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Toronto Blue Jays at Philadelphia Phillies

MLBAugust 8, 2026Citizens Bank Park

Blue JaysTorontoTORWon56-62

Blue Jays 7, Phillies 5

Final/11
PhilliesPhiladelphiaPHI62-56
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Blue Jays top Phillies 7-5 in 11 innings; Guerrero returns, Springer scratchedToronto won a dramatic extra-inning contest Friday behind strong pitching from Max Scherzer, who reached a career milestone.Recap · BenchScout

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Nathan Lukes grounds out, first baseman Kyle Schwarber to pitcher Aaron Nola.
  2.  Brett Bateman lines out sharply to center fielder Justin Crawford.
  3.  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homers (7) on a line drive to left field.TOR 57%
  4.  Jesús Sánchez called out on strikes.

Bot 1st

  1.  Kyle Schwarber grounds out, first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to pitcher Max Scherzer.
  2.  Trea Turner singles on a line drive to center fielder Brett Bateman.
  3.  Bryce Harper strikes out swinging.
  4.  Luis Arraez flies out to left fielder Myles Straw.

Top 2nd

  1.  Ernie Clement singles on a line drive to right fielder Bryan De La Cruz.
  2.  Andrés Giménez strikes out swinging.
  3.  Brandon Valenzuela called out on strikes.
  4.  Josh Smith strikes out swinging.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Bryson Stott singles on a line drive to left fielder Myles Straw.TOR 52%
  2.  Brandon Marsh flies out to center fielder Brett Bateman.
  3.  Justin Crawford flies out to center fielder Brett Bateman.
  4.  Bryan De La Cruz grounds out, shortstop Andrés Giménez to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Top 3rd

  1.  Myles Straw walks.TOR 66%
  2.  Nathan Lukes singles on a ground ball to center fielder Justin Crawford. Myles Straw to 3rd.TOR 75%
  3.  Brett Bateman grounds into a force out, pitcher Aaron Nola to shortstop Trea Turner. Nathan Lukes out at 2nd. Brett Bateman to 1st.TOR 69%
  4.  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Brandon Marsh. Myles Straw scores. Brett Bateman to 2nd.TOR 77%
  5.  Jesús Sánchez flies out to right fielder Bryan De La Cruz. Brett Bateman to 3rd.
  6.  Ernie Clement strikes out on a foul tip.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Garrett Stubbs strikes out swinging.
  2.  Kyle Schwarber singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Josh Smith.
  3.  Trea Turner grounds out, third baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Kyle Schwarber to 2nd.
  4.  Bryce Harper flies out to left fielder Myles Straw.

Top 4th

  1.  Andrés Giménez singles on a ground ball to first baseman Kyle Schwarber.
  2.  Brandon Valenzuela strikes out swinging.
  3.  Josh Smith walks.
  4.  Myles Straw strikes out swinging.

Bot 4th

  1.  Luis Arraez flies out to center fielder Brett Bateman.
  2.  Bryson Stott lines out to right fielder Nathan Lukes.
  3.  Brandon Marsh flies out to left fielder Myles Straw.

Top 5th

  1.  Nathan Lukes flies out to left fielder Brandon Marsh.
  2.  Brett Bateman strikes out swinging.
  3.  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flies out to right fielder Bryan De La Cruz.

Bot 5th

  1.  Justin Crawford grounds out, third baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
  2.  Bryan De La Cruz strikes out swinging.
  3.  Garrett Stubbs flies out to right fielder Nathan Lukes.

Top 6th

  1.  Jesús Sánchez singles on a ground ball to catcher Garrett Stubbs, deflected by pitcher Aaron Nola.
  2.  Ernie Clement strikes out swinging.
  3.  Andrés Giménez grounds out, pitcher Brooks Raley to first baseman Kyle Schwarber.

Bot 6th

  1.  Kyle Schwarber called out on strikes.
  2.  Trea Turner homers (17) on a fly ball to left center field.TOR 63%
  3.  Bryce Harper homers (25) on a fly ball to right center field.PHI 54%
  4.  Luis Arraez singles on a line drive to center fielder Brett Bateman.
  5.  Bryson Stott doubles (25) on a line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Luis Arraez to 3rd.PHI 71%
  6.  Brandon Marsh out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Luis Arraez scores.
  7.  Justin Crawford triples (4) on a fly ball to center fielder Brett Bateman. Bryson Stott scores.PHI 84%
  8.  Bryan De La Cruz grounds out, shortstop Andrés Giménez to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Top 7th

  1.  Brandon Valenzuela walks.PHI 76%
  2.  Kazuma Okamoto strikes out swinging.PHI 82%
  3.  Myles Straw grounds out, second baseman Luis Arraez to first baseman Kyle Schwarber. Brandon Valenzuela to 2nd.
  4.  Nathan Lukes lines out to center fielder Justin Crawford.

Bot 7th

  1.  Garrett Stubbs flies out to center fielder Brett Bateman.
  2.  Kyle Schwarber walks.
  3.  Trea Turner flies out to center fielder Brett Bateman.
  4.  Bryce Harper flies out to shortstop Andrés Giménez.

