Toronto Blue Jays vs Pittsburgh Pirates, May 22, 2026

PiratesPIT
2-6
Final
Blue JaysTOR

May 22, 2026, 7:07 PM ET | Rogers Centre

Last 5 Form

Pittsburgh Pirates

2-3

Last 5
L 0-6
vs PHI
L 6-9
@ STL
W 7-0
@ STL
W 6-2
@ STL
L 2-6
@ TOR

Toronto Blue Jays

3-2

Last 5
L 6-7
@ NYY
L 4-5
@ NYY
W 2-1
@ NYY
W 2-0
@ NYY
W 6-2
vs PIT

Starting Pitchers

Pittsburgh Pirates

Bubba Chandler headshot
Bubba Chandler
Recorded starter

Toronto Blue Jays

Kevin Gausman headshot
Kevin Gausman
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 22, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Pittsburgh Pirates26-25.510#5#65.5
Toronto Blue Jays24-27.471#3#611.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Pittsburgh PiratesToronto Blue Jays
.734
OPS
.691
186
HR
152
767
Runs
648
4.14
ERA
3.90
1.30
WHIP
1.29
1496
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.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Hitters

Brandon Lowe headshot
Brandon Lowe

8 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Spencer Horwitz headshot
Spencer Horwitz

4 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Bryan Reynolds headshot
Bryan Reynolds

2 H, 0 HR, 6 RBI

Pitchers

Justin Lawrence headshot
Justin Lawrence

3.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Carmen Mlodzinski headshot
Carmen Mlodzinski

5.0 IP, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA

Braxton Ashcraft headshot
Braxton Ashcraft

7.0 IP, 9 SO, 1.29 ERA

Toronto Blue Jays

Hitters

George Springer headshot
George Springer

6 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Ernie Clement headshot
Ernie Clement

7 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Daulton Varsho headshot
Daulton Varsho

7 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Trey Yesavage headshot
Trey Yesavage

6.0 IP, 8 SO, 0.00 ERA

Spencer Miles headshot
Spencer Miles

4.1 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Braydon Fisher headshot
Braydon Fisher

3.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

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

Bubba Chandler headshot
Bubba Chandler
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Kevin Gausman headshot
Kevin Gausman
Toronto Blue Jays, MLBDB pick
Louis Varland headshot
Louis Varland
Toronto Blue Jays, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Toronto Blue Jays 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2: PIT 7 hits, TOR 5 hits; PIT 3 errors, TOR 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Pittsburgh Pirates100000010273
Toronto Blue Jays00300003x650

Box Score

Batting

3 players led Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 hits each.

Pittsburgh Pirates batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Oneil CruzDH4000020
Brandon Lowe2B3220100
Nick Gonzales3B4020010
Spencer Horwitz1B2001010
Marcell OzunaPH0000000
Bryan ReynoldsPH/LF1001000
Konnor GriffinSS4000030
Jhostynxon GarciaCF4010010
Jared Triolo1B0000000
Endy RodríguezC4020010
Esmerlyn ValdezRF3000120
Jake MangumLF/CF3000000
Totals322722110

5 players led Toronto Blue Jays with 1 hit each.

Toronto Blue Jays batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
George SpringerDH3112120
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B4110100
Daulton VarshoCF3100220
Kazuma Okamoto3B4000040
Yohendrick PiñangoLF4012010
Ernie Clement2B3110110
Jesús SánchezRF4011010
Myles StrawPR/RF0100000
Brandon ValenzuelaC2100210
Andrés GiménezSS4000030
Totals316557150

Pitching

Bubba Chandler went 5.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (11 SO, 0 ER); Kevin Gausman went 6.2 innings for Toronto Blue Jays (8 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bubba Chandler5.02303110
Brandan Bidois1.0000110
Justin Lawrence1.0000210
Dennis Santana1.0333120
Toronto Blue Jays
Kevin Gausman6.2611180
Mason Fluharty0.1111100
Louis Varland2.0000030
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

  • T1

    Sac Fly Spencer Horwitz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Brandon Lowe scores. Nick Gonzales to 3rd. PIT 1, TOR 0

  • B3

    Fielders Choice Daulton Varsho reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Spencer Horwitz. George Springer scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to 3rd. Daulton Varsho to 2nd. Throwing error by first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 1, TOR 1

  • B3

    Double Yohendrick Piñango doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Daulton Varsho scores. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • T8

    Groundout Bryan Reynolds grounds out, second baseman Ernie Clement to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Brandon Lowe scores. Nick Gonzales to 3rd. PIT 2, TOR 3

  • B8

    Double Jesús Sánchez doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Ernie Clement scores. PIT 2, TOR 4

  • B8

    Double George Springer hits a ground-rule double (6) on a line drive down the right-field line. Myles Straw scores. Brandon Valenzuela scores. PIT 2, TOR 6

Play-by-Play

All 75 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Groundout Jake Mangum grounds out, shortstop Andrés Giménez to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. PIT 2, TOR 6

  • T9

    Strikeout Esmerlyn Valdez called out on strikes. PIT 2, TOR 6

  • T9

    Strikeout Endy Rodríguez strikes out swinging. PIT 2, TOR 6

  • B8

    Strikeout Daulton Varsho strikes out swinging. PIT 2, TOR 6

  • B8

    Groundout Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out, third baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Jared Triolo. PIT 2, TOR 6

  • B8

    Double George Springer hits a ground-rule double (6) on a line drive down the right-field line. Myles Straw scores. Brandon Valenzuela scores. PIT 2, TOR 6

  • B8

    Strikeout Andrés Giménez strikes out swinging. PIT 2, TOR 4

  • B8

    Walk Brandon Valenzuela walks. PIT 2, TOR 4

  • B8

    Double Jesús Sánchez doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Ernie Clement scores. PIT 2, TOR 4

