Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays, September 9, 2026

Blue JaysTOR
0-2
Final
AthleticsATH

September 9, 2026, 3:05 PM ET | Sutter Health Park

Last 5 Form

Toronto Blue Jays

2-3

Last 5
W 4-3
@ KC
L 1-6
@ KC
L 5-6
@ ATH
W 4-2
@ ATH
L 0-2
@ ATH

Athletics

3-2

Last 5
W 6-2
@ SEA
L 0-2
@ SEA
W 6-5
vs TOR
L 2-4
vs TOR
W 2-0
vs TOR

Starting Pitchers

Toronto Blue Jays

Braydon Fisher headshot
Braydon Fisher
Recorded starter

Athletics

Brady Basso headshot
Brady Basso
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 9, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Toronto Blue Jays73-74.497#4#415.0
Athletics59-88.401#4#1115.5
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Toronto Blue JaysAthletics
.691
OPS
.719
152
HR
194
648
Runs
699
3.90
ERA
5.51
1.29
WHIP
1.51
1410
Strikeouts by pitchers
1356

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Toronto Blue Jays

Hitters

Kazuma Okamoto headshot
Kazuma Okamoto

7 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Josh Smith headshot
Josh Smith

3 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Alejandro Kirk headshot
Alejandro Kirk

5 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Tyler Rogers headshot
Tyler Rogers

3.0 IP, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA

José Soriano headshot
José Soriano

7.0 IP, 3 SO, 2.57 ERA

Max Scherzer headshot
Max Scherzer

5.2 IP, 2 SO, 4.77 ERA

Athletics

Hitters

Henry Bolte headshot
Henry Bolte

6 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Max Muncy headshot
Max Muncy

5 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Donovan Walton headshot
Donovan Walton

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Jeffrey Springs headshot
Jeffrey Springs

7.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Brady Basso headshot
Brady Basso

4.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Scott Blewett headshot
Scott Blewett

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Brady Basso headshot
Brady Basso
Athletics, MLBDB pick
Henry Bolte headshot
Henry Bolte
Athletics, MLBDB pick
Scott Blewett headshot
Scott Blewett
Athletics, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Athletics 2, Toronto Blue Jays 0: TOR 6 hits, ATH 4 hits; TOR 0 errors, ATH 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Toronto Blue Jays000000000060
Athletics00110000x240

Box Score

Batting

6 players led Toronto Blue Jays with 1 hit each.

Toronto Blue Jays batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Brett BatemanRF/CF4010000
Charles McAdooLF2010010
Nathan LukesPH/RF1010000
George SpringerPH1000000
Jesús SánchezRF0000000
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B3000100
Alejandro KirkDH3010110
Kazuma Okamoto3B4000030
Andrés GiménezSS4010000
Ernie Clement2B3010100
Brandon ValenzuelaC3000020
Myles StrawCF/LF2000010
Josh SmithPH/LF1000010
Totals31060390

Max Muncy led Athletics with 2 hits.

Athletics batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Henry BolteCF/LF4111021
Lawrence ButlerRF4000000
Zack Gelof3B4000020
Carlos CortesLF3000000
Denzel ClarkeCF0000000
Tommy White1B3110000
Max MuncyDH2020100
Donovan Walton2B2000100
Brian ServenC3000010
Alika WilliamsSS3000000
Totals28241251

Pitching

Michael Lorenzen went 2.2 innings for Toronto Blue Jays (2 SO, 2 ER); Brady Basso went 4.0 innings for Athletics (4 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Toronto Blue Jays
Braydon Fisher1.0000010
Michael Lorenzen2.2422121
Paul Sewald1.0000000
Joe Mantiply1.1000000
Tyler Rogers1.0000100
Louis Varland1.0000020
Athletics
Brady Basso4.0300240
Scott Blewett2.0200110
Luis Medina1.0000020
Hogan Harris1.0000000
Elvis Alvarado1.0100020
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • B3

    Home Run Henry Bolte homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. TOR 0, ATH 1

  • B4

    Flyout Donovan Walton flies out to right fielder Brett Bateman. Max Muncy to 3rd. TOR 0, ATH 2

Play-by-Play

All 64 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Flyout Ernie Clement flies out to right fielder Lawrence Butler. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • T9

    Single Andrés Giménez singles on a line drive to left fielder Henry Bolte. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • T9

    Strikeout Kazuma Okamoto strikes out swinging. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • T9

    Strikeout Alejandro Kirk strikes out swinging. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • B8

    Strikeout Zack Gelof strikes out swinging. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • B8

    Flyout Lawrence Butler flies out to right fielder Jesús Sánchez. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • B8

    Strikeout Henry Bolte called out on strikes. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • T8

    Flyout Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flies out to left fielder Henry Bolte. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • T8

    Flyout George Springer flies out sharply to center fielder Denzel Clarke. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • T8

    Groundout Brett Bateman grounds out, third baseman Zack Gelof to first baseman Tommy White. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • B7

    Groundout Alika Williams grounds out, second baseman Ernie Clement to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • B7

