Toronto Blue Jays vs Cincinnati Reds, September 26, 2026

RedsCIN
5-1
Final
Blue JaysTOR

September 26, 2026, 3:07 PM ET | Rogers Centre

Last 5 Form

Cincinnati Reds

3-2

Last 5
W 4-0
@ ATL
L 2-3
@ ATL
W 7-6
@ ATL
L 5-6
@ TOR
W 5-1
@ TOR

Toronto Blue Jays

1-4

Last 5
L 3-4
@ BAL
L 2-4
@ BAL
L 2-4
@ BAL
W 6-5
vs CIN
L 1-5
vs CIN

Starting Pitchers

Cincinnati Reds

Rhett Lowder headshot
Rhett Lowder
Recorded starter

Toronto Blue Jays

Trey Yesavage headshot
Trey Yesavage
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 26, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Cincinnati Reds75-86.466#5#927.0
Toronto Blue Jays78-83.484#5#620.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Cincinnati RedsToronto Blue Jays
.699
OPS
.691
213
HR
152
666
Runs
648
4.83
ERA
3.90
1.44
WHIP
1.29
1293
Strikeouts by pitchers
1410

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.

Cincinnati Reds

Hitters

Eugenio Suárez headshot
Eugenio Suárez

5 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Elly De La Cruz headshot
Elly De La Cruz

4 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Héctor Rodríguez headshot
Héctor Rodríguez

6 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Pitchers

Tejay Antone headshot
Tejay Antone

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Rhett Lowder headshot
Rhett Lowder

6.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Graham Ashcraft headshot
Graham Ashcraft

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Toronto Blue Jays

Hitters

Nathan Lukes headshot
Nathan Lukes

6 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI

Kazuma Okamoto headshot
Kazuma Okamoto

3 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI

Davis Schneider headshot
Davis Schneider

1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Brendan Cellucci headshot
Brendan Cellucci

4.2 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

John Klein headshot
John Klein

4.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Chad Dallas headshot
Chad Dallas

4.0 IP, 7 SO, 2.25 ERA

Top Performers

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

Rhett Lowder headshot
Rhett Lowder
Cincinnati Reds, MLBDB pick
John Klein headshot
John Klein
Toronto Blue Jays, MLBDB pick
JJ Bleday headshot
JJ Bleday
Cincinnati Reds, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Cincinnati Reds 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1: CIN 6 hits, TOR 5 hits; CIN 0 errors, TOR 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Cincinnati Reds012020000560
Toronto Blue Jays000000100151

Box Score

Batting

Héctor Rodríguez led Cincinnati Reds with 2 hits and 2 RBI.

Cincinnati Reds batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Carlos JorgeCF3110210
Elly De La CruzSS4000110
Sal Stewart1B5011010
Eugenio SuárezDH4011030
JJ BledayLF3211121
Tyler StephensonC4100020
Héctor RodríguezRF4022000
Juan Brito3B3000110
Ke'Bryan Hayes3B0000000
Matt McLain2B3100110
Totals335656121

Brett Bateman led Toronto Blue Jays with 2 hits.

Toronto Blue Jays batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Brett BatemanCF3020100
Nathan LukesRF3000100
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.DH4000020
Alejandro KirkC4000000
Kazuma Okamoto3B3100110
Sean Keys1B4010010
Josh SmithLF4010000
Andrés GiménezSS3011000
Ernie Clement2B3000010
Totals31151350

Pitching

Rhett Lowder went 6.0 innings for Cincinnati Reds (2 SO, 0 ER); John Klein went 4.0 innings for Toronto Blue Jays (5 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Cincinnati Reds
Rhett Lowder6.0300220
Connor Phillips1.0111110
Graham Ashcraft1.0100010
Tejay Antone1.0000010
Toronto Blue Jays
Trey Yesavage2.0211131
Spencer Miles1.0222120
Braydon Fisher1.0000210
John Klein4.0220250
Brendon Little1.0000010
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 JJ Bleday homers (24) on a fly ball to center field. CIN 1, TOR 0

  • T3

    Fielders Choice Sal Stewart reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Andrés Giménez. Matt McLain scores. Carlos Jorge to 3rd. CIN 2, TOR 0

