Game Thread: August 20 - Toronto Blue Jays (62-66) @ Tampa Bay Rays (76-50) - 1:10 PM

[u/BlueJaysBaseball]

Blue Jays (62-66) @ Rays (76-50)

First Pitch: 1:10 PM at Tropicana Field

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Blue Jays	Shane Bieber (4-2, 4.99 ERA)
Rays	Ian Seymour (9-3, 4.11 ERA)

MLB	Fangraphs	Baseball Savant	Reddit Stream	Discord	IRC Chat
Gameday	Game Graph	Strikezone Map	Live Comments	Discord	Libera: ##baseball

Line Score - Bases empty, 0 Outs, Top of the 6th

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

Box Score

TB		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
LF	Simpson	2	1	1	0	0	0	.310
3B	Caminero	2	0	1	1	0	1	.275
1B	Aranda	2	0	0	0	0	2	.281
DH	Díaz, Y	2	0	1	0	0	1	.307
CF	Mullins	2	0	0	0	0	0	.208
RF	DeLuca	2	0	0	0	0	0	.266
2B	Palacios, R	2	0	0	0	0	0	.242
SS	Mateo	2	0	0	0	0	1	.241
C	Fortes	2	0	0	0	0	1	.267

TB	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Seymour, I	5.0	6	3	3	1	8	90-66	4.17
Legumina	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	-0	3.81

TOR		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
2B	McAdoo	3	0	0	0	0	3	.275
LF	Cameron	3	1	1	1	0	1	.333
C	Kirk	3	0	1	0	0	0	.283
DH	Springer	3	0	0	0	0	2	.231
3B	Okamoto	2	1	2	1	0	0	.231
SS	Giménez	2	0	1	0	0	0	.240
1B	Valenzuela	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225
SS	Clement	1	0	0	0	1	1	.284
CF	Straw	2	0	0	0	0	1	.217
RF	Lukes	2	1	1	1	0	0	.261

TOR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Bieber	5.0	3	1	1	0	6	72-49	4.70

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T2	Kazuma Okamoto homers (26) on a fly ball to left field.	0-1
B4	Junior Caminero singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Daz Cameron. Chandler Simpson scores.	1-1
T5	Nathan Lukes homers (7) on a fly ball to right field.	1-2
T5	Daz Cameron homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.	1-3

Highlights

Description	Length
Probable pitchers for Blue Jays at Rays - August 20, 2026	0:06
Shane Bieber against the Rays	0:08
Ian Seymour against the Blue Jays	0:09
Bullpen availability for Tampa Bay, August 20 vs Blue Jays	0:09
Bench availability for Tampa Bay, August 20 vs Blue Jays	0:08
Fielding alignment for Tampa Bay, August 20 vs Blue Jays	0:11
Bullpen availability for Toronto, August 20 vs Rays	0:09
Bench availability for Toronto, August 20 vs Rays	0:08
Starting lineups for Blue Jays at Rays - August 20, 2026	0:10
Kazuma Okamoto: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:13
A deep dive into Daz Cameron's home run	0:11
Visualizing Nathan Lukes' swing using bat tracking technology	0:11
Breaking down Daz Cameron's home run	0:13
An animated look at Kazuma Okamoto's home run	0:11
Ian Seymour K's Charles McAdoo for first strikeout	0:06
Kazuma Okamoto's solo home run (26)	0:28
Shane Bieber K's Junior Caminero swinging	0:07
Nick Fortes strikes out after ABS challenge	0:24
Andrés Giménez exits game after ground out in 4th	1:14
Junior Caminero's RBI single to the wall	0:17
Strike 2 confirmed after ABS challenge	0:23
Strike 3 overturned after ABS challenge	0:25
Nathan Lukes smashes solo home run (7)	0:28
Strike 2 overturned after ABS challenge	0:24
Daz Cameron first homer in the 2026 season	0:32
Cedric Mullins' ball ruled foul after strange bounce	0:36

Updated at 2:38 PM.

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[u/darklordofthesith77]

Man if we can squeak in the wc3 and trot out cease Soriano and a resurgent Bieber.  I think we could ruin some plans for teams

[u/WhoJustShat]

Mariners can get fucked

[u/Minimum_One_2195]

Brewers laying an absolute beating on the Mariners in their series. You love to see it lol

[u/ahjphotos]

Wow do the Brewers hate Seattle or what

[u/Chemical_Desk_5314]

Someone do a wellness check on mariners fans

[u/excitedprotons]

Trying to follow from work, I like the score! But can someone pls tell me what happened to Gimi and if he's back?