  • B8

    Double Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Ernie Clement doubles (17) on a fly ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. PIT 2, TOR 3

  • T8

    Groundout Jhostynxon Garcia grounds out, shortstop Andrés Giménez to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. PIT 2, TOR 3

  • T8

    Strikeout Konnor Griffin strikes out swinging. PIT 2, TOR 3

  • T8

    Groundout Bryan Reynolds grounds out, second baseman Ernie Clement to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Brandon Lowe scores. Nick Gonzales to 3rd. PIT 2, TOR 3

  • T8

    Single Nick Gonzales singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Yohendrick Piñango. Brandon Lowe to 2nd. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • T8

    Walk Brandon Lowe walks. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • B7

    Pop Out Yohendrick Piñango pops out to third baseman Nick Gonzales in foul territory. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • B7

    Strikeout Kazuma Okamoto strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • B7

    Walk Daulton Varsho walks. George Springer to 2nd. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • B7

    Lineout Vladimir Guerrero Jr. lines out to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • B7

    Walk George Springer walks. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • T7

    Flyout Oneil Cruz flies out to left fielder Yohendrick Piñango. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • T7

    Groundout Jake Mangum grounds out to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • T7

    Groundout Esmerlyn Valdez grounds out to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Endy Rodríguez to 2nd. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • T7

    Single Endy Rodríguez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Jhostynxon Garcia to 3rd. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • T7

    Single Jhostynxon Garcia singles on a ground ball to left fielder Yohendrick Piñango. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • B6

    Strikeout Andrés Giménez strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • B6

    Flyout Brandon Valenzuela flies out to center fielder Jhostynxon Garcia. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • B6

    Flyout Jesús Sánchez flies out to left fielder Jake Mangum. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • B6

    Walk Ernie Clement walks. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • T6

    Strikeout Konnor Griffin strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • T6

    Groundout Spencer Horwitz grounds out, second baseman Ernie Clement to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • T6

    Pop Out Nick Gonzales pops out to shortstop Andrés Giménez. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • B5

    Strikeout Yohendrick Piñango strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • B5

    Strikeout Kazuma Okamoto strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • B5

    Walk Daulton Varsho walks. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • B5

    Groundout Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out, shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • T5

    Flyout Brandon Lowe flies out to right fielder Jesús Sánchez. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • T5

    Strikeout Oneil Cruz called out on strikes. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • T5

    Sac Bunt Jake Mangum out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Kazuma Okamoto to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Esmerlyn Valdez to 2nd. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • T5

    Walk Esmerlyn Valdez walks. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • B4

    Strikeout George Springer called out on strikes. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • B4

    Strikeout Andrés Giménez strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • B4

    Strikeout Brandon Valenzuela strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • T4

    Flyout Endy Rodríguez flies out to left fielder Yohendrick Piñango. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • T4

    Lineout Jhostynxon Garcia lines out to shortstop Andrés Giménez. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • T4

    Strikeout Konnor Griffin strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • B3

    Flyout Jesús Sánchez flies out to left fielder Jake Mangum. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • B3

    Strikeout Ernie Clement strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • B3

    Double Yohendrick Piñango doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Daulton Varsho scores. PIT 1, TOR 3

  • B3

    Strikeout Kazuma Okamoto strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TOR 1

  • B3

    Fielders Choice Daulton Varsho reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Spencer Horwitz. George Springer scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to 3rd. Daulton Varsho to 2nd. Throwing error by first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 1, TOR 1

  • B3

    Single Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Jhostynxon Garcia. George Springer to 3rd. PIT 1, TOR 0

  • B3

    Catcher Interference George Springer reaches on catcher interference by Endy Rodríguez. George Springer to 1st. PIT 1, TOR 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Spencer Horwitz called out on strikes. PIT 1, TOR 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Nick Gonzales strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TOR 0

  • T3

    Single Brandon Lowe singles on a line drive to right fielder Jesús Sánchez. PIT 1, TOR 0

  • T3

    Groundout Oneil Cruz grounds out softly, pitcher Kevin Gausman to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. PIT 1, TOR 0

  • B2

    Forceout Andrés Giménez grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Konnor Griffin. Brandon Valenzuela out at 2nd. PIT 1, TOR 0

  • B2

    Walk Brandon Valenzuela walks. PIT 1, TOR 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Jesús Sánchez strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TOR 0

  • B2

    Field Error Ernie Clement reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Nick Gonzales. PIT 1, TOR 0

  • B2

    Groundout Yohendrick Piñango grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. PIT 1, TOR 0

  • T2

    Flyout Jake Mangum flies out to left fielder Yohendrick Piñango. PIT 1, TOR 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Esmerlyn Valdez strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TOR 0

  • T2

    Single Endy Rodríguez singles on a line drive to right fielder Jesús Sánchez. PIT 1, TOR 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Jhostynxon Garcia strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TOR 0

  • B1

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

  • B1

    Strikeout Daulton Varsho strikes out on a foul tip. PIT 1, TOR 0

  • B1

    Walk Vladimir Guerrero Jr. walks. PIT 1, TOR 0

  • B1

    Strikeout George Springer strikes out swinging. PIT 1, TOR 0

  • T1

    Groundout Konnor Griffin grounds out, third baseman Kazuma Okamoto to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. PIT 1, TOR 0

  • T1

    Sac Fly Spencer Horwitz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Brandon Lowe scores. Nick Gonzales to 3rd. PIT 1, TOR 0

  • T1

    Double Nick Gonzales doubles (8) on a fly ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Brandon Lowe to 3rd. PIT 0, TOR 0

  • T1

    Single Brandon Lowe singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. PIT 0, TOR 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Oneil Cruz strikes out swinging. PIT 0, TOR 0