José Soriano picks up 10th win vs. Rays Tuesday

John Schneider gave Soriano the hook after he labored through 98 pitches. Mason Fluharty came on and allowed a walk and a two-RBI single to score both of Soriano’s inherited runners. It appears that once again, all relievers are bad. Soriano didn’t exactly deserve the win with how he pitched today and now has a 4.36 ERA and 1.45 WHIP in six starts for the Jays since coming over from the Angels at the trade deadline. He’s got a date with the West Sacramento bandbox next week that anyone not desperate for wins probably can avoid.

Soriano retired the first four batters before Cal Raleigh took him deep for a solo homer in the second inning. The Mariners would put two more runs on the board in the fourth after Soriano loaded the bases with a pair of walks, with Taylor Ward driving in two with a base hit. The 27-year-old right-hander settled in for three more scoreless innings, ending his day after seven with six strikeouts and in line for a win. Soriano will take a 3.45 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, and a 149/67 K/BB ratio across 151 1/3 innings into a start against the Guardians in Cleveland on Thursday.

Soriano struck out seven but posted his worst ratios since joining the Blue Jays. In his fourth start with his new team, constant traffic was an issue despite New York missing Aaron Judge and struggling lately. It might take a full offseason with the organization for any arsenal changes or mechanical plans to take shape. Soriano will draw the Mariners at home next time out.

Soriano gave up four hits, walked two and struck out four. The 27-year-old right-hander had a 1.66 ERA in his first nine starts of the year, but has a 4.21 ERA in 15 starts since then. Toronto thinks they can unlock more from Soriano and the results have been pretty good as he’s allowed two earned runs in 10 2/3 innings in his first two starts for the Blue Jays. Soriano is lined up to face the Rays on the road next week.

Those are some interesting names to hear that the Twins were in trade deadline discussions for because the only starting pitcher they wound up acquiring was Dean Kremer. It’s unclear if the Twins balked at the Angels’ asking price or if the Twins were interested in other starting pitchers across the league, but they seemed to want to take a big swing with their rotation, and it just didn’t pan out.

The 27-year-old right-hander also issued three walks while striking out three batters in the contest. The Phillies pushed a run across on an error by Jesus Sanchez in the second inning, then Bryce Harper added an RBI single in the third. Soriano wasn’t very economical though and needed 94 pitches (62 strikes) to record 14 outs. He got 18 swings and misses on the night — 12 of those on his knuckle curve — while posting a solid CSW of 31 percent. He’ll try to get back in the win column as he brings a 3.24 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and a 130/60 K/BB ratio (127 2/3 innings) into Thursday’s showdown against the Red Sox.

Soriano takes the ball for Friday’s contest at historic Wrigley Field with the Blue Jays moving to a six-man rotation. The 27-year-old was one of the biggest names to move at the trade deadline, heading north of the border in a four-player swap. He’s posted a strong 3.29 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 127/57 K/BB ratio across 123 innings over 22 starts so far this year. This will be his first outing since July 26.

The decision to pitch Taillon in Houston bumps Dylan Cease back to Thursday’s series opener against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. It’ll be José Soriano making his Toronto debut on Friday as they transition to a six-man rotation on a temporary basis.

Soriano will bring a 3.29 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, and 25 percent strikeout rate to the Blue Jays rotation for the next two-plus seasons. While we wouldn’t expect major changes for him in 2026, this is a nice landing spot for him going forward because the Blue Jays have become a solid pitching development organization that should get the most out of his plus secondaries but inconsistent fastballs. Soriano was originally scheduled to start on Tuesday for the Angels, but we would imagine the Blue Jays would want to give him a little more time with his new team before putting him out on the mound.

This is an interesting pivot for the Blue Jays after trading Kevin Gausman to the Cubs yesterday. Toronto still clearly views itself as a contender in 2027 and beyond, so they replace Gausman with Soriano, who is under team control for two more seasons after this one. Soriano has regressed since his hot start to the season, and his reliance on a mediocre four-seam fastball led to far too many home runs; however, he has a good collection of secondary pitches, and this is a Toronto organization that has gotten the best production out of Dylan Cease by tweaking his changeup. This is a nice landing spot for Soriano, but the Angels get a solid return here, headlined by Arjun Nimalla, a 20-year-old shortstop who is the 43rd-ranked prospect in baseball, according to MLB Pipeline.