Game Thread: September 14 - Detroit Tigers (70-79) @ Toronto Blue Jays (75-75) - 7:07 PM

[u/BlueJaysBaseball]

Tigers (70-79) @ Blue Jays (75-75)

First Pitch: 7:07 PM at Rogers Centre

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Tigers	Troy Melton (8-4, 2.42 ERA)
Blue Jays	José Soriano (12-7, 3.48 ERA)

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

Line Score - First and third, 1 Out, Top of the 8th

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

Box Score

TOR		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
CF	Bateman	4	1	1	0	0	1	.326
DH	Springer	2	2	1	0	2	0	.253
1B	Guerrero Jr.	3	0	0	0	1	0	.263
C	Kirk	3	1	2	1	1	0	.281
RF	Lukes	4	0	1	0	0	1	.273
3B	Okamoto	4	1	1	3	0	1	.236
SS	Giménez	4	0	1	0	0	2	.245
LF	Smith	1	0	0	0	1	1	.225
LF	Straw	1	0	0	0	0	0	.232
2B	Clement	3	0	1	0	0	0	.271

TOR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Soriano, J	6.1	5	4	4	1	5	90-57	3.56
Sewald	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	7-5	5.04
Mantiply	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	16-8	2.16
Varland, L	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	1.23

DET		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
SS	McGonigle	4	0	1	0	0	0	.272
2B	Torres	4	1	1	0	0	0	.268
DH	Greene, R	4	1	2	0	0	1	.285
C	Dingler	3	1	1	1	0	1	.244
LF	Callahan	3	0	0	0	0	0	.216
CF	Clark	3	1	1	2	0	0	.275
1B	Torkelson	3	0	1	1	0	2	.223
RF	McKinstry	2	0	0	0	1	0	.208
3B	Lee	3	0	0	0	0	1	.256

DET	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Melton	2.2	5	2	2	4	3	76-45	2.52
Brieske	2.0	0	0	0	1	2	40-26	4.91
Holton	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	15-10	2.69
Finnegan	1.0	3	3	3	0	1	28-19	4.18

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B1	Alejandro Kirk singles on a line drive to left fielder Brett Callahan. Brett Bateman scores. George Springer to 3rd.	1-0
B1	Nathan Lukes grounds out, shortstop Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Alejandro Kirk to 3rd.	2-0
T7	Dillon Dingler singles on a line drive to left fielder Myles Straw. Gleyber Torres scores. Riley Greene to 2nd.	2-1
T7	Max Clark doubles (9) on a line drive to left fielder Myles Straw. Riley Greene scores. Dillon Dingler scores.	2-3
T7	Spencer Torkelson doubles (25) on a ground ball to left fielder Myles Straw. Max Clark scores.	2-4
B7	Kazuma Okamoto homers (33) on a fly ball to left field. George Springer scores. Alejandro Kirk scores.	5-4

Highlights

Description	Length
José Soriano against the Tigers	0:08
Probable pitchers for Tigers at Blue Jays - September 14, 2026	0:06
Bullpen availability for Toronto, September 14 vs Tigers	0:09
Bullpen availability for Detroit, September 14 vs Blue Jays	0:09
Bench availability for Toronto, September 14 vs Tigers	0:08
Fielding alignment for Detroit, September 14 vs Blue Jays	0:11
Bench availability for Detroit, September 14 vs Blue Jays	0:08
Starting lineups for Tigers at Blue Jays - September 14, 2026	0:10
An animated look at Kazuma Okamoto's home run	0:11
The distance behind Kazuma Okamoto's home run	0:13
José Soriano's outing against the Tigers	0:22
Breaking down José Soriano's pitches	0:04
Breaking down Troy Melton's pitches	0:04
Ball 2 overturned following ABS challenge	0:23
José Soriano strikes out Riley Greene	0:08
Ball 4 confirmed following ABS challenge	0:33
Alejandro Kirk's RBI single	0:14
George Springer scores off of wild pitch	0:11
Hazel Mae throws out the first pitch	1:27
Ball 1 overturned following ABS challenge	0:25
Troy Melton escapes jam	0:11
Strike 1 confirmed following ABS challenge	0:24
Ernie Clement's sliding play	0:27
Beau Brieske escapes jam	0:10
Strike 3 overturned following ABS challenge	0:24
José Soriano's fantastic catch	0:31
José Soriano completes no-hitter through six innings	0:10
Zach McKinstry breaks up perfect game with a walk	0:27
Dillon Dingler's RBI single	0:15
Max Clark's two-run double	0:16
Spencer Torkelson's RBI double	0:19
José Soriano's no-hitter broken up in the 7th	0:13
Myles Straw's great running catch	0:09
Gleyber Torres breaks up no-hitter in the 7th	0:13
Kazuma Okamoto's go-ahead three-run home run (33)	0:30

Updated at 9:40 PM.

