Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Blue Jays

64-51

0-1

Final

Guardians

55-59

Progressive Field

TV: Sportsnet

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
TOR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CLE	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	1

Who won: Guardians 1-0

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at Progressive Field. The series is tied 2-2. Whit Merrifield went 3-for-4 for the Blue Jays.

Recap · Aug 8

Bibee pitches 7 strong innings, Laureano gets RBI in Cleveland debut as Guards edge Blue Jays 1-0

For the second straight night, a Cleveland rookie tamed Toronto's tough lineup.

What it means

Season series: Series tied 2-2.
Blue Jays 34-27 on the road; Guardians 30-27 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 6h ago

Williams' short-rest gem helps Guardians complete ALDS comeback

ESPN · 7h ago

Guardians repeatedly troll divisional rival White Sox after ALDS win

Recap · 8h ago

Williams, Ramírez lead Guardians over White Sox 2-0 to cap comeback in 5-game AL Division Series

ESPN · 8h ago

MLB playoffs 2026: Previewing Dodgers-Brewers, Guardians-Rays

ESPN · 10h ago

Guardians take down White Sox, complete comeback to clinch spot in ALCS

Preview · 1d ago

Guardians and White Sox meet in decisive ALDS Game 5

ESPN · 2d ago

Guardians' Williams, White Sox's Burke to start for ALCS bid

ESPN · Sep 28

Blue Jays' Max Scherzer strikes out 7 on short rest in season finale

Injuries and inactives

Blue Jays5th in AL East

Anthony Santander RF
Shoulder, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Cody Ponce SP
Knee, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Dylan Cease SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Jameson Taillon SP
Elbow, right
15-Day-IL
Shane Bieber SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Andrew Walters RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Colin Holderman RP
Wrist, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Rhys Hoskins 1B
Back, Inflammation
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Blue Jays5th in AL East

Yusei Kikuchi SP

Probable starter · 11-6, 3.86 ERA, 181 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Whit MerrifieldLF
2Brandon BeltDH
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
4George SpringerRF
5Daulton VarshoCF
6Danny JansenC
7Cavan Biggio2B
8Santiago Espinal3B
9Paul DeJongSS

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Tanner Bibee SP

Probable starter · 10-4, 2.98 ERA, 141 K, 1.18 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Andres Gimenez2B
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Oscar GonzalezDH
5Ramon LaureanoRF
6Brayan RocchioSS
7Gabriel Arias1B
8Bo NaylorC
9Myles StrawCF

The series

Series tied 2-2

Last meeting: Blue Jays 3, Guardians 1 (Aug 7)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 19,467
Officials: Charlie Ramos (Home Plate Umpire), Nic Lentz (First Base Umpire), Jeremie Rehak (Second Base Umpire), Chad Fairchild (Third Base Umpire)