AL East

Cincinnati Reds vs Toronto Blue Jays

September 25, 2026Rogers CentreClear 61°F · 6 mph, Out To RF
AWAY
Cincinnati Reds
74-86
5
vs
HOME
Toronto Blue Jays
78-82
6

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B1 Alejandro Kirk Alejandro Kirk doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Carlos Jorge. Charles McAdoo scores. CIN 0, TOR 1
B1 Kazuma Okamoto Kazuma Okamoto doubles (25) on a sharp line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Alejandro Kirk scores. CIN 0, TOR 2
T2 Eugenio Suárez Eugenio Suárez homers (26) on a fly ball to left field. CIN 1, TOR 2
T3 Elly De La Cruz Elly De La Cruz doubles (30) on a fly ball to left fielder Davis Schneider. Oswaldo Cabrera scores. Carlos Jorge scores. CIN 3, TOR 2
T3 Sal Stewart Sal Stewart singles on a line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Elly De La Cruz scores. CIN 4, TOR 2
T3 Héctor Rodríguez Héctor Rodríguez grounds into a force out, pitcher José Soriano to shortstop Ernie Clement. Sal Stewart scores. Eugenio Suárez out at 2nd. Héctor Rodríguez to 1st. CIN 5, TOR 2
B7 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Andrés Giménez scores. Alejandro Kirk to 2nd. CIN 5, TOR 3
B7 Kazuma Okamoto Kazuma Okamoto doubles (26) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Carlos Jorge. Alejandro Kirk scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. George Springer to 3rd. CIN 5, TOR 5
B7 Nathan Lukes Nathan Lukes singles on a ground ball to left fielder JJ Bleday. George Springer scores. Kazuma Okamoto to 3rd. CIN 5, TOR 6

Box score

  123456789 R
CIN 014000000 5
TOR 200000400 6

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Reds AWAY 5

Nick Lodolo started for Reds, leaving with a 5–2 lead. Out of the bullpen, Luis Mey took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Nick Lodolo Starter 5.0 92 2 3
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Nick Lodolo threw
    CSW 28% 1st-pitch strike 46% 3.8 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 38 41% 4 10 5 16 3
    Changeup 23 25% 3 3 2 9 6
    Curveball 18 20% 0 2 2 10 4
    Sinker 13 14% 0 4 2 3 4
  • Luis Mey Middle 1.0 27 4 1 L inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Pierce Johnson Middle 1.0 19 0 1 BS inherited 3, all 3 scored
  • Graham Ashcraft Setup 1.0 16 0 1
Blue Jays HOME 6

José Soriano started for Blue Jays, leaving trailing 2–5.

workload · innings pitched
  • José Soriano Starter 3.0 48 5 2
    Pitch-by-pitch: what José Soriano threw
    CSW 29% 1st-pitch strike 63% 3.0 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Sinker 20 42% 1 4 3 5 7
    Knuckle Curve 10 21% 0 4 1 4 1
    Splitter 10 21% 1 1 2 1 5
    Four-Seam Fastball 7 15% 3 0 1 2 1
    Slider 1 2% 0 0 1 0 0
  • Brendan Cellucci Middle 2.0 25 0 3
  • Chad Dallas Middle 1.1 33 0 3
  • Mason Fluharty Setup 0.2 11 0 0 W inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Tyler Rogers Setup 1.0 13 0 1 HLD
  • Louis Varland Closer 1.0 11 0 2 SV

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 7th · off Johnson
  • Lukes 1B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · CIN
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Carlos Jorge CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .179 .220 .308 .528
Elly De La Cruz DH 4 1 1 2 1 1 .285 .367 .521 .888 2B, SB
Sal Stewart 1B 5 1 1 1 0 3 .265 .333 .463 .796
JJ Bleday LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .214 .321 .407 .728
Héctor Rodríguez RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 .228 .271 .404 .675
Juan Brito 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .263 .308 .414 .722
Jose Trevino C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .217 .221 .336 .557
Oswaldo Cabrera SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .100 .100 .150 .250
Eugenio Suárez 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .212 .308 .433 .741 HR (26)
HOME · TOR
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Andrés Giménez SS 1 1 0 0 1 1 .244 .290 .361 .651
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 .262 .334 .359 .693
George Springer DH 5 1 0 0 0 1 .248 .320 .402 .722
Kazuma Okamoto 3B 3 0 2 3 1 0 .234 .310 .456 .766 2 2B
Nathan Lukes RF 3 0 2 1 0 0 .279 .328 .390 .718 2B
Brett Bateman CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .392 .411 .803
Ernie Clement 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .288 .368 .656
Josh Smith LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .203 .292 .319 .611
Charles McAdoo 2B 3 1 2 0 0 1 .255 .304 .362 .666 2B
Alejandro Kirk C 3 2 1 1 2 0 .282 .356 .421 .777 2B
Davis Schneider LF 1 0 0 0 1 1 .149 .311 .322 .633
Myles Straw CF 2 0 2 0 0 0 .243 .307 .346 .653

Pitching lines

AWAY · CIN
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Nick Lodolo 5.0 7 2 2 2 3 0 92 4.97
Luis Mey 1.0 1 4 3 2 1 0 27 6.42 L
Pierce Johnson 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 4.62 BS
Graham Ashcraft 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 4.19
HOME · TOR
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
José Soriano 3.0 8 5 5 0 2 1 48 3.91
Brendan Cellucci 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 25 0.00
Chad Dallas 1.1 2 0 0 1 3 0 33 5.02
Mason Fluharty 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.36 W
Tyler Rogers 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.77 HLD
Louis Varland 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 1.27 SV

Manager comparison

AWAY · CIN
Terry Francona
Terry Francona
Lineup 3.3 R Bunts 2.2 R IBBs 4.4 R
HOME · TOR
John Schneider
John Schneider
Lineup 2.6 R Bunts 5.3 R IBBs 7.1 R

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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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