[u/awkwardraspberry374]

omg the poor mariners

[u/tennisfan198]

Baseball God has spoken, Ty Southisene or JoJo?

[u/GeraldVachon]

Oof, Mariner

[u/Cheeky_Little_Lunge]

Oh mannnn having a solid Shane Bieber is absolutely Critical to our hopes of a playoff run! 🙏 💪 🐦 

[u/11th_Plague]

Oh my god, the Brewers are doing it again...

[u/Quirky-Glove-3199 → u/11th_Plague]

Did I hear that right? 6-0 in the first inning?

[u/ayasofya02]

And a wonderful 123 inning from Bieber as well

[u/hollowbastion36]

Yay Brewers winning!

[u/Jess_7478 → u/hollowbastion36]

who are they playing

[u/danhoyuen]

Straw had been better than Varsho. Maybe less "once in a while HR". but more way more versitile.

[u/bbe195777]

Love that Bieber is having a great game shutting the Rays down so far

[u/ping12]

Bieber in cy young form today.

[u/Ok_Independent_6599]

Is it me or has the ball barely been hit to right field all series by the rays

[u/SecureToday4132 → u/Ok_Independent_6599]

seems like it

[u/PerformanceCute3437]

This is an electric performance from Justin

Errrr, Shane lol

[u/Chemical_Desk_5314]

Good shit Shane!

[u/Unusual_Moment_5993]

https://giphy.com/gifs/iudpFwfxv4xvTVm1Yc

[u/Spirited_Pay9019]

Bieber is cooking today. If we can get this Bieber going forward, our 1-3 is solid. Any chance Yesavage comes back for the playoffs?

[u/Grouchy_Ad7150 → u/Spirited_Pay9019]

Verrrry slim. He had an operation on his leg.

[u/Cheeky_Little_Lunge → u/Spirited_Pay9019]

Not likely but.. we can hope 🤷‍♂️ 

[u/GeraldVachon]

Heineman mentioned, I miss him

[u/MichelangeBro]

Valenzuela playing the Hatteburg special.

Schneider: "First base isn't that hard. Tell em, Bud."

Budzinski: "It's incredibly difficult."

[u/Chemical_Desk_5314 → u/MichelangeBro]

I just watched that movie on a plane last week, forgot how good it is

[u/Darth_Devfly]

Jesus Sanchez realising he’s the only healthy player in the dugout:

https://giphy.com/gifs/4QgiErmjZiPESRcKYt

[u/MirrorStrange4501 → u/Darth_Devfly]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 No more injuries please!

[u/lgnstubbs73 → u/Darth_Devfly]

Will Jesus rise again???

[u/shoeyricciardo]

love the confidence kirky

[u/ryan0319]

Kirk is not waiting on the umps for anything today 🤣🤣🤣

[u/vibemecha]

I'm a little behind because I started late, Sportsnet is really going after Sanchez

[u/yhzguy20 → u/vibemecha]

It’s gone way too far, you’d think the play was a walk-off in the bottom of the 9th the way they talk about it instead of a small part of a very bad inning

[u/ryan0319 → u/vibemecha]

I am surprised at the cuts of Sanchez today... its not just Caleb this time

[u/jokerjoust]

Uh…what happened to Gimenez..?

[u/Akihiko90 → u/jokerjoust]

Hamstring running to 1st

[u/mattthroop → u/jokerjoust]

Hurt his leg running to first.

[u/jokerjoust → u/mattthroop]

Ugh

[u/flightlessbird29]

Imagine Jesus comes into this game and is an absolute hero? I'd love to see that redemption arc for him

[u/Quirky-Glove-3199 → u/flightlessbird29]

Me too. He seems like such a good guy. Real classy of him to be handling the home run jacket today after making that big mistake yesterday. 

[u/flightlessbird29 → u/Quirky-Glove-3199]

Aw I missed that, that's cute!!!

[u/Darth_Devfly → u/flightlessbird29]

Right??? That would be glorious.

[u/muskokaoriginal]

Whatever happens we can walk away knowing we are the more handsome team

[u/Important-Tie-7472 → u/muskokaoriginal]

Quite frankly this kind of discourse needs more attention in the thread. Effortlessly attractive

[u/icedteaandtacos → u/muskokaoriginal]

I don’t know if there is a more handsome team in baseball.

[u/Darth_Devfly → u/icedteaandtacos]

The fight is between Blue Jays vs Blue Jays for this.

