MLB Recap · March 1, 2026

Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers: Final Score & Recap

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Line Score

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TOR002002000490
DET000200020490

The Story

The Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers played to a 4-4 tie on March 1, 2026, at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, with the DiamondIQ model entering the game giving Detroit a 54% win probability and closing at 0% as the contest ended without a winner. Both clubs finished with identical 9-hit, 0-error lines across nine innings, and the scoring came in mirrored bursts — Toronto pushed across runs in the third and sixth while Detroit answered in the fourth and eighth — leaving the game as evenly contested as the stat sheet suggests.

The most consequential moment came in the bottom of the eighth, when Eduardo Valencia lifted a sacrifice fly off Alex Amalfi that shifted win probability 20.2 points in Detroit's favor, briefly positioning the Tigers to claim the victory. That advantage was erased one half-inning later when Je'Von Ward doubled off Enmanuel De Jesus in the top of the ninth, a swing worth plus-17.5 percentage points that pushed Toronto back to even. The fourth inning was equally decisive for Detroit, where Spencer Torkelson singled off Tommy Nance for a plus-14.8-point swing and Riley Greene followed with a double worth 14.5 points, the pair of hits fueling the Tigers' first equalizer. Daulton Varsho's double off Will Vest in the top of the sixth, worth 12.8 points, had given Toronto its go-ahead edge before the late drama unfolded.

Valencia finished as the game's top batter by WPA at plus-24.4 percentage points with a RE24 of plus-1.1, while Jonatan Clase led all hitters with a RE24 of plus-1.6 and contributed plus-14.6 WPA. Ward added plus-17.5 WPA from his ninth-inning double. On the mound, Enmanuel De Jesus led pitchers with plus-21.2 WPA despite surrendering the Ward double, followed by Grant Rogers at plus-12.2 and Michael Plassmeyer at plus-8.8, a group that collectively kept Detroit within reach throughout.

Analysis generated by DiamondIQ's model.

Win Probability

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DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 54% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Eduardo Valencia Sac Fly
Bot 8th · off Alex Amalfi
+20.2%
Je'Von Ward Double
Top 9th · off Enmanuel De Jesus
+17.5%
Bot 4th · off Tommy Nance
+14.8%
Riley Greene Double
Bot 4th · off Tommy Nance
+14.5%
Daulton Varsho Double
Top 6th · off Will Vest
+12.8%

Top Batters by WPA

Eduardo Valencia+24.4%+1.1 RE24
Je'Von Ward+17.5%+0.6 RE24
Jonatan Clase+14.6%+1.6 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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