Athletics defeat Toronto Blue Jays 6-5: Recap & Betting Results
Mon, Sep 7, 2026 · MLB · Toronto Blue Jays 5, Athletics 6
The Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Monday, September 7, 2026, at Sutter Health Park. The Athletics covered the run line as 1.5-run underdogs. The game went over the closing total of 8, with 11 runs combined. AiQ's player props in this game went 70-37.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Athletics final score and game recap
The Athletics led 5-1 after five innings. The Toronto Blue Jays scored 3 runs in the seventh inning, the most by either team in an inning. They outscored the Athletics 4-1 the rest of the way. The Athletics won it in the bottom of the ninth.
The leading performers, from the box score:
- Dylan Cease (Toronto Blue Jays): 5.0 innings, 4 earned runs, 6 strikeouts.
- Andres Gimenez (Toronto Blue Jays): 2-for-4, 1 home run, 2 RBIs, 1 run.
- Jacob Lopez (Athletics): 6.0 innings, 4 earned runs, 1 strikeout.
- Henry Bolte (Athletics): 1-for-2, 1 home run, 1 RBI, 3 runs.
Who covered the spread in Toronto Blue Jays vs. Athletics?
The Athletics covered the run line as 1.5-run underdogs and won outright, by 1 run.
The run line opened and closed at Toronto Blue Jays -1.5.
Did Toronto Blue Jays vs. Athletics go over or under the total?
The game went over: 11 runs combined against a closing total of 8, over by 3.
The total opened at 8.5 and closed at 8.
How did AiQ's Toronto Blue Jays vs. Athletics predictions do?
AiQ's player props in this game went 70-37.
- Player props: 70-37.
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Athletics player prop results
AiQ's player prop picks went 70-37 in this game.
- Zack Gelof (Athletics): over 0.5 total bases at -145, finished with 1, a win.
- Max Muncy: over 0.5 total bases at -115, finished with 1, a win.
- Max Muncy: over 0.5 hits at -113, finished with 1, a win.
- Max Muncy: over 0.5 hits + runs + runs batted in at -147, finished with 1, a win.
- Zack Gelof (Athletics): over 0.5 runs at +142, finished with 2, a win.
- Alika Williams (Athletics): over 0.5 total bases at +100, finished with 0, a loss.
- Zack Gelof (Athletics): over 1.5 hits + runs + runs batted in at +117, finished with 5, a win.
- Zack Gelof (Athletics): under 1.5 home runs, finished with 0, a win.
- Ernie Clement (Toronto Blue Jays): under 1.5 total bases at -162, finished with 1, a win.
- Kazuma Okamoto (Toronto Blue Jays): over 1.5 total bases at +113, finished with 4, a win.
- Henry Bolte (Athletics): over 0.5 total bases at -190, finished with 4, a win.
- Lawrence Butler (Athletics): over 0.5 total bases at -135, finished with 0, a loss.
- 95 more picks are in the record above but not listed.
Toronto Blue Jays and Athletics betting trends: 2026 season
This result left the Toronto Blue Jays 72-73 in the 2026 regular season (37-35 at home, 35-38 away or at neutral sites). Against the run line, they covered in 72 of 144 games with a closing line on file. Their games went over the closing total 71 times and under 69 times, with 4 pushes. That made it two straight losses for the Toronto Blue Jays.
This result left the Athletics 58-87 in the 2026 regular season (26-44 at home, 32-43 away or at neutral sites). Against the run line, they covered in 67 of 143 games with a closing line on file. Their games went over the closing total 73 times and under 66 times, with 4 pushes.
What's next for Toronto Blue Jays and Athletics?
Next for the Toronto Blue Jays: at the Athletics on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Next for the Athletics: the Toronto Blue Jays at home on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.