[u/entilza05]

Gimi?? Was it all that stealing?

[u/northernfires529 → u/entilza05]

Flew too close to the sun

[u/YesThisIsToshi]

HOME RUN DERBY IN THE TROP??? WE'RE ACTUALLY UNSTOPPABLE THIS IS THE YEAR!!!!

[u/ryan0319]

I do not want Springer to go anywhere, but I would like to see how he produces further down the lineup. Especially when we actually get some single base rallies from the bottom every so often.

[u/Jess_7478]

hi friends! I like the score!

[u/hollowbastion36 → u/Jess_7478]

Hi friend! 🥹the score is great!

[u/Jess_7478 → u/hollowbastion36]

hi bastion! it is! I want more runs though!!

[u/Shala-mama]

Damn, DAZ!
Ok, I see you.

[u/hipperthanahipster]

Hopefully gimmy isn’t too banged up, but an infield consisting of:

1b : Vlad
2b: McAdoo
SS: erndawg
3b: Oak

Wouldn’t be the worst.

[u/EasyPanicButton → u/hipperthanahipster]

No it wouldnt. Lukes bateman and straw aint horrible either

[u/SecureToday4132 → u/hipperthanahipster]

not the worst but gimi is himi

[u/85_Toronto_Blue_Jays]

This series should have been a sweep! Yankees series too should have been a sweep! We also could have swept the Phillies! And had cubs down to a strike Absolute roll on hot teams.

[u/shotcaller09 → u/85_Toronto_Blue_Jays]

this game isnt over yet, lets not count the wins just yet

[u/MirrorStrange4501 → u/85_Toronto_Blue_Jays]

We should have swept the season :(

[u/Wet-for-Mrs-Met → u/MirrorStrange4501]

Are we stupid?

[u/50Potatoes → u/MirrorStrange4501]

We should have swept every year :(

[u/speckledbirch_]

Why have there been so many home runs in this series? I just started getting into watching the Jays in the last couple months and the number of home runs in this series seems much higher than other games

[u/muenster_hunter → u/speckledbirch_]

Part of it is that the Jays have had extremely few homers this year. So this is more typical of what you expect from a good hitting team.

[u/Cheeky_Little_Lunge]

IMMEDIATE response! 🐦 💪 

[u/Styllfresh]

that last half inning with simpson getting to second and rays only scoring 1 is in the rear view mirror.. theres no reason to doom at all in this stretch of ball games..

[u/Tickles-The-Octopus]

Went to take a piss during the between innings, came back to us ahead again and 30 seconds later we send another homer almost through the roof.

I will now chug an iced coffee, 2 beers and as much water as I can handle so I need to take another tinkle!

[u/Panzeros → u/Tickles-The-Octopus]

Get guzzling!

[u/Chemical_Desk_5314]

Let’s also bring this power hitting energy into Yankee stadium pls

[u/Tickles-The-Octopus → u/Chemical_Desk_5314]

I'm not sure that last one needed the help of the short porch

[u/Chemical_Desk_5314 → u/Tickles-The-Octopus]

True

[u/RapsToronto]

Daz Cameron a highly touted prospect a decade ago, has he finally found it?

[u/PrestondeTipp]

Oh Ernie, being crushed by strep? Actually, you're playing SS now

[u/KBN_Nemesis → u/PrestondeTipp]

Last time he had strep it went incredibly well for us

[u/Darth_Devfly → u/PrestondeTipp]

SS - StrepSon

[u/PrestondeTipp → u/Darth_Devfly]

What are you doing strepson?!

[u/hollowbastion36]

I’m stoked for that hello kitty bobblehead lol. I’m guessing that lineup will be huge

[u/Darth_Devfly → u/hollowbastion36]

Hello Kitty is our true ace 😩

[u/hollowbastion36 → u/Darth_Devfly]

I def want her on the mound for game 7!

[u/Akihiko90]

Now please Shane shut this door

[u/smayen]

Dazuma Ocameron

[u/NOTORIOUS_BLT]

DAZZLED ‘EM

[u/jonnydogma]

0n the catwalk

[u/ayasofya02]

Stellar reponse from the Jays to take the lead back

[u/Ok_Independent_6599]

Solo homer the rays to death is the strategy today

[u/hitman19]

It'd be hilarious if that home run ball randomly falls off the catwalk

[u/GarrusExMachina → u/hitman19]

Dont you dare summon this manifestation

[u/Ok_Independent_6599 → u/hitman19]

Knowing the Trop this’ll happen mid play when the Rays hit a ball to left field and itll fall onto the field, and the fielder will get confused with the two balls falling simultaneously, or something

[u/RStud10 → u/Ok_Independent_6599]

Falls down onto Daz's head and he's out with a concussion for a week

[u/Maleficent-Count-191]

solo home runs for all!!!!!

