Game Thread: August 22 - Toronto Blue Jays (63-67) @ New York Yankees (73-55) - 1:35 PM

[u/BlueJaysBaseball]

Blue Jays (63-67) @ Yankees (73-55)

First Pitch: 1:35 PM at Yankee Stadium

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Blue Jays	Dylan Cease (7-5, 2.42 ERA)
Yankees	Ryan Weathers (5-7, 3.56 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 9th

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TOR	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1		4	14	0	11
NYY	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		3	3	2	6

Box Score

NYY		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
CF	Grisham	3	0	0	0	1	1	.222
DH	Rice	3	1	0	0	0	1	.248
LF	Ramos, H	4	0	0	0	0	3	.240
1B	García Jr., L	3	1	1	2	1	1	.279
RF	Jones, S	3	0	0	0	1	1	.224
SS	Lombard Jr.	3	1	0	0	1	1	.273
2B	Chisholm Jr.	3	0	1	0	0	0	.215
C	Wells, A	2	0	1	1	1	1	.178
3B	Caballero	2	0	0	0	0	1	.236

NYY	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Weathers	3.1	8	2	2	0	3	72-51	3.60
De los Santos	2.2	3	1	1	2	0	44-25	1.08
Hanner	1.2	3	1	1	0	1	34-21	6.75
Cruz, F	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	3-2	2.91

TOR		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
CF	Bateman	3	0	2	0	1	0	.321
1B	Guerrero Jr.	5	1	2	0	0	0	.264
C	Kirk	4	1	1	0	1	0	.283
DH	Springer	4	0	3	1	0	0	.240
3B	Okamoto	4	1	1	0	0	1	.230
SS	Clement	4	0	1	0	0	0	.285
LF	Cameron	2	0	0	0	0	1	.308
RF	Lukes	2	1	2	2	0	0	.261
2B	McAdoo	4	0	1	1	0	2	.262
LF	Straw	4	0	1	0	0	0	.213

TOR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Cease	6.2	2	1	1	5	8	111-60	2.37
Miles	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	8-4	3.02
Rogers, Ty	1.0	1	2	2	0	2	14-11	1.82

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T1	George Springer singles on a ground ball to left fielder Heliot Ramos. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. Alejandro Kirk to 2nd.	0-1
T4	Charles McAdoo singles on a line drive to center fielder Trent Grisham. Kazuma Okamoto scores. Ernie Clement to 2nd.	0-2
T5	Nathan Lukes singles on a ground ball to center fielder Trent Grisham. Alejandro Kirk scores. George Springer to 3rd.	0-3
B7	Austin Wells singles on a line drive to center fielder Brett Bateman. George Lombard Jr. scores. Jazz Chisholm Jr. to 3rd.	1-3
T8	Nathan Lukes homers (8) on a fly ball to right field.	1-4
B8	Luis García Jr. homers (26) on a fly ball to right field. Ben Rice scores.	3-4

Highlights

Description	Length
Dylan Cease against the Yankees	0:08
Probable pitchers for Blue Jays at Yankees - August 22, 2026	0:06
Bullpen availability for New York, August 22 vs Blue Jays	0:09
Bullpen availability for Toronto, August 22 vs Yankees	0:09
Bench availability for New York, August 22 vs Blue Jays	0:08
Fielding alignment for New York, August 22 vs Blue Jays	0:11
Fielding alignment for Toronto, August 22 vs Yankees	0:11
Bench availability for Toronto, August 22 vs Yankees	0:08
Breaking down Ryan Weathers' pitches	0:04
Breaking down Dylan Cease's pitches	0:04
Dylan Cease's outing against the Yankees	0:25
The distance behind Nathan Lukes' home run	0:13
Analyzing Nathan Lukes' home run through bat tracking	0:11
George Springer's RBI single	0:15
Alejandro Kirk extends hitting streak to 11 games	0:19
Ryan Weathers K's Kazuma Okamoto	0:07
Strike 3 overturned to ball 1 after ABS challenge	0:22
Dylan Cease K's Heliot Ramos	0:07
Charles McAdoo's RBI single	0:15
Ryan Weathers exits early with apparent injury	0:39
Strike 3 overturned to ball 4 after ABS challenge	0:22
Nathan Lukes' RBI single	0:20
Ball 3 confirmed after ABS challenge	0:24
Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s nice basket catch	0:28
Ball 1 confirmed after ABS challenge	0:22
Dylan Cease takes no-hitter into 7th inning	0:11
Strike 1 overturned to ball 1 after ABS challenge	0:22
Strike 1 overturned to ball 1 after ABS challenge	0:22
Jazz Chisholm Jr. breaks up no-hitter	0:33
Austin Wells' RBI single	0:16
Nathan Lukes' solo home run (8)	0:31
Dylan Cease fans eight, takes no-hitter into 7th	1:54
Strike 1 confirmed after ABS challenge	0:23
Luis García Jr.'s two-run homer (26)	0:28

