Blue Jays Beat Athletics: Soriano and Okamoto Lead Toronto’s Rebound

Soriano Secures Win Number 12 Despite Limited Swing-And-Miss Stuff

According to CBS Sports reporting, Soriano was not at his most dominant during the September 8 contest, generating just four swinging strikes and surrendering two solo home runs. Those two long balls accounted for the only damage against him across his seven innings of work. The performance marked the fourth time in seven starts since joining Toronto that Soriano has recorded three or fewer strikeouts.

Since being acquired by the Blue Jays, Soriano has pitched to a 4.05 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP across 40 innings. Across the entire 2026 campaign split between the Angels and Blue Jays, the right-hander holds a 12-7 record with a 3.48 ERA, 154 strikeouts, and 71 walks over 163 innings, per CBS Sports.

Recent Performance Trends and Workload Context

Soriano’s transition to the Blue Jays rotation has involved varied results down the stretch. Prior to his seven-inning gem against the Athletics, he pitched 4.2 innings against the Cleveland Guardians on September 3, allowing three runs on six hits and three walks without factoring into the decision, as detailed by CBS Sports. In that outing, he threw 98 pitches before the Blue Jays turned to the bullpen with two outs in the fifth inning.

Earlier in August, Soriano collected his 11th win against the Seattle Mariners by covering seven innings and giving up three runs, and he suffered his first loss with Toronto on August 23 against the New York Yankees after surrendering five runs over five frames. Across his first 28 appearances and 156 total innings of the 2026 season prior to the A’s series finale, Soriano established himself as a durable rotation piece.