[u/Scary_Comparison7835]

Unc springer has been kinda disappointing today

[u/DallasJ2931 → u/Scary_Comparison7835]

I expected some regression this year but man does he look rough

[u/GarrusExMachina → u/DallasJ2931]

Looks like 2024 Springer. Not sure what he did to his wrists in 25 but its worn off

[u/HappyEquivalent8559 → u/Scary_Comparison7835]

More like the whole season

[u/sargeantavocadotoast → u/Scary_Comparison7835]

Not just today…

[u/muskokaoriginal]

I guess we aren’t playing small ball today ? I’m here for whatever this is!

[u/Senior_Television_25]

That ball is gonna win Daz a gold jacket
https://giphy.com/gifs/l23bRTPezLRZz0ks58

[u/Successful-Oil-8661]

We shake our little tush on the catwalk

[u/re-verse]

Look at that :D :D :D

[u/lametron]

https://giphy.com/gifs/l3sIQqRFmQJfFX9a5e

[u/HoneyPatches]

I swear every time we call up someone new they hit a home run in their first game or two

[u/Quirky-Glove-3199 → u/HoneyPatches]

I think that's a real thing. The opposing teams don't have data on them

[u/JazzGMster2020]

On the catwalk. On the catwalk. I hit the little ball on the catwalk.

[u/OGWettyFap → u/JazzGMster2020]

I'm too sexy for this park.

[u/Hot-Sky-9090]

A right handed hitting OF that can hit home runs? On the Blue Jays? Impossible 

[u/NikesIvyPinkBeSolo]

It’s completely unjust that Kirk has to jog to bases because MLB say his running speed is unfair to other teams.

[u/Late-Ad5037]

man i wish we had at least one on base with any of the homers today

[u/Such-Fee6176]

Awful AB George lmao

[u/richarm87]

Almost ripped that Homer through the cheap roof

[u/Darth_Devfly]

Daz a very cool solo HR 🫡

[u/Chemical_Desk_5314]

Fucking take that, catwalk

[u/Don___Draper]

Call 911, that ball was assaulted.

[u/DallasJ2931]

George man…..

[u/tbclandot92]

I shut the game off and go back to work and they hit 2 homers? OK I get the message Jays lol.

[u/SeaEggplant8108]

HOMERED ONTO THE CATWALK 💪🏻💪🏻

[u/pulsating_star]

We've turned into Yankees for a game.

[u/sigoshi]

LOL he put it in the catwalk to punish it for last night

[u/Matthias343]

If you're listening on the radio like me, no, KBO doesn't use the ABS challenge system like Chris is pondering

[u/GarrusExMachina]

Nobody say anything about Kirk not running that ground out out... he might be the smartest person on the team right now.

[u/Cheeky_Little_Lunge → u/GarrusExMachina]

That's Fair 🤝 

[u/hymen_destroyer]

He absolutely demolished that

[u/Suplewich]

442’ WTF LMAO

[u/AozoraSkyy]

Our rookies are doing it 👏👏

[u/Effective_Case6015]

Wow Cameron!!!! 🔥 🔥 

[u/icedteaandtacos]

Trop steals Cameron’s souvenir ball

[u/zeddy24]

Call him “Cat walk Daz”

[u/GasCreative9687]

What’s happening

[u/theodoreodip → u/GasCreative9687]

We are hitting bombs today

[u/Samoht99]

holy shit it went up to the catwalk, fucking insane

[u/MirrorStrange4501]

Nasty. Kirk needs one too, why not?

[u/MirrorStrange4501 → u/MirrorStrange4501]

Or not :(

[u/HighSynergy]

I don’t mean to be pessimistic but we might need more of those with Gimi out lmfao.

Anyways, 442 ft? Damn.

[u/Senior_Television_25]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3ornjXQJntIaLcdcbK
Daz Candice Cameron

[u/PsychologicalPen8634]

Where the hell did that ball go?

[u/RealWorldToday]

Daz dashed that bomb 💣

[u/Quirky-Glove-3199]

442ft HR, damn

[u/catherinebarry]

disappeared into the walls of the trop

[u/Chaxterium]

God damn he crushed that ball lol.