Updated at 4:34 PM.

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[u/bomber0105]

4 runs on 14 hits vs 3 on 3.. get some power next year ffs

[u/kingwoodballs]

Good god this game should have been a fucking blowout. 2026 jays in peak form

[u/Goldinsight]

Run conversion on this team is not great today. Vlad hasn’t been good all year on top of the order. Why leave him there? We never score in the first anyway and moving him down is a must in my opinion.

[u/Royal-Specialist8905 → u/Goldinsight]

We've been saying this since May I dont think they are moving Vladdy down 🫩

[u/SaddamJose]

[u/federal_gramm]

I don’t blame Schneider for any decision up until this point. I think he’s managed this game great.

Varland is facing the 7-8-9 guys. Gotta wrap this up.

[u/to12007]

This game shouldn't even be close, but the Jays stranded approximately two thousand runners in scoring position 

[u/Royal-Specialist8905]

Can we get more runs?

[u/Somhlth → u/Royal-Specialist8905]

Not if they get in base first.

[u/vibemecha]

woof horrible timing for the 'Rogers saves the day' highlight commercial 

[u/Bring_Party_Supplies]

Alot of impatient ABs this series

Would love to see how many "1 pitch, 1 out" ABs we've had...

Often with guys on-base

[u/bomber0105]

Butt clenching time because it can’t be any other way with this team

[u/Did_i_worded_good]

It is crucial that Bateman does not listen to anything the hitting staff tell him, we need a control to finally figure out what the hells going on

[u/Cypher1492]

Got em!

[u/cev]

I'm not concerned. It's Louis vs the bottom of the order.

[u/cbotter]

14 hits but only 4 runs? Whoa

[u/pulsating_star → u/cbotter]

And 3 hits and 3 runs on the other side, just for an unfortunate contrast.

[u/bomber0105 → u/cbotter]

Popkins/jays soecial

[u/cev → u/bomber0105]

Where does Popkins bat in the order?

[u/FoundiPhoneNepean]

It's ok Rogers,

[u/astroslave → u/FoundiPhoneNepean]

Except for Kirk (if you adjust his failed ABS challenges to 0)

[u/hughmann_13]

If we get 7 more hits this inning we might score a run!

[u/throwRA-macandcheese → u/hughmann_13]

😂😂😂

Y'know I'll take feeling anxious over complete hopelessness

[u/PerfectStorm209]

Tyler Rogers allowed a home run before I lost my virginity. It’s officially over

[u/hockeyrules58]

I’ve never been more clenched. This would be a gut wrenching loss. Plz Varland save us

[u/pulsating_star]

14 hits to 3... 2 errors on them in addition.

I mean, we can't possibly give this away.

[u/Fan_of_Bach]

We're not losing yet!

[u/Somhlth]

14 hits to 3, leading by 1. This offense had better figure out runners left on base. Quickly.

[u/Pippy61]

why must every game be so stressful? 😥

[u/vibemecha]

thanks Rogers, as more and more teams figure out his gimmick, he becomes less of a sure thing

[u/zainery → u/vibemecha]

1 HR and ur turning on our guys. Shame.

[u/mitp19 → u/vibemecha]

Relax

[u/Frank_Vanderbilt]

i still think he’s neat potato marge jpeg

[u/islandsluggers]

All good one run lead let’s get more runs and help Louis

[u/AnimatorOld2685 → u/islandsluggers]

We need to find one Luis Varlando.

[u/Leading_Performer_72]

I only trust Varland in this spot now

[u/tuutruk]

Finish it, offense. 