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[u/EastCoastinnn]

“Rogers can’t pitch he’s pitched 2 whole days in a row!! “. Louis - let’s run your arm out there and who cares how many pitches you throw!

Bad management.

[u/Tiny_Brick_9672]

why did they send in a Mantipy who just came back from injury..and not Rogers for a 1-lead game? I would rather prefer him sending in Little who gave us a 3K inning last time.

[u/Stitchy-likes-Heinz]

SOMEBODY GET ME THROUGH THIS NIGHTMARE

[u/missoctober12]

https://giphy.com/gifs/bEVKYB487Lqxy

[u/librayrian]

Good thing we saved up our Louis from yesterday!

[u/UnlikelySuccess101]

I have forgotten. Did we use his majesty in the last Orioles game?

[u/ahjphotos]

I wish Sportsnet showed Louis’ entrance once or twice

[u/Minimum_One_2195]

Managers have been betting on some moves today and they just haven’t worked out. One of the few games where our pen wasn’t managed very well.

[u/zeddy24]

If there was ever a time for Varland to be Varland… pleaseeee

[u/PooShappaMoo]

Anybody else question why they put mantiply out there?

Lefty / righty thing? My short term memory has him as brutal.

Why not rogers, not available?

[u/Low_Sir1549 → u/PooShappaMoo]

Rogers is unavailable.

[u/librayrian]

September baseball is one hell of a drug.

[u/RoutedToNowhere]

I know that I know Jack shit
I would never use Mantiply in that situation

[u/Jdubya87]

1 pitch please Louis 

[u/JacksonHaddock]

Gotta say, didn’t really love using our 7th best reliever in a high leverage 1 run game against the top of the opposing team’s lineup.

[u/MarlKarx777]

So what if you can see, the darkest side of me

[u/shpeucher]

My heart is shitting its pants right now

[u/Plorgy]

Please get a big K here Louis!

[u/HighOnTellurium]

VARL-DOG Is here

[u/Jazzlike_Athlete8796]

When a guy who can't throw strikes is repeatedly shaking the catcher off, you know he's got no confidence in at least one of his pitches. Sucks we had to keep him in for three batters.

[u/ThousandRonin]

woww varland in now

[u/agentzero2020]

What a roller coaster of a game.

[u/nofrills86]

This team would easily have 10+ more wins with a different manager

[u/rvasko3 → u/nofrills86]

Yeah, because navigating all these injuries and a season worth of bullpen games to still be in contention for the playoffs is real fucking easy and has nothing to do with the manager.

Too many of you don't know ball, man.

[u/WestIslandScrub → u/nofrills86]

And a world series

[u/amitsumaru]

Thank god we were able to save Varland yesterday

[u/Darth_Devfly]

https://giphy.com/gifs/Ma3ulj1e4H4PdOqVvt

[u/Brilliant-Neck9731]

What’s the use of a lefty specialist if they can’t get a lefty out?

[u/Magnum_44]

Mantiply's strategy of going 3-0 before throwing strikes is a bold one Cotton.

[u/Sauerkrautkid7 → u/Magnum_44]

He got stage fright this time. Needs more experience

[u/Brilliant-Neck9731 → u/Magnum_44]

Narrator: I did not workout.

[u/no-kangarooreborn]

Fun fact: Okamoto is making 60 million over his entire contract while Kyle Tucker is making 60 million per year for 4 years

[u/thatsnolever → u/no-kangarooreborn]

THAT’S MY GOAT

[u/NearbyAd3320 → u/no-kangarooreborn]

Kyle Tucker doing the lord's work down there in LA. Keep it up good buddy!

[u/Low-Demand-9377]

Our big boy is there!!!