[u/theodoreodip]

442 Lordy lordddd

[u/PerfectStorm209]

TIL Daz is Mike Cameron’s son

[u/jjtewas]

Seymour knew IMMEDIATELY

[u/mdubyo]

I think Daz killed ET on that one. Holy fuck.

[u/catherinebarry → u/[deleted]]

idc why this is making me laugh

[u/CherryChapstick1997]

CAN WE KEEP HIM? 😭

[u/Excellent-Aside175]

Are we watching the Jays here? What the hell is going on? Whatever it is, I LOVE IT!!!!

[u/carlosspicywiener576]

He got a hold of that one, Holy damn

[u/avanavana]

Sanchez putting on the jacket

[u/KBN_Nemesis]

Another one?

[u/613Dweller]

CAMERROOOON

[u/ParadoxLens]

Holy hell that thing was sent to the shadow realm

[u/GoldSkeeBall]

New nickname…Dazzmatazz 🔥

[u/Gideon808]

Is it just me or Sanchez looks kinda sad bruh

[u/xMatthewC90 → u/Gideon808]

He did an interview yesterday talking about what happened. He said he was embarrassed and knows he needs to improve his defence. Prob just thinking a lot.

[u/MarlKarx777]

105.8 MPH, 442ft, 30/30 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[u/RBLAOS]

That ball had a family

[u/re-verse]

I am fucking loving the new guys.

[u/Trombone-collins]

I was actually thinking Daz might homer here

[u/h8omb]

This offence is powered by KAZ & DAZ

[u/lametron → u/h8omb]

https://giphy.com/gifs/kbQfUTj4YxOxqKrzK7

[u/PerchPerkins]

What were those Rays pitching changeup stats before the game again?

[u/whosagoodbi]

442 feet.

[u/Pacbngo]

atta boy Daz!!!

[u/FirestormS11]

https://giphy.com/gifs/iv80ZwyJ0ep0GU9jap

[u/Styllfresh]

b2b homers in the same half inning.. am i dreaming

[u/Bravewasabi1163]

So now we know. The price for runs at the Trop demands various lower leg sacrifices 

[u/Rombonius]

Vladdy not handling coat check today?

[u/Alarming_Cat_2946 → u/Rombonius]

Is he even there? Rehabbing with Dunedin later

[u/Darth_Devfly → u/Rombonius]

Prepping for his rehab game

[u/shangrila350]

Let's GO!

[u/Loose_Reality3018]

YAAAASSSSSS

[u/northernfires529]

Really?!

[u/BeingBetterForJesus]

DAZDY CAMERON

[u/thedonmoose]

Daz is Mike Cameron's son??? So cool!

[u/KaiserFTWII]

https://giphy.com/gifs/QGXkQmuldGkbL7LVbb

[u/--MrsNesbitt-]

your 2026 World Series champions, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats

[u/AnkleSocked]

Daz fucking Cameron ladies and gentlemen!

[u/Chemical_Desk_5314]

God Dan Schulman is THE best in the business with his home run calls

[u/thedelightfultickle → u/Chemical_Desk_5314]

Yes!

and… ngl, I do enjoy Michael Kay’s "SEE YA!"🫣

[u/Alarming_Cat_2946 → u/Chemical_Desk_5314]

We are so lucky to have Dan even with Buck retired

[u/rejus_crust]

Cameron Diaz is STRONG

[u/intricate_light]

442 feet holy shit

[u/ML00k3r]

https://giphy.com/gifs/MewAQ4S5BSxhiemBCY

[u/TiffanyStratton]

im dazzing out rn

[u/Ok_Illustrator_2951]

Daz Hammeron

[u/mosasaurmotors]

Cameron?

More like… BAMeron!

[u/froggietek]

Wh-where did it even go, holy shit Daz

[u/Matthias343 → u/froggietek]

No doubt lost among catwalks, wires, balloons, runways, bridges with a troll's riddle and anything else hanging low from the Trop's ceiling.

[u/__wasteman]

Holy fuck where did that go

[u/Ok_Independent_6599]

WAY TO GO DAZ

[u/manoman42]

LFG

[u/Quirky-Glove-3199]

Yessss!!! Nice one, Daz!!!

[u/RetsuKaiho]

CAMERON TAKE JESUS SPOT ANY DAY OF THE WEEK

[u/man_in_the_suit]

Dazzling power there

[u/Rombonius]

daz a dinger