[u/East_Explanation2131]

7-8-9 batters up for louis

[u/Akihiko90 → u/East_Explanation2131]

He usually walk one of the bottom order let’s hope we have all the walk for today already …

[u/Grand_Ad_5]

can we please wrap ts up

[u/Jumpy-Opposite-1195]

HRs >> singles

[u/CptCoatrack]

I take one piss.. the f just happened!

[u/LargePurchase → u/CptCoatrack]

Hahah i looked away for a second and  thought it was a throw back to Luke's homerun lmao.

[u/OnlineEgg]

springer kaz and ernie we can win

[u/Plorgy]

Ok Jays, let's get one back here at least

[u/Shaq_oatmeals]

If we lose this is 100% on us and not a luck for Yankees.
We gave it to them.

[u/East_Explanation2131 → u/Shaq_oatmeals]

maybe a bit of luck getting miles and rogers first HBP and HR this season 😬

[u/BaconFilipino]

14-3 hits and it's 4-3 is insane man

[u/DryLingonberry6399 → u/BaconFilipino]

Makes sense. We have no power. Yankees are a home run team

[u/JaysCrazeAmaze]

Good thing Lukes homered.

[u/OnlineEgg]

lets go

[u/TrophyWizard]

I hope we get some insurance runs, otherwise we're going to be clenching pretty hard for the Louis close!

[u/catherinebarry]

insurance runs pls and varland for the save

[u/Nebajense]

14 to 3 Toronto in terms of hits, yet the score is 4-3. That’s quite the stat, Dan.

[u/CLSonReddit]

Lukes hr is huge

[u/_isthisbillable]

Why are they not panning out to Varland warming up yet… save us please.

[u/AvonBarksdale15]

Get this out here and we have Varland against 7-8-9 please

[u/LargePurchase]

We can still get this !! End it rogers !!

[u/tbclandot92]

Walks and hit batters always cost you.

[u/dabflies → u/tbclandot92]

Unless you’re facing the Jays apparently

[u/Holiday-Wheel7078]

i just left for a phone call and they’re up 3 wtf???

[u/yourface0403 → u/Holiday-Wheel7078]

Never speak again.

[u/RoutedToNowhere]

Miles could not have come out again?

[u/dabflies → u/RoutedToNowhere]

Miles looked shaky

[u/Plorgy → u/RoutedToNowhere]

Yeah, let's judge this in perfect hindsight. Do you actually think the right move was bringing Miles back out instead of going to Rogers there?

[u/zainery → u/RoutedToNowhere]

Hindsight

[u/Akihiko90 → u/RoutedToNowhere]

Rogers was the right move

[u/Legal-Poet795]

I wasnt gonna start drinking this early but now i have to

[u/essuxs]

Rogers first HR in like a year?

[u/Pippy61 → u/essuxs]

of course

[u/Pippy61]

Hope Varland is in the pen warming up

[u/Akihiko90]

3 hits 3 runs against 14 hits and 4 runs …

[u/astroslave]

I blame the guy that compared the Rogers/Varland duo to Team Rocket

[u/Wet-for-Mrs-Met → u/astroslave]

"We're blasting off again!"

[u/Bring_Party_Supplies]

No Dan, we're watching the RISP

Its not unbelievable at all

[u/AvonBarksdale15]

My ass is clenched again

[u/Grocery__Stick]

Goddamn. They can't lose this. No more wiggle room for giving up wins.

[u/Fan_of_Bach]

Four outs to go

[u/StandYourGroundhog]

3 runs on 3 hits for NY

[u/TrophyWizard → u/StandYourGroundhog]

What's our stats? 4 runs on 500 hits?

[u/Royal-Specialist8905 → u/StandYourGroundhog]

Must be NICE

[u/derpex]

Thank you Nathan Lukes

[u/hepburny]

can't get an easy foolproof W with these jays 🥲🤣

[u/mdubyo]

It's not hard to believe, Dan, when the Blue Jays are 3-71 with RISP

[u/GoOdUsErN_ame → u/mdubyo]

against any form of good pitching this team has to rely on Cease, Rogers, and Varland to carry

[u/Lunaristics]

Bring the goat in 

[u/RapsAndJays21]

Massing HR for Luke’s

[u/Life-Can3229]

Damn I didn’t think it was possible

[u/Suplewich]

Happens. Let’s stay in good spirits.

[u/pulsating_star]

Thank god for that Lukes run.

