The Blue Jays Daily Briefing — Morning Lineup, Thu, Oct 8, 2026

01 The Blue Jays — ▸

No completed Blue Jays game in the last week.

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Blue Jays Leaders

Cat	Leader	#
AVG	Bateman CF	.329
OBP	Bateman CF	.402
HR	Okamoto 3B	33
RBI	Okamoto 3B	92
SB	Giménez SS	20

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Form Guide (Last 7 Days)

Hitters Heating Up (L7)

Jr..331xwOBA.240 · 0 HR · .576 OPS
Okamoto.328xwOBA.167 · 0 HR · .536 OPS
Valenzuela.313xwOBA.313 · 1 HR · .921 OPS
Bateman.312xwOBA.300 · 0 HR · .817 OPS

In the Icebox (L7)

Clement.258xwOBA.125 · 0 HR · .333 OPS
Keys.262xwOBA.188 · 0 HR · .513 OPS
Smith.276xwOBA.053 · 0 HR · .158 OPS

Arms Dealing (L7)

Varland2.37xERA7.1 IP · 2.45 ERA · 10 K · 29.4% Whf
Cellucci2.53xERA8.2 IP · 0.00 ERA · 11 K · 34.7% Whf
Fluharty2.83xERA5.1 IP · 3.38 ERA · 3 K · 28.7% Whf

In the Doghouse (L7)

Eyk7.12xERA11.2 IP · 5.40 ERA · 3 K · 15.9% Whf
Bieber5.99xERA38.0 IP · 2.84 ERA · 31 K · 23.5% Whf

02 The Stretch Season Pulse ▸

79–83 .488 19.0 GB 5th AL East W1

Run Differential

-46

648 RS · 694 RA · Pythag: 75-87

Splits

Home42-39.519

Away37-44.457

vs RHP54-62.466

vs LHP25-21.543

1-Run20-24.455

Extras6-7.462

Day36-35.507

Night43-48.473

Last 104-6.400

Grass33-36.478

03 The Pressbox Roster · Transactions ▸

Recent Transactions

No roster moves in the last 7 days.

Injured List

Injured 60-Day: RF Addison Barger; RF Anthony Santander; P Bowden Francis; P Cody Ponce; P Jake Bloss; LF Jonatan Clase; P José Berríos; P Patrick Corbin; P Yimi García

04 Down on the Farm No games ▸

Buffalo Bisons

No game / not final

off day

68–79 · 7th

New Hampshire Fisher Cats

No game / not final

off day

59–75 · 6th

Vancouver Canadians

No game / not final

off day

64–68

Dunedin Blue Jays

No game / not final

off day

62–66 · 5th

Prospect Watch

#NamePosLvlLine

#1Trey YesavagePMLBDNP

#2JoJo ParkerSSA+DNP

#3Arjun NimmalaSSA+DNP

#4Johnny KingPAADNP

#6Gage StaniferPAAADNP

#9RJ SchreckLFAAADNP

#10Yohendrick PiñangoLFMLBDNP

#13Josh KasevichSSAAADNP

#15Blaine BullardOFADNP

#16Fernando PerezPAADNP

#17Sean KeysDHMLBDNP

#19Edward DuranCAADNP

#21Adam MackoPAAADNP

#22Brandon BarrieraPADNP

#23Javen ColemanPAAADNP

05 Today’s Slate Thu Oct 8 ▸

CLE @ CWS

7:00 CT

Messick vs Smith

TBS/HBO MAX · TBS/HBO MAX · TruTV · TruTV

06 AL East Rivals · Yesterday ▸

Standings

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	L10
Rays	98	64	.605	—	5-5
Yankees	93	68	.578	4.5	5-5
Red Sox	87	75	.537	11.0	5-5
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5	6-4
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0	4-6

Rivals · Yesterday

Rays W 4-3 at NYY

WP: Ian Seymour · LP: Max Fried

07 Wild Card Race The Playoff Line ▸

AL Wild CardEliminatedOut of the playoff race

American League Wild Card

Team	W	L	PCT	WCGB	L10	STRK
WC1Yankees	93	68	.578	+13.5	5-5	W1
WC2Red Sox	87	75	.537	+7	5-5	L1
WC3White Sox	84	78	.519	+4	7-3	W1
Playoff Line
4Rangers	80	82	.494	4	4-6	L1
5Orioles	79	82	.491	4.5	6-4	L1
6Blue Jays	79	83	.488	5	4-6	W1
7Twins	77	85	.475	7	6-4	W1
8Tigers	76	86	.469	8	4-6	L1
9Mariners	76	86	.469	8	6-4	W2

In via the divisionTBCLEHOU

08 Around the League Oct 7 · 0 Notes ▸

News Wire

A quiet night around the league.

Yesterday’s Scoreboard

Away		Home		W	WP
CLE	9	CWS	3	CLE	Griffin
LAD	4	ATL	1	LAD	Henriquez
TB	4	NYY	3	TB	Seymour
MIL	3	SD	1	MIL	Ashby

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Standings — All Six Divisions

AL East

Team	W	L	GB
Rays	98	64	—
Yankees	93	68	4.5
Red Sox	87	75	11.0
Orioles	79	82	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	19.0

AL Central

Team	W	L	GB
Guardians	85	77	—
White Sox	84	78	1.0
Twins	77	85	8.0
Tigers	76	86	9.0
Royals	69	93	16.0

AL West

Team	W	L	GB
Astros	81	81	—
Rangers	80	82	1.0
Mariners	76	86	5.0
Athletics	64	98	17.0
Angels	62	100	19.0

NL East

Team	W	L	GB
Braves	94	68	—
Phillies	88	74	6.0
Marlins	80	82	14.0
Nationals	77	85	17.0
Mets	74	88	20.0

NL Central

Team	W	L	GB
Brewers	103	59	—
Cubs	89	73	14.0
Pirates	82	80	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	26.0
Reds	75	87	28.0

NL West

Team	W	L	GB
Dodgers	100	62	—
Padres	91	71	9.0
D-backs	86	76	14.0
Giants	65	97	35.0
Rockies	58	104	42.0

League Leaders

Batting

Cat	Leader	#
AVG	Yordan Alvarez HOU	.316
HR	Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC	45
RBI	Alec Burleson STL	116
SB	Nasim Nuñez WSH	49
OPS	Yordan Alvarez HOU	1.033

Pitching

Cat	Leader	#
ERA	Jacob Misiorowski MIL	1.80
SV	Bryan Baker TB	41
W	Sonny Gray BOS	18

09 This Day in Blue Jays History Oct 8 ▸

No historical entries for today’s date.