  • T3

    Double Eugenio Suárez doubles (18) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Josh Smith. Carlos Jorge scores. Sal Stewart to 3rd. CIN 3, TOR 0

  • T5

    Triple Héctor Rodríguez triples (2) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Brett Bateman. JJ Bleday scores. Tyler Stephenson scores. CIN 5, TOR 0

  • B7

    Groundout Andrés Giménez grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. Kazuma Okamoto scores. Josh Smith to 3rd. CIN 5, TOR 1

Play-by-Play

All 74 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Lineout Josh Smith lines out to left fielder JJ Bleday. CIN 5, TOR 1

  • B9

    Pop Out Sean Keys pops out to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. CIN 5, TOR 1

  • B9

    Strikeout Kazuma Okamoto strikes out swinging. CIN 5, TOR 1

  • T9

    Groundout Sal Stewart grounds out, shortstop Andrés Giménez to first baseman Sean Keys. CIN 5, TOR 1

  • T9

    Groundout Elly De La Cruz grounds out, second baseman Ernie Clement to first baseman Sean Keys. CIN 5, TOR 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Carlos Jorge strikes out swinging. CIN 5, TOR 1

  • B8

    Groundout Alejandro Kirk grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 5, TOR 1

  • B8

    Strikeout Vladimir Guerrero Jr. strikes out on a foul tip. CIN 5, TOR 1

  • B8

    Groundout Nathan Lukes grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. Brett Bateman to 2nd. CIN 5, TOR 1

  • B8

    Single Brett Bateman singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. CIN 5, TOR 1

  • T8

    Groundout Matt McLain grounds out, shortstop Andrés Giménez to first baseman Sean Keys. CIN 5, TOR 1

  • T8

    Groundout Juan Brito grounds out, second baseman Ernie Clement to first baseman Sean Keys. CIN 5, TOR 1

  • T8

    Groundout Héctor Rodríguez grounds out to first baseman Sean Keys. CIN 5, TOR 1

  • B7

    Pop Out Ernie Clement pops out to second baseman Matt McLain. CIN 5, TOR 1

  • B7

    Groundout Andrés Giménez grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. Kazuma Okamoto scores. Josh Smith to 3rd. CIN 5, TOR 1

  • B7

    Double Josh Smith doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Kazuma Okamoto to 3rd. CIN 5, TOR 0

  • B7

    Strikeout Sean Keys called out on strikes. CIN 5, TOR 0

  • B7

    Walk Kazuma Okamoto walks. CIN 5, TOR 0

  • T7

    Flyout Tyler Stephenson flies out sharply to center fielder Brett Bateman. CIN 5, TOR 0

  • T7

    Strikeout JJ Bleday called out on strikes. CIN 5, TOR 0

  • T7

    Strikeout Eugenio Suárez called out on strikes. CIN 5, TOR 0

  • B6

    Groundout Alejandro Kirk grounds out softly, pitcher Rhett Lowder to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 5, TOR 0

  • B6

    Groundout Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 5, TOR 0

  • B6

    Groundout Nathan Lukes grounds out, pitcher Rhett Lowder to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 5, TOR 0

  • T6

    Strikeout Sal Stewart strikes out swinging. CIN 5, TOR 0

  • T6

    Walk Elly De La Cruz walks. CIN 5, TOR 0

  • T6

    Flyout Carlos Jorge flies out to center fielder Brett Bateman. CIN 5, TOR 0

  • T6

    Groundout Matt McLain grounds out, third baseman Kazuma Okamoto to first baseman Sean Keys. CIN 5, TOR 0

  • B5

    Lineout Brett Bateman lines out to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. CIN 5, TOR 0

  • B5

    Forceout Ernie Clement grounds into a force out, second baseman Matt McLain to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. Andrés Giménez out at 2nd. Ernie Clement to 1st. CIN 5, TOR 0

  • B5

    Single Andrés Giménez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. CIN 5, TOR 0

  • B5

    Lineout Josh Smith lines out sharply to center fielder Carlos Jorge. CIN 5, TOR 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Juan Brito called out on strikes. CIN 5, TOR 0

  • T5

    Triple Héctor Rodríguez triples (2) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Brett Bateman. JJ Bleday scores. Tyler Stephenson scores. CIN 5, TOR 0

