Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays, September 8, 2026

Blue JaysTOR
4-2
Final
AthleticsATH

September 8, 2026, 9:40 PM ET | Sutter Health Park

Last 5 Form

Toronto Blue Jays

3-2

Last 5
W 9-2
@ KC
W 4-3
@ KC
L 1-6
@ KC
L 5-6
@ ATH
W 4-2
@ ATH

Athletics

3-2

Last 5
W 7-6
@ SEA
W 6-2
@ SEA
L 0-2
@ SEA
W 6-5
vs TOR
L 2-4
vs TOR

Starting Pitchers

Toronto Blue Jays

José Soriano headshot
José Soriano
Recorded starter

Athletics

Jack Perkins headshot
Jack Perkins
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 8, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Toronto Blue Jays72-73.497#4#414.5
Athletics58-87.400#4#1116.0
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

8 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Alejandro Kirk headshot
Alejandro Kirk

6 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Josh Smith headshot
Josh Smith

3 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Joe Mantiply headshot
Joe Mantiply

3.1 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

José Soriano headshot
José Soriano

7.0 IP, 3 SO, 2.57 ERA

Michael Lorenzen headshot
Michael Lorenzen

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 3.00 ERA

Athletics

Hitters

Max Muncy headshot
Max Muncy

6 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Zack Gelof headshot
Zack Gelof

4 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Henry Bolte headshot
Henry Bolte

5 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Jeffrey Springs headshot
Jeffrey Springs

7.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Brady Basso headshot
Brady Basso

3.0 IP, 0 SO, 0.00 ERA

Geoff Hartlieb headshot
Geoff Hartlieb

4.1 IP, 5 SO, 2.08 ERA

Top Performers

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

José Soriano headshot
José Soriano
Toronto Blue Jays, MLBDB pick
Donovan Walton headshot
Donovan Walton
Athletics, MLBDB pick
Josh Smith headshot
Josh Smith
Toronto Blue Jays, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Toronto Blue Jays 4, Athletics 2: TOR 11 hits, ATH 6 hits; TOR 0 errors, ATH 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Toronto Blue Jays0200020004110
Athletics000100100260

Box Score

Batting

3 players led Toronto Blue Jays with 2 hits each.

Toronto Blue Jays batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Brett BatemanCF4010010
Nathan LukesRF4110000
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B4120010
Alejandro KirkC4011010
Josh SmithLF4121011
Myles StrawLF0000000
Kazuma Okamoto3B4121001
Andrés GiménezSS3010100
Jesús SánchezDH4010020
Ernie Clement2B4000000
Totals354113162

Henry Bolte and Donovan Walton led Athletics with 2 hits each.

Athletics batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Henry BolteCF4020020
Jeff McNeil1B4010000
Zack Gelof3B3000120
Lawrence ButlerRF4000010
Carlos CortesLF4111001
Tommy WhiteDH4000010
Donovan Walton2B3121001
Alika WilliamsSS3000000
Jonah HeimC3000000
Totals32262162

Pitching

José Soriano went 7.0 innings for Toronto Blue Jays (3 SO, 2 ER); Jack Perkins went 5.0 innings for Athletics (3 SO, 4 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Toronto Blue Jays
José Soriano7.0622132
Spencer Miles2.0000030
Athletics
Jack Perkins5.0744032
Chris Roycroft2.0300010
Geoff Hartlieb2.0100120
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

  • T2

    Home Run Josh Smith homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. TOR 1, ATH 0

  • T2

    Home Run Kazuma Okamoto homers (30) on a fly ball to left field. TOR 2, ATH 0

  • B4

    Home Run Carlos Cortes homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. TOR 2, ATH 1

  • T6

    Single 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

    Grounded Into DP 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

    Home Run Donovan Walton homers (6) on a line drive to right field. TOR 4, ATH 2

Play-by-Play

All 69 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Strikeout Tommy White strikes out swinging. TOR 4, ATH 2

  • B9

    Lineout Carlos Cortes lines out to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 4, ATH 2

  • B9

    Groundout Lawrence Butler grounds out, shortstop Andrés Giménez to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 4, ATH 2

  • T9

    Forceout Ernie Clement grounds into a force out, shortstop Alika Williams to second baseman Donovan Walton. Andrés Giménez out at 2nd. TOR 4, ATH 2

  • T9

    Strikeout Jesús Sánchez strikes out swinging. TOR 4, ATH 2

  • T9

    Walk Andrés Giménez walks. TOR 4, ATH 2

  • T9

    Flyout Kazuma Okamoto flies out to center fielder Henry Bolte. TOR 4, ATH 2

  • B8

    Strikeout Zack Gelof called out on strikes. TOR 4, ATH 2

  • B8

    Flyout Jeff McNeil flies out to center fielder Brett Bateman. TOR 4, ATH 2

  • B8

    Strikeout Henry Bolte strikes out swinging. TOR 4, ATH 2

  • T8

    Strikeout Josh Smith called out on strikes. TOR 4, ATH 2

  • T8

    Lineout Alejandro Kirk lines out to center fielder Henry Bolte. TOR 4, ATH 2

  • T8

    Single Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a line drive to left fielder Carlos Cortes. TOR 4, ATH 2

  • B7

    Groundout Jonah Heim grounds out, shortstop Andrés Giménez to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 4, ATH 2

  • B7

    Groundout Alika Williams grounds out, third baseman Kazuma Okamoto to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 4, ATH 2

  • B7

    Home Run Donovan Walton homers (6) on a line drive to right field. TOR 4, ATH 2

  • B7

    Lineout Tommy White lines out sharply to center fielder Brett Bateman. TOR 4, ATH 1

