Washington Nationals vs Toronto Blue Jays, July 28, 2026

Blue JaysTOR
6-8
Final
NationalsWSH

July 28, 2026, 6:45 PM ET | Nationals Park

Last 5 Form

Toronto Blue Jays

2-3

Last 5
L 4-6
@ BOS
W 6-0
@ BOS
L 1-6
@ BOS
W 3-2
@ WSH
L 6-8
@ WSH

Washington Nationals

3-2

Last 5
L 2-3
vs AZ
W 5-3
vs AZ
W 10-7
vs AZ
L 2-3
vs TOR
W 8-6
vs TOR

Starting Pitchers

Toronto Blue Jays

Shane Bieber headshot
Shane Bieber
Recorded starter

Washington Nationals

Cade Cavalli headshot
Cade Cavalli
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jul 28, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Toronto Blue Jays49-59.454#5#914.0
Washington Nationals55-53.509#3#58.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Toronto Blue JaysWashington Nationals
.691
OPS
.744
152
HR
210
648
Runs
821
3.90
ERA
4.67
1.29
WHIP
1.39
1410
Strikeouts by pitchers
1283

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

George Springer headshot
George Springer

6 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Kazuma Okamoto headshot
Kazuma Okamoto

5 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. headshot
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

7 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Dylan Cease headshot
Dylan Cease

9.0 IP, 12 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jeff Hoffman headshot
Jeff Hoffman

3.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Brendon Little headshot
Brendon Little

3.0 IP, 5 SO, 3.00 ERA

Washington Nationals

Hitters

CJ Abrams headshot
CJ Abrams

9 H, 3 HR, 6 RBI

Dylan Crews headshot
Dylan Crews

7 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

James Wood headshot
James Wood

5 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Clayton Beeter headshot
Clayton Beeter

3.0 IP, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA

Zack Littell headshot
Zack Littell

5.0 IP, 5 SO, 1.80 ERA

Andrew Alvarez headshot
Andrew Alvarez

4.1 IP, 3 SO, 2.08 ERA

Top Performers

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

Cade Cavalli headshot
Cade Cavalli
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick
George Springer headshot
George Springer
Toronto Blue Jays, MLBDB pick
Luis García Jr. headshot
Luis García Jr.
Washington Nationals, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Washington Nationals 8, Toronto Blue Jays 6: TOR 8 hits, WSH 8 hits; TOR 2 errors, WSH 2 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Toronto Blue Jays001110030682
Washington Nationals40031000x882

Box Score

Batting

Nathan Lukes led Toronto Blue Jays with 2 hits.

Toronto Blue Jays batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Yohendrick PiñangoLF2000100
Myles StrawPH/LF2000000
Nathan LukesRF4220000
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B2010000
Kazuma Okamoto1B2211001
George SpringerDH3113101
Brandon ValenzuelaC4110020
Daulton VarshoCF4010010
Ernie Clement3B4010010
Andrés GiménezSS4001010
Luis Urías2B4000010
Totals35685262

Luis García Jr. and Brady House led Washington Nationals with 2 hits each.

Washington Nationals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
James WoodDH4100110
Luis García Jr.1B5122011
Dylan CrewsRF4211121
CJ AbramsSS5110010
Keibert RuizC4111110
Daylen LileLF3111110
Nasim Nuñez2B3001000
Jorbit Vivas3B0000100
Brady HousePH/3B3020000
Jacob YoungCF0102300
Totals31888872

Pitching

CJ Van Eyk went 3.1 innings for Toronto Blue Jays (0 SO, 1 ER); Cade Cavalli went 6.0 innings for Washington Nationals (3 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Toronto Blue Jays
Shane Bieber0.2144600
Brendon Little2.1000040
Mason Fluharty0.2122111
CJ Van Eyk3.1621101
Jeff Hoffman1.0000020
Washington Nationals
Cade Cavalli6.0632231
Tom Cosgrove1.0000000
Gus Varland0.0232001
Orlando Ribalta1.0000020
Clayton Beeter1.0000010
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

  • B1

    Walk Keibert Ruiz walks. James Wood scores. Dylan Crews to 3rd. CJ Abrams to 2nd. TOR 0, WSH 1

  • B1

    Walk Daylen Lile walks. Dylan Crews scores. CJ Abrams to 3rd. Keibert Ruiz to 2nd. TOR 0, WSH 2

  • B1

    Sac Fly Nasim Nuñez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Nathan Lukes. CJ Abrams scores. Keibert Ruiz to 3rd. TOR 0, WSH 3

  • B1

    Walk Jacob Young walks. Keibert Ruiz scores. Daylen Lile to 3rd. Jorbit Vivas to 2nd. TOR 0, WSH 4

  • T3

    Single Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a ground ball to third baseman Jorbit Vivas. Nathan Lukes scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to 2nd. Throwing error by third baseman Jorbit Vivas. TOR 1, WSH 4

  • T4

    Groundout Andrés Giménez grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Luis García Jr. Brandon Valenzuela scores. TOR 2, WSH 4