  • T5

    Field Error Tyler Stephenson reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Sean Keys. JJ Bleday to 2nd. CIN 3, TOR 0

  • T5

    Walk Alejandro Kirk challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: JJ Bleday walks. CIN 3, TOR 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Eugenio Suárez strikes out swinging. CIN 3, TOR 0

  • T5

    Single Sal Stewart singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Josh Smith. CIN 3, TOR 0

  • B4

    Flyout Sean Keys flies out sharply to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. CIN 3, TOR 0

  • B4

    Pop Out Kazuma Okamoto pops out to first baseman Sal Stewart in foul territory. CIN 3, TOR 0

  • B4

    Lineout Alejandro Kirk lines out to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 3, TOR 0

  • T4

    Pop Out Elly De La Cruz pops out to third baseman Kazuma Okamoto. CIN 3, TOR 0

  • T4

    Walk Carlos Jorge walks. Juan Brito to 2nd. CIN 3, TOR 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Matt McLain strikes out swinging. CIN 3, TOR 0

  • T4

    Walk Juan Brito walks. CIN 3, TOR 0

  • T4

    Pop Out Héctor Rodríguez pops out to catcher Alejandro Kirk in foul territory. CIN 3, TOR 0

  • B3

    Flyout Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flies out to second baseman Matt McLain. CIN 3, TOR 0

  • B3

    Groundout Nathan Lukes grounds out, first baseman Sal Stewart to pitcher Rhett Lowder. Brett Bateman to 3rd. CIN 3, TOR 0

  • B3

    Double Brett Bateman doubles (7) on a fly ball to left fielder JJ Bleday. CIN 3, TOR 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Ernie Clement called out on strikes. CIN 3, TOR 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Tyler Stephenson strikes out on a foul tip. CIN 3, TOR 0

  • T3

    Strikeout JJ Bleday challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: JJ Bleday called out on strikes. CIN 3, TOR 0

  • T3

    Double Eugenio Suárez doubles (18) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Josh Smith. Carlos Jorge scores. Sal Stewart to 3rd. CIN 3, TOR 0

  • T3

    Fielders Choice Sal Stewart reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Andrés Giménez. Matt McLain scores. Carlos Jorge to 3rd. CIN 2, TOR 0

  • T3

    Lineout Elly De La Cruz lines out to second baseman Ernie Clement. CIN 1, TOR 0

  • T3

    Single Carlos Jorge singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Spencer Miles. Matt McLain to 2nd. CIN 1, TOR 0

  • T3

    Walk Matt McLain walks. CIN 1, TOR 0

  • B2

    Lineout Andrés Giménez lines out, first baseman Sal Stewart to second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 1, TOR 0

  • B2

    Flyout Josh Smith flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday. CIN 1, TOR 0

  • B2

    Single Sean Keys singles on a line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. CIN 1, TOR 0

  • B2

    Lineout Kazuma Okamoto lines out to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. CIN 1, TOR 0

  • T2

    Caught Stealing 2B Héctor Rodríguez caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Alejandro Kirk to second baseman Ernie Clement. CIN 1, TOR 0

  • T2

    Flyout Juan Brito flies out to center fielder Brett Bateman. CIN 1, TOR 0

  • T2

    Single Héctor Rodríguez singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Nathan Lukes. CIN 1, TOR 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Tyler Stephenson called out on strikes. CIN 1, TOR 0

  • T2

    Home Run JJ Bleday homers (24) on a fly ball to center field. CIN 1, TOR 0

  • B1

    Grounded Into DP Alejandro Kirk grounds into a double play, first baseman Sal Stewart to shortstop Elly De La Cruz to pitcher Rhett Lowder. Nathan Lukes out at 2nd. Alejandro Kirk out at 1st. CIN 0, TOR 0

  • B1

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

  • B1

    Walk Nathan Lukes walks. CIN 0, TOR 0

  • B1

    Walk Brett Bateman walks. CIN 0, TOR 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Eugenio Suárez strikes out swinging. CIN 0, TOR 0

  • T1

    Pop Out Sal Stewart pops out to third baseman Kazuma Okamoto in foul territory. CIN 0, TOR 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Elly De La Cruz called out on strikes. CIN 0, TOR 0

  • T1

    Walk Carlos Jorge walks. CIN 0, TOR 0