  • T7

    Groundout Nathan Lukes grounds out, second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Jeff McNeil. TOR 4, ATH 1

  • T7

    Strikeout Brett Bateman strikes out swinging. TOR 4, ATH 1

  • T7

    Flyout Ernie Clement flies out to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Jesús Sánchez to 3rd. TOR 4, ATH 1

  • T7

    Single Jesús Sánchez singles on a line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. TOR 4, ATH 1

  • B6

    Groundout Carlos Cortes grounds out, second baseman Ernie Clement to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 4, ATH 1

  • B6

    Groundout Lawrence Butler grounds out to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Henry Bolte to 3rd. Jeff McNeil to 2nd. TOR 4, ATH 1

  • B6

    Strikeout Zack Gelof strikes out swinging. TOR 4, ATH 1

  • B6

    Single Jeff McNeil singles on a line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Henry Bolte to 2nd. TOR 4, ATH 1

  • B6

    Single Henry Bolte singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Kazuma Okamoto. TOR 4, ATH 1

  • T6

    Groundout Andrés Giménez grounds out, second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Jeff McNeil. TOR 4, ATH 1

  • T6

    Single Kazuma Okamoto singles on a line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. TOR 4, ATH 1

  • T6

    Grounded Into DP 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

  • T6

    Single 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

    Single Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a ground ball to center fielder Henry Bolte. Nathan Lukes to 2nd. TOR 2, ATH 1

  • T6

    Single Nathan Lukes singles on a ground ball to second baseman Donovan Walton, deflected by pitcher Jack Perkins. TOR 2, ATH 1

  • B5

    Groundout Jonah Heim grounds out, first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to pitcher José Soriano. TOR 2, ATH 1

  • B5

    Groundout Alika Williams grounds out, shortstop Andrés Giménez to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 2, ATH 1

  • B5

    Groundout Donovan Walton grounds out, second baseman Ernie Clement to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 2, ATH 1

  • T5

    Groundout Brett Bateman grounds out to first baseman Jeff McNeil. TOR 2, ATH 1

  • T5

    Pop Out Ernie Clement pops out to shortstop Alika Williams. TOR 2, ATH 1

  • T5

    Strikeout Jesús Sánchez called out on strikes. TOR 2, ATH 1

  • B4

    Groundout Tommy White grounds out, third baseman Kazuma Okamoto to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 2, ATH 1

  • B4

    Home Run Carlos Cortes homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. TOR 2, ATH 1

  • B4

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

  • B4

    Groundout Zack Gelof grounds out, shortstop Andrés Giménez to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 2, ATH 0

  • T4

    Groundout Andrés Giménez grounds out, second baseman Donovan Walton to first baseman Jeff McNeil. TOR 2, ATH 0

  • T4

    Groundout Kazuma Okamoto grounds out, catcher Jonah Heim to first baseman Jeff McNeil. Josh Smith to 2nd. TOR 2, ATH 0

  • T4

    Single Josh Smith singles on a fly ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes. TOR 2, ATH 0

  • T4

    Flyout Alejandro Kirk flies out to right fielder Lawrence Butler. TOR 2, ATH 0

  • B3

    Groundout Jeff McNeil grounds out, first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to pitcher José Soriano. TOR 2, ATH 0

  • B3

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

  • B3

    Groundout Jonah Heim grounds out, first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to pitcher José Soriano. TOR 2, ATH 0

  • T3

    Lineout Vladimir Guerrero Jr. lines out sharply to center fielder Henry Bolte. TOR 2, ATH 0

  • T3

    Groundout Nathan Lukes grounds out, shortstop Alika Williams to first baseman Jeff McNeil. TOR 2, ATH 0

  • T3

    Lineout Brett Bateman lines out sharply to right fielder Lawrence Butler. TOR 2, ATH 0

  • B2

    Grounded Into DP Alika Williams grounds into a double play, shortstop Andrés Giménez to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Donovan Walton out at 2nd. Alika Williams out at 1st. TOR 2, ATH 0

  • B2

    Single Donovan Walton singles on a ground ball to left fielder Josh Smith. TOR 2, ATH 0

  • B2

    Groundout Tommy White grounds out, third baseman Kazuma Okamoto to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 2, ATH 0

  • T2

    Flyout Ernie Clement flies out to center fielder Henry Bolte. TOR 2, ATH 0

  • T2

    Grounded Into DP Jesús Sánchez grounds into a double play, shortstop Alika Williams to first baseman Jeff McNeil. Andrés Giménez out at 2nd. Jesús Sánchez out at 1st. TOR 2, ATH 0

  • T2

    Single Andrés Giménez singles on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. TOR 2, ATH 0

  • T2

    Home Run Kazuma Okamoto homers (30) on a fly ball to left field. TOR 2, ATH 0

  • T2

    Home Run Josh Smith homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. TOR 1, ATH 0

  • B1

    Forceout Carlos Cortes grounds into a force out, second baseman Ernie Clement to shortstop Andrés Giménez. Zack Gelof out at 2nd. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Lawrence Butler called out on strikes. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • B1

    Walk Zack Gelof walks. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • B1

    Lineout Jeff McNeil lines out to second baseman Ernie Clement. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • B1

    Single Henry Bolte singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Kazuma Okamoto. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Alejandro Kirk called out on strikes. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Vladimir Guerrero Jr. strikes out swinging. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • T1

    Forceout Nathan Lukes grounds into a force out, second baseman Donovan Walton to shortstop Alika Williams. Brett Bateman out at 2nd. Nathan Lukes to 1st. TOR 0, ATH 0

  • T1

    Single Brett Bateman singles on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. TOR 0, ATH 0