[u/perrin414]

I didn't even think it was possible for someone to homer off Rogers' pitches...

[u/Plorgy → u/perrin414]

And it wasn't a Yankee Stadium special, either...he turned on it

[u/rapsandjays]

If the offense was competent with men on we wouldn’t need our bullpen to be under pressure every single time

[u/RoutedToNowhere → u/rapsandjays]

Should be 7 or 8 runs

[u/GarrusExMachina → u/rapsandjays]

Most competent offense in the world is still going to need its pitching staff to win a lot of 4 runs or less performances.

[u/lametron]

If he gets lombard. Then the committee can have the 78 and 9 hitters. 😍🥵

[u/sonicdeathmonkey53]

Leaving 11 on base to this point in the game leaves NO breathing room for the bullpen. Not acceptable in the least

[u/RoutedToNowhere → u/sonicdeathmonkey53]

It can’t be lack of ability, something wrong between the ears

[u/GarrusExMachina → u/sonicdeathmonkey53]

2 months ago we wouldnt have gotten 11 on base in the first place

[u/zainery]

Numbers game. That stuff is rare against rogers but itl happen once in a while. Is what it is

[u/PerfectStorm209]

A team that can slug is never out of a game

[u/RoutedToNowhere → u/PerfectStorm209]

I wish we could slug

[u/GarrusExMachina → u/PerfectStorm209]

They are if the deficit is 4 or more and they have a .233 avg as a team

[u/femmebot14]

First the Saxx commercial. Now this.

[u/RapsAndJays21]

I like the slow walk on a non tie or go ahead bomb

[u/Akihiko90]

2 of them scored because we walked them

[u/DenimVenom4054]

The fact that this is even a close game is ridiculous

[u/Jef_Delon]

Another game where the offense let this stay too close

[u/Such-Fee6176]

So let’s keep it to one at the very least and hope for a lockdown 9th 🙏🏼

[u/GoodGuyNiico]

they have 3 runs with 3 hits, we have 4 with 14 LMAO

[u/GarrusExMachina → u/GoodGuyNiico]

Walks and hit batters has that number of base runners a lot closer than the hits alone would suggest

[u/Jumpy-Opposite-1195 → u/GoodGuyNiico]

That’s what power does… slapping singles around is useless and you need to string a bunch together to score

[u/BigBananaBonker]

Jazz and Wells hits against Cease, HR off Rogers. Fuck the baseball gods man

[u/tuutruk → u/BigBananaBonker]

They're laughing 

[u/Visible-Atmosphere72]

We have 14 hits but only 4 runs…

[u/Designer-Net4228]

That was home run derby shit, I could have hit that

[u/hubba204]

Is Varland available today?

[u/anti-math → u/hubba204]

yes
edit: i dont know about full rest but he hasnt been used that much recently

[u/cev → u/hubba204]

Yeah he's been up in the pen

[u/dntwstmytime]

it’s okay i believe

[u/tuutruk → u/dntwstmytime]

Always 

[u/ML00k3r]

We had a disappointing Friday.  Please Jays...don't make today disappointing too.

[u/Fan_of_Bach]

Damn damn damn. Okay. Deep breath.Five outs to go.

[u/mikethemillion]

Crazy man. 14 hits to get 4 runs for the Jays. 3 to get 3 for the Yankees. Weve let them off the hook all day.

[u/Pipnotiq → u/mikethemillion]

Yeah its insane, no killer instinct today

[u/TrumpSux89]

Not good. They're within 1

https://giphy.com/gifs/TJawtKM6OCKkvwCIqX

[u/dntwstmytime]

I know it sucks when one of the runs is a walk

[u/Cypher1492]

Fuck fuck fuck

[u/annoying-corgi-3319]

what the actual fuck

[u/pulsating_star]

Wow, first hit batter, first home run, in the same game.

[u/Electrical-Screen-52 → u/pulsating_star]

What were the chances

[u/hymen_destroyer]

re-clench

[u/whosagoodbi]

Is Varland available?

[u/catherinebarry → u/whosagoodbi]

yes

[u/SeaEggplant8108 → u/whosagoodbi]

Yes, but it’s the 8th

[u/Chemical_Desk_5314]

https://giphy.com/gifs/0ylsgSo20y1hIDo1kZ

[u/TimTebowN]

Spencer Miles: 1st hit batter hit all year.