    Groundout Brian Serven grounds out, pitcher Tyler Rogers to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • B7

    Groundout Donovan Walton grounds out, pitcher Tyler Rogers to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Max Muncy to 2nd. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • B7

    Walk Max Muncy walks. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • T7

    Strikeout Josh Smith strikes out swinging. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • T7

    Strikeout Brandon Valenzuela strikes out swinging. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • T7

    Groundout Ernie Clement grounds out, third baseman Zack Gelof to first baseman Tommy White. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • B6

    Lineout Tommy White lines out to center fielder Brett Bateman. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • B6

    Pop Out Carlos Cortes pops out to shortstop Andrés Giménez. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • B6

    Flyout Zack Gelof flies out to right fielder Nathan Lukes. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • T6

    Groundout Andrés Giménez grounds out, shortstop Alika Williams to first baseman Tommy White. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • T6

    Grounded Into DP Kazuma Okamoto grounds into a double play, third baseman Zack Gelof to second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Tommy White. Alejandro Kirk out at 2nd. Kazuma Okamoto out at 1st. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • T6

    Walk Alejandro Kirk walks. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • B5

    Pop Out Lawrence Butler pops out to third baseman Kazuma Okamoto in foul territory. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • B5

    Groundout Henry Bolte grounds out, second baseman Ernie Clement to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • B5

    Flyout Alika Williams flies out to center fielder Brett Bateman. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • T5

    Grounded Into DP Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds into a double play, pitcher Scott Blewett to second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Tommy White. Nathan Lukes out at 2nd. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. out at 1st. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • T5

    Single Nathan Lukes singles on a ground ball to second baseman Donovan Walton, deflected by pitcher Scott Blewett. Brett Bateman to 3rd. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • T5

    Double Brett Bateman doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Carlos Cortes. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • T5

    Strikeout Myles Straw strikes out swinging, catcher Brian Serven to first baseman Tommy White. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • B4

    Flyout Brian Serven flies out to left fielder Charles McAdoo. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • B4

    Flyout Donovan Walton flies out to right fielder Brett Bateman. Max Muncy to 3rd. TOR 0, ATH 2

  • B4

    Single Max Muncy singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Charles McAdoo. Tommy White to 3rd. TOR 0, ATH 1

  • B4

    Single Tommy White singles on a line drive to right fielder Brett Bateman. TOR 0, ATH 1

  • B4

    Groundout Carlos Cortes grounds out, first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to pitcher Michael Lorenzen. TOR 0, ATH 1

  • T4

    Strikeout Brandon Valenzuela strikes out swinging, catcher Brian Serven to first baseman Tommy White. TOR 0, ATH 1

  • T4

    Single Ernie Clement singles on a ground ball to center fielder Henry Bolte. Alejandro Kirk to 3rd. TOR 0, ATH 1

  • T4

    Groundout Andrés Giménez grounds out, second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Tommy White. Alejandro Kirk to 2nd. TOR 0, ATH 1

  • T4

    Strikeout Kazuma Okamoto strikes out swinging. TOR 0, ATH 1

  • T4

    Single Alejandro Kirk singles on a ground ball to shortstop Alika Williams, deflected by first baseman Tommy White. TOR 0, ATH 1

  • B3

    Strikeout Brandon Valenzuela challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Zack Gelof called out on strikes. TOR 0, ATH 1

  • B3

    Groundout Lawrence Butler grounds out, second baseman Ernie Clement to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 0, ATH 1

  • B3

    Home Run Henry Bolte homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. TOR 0, ATH 1

  • B3

    Lineout Alika Williams lines out to left fielder Charles McAdoo. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • T3

    Groundout Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out, second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Tommy White. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • T3

    Single Charles McAdoo singles on a ground ball to pitcher Brady Basso. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • T3

    Lineout Brett Bateman lines out sharply to shortstop Alika Williams. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • T3

    Flyout Myles Straw flies out to right fielder Lawrence Butler. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Brian Serven strikes out swinging. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • B2

    Walk Donovan Walton walks. Max Muncy to 2nd. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • B2

    Single Max Muncy singles on a line drive to center fielder Myles Straw. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • B2

    Flyout Tommy White flies out to center fielder Myles Straw. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • B2

    Groundout Carlos Cortes grounds out, second baseman Ernie Clement to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • T2

    Flyout Brandon Valenzuela flies out to center fielder Henry Bolte. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • T2

    Walk Ernie Clement walks. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • T2

    Groundout Andrés Giménez grounds out, second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Tommy White. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Kazuma Okamoto strikes out swinging. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • B1

    Flyout Zack Gelof flies out to center fielder Myles Straw. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • B1

    Pop Out Lawrence Butler pops out to third baseman Kazuma Okamoto. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Henry Bolte strikes out swinging. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • T1

    Lineout Alejandro Kirk lines out to second baseman Donovan Walton. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • T1

    Walk Vladimir Guerrero Jr. walks. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Charles McAdoo strikes out swinging. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • T1

    Groundout Brett Bateman grounds out, second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Tommy White. TOR 0, ATH 0