Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Aug 18, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TOR	2	0	2	2	2	0	2	0	0	10	17	0	11
TB	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	5	13	1	7

loss:

N. Martinezwin: Toronto Blue Jays logo

J. Soriano

Game Recap

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Blue Jays’ lineup has waited for a night like Tuesday for about six weeks. The fact that it came against the team with the best record in the American League and inside a stadium that has been the site of so much disappointment for Toronto made...

Scoring Summary

TORTB

1
George Springer singles on a line drive to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Alejandro Kirk scores. [1 run]
10
1
Jesus Sanchez doubles (16) on a fly ball to left fielder Chandler Simpson. George Springer scores. [1 run]
20
3
Alejandro Kirk homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. Nathan Lukes scores. [2 runs]
40
4
Alejandro Kirk singles on a ground ball to second baseman Richie Palacios. Ernie Clement scores. Brett Bateman to 3rd. [1 run]
50
4
Wild pitch by pitcher Nick Martinez. Brett Bateman scores. Alejandro Kirk to 2nd. [1 run]
60
4
Wild pitch by pitcher Jose Soriano. Ryan Vilade scores. Cedric Mullins to 3rd. Richie Palacios to 2nd. [1 run]
61
4
Taylor Walls singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brett Bateman. Cedric Mullins scores. Richie Palacios scores. [3 runs]
63
5
Kazuma Okamoto homers (25) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
73
5
Brett Bateman singles on a line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Ernie Clement scores. [1 run]
83
7
Josh Smith homers (3) on a line drive to right field. Ernie Clement scores. [2 runs]
103
8
Cedric Mullins out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Myles Straw. Yandy Diaz scores. Liam Hicks to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out]
104
8
Richie Palacios out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Myles Straw. Liam Hicks scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
105

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Brett BatemanCF	2	6	1	1	1	0	0	2	.283
2Nathan LukesRF	1	5	1	0	2	1	0	3	.263
3Alejandro KirkC	3	6	2	3	0	0	1	2	.279
4George SpringerDH	3	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	.234
5Jesus SanchezLF	1	3	0	1	1	1	0	3	.262
Myles StrawLF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.220
6Kazuma Okamoto1B	1	5	1	1	1	0	1	5	.227
7Andres GimenezSS	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.241
8Ernie Clement2B	3	5	3	0	0	0	0	1	.285
9Josh Smith3B	2	4	1	2	1	0	1	2	.217
TOTAL	17	44	10	9	7	3	3	22	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	PC	ERA
Jose SorianoRHP	5.2	9	3	3	2	91	3.23
Mason FluhartyLHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	2	3.78
Matt WaldronRHP	2.0	4	2	2	1	26	7.54
Spencer MilesRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	10	3.08
TOTAL	9.0	13	5	5	3	129	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	LOB	AVG
1Chandler SimpsonLF	2	5	0	0	0	1	.310
2Junior Caminero3B	2	5	0	0	0	1	.275
3Jonathan Aranda1B	1	5	0	0	2	4	.285
4Yandy DiazDH	2	4	1	0	0	2	.306
5Liam HicksC	1	4	1	0	0	3	.281
6Victor Mesa Jr.RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214
Ryan ViladePH-RF	2	3	1	0	0	0	.263
7Cedric MullinsCF	1	3	1	1	0	1	.210
8Richie Palacios2B	1	3	1	1	0	3	.243
9Taylor WallsSS	1	4	0	2	1	2	.222
TOTAL	13	36	5	4	3	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Nick MartinezRHP	3.2	9	6	6	5	2	1	82	3.05
Steven MatzLHP	1.1	3	2	2	0	0	1	17	6.17
Jesse ScholtensRHP	4.0	5	2	2	2	1	1	58	4.03

TOTAL	9.0	17	10	10	7	3	3	157	-

Play-by-Play

Expand All

1st inningTORTB

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Brett Bateman strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
FLYOUT — Nathan Lukes flies out to center fielder Cedric Mullins. [2 outs]
00
DOUBLE — Alejandro Kirk doubles (6) on a line drive to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr.
00
SINGLE — George Springer singles on a line drive to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Alejandro Kirk scores. [1 run]
10
DOUBLE — Jesus Sanchez doubles (16) on a fly ball to left fielder Chandler Simpson. George Springer scores. [1 run]
20
POP OUT — Kazuma Okamoto pops out to catcher Liam Hicks in foul territory. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Chandler Simpson flies out to left fielder Jesus Sanchez in foul territory. [1 out]
20
GROUNDOUT — Junior Caminero grounds out, third baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Kazuma Okamoto. [2 outs]
20
STRIKEOUT — Jonathan Aranda called out on strikes. [3 outs]
20

2nd inning

3rd inning

4th inning

5th inning

6th inning

7th inning

8th inning

9th inning

Team Stats

TOR

10Runs5

17Hits13

0Errors1

.386Batting Avg.361

44At Bats36

6Extra-base Hits0

3Home Runs0

9Runs-Batted-In4

3Walks0

2Stolen Bases0

7Strikeouts3

11Left on Base7

29Total Bases13

Game Details

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 · 6:40 PM

Tropicana Field · St. Petersburg, FL

attendance: 12,387 (49.5%)

weather: 72 degrees, dome

spread: TB -128

over/under: 7.5