  • B4

    Home Run Luis García Jr. homers (22) on a fly ball to right field. Jacob Young scores. TOR 2, WSH 6

  • B4

    Home Run Dylan Crews homers (9) on a fly ball to center field. TOR 2, WSH 7

  • T5

    Home Run Kazuma Okamoto homers (24) on a fly ball to center field. TOR 3, WSH 7

  • B5

    Sac Fly Jacob Young out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Yohendrick Piñango. Daylen Lile scores. TOR 3, WSH 8

  • T8

    Home Run George Springer homers (12) on a fly ball to center field. Nathan Lukes scores. Kazuma Okamoto scores. TOR 6, WSH 8

Play-by-Play

All 79 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Lineout Myles Straw lines out sharply to second baseman Nasim Nuñez. TOR 6, WSH 8

  • T9

    Strikeout Luis Urías strikes out swinging. TOR 6, WSH 8

  • T9

    Groundout Andrés Giménez grounds out to first baseman Luis García Jr. TOR 6, WSH 8

  • B8

    Strikeout Keibert Ruiz strikes out swinging. TOR 6, WSH 8

  • B8

    Flyout CJ Abrams flies out to right fielder Nathan Lukes. TOR 6, WSH 8

  • B8

    Strikeout Dylan Crews called out on strikes. TOR 6, WSH 8

  • T8

    Strikeout Ernie Clement strikes out swinging. TOR 6, WSH 8

  • T8

    Flyout Daulton Varsho flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile. TOR 6, WSH 8

  • T8

    Strikeout Brandon Valenzuela called out on strikes. TOR 6, WSH 8

  • T8

    Home Run George Springer homers (12) on a fly ball to center field. Nathan Lukes scores. Kazuma Okamoto scores. TOR 6, WSH 8

  • T8

    Fielders Choice Kazuma Okamoto reaches on a fielder's choice. Nathan Lukes to 2nd. Nathan Lukes advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by shortstop CJ Abrams. TOR 3, WSH 8

  • T8

    Single Nathan Lukes singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. TOR 3, WSH 8

  • B7

    Groundout Luis García Jr. grounds out, second baseman Luis Urías to first baseman Kazuma Okamoto. TOR 3, WSH 8

  • B7

    Flyout James Wood flies out to left fielder Myles Straw. TOR 3, WSH 8

  • B7

    Walk Jacob Young walks. Brady House to 2nd. TOR 3, WSH 8

  • B7

    Single Brady House singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. TOR 3, WSH 8

  • B7

    Flyout Nasim Nuñez flies out to right fielder Nathan Lukes. TOR 3, WSH 8

  • T7

    Groundout Myles Straw grounds out, third baseman Brady House to first baseman Luis García Jr. TOR 3, WSH 8

  • T7

    Lineout Luis Urías lines out to center fielder Jacob Young. TOR 3, WSH 8

  • T7

    Groundout Andrés Giménez grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr. TOR 3, WSH 8

  • B6

    Flyout Daylen Lile flies out to center fielder Daulton Varsho. TOR 3, WSH 8

  • B6

    Single Nationals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Keibert Ruiz singles on a ground ball to third baseman Ernie Clement. Luis García Jr. to 2nd. TOR 3, WSH 8

  • B6

    Flyout CJ Abrams flies out to left fielder Yohendrick Piñango. TOR 3, WSH 8

  • B6

    Flyout Dylan Crews flies out to center fielder Daulton Varsho. TOR 3, WSH 8

  • B6

    Single Luis García Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. TOR 3, WSH 8

  • T6

    Groundout Ernie Clement grounds out, third baseman Brady House to first baseman Luis García Jr. TOR 3, WSH 8

  • T6

    Groundout Daulton Varsho grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr. TOR 3, WSH 8

  • T6

    Groundout Brandon Valenzuela grounds out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to first baseman Luis García Jr. TOR 3, WSH 8

  • B5

    Groundout James Wood grounds out, second baseman Luis Urías to first baseman Kazuma Okamoto. TOR 3, WSH 8

  • B5

    Sac Fly Jacob Young out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Yohendrick Piñango. Daylen Lile scores. TOR 3, WSH 8

  • B5

    Single Brady House singles on a line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Daylen Lile to 3rd. Nasim Nuñez to 2nd. TOR 3, WSH 7

  • B5

    Field Error Nasim Nuñez reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Kazuma Okamoto. Daylen Lile to 2nd. TOR 3, WSH 7

  • B5

    Single Daylen Lile singles on a ground ball to right fielder Nathan Lukes. TOR 3, WSH 7

  • B5

    Groundout Keibert Ruiz grounds out to first baseman Kazuma Okamoto. TOR 3, WSH 7

  • T5

    Lineout George Springer lines out to shortstop CJ Abrams. TOR 3, WSH 7

  • T5

    Home Run Kazuma Okamoto homers (24) on a fly ball to center field. TOR 3, WSH 7

  • T5

    Groundout Nathan Lukes grounds out, third baseman Brady House to first baseman Luis García Jr. TOR 2, WSH 7

