Detroit Tigers vs. Toronto Blue Jays

Sep 16, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
DET	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	3	9
TOR	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	-	5	9	0	7

loss:

K. Montero(9-9)win: Toronto Blue Jays logo

M. Scherzer(3-8)save: Toronto Blue Jays logo

L. Varland(34)

Game Recap

Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays game highlights

TORONTO -- The Blue Jays salvaged one game from their series against the Tigers, but they’ve left themselves with some serious work to do. Wednesday afternoon’s 5-1 win at Rogers Centre leaves the Blue Jays (76-77) 1 1/2 games back of the final AL Wild Card spot, now held by...

Scoring Summary

DETTOR

1Riley Greene singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brett Bateman. Colt Keith scores. Riley Greene to 2nd. [1 run] 10
4Ernie Clement out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Max Clark. Kazuma Okamoto scores. [1 run] [1 out] 11
4Myles Straw singles on a line drive to left fielder Riley Greene. Josh Smith scores. [1 run] 12
5George Springer singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Brett Callahan. Brett Bateman scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to 2nd. [1 run] 13
6Brandon Valenzuela reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop John Peck. Ernie Clement scores. Brandon Valenzuela to 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop John Peck. [1 run] 14
6Nathan Lukes singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Drew Sommers. Brandon Valenzuela scores. Brett Bateman to 2nd. [1 run] 15

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Kevin McGonigle3B	2	5	0	0	1	0	2	.274
2Hao-Yu Lee2B	0	4	0	0	1	0	2	.254
3Colt KeithDH	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	.259
Gleyber TorresPH-DH	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.265
4Riley GreeneLF	1	4	0	1	0	0	3	.284
5Dillon DinglerC	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	.242
6Max ClarkCF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	.277
7Spencer Torkelson1B	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	.226
8Brett CallahanRF	0	3	0	0	1	1	4	.214
9John PeckSS	0	4	0	0	1	0	4	.220
TOTAL	7	33	1	1	6	4	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Keider MonteroRHP	4.0	6	2	2	4	2	89	3.58
Tyler HoltonLHP	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	12	2.78
Drew SommersLHP	1.0	1	2	0	0	0	16	3.50
Tyler KinleyRHP	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	24	3.52
TOTAL	8.0	9	5	3	4	3	141	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Brett BatemanCF	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	4	.333
2Nathan LukesRF	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	.274
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	.262
4George SpringerDH	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	.253
5Kazuma Okamoto3B	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	4	.235
6Josh Smith2B	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222
7Ernie ClementSS	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.268
8Brandon ValenzuelaC	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	.217
9Myles StrawLF	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.234

TOTAL	9	31	5	4	4	3	0	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Max ScherzerRHP	5.0	3	1	1	3	3	73	6.07
Mason FluhartyLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	11	3.30
Spencer MilesRHP	2.0	4	0	0	1	1	35	2.65
Louis VarlandRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	14	1.30
TOTAL	9.0	7	1	1	6	4	133	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningDETTOR

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Kevin McGonigle grounds out, second baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Hao-Yu Lee strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
DOUBLE — Colt Keith doubles (18) on a fly ball to center fielder Brett Bateman.
00
SINGLE — Riley Greene singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brett Bateman. Colt Keith scores. Riley Greene to 2nd. [1 run]
10
FLYOUT — Dillon Dingler flies out to right fielder Nathan Lukes. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Brett Bateman singles on a line drive to left fielder Riley Greene.
10
POP OUT — Nathan Lukes pops out to third baseman Kevin McGonigle. [1 out]
10
SINGLE — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a line drive to left fielder Riley Greene, deflected by shortstop John Peck. Brett Bateman to 2nd.
10
STRIKEOUT — George Springer strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
10
STRIKEOUT — Kazuma Okamoto called out on strikes. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

DET

TOR

1Runs5

7Hits9

3Errors0

.212Batting Avg.290

33At Bats31

1Extra-base Hits1

0Home Runs0

1Runs-Batted-In4

4Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

6Strikeouts4

9Left on Base7

8Total Bases10

Game Details

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 · 3:07 PM

Rogers Centre · Toronto, ON

attendance: 43,463 (88.2%)

weather: 74 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: TOR -131

over/under: 8.5