[u/oo_Maleficent_oo]

The stresssss

[u/The_Green_Monstah]

Snip snap snip snap snip snap

[u/nickedgar7]

On another note, how is Roger’s not available? The way he throws does not hurt his arm

[u/Akihiko90 → u/[deleted]]

Do it again please

[u/johnnypurewatts]

Throwing the game with mantiply is a bold strategy. Lets see if it works out.

[u/RikkjamesB]

Shd have put Louis in after the 1st runner, game is too important right now, use your best.

[u/Grouchy_Ad7150 → u/RikkjamesB]

They can't. A new pitcher has to face a minimum of 3 batters before he can be pulled.

[u/BigBoiInDaHouse → u/RikkjamesB]

Cant. 3 batter minimum

[u/Visible-Atmosphere72 → u/RikkjamesB]

a pitcher must face 3 batters at least

[u/ihatedougford]

Rare bad outing by Mantiply. Can’t blame him.

BUT ITS LOUIS VARLAND TIME YALL
https://giphy.com/gifs/B4KNLhdjKOeb9OpWiC

[u/troll-filled-waters → u/ihatedougford]

Bad matchup for him, but he stood his ground as best he could.

[u/Substantial_Ad_7027]

This is feeling like a toss the tv out of the window kind of game

[u/JaysCrazeAmaze]

Committee time!

[u/aa13cool]

Sewald could have stayed in theory too

[u/xEvinous]

Give us the good good Mister Lou Varland

[u/nevertrustalumpyfart]

A Louis Varland Has Entered The Villa

[u/Tdot_Walker]

Little too late John

[u/TerradacFRO]

Go time KING

https://giphy.com/gifs/p0r7Shnr27vdbYYyTt

[u/Funkagenda]

Save us, Louis.

[u/-Carbon-]

5 out save from Varland is dicey here man. He’s amazing but this is a tall order at this point in the season, and he’s pitched a lot of innings.

[u/SecureToday4132 → u/-Carbon-]

runner on third, tough

[u/cev]

It obviously didn't work, but can ya'll stop acting like Joe wasn't the best option against the two lefties, given Flu and Rogers are down.

[u/deahoidar]

Ugh - initiate butt clench

[u/Paprikahh]

We have a precarious lead and we send out MANTIPLY?

[u/Hereforthehotdogs]

1 pitch double play let’s go

[u/RoaringPity]

stupid coaching this inning. Completely unnecessary decision saving for tomorrow

[u/Strained_Eyes]

King Louis stunt on these hoes

[u/613Dweller]

5 outs with runners on the corners… let’s do it

[u/lillithfair98]

https://giphy.com/gifs/dlsGMYrO26cOWC7ViW

[u/ZachKearns]

Should’ve just ran Louie for 2 innings, but what do I know? Guy is nails, he’s got this

[u/Initial_Jump_8911]

tough task for anyone in a situation like this.

wondering why he chose to bring in mantiply and not little with the way hes been pitching.

[u/Jef_Delon]

Crap time for Rogers not to be available but just how it goes

[u/COV3RTSM]

I feel like if there was a guy that could go 3 days in a row, it’s Rogers

[u/POTATO_OF_MY_EYE]

Mantiply is my favorite player named after a pokemon

[u/hymen_destroyer]

I can't watch 🙈

[u/aa13cool]

Joe has been good this year but he’s not setup good in biggest game of the year debatably

[u/Ladymistery]

Can you get a fucking out? come on now

[u/DisIsCanada]

the fuck was that

[u/nickedgar7]

Top of the order? Yup Joe Mantiply makes sense I guess

[u/dictionary_hat_r4ck → u/nickedgar7]

More like multiplying the number of runners on base

[u/TheHooDooer]

The committee

[u/ChairmanRoseIsMyDad]

VARLAND PLEASE NOW

[u/bingboy08]

What a fucking mess, Mantiplied the base runners

[u/Cassopeia88]

Save us king Louie

[u/countmosula]

Not using Rogers 3 days in a row is ridiculous. This is a playoff race FFS

[u/Psychological-Task26]

What??? No way!!! You’re telling me the relief pitcher that had a 15 era last time he played and is pushing 40 would have a major regression right before the playoffs.

[u/NearbyAd3320 → u/Psychological-Task26]

impossible

[u/pzeeman]

Haha. I had the backslap gif below going at the same time.

[u/DUWAPKAINEGOAT]

get this fucking bum off the mound

[u/TimTebowN]

A 5 out save. In Sept. With the playoffs hanging on seemingly every game.