Top 8th

  1.  Brett Bateman strikes out swinging.
  2.  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. walks.
  3.  Alejandro Kirk walks. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to 2nd.PHI 79%
  4.  Ernie Clement flies out to right fielder Bryan De La Cruz.PHI 86%
  5.  Andrés Giménez doubles (18) on a line drive to center fielder Justin Crawford. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. George Springer scores.PHI 54%
  6.  Brandon Valenzuela pops out to third baseman Bryson Stott in foul territory.PHI 60%

Bot 8th

  1.  Luis Arraez singles on a fly ball to right fielder Nathan Lukes.PHI 68%
  2.  Bryson Stott lines out to right fielder Nathan Lukes.PHI 62%
  3.  Brandon Marsh strikes out swinging.PHI 56%
  4.  Justin Crawford walks. Luis Arraez to 2nd.
  5.  Bryan De La Cruz lines out to center fielder Brett Bateman.PHI 53%

Top 9th

  1.  Kazuma Okamoto grounds out, third baseman Bryson Stott to first baseman Alec Bohm.
  2.  Myles Straw strikes out swinging, catcher Garrett Stubbs to first baseman Alec Bohm.
  3.  Nathan Lukes singles on a ground ball to third baseman Bryson Stott.
  4.  Brett Bateman grounds out, third baseman Bryson Stott to first baseman Alec Bohm.

Bot 9th

  1.  Garrett Stubbs strikes out swinging.
  2.  Alec Bohm flies out to right fielder Nathan Lukes in foul territory.PHI 54%
  3.  Trea Turner pops out to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in foul territory.

Top 10th

  1.  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out, shortstop Trea Turner to first baseman Alec Bohm.TOR 54%
  2.  Davis Schneider walks.TOR 60%
  3.  Ernie Clement reaches on a soft ground ball to first baseman Alec Bohm. Official Scorer ruling pending. Brett Bateman to 3rd. Davis Schneider to 2nd.TOR 65%
  4.  Andrés Giménez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Bryan De La Cruz. Brett Bateman scores.TOR 74%
  5.  Brandon Valenzuela called out on strikes.TOR 68%

Bot 10th

  1.  Bryce Harper grounds out, second baseman Ernie Clement to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Trea Turner to 3rd.TOR 51%
  2.  Luis Arraez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Brett Bateman. Trea Turner scores.PHI 54%
  3.  Bryson Stott walks.
  4.  Brandon Marsh lines out to left fielder Myles Straw.

Top 11th

  1.  Kazuma Okamoto flies out to right fielder Bryan De La Cruz.TOR 54%
  2.  Myles Straw grounds out to first baseman Alec Bohm. Brandon Valenzuela to 3rd.PHI 55%
  3.  Nathan Lukes homers (6) on a fly ball to right center field. Brandon Valenzuela scores.TOR 88%
  4.  Brett Bateman flies out to center fielder Justin Crawford.

Bot 11th

  1.  Justin Crawford flies out to shortstop Andrés Giménez.
  2.  Bryan De La Cruz called out on strikes.TOR 91%
  3.  Edmundo Sosa flies out to center fielder Brett Bateman.

Top 1st

  1.  TOR 1, PHI 0Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homers (7) on a line drive to left field.TOR 57%

Top 3rd

  1.  TOR 2, PHI 0Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Brandon Marsh. Myles Straw scores. Brett Bateman to 2nd.TOR 77%

Bot 6th

  1.  TOR 2, PHI 1Trea Turner homers (17) on a fly ball to left center field.TOR 63%
  2.  TOR 2, PHI 2Bryce Harper homers (25) on a fly ball to right center field.PHI 54%
  3.  TOR 2, PHI 3Brandon Marsh out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Luis Arraez scores.
  4.  TOR 2, PHI 4Justin Crawford triples (4) on a fly ball to center fielder Brett Bateman. Bryson Stott scores.PHI 84%

Top 8th

  1.  TOR 4, PHI 4Andrés Giménez doubles (18) on a line drive to center fielder Justin Crawford. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. George Springer scores.PHI 54%

Top 10th

  1.  TOR 5, PHI 4Andrés Giménez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Bryan De La Cruz. Brett Bateman scores.TOR 74%

Bot 10th

  1.  TOR 5, PHI 5Luis Arraez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Brett Bateman. Trea Turner scores.PHI 54%

Top 11th

  1.  TOR 7, PHI 5Nathan Lukes homers (6) on a fly ball to right center field. Brandon Valenzuela scores.TOR 88%

Win probability

Top 11th · Biggest swing #1 · TOR 7–5 PHI

Nathan Lukes homers (6) on a fly ball to right center field. Brandon Valenzuela scores.

See it in the scoring summary
TOR 88%TOR +42 pts

Game leaders

Blue JaysToronto

PhilliesPhiladelphia

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Nathan Lukes RF6132100.268
Brett Bateman CF6100002.125
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B4222110.262
Jesús Sánchez DH3010001.272
Alejandro Kirk PH0000010.250
George Springer DH0100000.234
Davis Schneider DH0000010.144
Ernie Clement 2B5020002.285
Andrés Giménez SS4023001.239
Brandon Valenzuela C4100013.230
Josh Smith 3B1000011.218
Kazuma Okamoto 3B3000001.225
Myles Straw LF4100012.218
Totals4071072613

2B: Giménez.HR: Lukes, Jr..RBI: Lukes 2, Jr. 2, Giménez 3.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Max Scherzer5.152204847.25
Spencer Miles0.232200143.25
Matt Waldron1.000010216.75
Braydon Fisher1.010011193.79
Louis Varland W2.001011321.34
Lazaro Estrada S1.00000193.86

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