MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
03/30/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 587 - MONDAY, MARCH 30TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (1-0) 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 9 14 0
Toronto Blue Jays (0-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Athletics Deal Blue Jays 9-1 Defeat
The bad news for the Toronto Blue Jays: an opening day loss, 9-1, to the Oakland Athletics at Rogers Centre. The good news: it was just game one in a long season. No one played better than Glen Porter. He went 4 for 5 with 4 singles.

Porter contributed in the top of the fourth. With a runner on 1st, he hit a single. It was one at-bat among others that helped Oakland get the win.

Toronto manager Don Mattingly said his team was "out of sync."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Harrison RF 6 2 4 0 0 1 0 .667 0 0
T. Graves DH 5 2 2 1 1 2 4 .400 1 1
G. Corporan 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .333 0 1
D. Ward 1B 3 1 0 1 2 1 3 .000 0 1
E. Caine LF 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .000 0 0
G. Porter 2B 5 1 4 1 0 1 0 .800 0 1
A. Breslin CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .400 0 1
R. Beltre SS 5 0 0 1 0 1 6 .000 0 1
R. Rodriguez C 4 0 1 2 1 2 3 .250 0 2
Totals 39 9 14 8 7 11 24      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Harrison (1, 5th Inning off R. Stephenson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Graves (1, 1st Inning off R. Stephenson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Harrison 5 , T. Graves 5 , G. Corporan , G. Porter 4 , A. Breslin 2 , R. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: R. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Graves , D. Ward , E. Caine , R. Rodriguez 2
GIDP: A. Breslin
Sac Fly: G. Corporan
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Harrison (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Beltre-Porter-Ward)
OF assists: 1 (Harrison(Ikeda at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Gordon SS 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .500 0 0
A. Salinas LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
R. Miller DH 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .333 1 1
   a-J. Weber DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Ikeda 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .333 0 0
D. Prince CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
   b-T. Biester PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. McDonald RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .000 0 0
T. Cotto 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
N. Ciuffo C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 0
J. Morgan 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1 3 8 14      
a - J. Weber inserted as DH in the 8th
b - T. Biester pinch hit for D. Prince in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Miller (1, 1st Inning off B. Eckels, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Gordon 2 , R. Miller 4 , R. Ikeda , D. Prince 2 , N. Ciuffo
2-out RBI: R. Miller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ikeda , T. Cotto , J. Morgan
GIDP: A. Salinas
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Gordon (1) , N. Ciuffo (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cotto-Morgan-Ikeda)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Eckels W (1-0) 5.1 6 1 1 2 1 1 22 82 1.69   
B. Middehof H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 13 0.00   
B. Petersen H (1) 2.1 0 0 0 1 4 0 8 34 0.00   
Y. Azuma 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Eckels 51
Batters Faced: B. Eckels 22, B. Middehof 3, B. Petersen 8, Y. Azuma 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Eckels 5-8, B. Middehof 0-1, B. Petersen 1-2, Y. Azuma 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Eckels 82-50, B. Middehof 13-8, B. Petersen 34-24, Y. Azuma 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Middehof 1-0 , Y. Azuma 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Stephenson L (0-1) 6.0 6 3 3 3 8 1 27 97 4.50   
J. Pérez 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 8 33 0.00   
M. Pearson 0.1 2 4 4 2 1 0 5 23 108.00   
J. Ortíz 0.2 4 2 2 1 0 0 7 22 27.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Stephenson 53
Batters Faced: R. Stephenson 27, J. Pérez 8, M. Pearson 5, J. Ortíz 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Stephenson 4-6, J. Pérez 1-2, M. Pearson 0-0, J. Ortíz 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Stephenson 97-60, J. Pérez 33-22, M. Pearson 23-10, J. Ortíz 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ortíz 3-3
WP: R. Stephenson , J. Ortíz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Glen Porter
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Roof closed, 30 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 50202
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