  • T5

    Groundout Yohendrick Piñango grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Luis García Jr. TOR 2, WSH 7

  • B4

    Flyout CJ Abrams flies out to right fielder Nathan Lukes. TOR 2, WSH 7

  • B4

    Home Run Dylan Crews homers (9) on a fly ball to center field. TOR 2, WSH 7

  • B4

    Home Run Luis García Jr. homers (22) on a fly ball to right field. Jacob Young scores. TOR 2, WSH 6

  • B4

    Strikeout James Wood strikes out swinging. TOR 2, WSH 4

  • B4

    Walk Jacob Young walks. TOR 2, WSH 4

  • B4

    Flyout Brady House flies out to right fielder Nathan Lukes. TOR 2, WSH 4

  • T4

    Fielders Choice Out Luis Urías reaches on a fielder's choice out, third baseman Jorbit Vivas unassisted. Daulton Varsho out at 3rd. TOR 2, WSH 4

  • T4

    Groundout Andrés Giménez grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Luis García Jr. Brandon Valenzuela scores. TOR 2, WSH 4

  • T4

    Flyout Ernie Clement flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. TOR 1, WSH 4

  • T4

    Double Daulton Varsho doubles (18) on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Brandon Valenzuela to 3rd. TOR 1, WSH 4

  • T4

    Single Brandon Valenzuela singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. TOR 1, WSH 4

  • B3

    Caught Stealing 2B Nasim Nuñez caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Brandon Valenzuela to shortstop Andrés Giménez. TOR 1, WSH 4

  • B3

    Field Error Nasim Nuñez reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Ernie Clement. TOR 1, WSH 4

  • B3

    Strikeout Daylen Lile strikes out swinging. TOR 1, WSH 4

  • B3

    Groundout Keibert Ruiz grounds out, third baseman Ernie Clement to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 1, WSH 4

  • T3

    Flyout George Springer flies out to right fielder Dylan Crews. TOR 1, WSH 4

  • T3

    Single Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a ground ball to third baseman Jorbit Vivas. Nathan Lukes scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to 2nd. Throwing error by third baseman Jorbit Vivas. TOR 1, WSH 4

  • T3

    Forceout Nathan Lukes grounds into a force out, shortstop CJ Abrams to second baseman Nasim Nuñez. Yohendrick Piñango out at 2nd. Nathan Lukes to 1st. TOR 0, WSH 4

  • T3

    Walk Yohendrick Piñango walks. TOR 0, WSH 4

  • T3

    Groundout Luis Urías grounds out, third baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Luis García Jr. TOR 0, WSH 4

  • B2

    Strikeout CJ Abrams strikes out swinging, catcher Brandon Valenzuela to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 0, WSH 4

  • B2

    Strikeout Dylan Crews strikes out on a foul tip. TOR 0, WSH 4

  • B2

    Strikeout Luis García Jr. strikes out swinging. TOR 0, WSH 4

  • T2

    Strikeout Andrés Giménez strikes out swinging. TOR 0, WSH 4

  • T2

    Single Ernie Clement singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young. George Springer to 2nd. TOR 0, WSH 4

  • T2

    Strikeout Daulton Varsho called out on strikes. TOR 0, WSH 4

  • T2

    Strikeout Brandon Valenzuela strikes out swinging. TOR 0, WSH 4

  • T2

    Walk George Springer walks. TOR 0, WSH 4

  • B1

    Groundout James Wood grounds out, shortstop Andrés Giménez to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 0, WSH 4

  • B1

    Walk Jacob Young walks. Keibert Ruiz scores. Daylen Lile to 3rd. Jorbit Vivas to 2nd. TOR 0, WSH 4

  • B1

    Walk Jorbit Vivas walks. Daylen Lile to 2nd. TOR 0, WSH 3

  • B1

    Sac Fly Nasim Nuñez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Nathan Lukes. CJ Abrams scores. Keibert Ruiz to 3rd. TOR 0, WSH 3

  • B1

    Walk Daylen Lile walks. Dylan Crews scores. CJ Abrams to 3rd. Keibert Ruiz to 2nd. TOR 0, WSH 2

  • B1

    Walk Keibert Ruiz walks. James Wood scores. Dylan Crews to 3rd. CJ Abrams to 2nd. TOR 0, WSH 1

  • B1

    Single Blue Jays challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: CJ Abrams singles on a soft ground ball to second baseman Luis Urías. James Wood to 3rd. Dylan Crews to 2nd. TOR 0, WSH 0

  • B1

    Walk Dylan Crews walks. TOR 0, WSH 0

  • B1

    Groundout Luis García Jr. grounds out, second baseman Luis Urías to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. James Wood to 2nd. TOR 0, WSH 0

  • B1

    Walk James Wood walks. TOR 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Grounded Into DP Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds into a double play, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Luis García Jr. Nathan Lukes out at 2nd. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. out at 1st. TOR 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Single Nathan Lukes singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. TOR 0, WSH 0

  • T1

    Flyout Yohendrick Piñango flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile. TOR 0, WSH 0