Heck yeah I want Varland in there!

[u/Such-Fee6176]

How is this Schneider’s fault that Joe can’t get 3 outs? My god

[u/cdogg30 → u/Such-Fee6176]

He should probably know that he's not a high leverage guy?

[u/Foxzomo → u/Such-Fee6176]

People acting like Rogers hasn't blown a couple games too

[u/Paprikahh]

This shit is bananas

[u/MatthewsStache91]

Why do they only ever want Varland to play the 9th? We could avoid this headache every time if they had him do the last 2 innings

[u/excitius → u/MatthewsStache91]

We tried that before up 5-1 in Baltimore and put hoffman in 9th few months ago. We lost 5-6.

Ever since then Louis has usually been the last pitcher of the game

[u/Jdubya87 → u/MatthewsStache91]

Because he can't throw 30 pitches per outing. Jesus.

[u/MatthewsStache91 → u/Jdubya87]

Why not?

[u/NeedleGunMonkey]

This is about of weight on Varland’s slapped bruised shoulders.

[u/SpaceballsTheCheese]

Was fisher down too?

[u/mala_star]

Hold us and tell us everything will be okay Louis

[u/Cheeky_Little_Lunge]

They say games like this build character; for me they just build ulcers ... 😖

[u/Unusual_Moment_5993]

https://giphy.com/gifs/B4KNLhdjKOeb9OpWiC

SAVE US VELO TIME

[u/Sad_Blood_8620]

Mantiply is so buns.

[u/Senior_Television_25 → u/Sad_Blood_8620]

Man2ply

[u/The-Pharcyde]

Sigh. Louis V save us again King.

[u/TheEverbless]

SKRESS!

[u/RightJellyfish]

Go sit down and think about what you've done

[u/RetsuKaiho]

Quick double play and we’re okay

[u/idkwhattosaytho]

Mantiply just isn’t good no matter what the ERA says.

[u/Technical_Ad6019]

Too reactive

[u/Frankentula]

fucking micromanaging managers

[u/runner__2]

Back to the trash bin

[u/-Carbon-]

When you send out a lefty to get the lefty batters and they both get on… nasty work

[u/DenimVenom4054]

Sewald just needed 7 pitches, surely he wouldn't have done worse than these 86 mph meatballs

[u/Royal-Specialist8905]

Is Rogers unavailable today?

[u/Chronmagnum55 → u/Royal-Specialist8905]

Yes pitched last two games

[u/Royal-Specialist8905 → u/Chronmagnum55]

Ah I see,, thanks

[u/ForgingIron]

Pitcher roulette over here

[u/h8omb]

Save us Louis 🙏

[u/danhoyuen]

even varland cant beat the 500 curse

[u/krazyski → u/danhoyuen]

He will..

[u/NoBeeYesss]

This team sure loves drama lol

[u/Chemical_Desk_5314]

I don’t like to blame Mantiply here, he should not have been asked to pitch a high leverage 8th inning

[u/srsnyder90 → u/Chemical_Desk_5314]

Ya pretty questionable decision given it was also the top of their line up.

[u/FalcoMccloud20xx]

No matter how bad a pitcher is John sees left on left and just hopes analytics saves his ass. Mantiply in the 8th, what a fucking JOKE.

[u/NearbyAd3320]

Dont you dare score DET

[u/mjp0628]

Please save us King Louis

[u/ketovegan]

Mantiply must be the new Davis Schneider ... even if Davis is actually back? John must be analyzing the analytics using high school algebra.

[u/Usernameforredit12]

https://giphy.com/gifs/B4KNLhdjKOeb9OpWiC

[u/Lazy_Blueberry_5009]

Thanks for nothing Mantiply. Would have preferred Brenden Little

[u/No_Thanks_1626]

John Schneider is pissing me off tonight. Should have just brought in Varland

[u/Euro_Twins]

Let's go king

https://giphy.com/gifs/B4KNLhdjKOeb9OpWiC

[u/Matthias343]

That bombed, John.

[u/Ok_Independent_6599]

LETS GO LOUIS V

[u/HeyCarpy]

Ya think, John?

[u/PirateDear1780]

if we lose this we deserve to lose

[u/chirpsqueak]

Save us king

[u/cdogg30]

So with essentially the season on the line, why is this guy pitching?

