Toronto Blue Jays vs. Cleveland Guardians

Sep 2, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TOR	1	5	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	11	15	1	6
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	6

loss:

J. Cantillo(9-8)win: Toronto Blue Jays logo

D. Cease(10-5)

Game Recap

Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Guardians game highlights

CLEVELAND -- Months ago, in the early days of Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s season-long struggles, he said he wouldn’t feel like he’s truly “back” until he could stand at home plate and watch his own home run fly. Only then could he really feel it....

Scoring Summary

TORCLE

1Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubles (22) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Brett Bateman scores. [1 run] 10
2George Springer reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Angel Genao. Andres Gimenez scores. Myles Straw scores. Brett Bateman to 3rd. Throwing error by shortstop Angel Genao. [2 runs] 30
2Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. Brett Bateman scores. George Springer scores. [3 runs] 60
3Myles Straw doubles (18) on a line drive to left fielder Angel Martinez. Ernie Clement scores. Andres Gimenez to 3rd. [1 run] 70
6George Springer doubles (20) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Myles Straw scores. Brett Bateman to 3rd. [1 run] 80
6Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Jo Adell. Brett Bateman scores. George Springer to 3rd. [1 run] 90
8Josh Smith homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run] 100
9Nathan Lukes singles on a ground ball to center fielder Petey Halpin. Sean Keys scores. Charles McAdoo to 2nd. [1 run] 110

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Brett BatemanCF	1	4	3	0	0	1	0	5	.314
2George SpringerDH	1	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	.251
Jesus SanchezPH-DH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B	3	4	1	5	0	0	1	0	.262
Sean Keys1B	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.189
4Alejandro KirkC	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	4	.271
5Kazuma Okamoto3B	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	.227
Charles McAdoo3B	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243
6Nathan LukesRF	2	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	.263
7Ernie Clement2B-SS	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	3	.275
8Andres GimenezSS	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	.243
Josh Smith2B	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	.223
9Myles StrawLF	2	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	.232
TOTAL	15	42	11	9	8	2	2	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	K	PC	ERA
Dylan CeaseRHP	6.0	4	4	83	2.25
Paul SewaldRHP	1.0	0	1	18	5.32
Brendon LittleLHP	1.0	0	2	15	7.89
Braydon FisherRHP	1.0	2	2	27	3.26
TOTAL	9.0	6	9	143	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Steven KwanCF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.273
Petey HalpinCF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218
2Chase DeLauterDH	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294
3Jose Ramirez3B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.242
Daniel Schneemann3B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.206
4Jo AdellRF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.241
David FryRF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190
5Nathaniel Lowe1B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.254
6Angel MartinezLF	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	2	.247
7Travis Bazzana2B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.235
8Patrick BaileyC	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.206
9Angel GenaoSS	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	2	.253

TOTAL	6	32	0	0	9	0	0	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Joey CantilloLHP	5.1	9	9	4	6	2	1	102	3.81
Carlos HernandezRHP	2.0	3	1	1	2	0	1	25	4.50
Austin HedgesRHP	1.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	25	6.23

TOTAL	8.3	15	11	6	8	2	2	152	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningTORCLE

TOP 1
SINGLE — Brett Bateman singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jo Adell, deflected by second baseman Travis Bazzana.
00
FLYOUT — George Springer flies out to center fielder Steven Kwan. [1 out]
00
DOUBLE — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubles (22) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Brett Bateman scores. [1 run]
10
STRIKEOUT — Alejandro Kirk strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
10
LINEOUT — Kazuma Okamoto lines out sharply to left fielder Angel Martinez. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
LINEOUT — Steven Kwan lines out to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. [1 out]
10
SINGLE — Chase DeLauter singles on a ground ball to left fielder Myles Straw.
10
FIELD ERROR — Jose Ramirez reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Kazuma Okamoto. Chase DeLauter to 2nd.
10
GROUNDED INTO DP — Jo Adell grounds into a double play, third baseman Kazuma Okamoto to second baseman Ernie Clement to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Jose Ramirez out at 2nd. Jo Adell out at 1st. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

TOR

CLE

11Runs0

15Hits6

1Errors1

.357Batting Avg.188

42At Bats32

5Extra-base Hits1

2Home Runs0

9Runs-Batted-In0

2Walks0

1Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts9

6Left on Base6

24Total Bases7

Game Details

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 · 6:40 PM

Progressive Field · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 17,248 (49.5%)

weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: TOR -137

over/under: 7