Donaldson homers twice, leads Blue Jays past Phillies 8-5
Josh Donaldson hit two homers, Edwin Encarnacion also went deep and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5 Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
8
Philadelphia Phillies
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| PHI | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/1/26 | @ Atlanta Braves | L 2-6 | MLB |
| 9/30/26 | @ Atlanta Braves | W 4-3 | MLB |
| 9/29/26 | @ Atlanta Braves | L 3-5 | MLB |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Encarnación homered to left (371 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
Donaldson homered to left (379 feet), Colabello and Tulowitzki scored.
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Advancing On Force 7-5
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Advancing On Force 6-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
Colabello singled to center, Revere scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-5
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 3-5
Francoeur grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Utley scored, Herrera out at second, Hernández to third.
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Advancing On Force 3-5
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Bunted Foul 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
Galvis tripled to deep right center, Asche scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-4
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
Asche singled to right, Herrera scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Hernández singled to center, Rupp scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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End Inning 8-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Utley grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 8-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Utley batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Altherr struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 3: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Altherr batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Rupp flied out to center.
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Fly Out 8-5
Pitch 7: in play
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Rupp batting
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Play Result 8-5
Osuna relieved Sanchez.
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Start Inning 8-5
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 8-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Pillar lined out to shortstop.
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Line Out 8-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Pillar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Pennington singled to right.
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Single 8-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Pennington batting
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Head to Head
Series tied 1-1
Injuries
Philadelphia Phillies
- Johan Rojas Out
- Felix Reyes Out
- Brad Keller Out
Toronto Blue Jays
- Anthony Santander Out
- Cody Ponce Out
- Addison Barger Out
- Bowden Francis Out
- Jose Berrios Out
Lineups
ConfirmedPHI
Chase Utley2B26
Cesar Hernandez3B15
Odubel HerreraCF37
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
Darin Ruf1B25
Cody James AscheLF99
Freddy GalvisSS8
Cameron RuppC36
Aaron NolaP27
Substitutes
Jeanmar GomezP46
Adam A LoewenP77
Domonic BrownPH81
Hector NerisP51
Ken GilesP91
Ryan Howard1B6
Elvis AraujoP59
Aaron AltherrRF23
TOR
Troy TulowitzkiSS12
Josh Donaldson3B3
Jose BautistaRF19
Edwin Encarnacion1B23
Russell MartinC55
Ezequiel CarreraLF41
Ben RevereLF25
Ryan Goins2B25
R.A. DickeyP19
Substitutes
Aaron SanchezP45
Roberto OsunaP54
LaTroy HawkinsP32
Justin Smoak1B46
Cliff Pennington2B7
Liam HendriksP31
Chris ColabelloPH15
Brett CecilP27
Kevin PillarCF1
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