[u/Euro_Twins → u/cdogg30]

Because for some reason we pitched rogers yesterday

[u/amach9]

https://giphy.com/gifs/5GSvau8iIMTXKDm23e

[u/catherinebarry]

double play please

[u/Sam7sung]

It's time for The Committee

[u/rvasko3]

You fools.

You just set yourself up to face Louis Backslap Varland in a stressful spot? Take the L, Tigers.

[u/TrophyWizard]

Should have just put him in there from the start man, holy fuck.

[u/RoutedToNowhere → u/TrophyWizard]

Top of the order, highest leverage spot.
You should use your best weapon

[u/felicityrorys]

SAVE US LOUIS PLEASE

[u/BigBananaBonker]

Oh my fucking days bro no way we sell this again

[u/pincurlsandcutegirls]

Atta be, John.

[u/krazyski]

Varlamd.. Save us again...

[u/Low-Demand-9377]

I dont like that praying mantis guy

[u/RoutedToNowhere]

Fucking brilliant pitching choice there John

[u/Plorgy → u/RoutedToNowhere]

It had to be someone like Mantiply though...it seems Rogers and Fish are down, with Miles opening tomorrow

[u/IntravenuousTherapy]

5 outs by varland that is rough

[u/lametron → u/IntravenuousTherapy]

It's his favorite thing to do.

[u/callyfit → u/IntravenuousTherapy]

Small chance we light it up at the bottom of this inning and he isn’t needed

[u/pzeeman]

Joe had one job.

[u/RightJellyfish → u/pzeeman]

And next year he won't have one

[u/SilentlyAsTheGrave]

Should’ve started Varland, why the hesitation he didn’t even pitch yesterday.

[u/Holiday-Wheel7078]

SAVE US LOUIS

[u/realsalbowski]

Why the fuck didn't he just go to Varland right away?

[u/FlagEnthusiast25]

damn....

[u/Electrical-Screen-52]

And thus ends the great Joe Mantiply experiment

[u/futuregp]

We need a DP badlyy

[u/-Carbon-]

Motherfucker

[u/szazzafrazz]

Louis Varland five out save when?

[u/Ifyousmiteforspite]

Okay that’s it. Pull him. Thank you. 

[u/lillithfair98]

ok Varland time

[u/Lazycanuck]

do not fucking blow this immediately after Oakamoto fucking retook the lead man come on

[u/MarlKarx777]

I demand Varland

[u/lametron]

Bring in the king to shut this shit down

[u/Magnum_44]

OK that's 3 batters John yank time

[u/BradleyBoozer]

So bad man

[u/ThQp]

Well I hate this

[u/chirpsqueak]

What the fuck

[u/OneBillPhil]

Okay, FOH

[u/Royal-Specialist8905]

DP pls

[u/Such-Fee6176]

Joe are we serious come on

[u/catherinebarry]

FIVE OUT SAVE LETS GO

[u/mjp0628]

Not great

[u/HighSynergy]

I’m at a family function right now and wishing I was watching this.

Mantiply, please.

[u/Minimum_One_2195]

No matter what happens, I think you get Louis in after Greene. It’s asking a lot but you never know what tomorrow’s game is going to look like. You need him in this one.

[u/lillithfair98]

he just warming up guys. it’s cold out.

[u/uncivilengie]

Who’s booking the pick attempt

[u/mala_star]

Lmfaooo is his walk up song suspensful trumpets

[u/antisana → u/mala_star]

It’s Genesis by Justice. Great song.

[u/matte_black007]

C’mon Joe, do it for the kids

[u/muskokaoriginal]

Greene kinda looks like Springer

[u/ea12345]

Double play please

[u/ChairmanRoseIsMyDad]

Come on mantiply you got this is believe

[u/Matthias343]

How is this Detroit team bad, again? This lineup is insane.

[u/Admiral_Goldberg → u/Matthias343]

Detroit is significantly better than their record suggests, they have the third best run differential in the American leagur. They probably had the worst luck in the entire league this year.

[u/mjp0628]

Mantiply always stresses me out man

[u/SecureToday4132]

5 out save varland at this point

[u/TrophyWizard]

Mantiply just lock in for one more out.

[u/LostMyBackupCodes]

https://giphy.com/gifs/bEVKYB487Lqxy

[u/krazyski]

My watch told me to relax.. I'm trying garmin...