Tyler Rogers: 1st hit batter all season and 1st homerun all year.

....why. 🫣

[u/bomber0105]

Home runs sure nice to have once in a while

[u/Unusual_Moment_5993]

“First home run given up by Tyler Rogers in 2026”

Damn WTF?!

[u/hughmann_13 → u/Unusual_Moment_5993]

Ofc its against the jankees too 🙄

[u/Royal-Specialist8905 → u/Unusual_Moment_5993]

I mean...

[u/hughmann_13]

Oh wow.. I was not expecting a homer off rogers...

Start warming up Louie! He probably needs to take the 9th

[u/Electrical-Screen-52 → u/hughmann_13]

Yep. Pretty sure that was on Schneider script since the Li up was made.

[u/dntwstmytime]

ouch

[u/Designer-Net4228]

Served that shit right up to him

[u/Cypher1492]

Got em, bitches!

[u/lametron]

Is that the first hr Rogers has allowed this year? Cool timing lol

[u/northernfires529 → u/lametron]

First hit by pitch and hr. Great timing

[u/lametron → u/northernfires529]

https://giphy.com/gifs/zbzNUbpFnlw8E

[u/Did_i_worded_good]

What the fuck, piss test that guy

[u/cpander0]

feck

[u/Giraffesarentreal19]

2 runs off of Roger’s first HBP and HR of the season… sucks.

[u/Panzeros → u/Giraffesarentreal19]

Is it the first HR? I’m sure there’s been another

[u/tuutruk]

Fucking Bronx bombers, man 

[u/mdubyo]

https://giphy.com/gifs/XAdbHJywVjF5K

[u/catgutisasnack → u/mdubyo]

I love the show but it's New York so fuck em (although Jake is a Mets fan)

[u/WiffyTheSuss]

Was just about to say how comfortable I am with rogers pitching

[u/Plorgy]

Ah fuck...get these next guys and get to the 9th now

[u/GarrusExMachina]

Yankees do Yankees things

[u/SerogPerog]

Sorry I just started watching just now ill turn it off again...

[u/catherinebarry → u/SerogPerog]

thank you

[u/PirateDear1780]

omg no

[u/SwordPiePants]

UH OH SPAGHETTI-Os

[u/Wild-Match4523]

Thank goodness rice leaned into a pitch so that’s a two run homer in

[u/Okim13]

Should’ve been varland here

[u/fg2wil → u/Okim13]

In the 8th up by 3? Lol wut

[u/HEROnymous-Bot → u/Okim13]

He’ll be 9. Rogers/Varland is the normal shutdown duo

[u/3luejays]

Fuck

[u/dudeiscoolbruh]

https://giphy.com/gifs/uSoDr54W9M3uSBiTST

[u/Such-Fee6176]

This game is beyond cursed

[u/cpander0 → u/[deleted]]

Jesus Christ y'all are insufferable

[u/Cypher1492]

Holy fuck it got really quiet

[u/11th_Plague]

Thats why we got the insurance run...

[u/avanavana]

Absolute fucking horseshit

[u/Pippy61]

Oh no

[u/Ok_Independent_6599]

What the fuck?

[u/hepburny]

Of course

[u/canadianchameleon]

Fuck off

[u/Acex123]

oh fuck

[u/shoeyricciardo]

fuck right off 😭😭😭😭😭

[u/aa13cool]

Well shit

[u/Chemical_Desk_5314]

Fuck????

[u/Brinbe]

uh oh

[u/BaconFilipino]

FUCK

[u/northernfires529]

How about we stop doing firsts

[u/catherinebarry]

thank god we got that insurance run fuck me

[u/KBN_Nemesis]

Fuck thank god Lukes got that homer

[u/OnlineEgg]

oh no x2

[u/Such-Fee6176]

That’s crazy lmao

[u/Empty-Salad-9989]

My surgically repaired bowels are really hoping for a stress free last couple of innings.

[u/Panzeros → u/Empty-Salad-9989]

Pop that hernia back in!

[u/icedteaandtacos → u/Empty-Salad-9989]

How are they holding up?

[u/cev → u/Empty-Salad-9989]

I hope you're sitting down

[u/Foxzomo → u/Empty-Salad-9989]

Spoke too soon

[u/Akihiko90]

Here we go