The Blue Jays finale offers Toronto one last chance to win its closing series after Cincinnati handed the home side a 5–1 defeat Saturday at Rogers Centre. For Brampton fans following the final weekend, Sunday’s scheduled 3:07 p.m. game is the decider after the clubs split the first two meetings.
Toronto enters the September 27 game at 78–83, according to MLB’s official schedule. Cincinnati is 75–86. Friday’s opener went Toronto’s way, 6–5, but Saturday brought a much quieter afternoon for the Blue Jays’ offence.
Blue Jays finale follows a five-hit afternoon
The official MLB game record lists five Toronto hits and two errors in Saturday’s loss. The Reds collected six hits without an error, building their lead before Toronto put a run on the board in the seventh inning.
JJ Bleday opened the scoring with a solo home run in the second. Cincinnati added two runs in the third, including one on a play involving a Toronto fielding error and another on Eugenio Suárez’s double. Héctor Rodríguez then drove in two with a fifth-inning triple, extending the advantage to 5–0.
Toronto’s response came when Andrés Giménez grounded out in the seventh and Kazuma Okamoto scored. That ended the shutout, but the Blue Jays did not score again. MLB credits Rhett Lowder with the win and Trey Yesavage with the loss.
The contrast with Friday is clear in the final scores. Toronto scored six runs to take the opener by one; on Saturday, a single run was not enough to keep pace. The series therefore returns to even terms for the last meeting, with neither club yet holding the weekend advantage.
What remains on Sunday
The Blue Jays finale is listed as the third game of this three-game regular-season series, with Rogers Centre again the venue. Sunday’s result was not available when this preview was prepared. Starting lineups and late pitching changes should be checked through MLB before first pitch.
For supporters travelling from Brampton, the useful detail is the scheduled afternoon start. Check current transport service and the team’s game information before setting out. A listed start time does not establish ticket availability, and Saturday’s result does not establish Sunday’s lineup.
The immediate sporting question is whether Toronto can recover from Saturday’s limited offence and finish the series with a victory. Follow Bramptonist’s Sports coverage for regional reporting.
Weekend scores
Date
Game
Final score
September 25
Cincinnati at Toronto
Toronto 6, Cincinnati 5
September 26
Cincinnati at Toronto
Cincinnati 5, Toronto 1