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Cincinnati Reds vs Toronto Blue Jays Starting Lineups — September 26, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

3:07 PM ET · Rogers CentreFinal lineups locked · Sep 26, 12:10 PM ETStats updated Oct 26, 10:06 AM ET
CIN
75–87 · 5th NL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 4 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.693 vs RHP
TOR
79–83 · 5th AL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 4 R
OPS vs hand.705 vs RHP

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated Sep 26, 12:10 PM ET
CINCIN
.731
+23 ptsOPS edge
TORTOR
.708

Slight edge: CIN

Power
Season HR
151vs90
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.313vs.319
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.763vs.738
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.683vs.657

CIN wins 5 of 9 batting-order slots · TOR wins 4

CINSlotTOR
Carlos Jorge.664
1
.773Brett Bateman
Elly De La Cruz.865
2
.718Nathan Lukes
Sal Stewart.786
3
.697Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Eugenio Suárez.737
4
.763Alejandro Kirk
JJ Bleday.727
5
.760Kazuma Okamoto
Tyler Stephenson.731
6
.673Sean Keys
Héctor Rodríguez.693
7
.643Josh Smith
Juan Brito.721
8
.662Andrés Giménez
Matt McLain.633
9
.665Ernie Clement

5 of 9 Cincinnati Reds hitters have the platoon advantage vs Trey Yesavage (5 of 9 for Toronto Blue Jays)

Cincinnati Reds
  • Real power throughout the lineup
Toronto Blue Jays
  • Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
  • Bottom third drops off sharply

Cincinnati Reds batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Trey Yesavage
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Carlos JorgeLCF—.217.280.606150.63045 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Carlos Jorge CF · L.217/.280/.606·1 HRvs hand.630 · 45 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
2Elly De La CruzSSS81.283.365.88030636.834448 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Elly De La Cruz SS · S.283/.365/.880·30 HRvs hand.834 · 448 PA · No MLB history · No MLB81H-Score
3Sal StewartR1B72.263.330.78732700.782517 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Sal Stewart 1B · R.263/.330/.787·32 HRvs hand.782 · 517 PA · No MLB history · No MLB72H-Score
4Eugenio SuárezRDH60.212.307.74026498.748369 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Eugenio Suárez DH · R.212/.307/.740·26 HRvs hand.748 · 369 PA · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score
5JJ BledayLLF64.217.324.74024545.779392 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5JJ Bleday LF · L.217/.324/.740·24 HRvs hand.779 · 392 PA · No MLB history · No MLB64H-Score
6Tyler StephensonRC64.241.323.72715468.748351 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Tyler Stephenson C · R.241/.323/.727·15 HRvs hand.748 · 351 PA · No MLB history · No MLB64H-Score
7Héctor RodríguezLRF36.229.270.6806152.782No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Héctor Rodríguez RF · L.229/.270/.680·6 HRvs hand.782 · No MLB history · No MLB36H-Score
8Juan BritoS2B39.245.296.6833115.53871 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Juan Brito 2B · S.245/.296/.683·3 HRvs hand.538 · 71 PA · No MLB history · No MLB39H-Score
9Matt McLainR2B46.185.274.60815496.552370 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Matt McLain 2B · R.185/.274/.608·15 HRvs hand.552 · 370 PA · No MLB history · No MLB46H-Score

Toronto Blue Jays batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Rhett Lowder
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Brett BatemanLCF48.329.402.8262181.900118 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Brett Bateman CF · L.329/.402/.826·2 HRvs hand.900 · 118 PA · No MLB history · No MLB48H-Score
2Nathan LukesLRF44.277.327.71410450.744333 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Nathan Lukes RF · L.277/.327/.714·10 HRvs hand.744 · 333 PA · No MLB history · No MLB44H-Score
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B56.260.332.6889609.650425 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260/.332/.688·9 HRvs hand.650 · 425 PA · No MLB history · No MLB56H-Score
4Alejandro KirkRC57.278.351.76610313.755188 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Alejandro Kirk C · R.278/.351/.766·10 HRvs hand.755 · 188 PA · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score
5Kazuma OkamotoR3B66.232.310.76233636.728432 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232/.310/.762·33 HRvs hand.728 · 432 PA · No MLB history · No MLB66H-Score
6Sean KeysLDH—.197.242.570267.57744 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Sean Keys DH · L.197/.242/.570·2 HRvs hand.577 · 44 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
7Josh SmithL2B34.203.290.6116243.614180 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Josh Smith 2B · L.203/.290/.611·6 HRvs hand.614 · 180 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small34H-Score
8Andrés GiménezLSS37.244.291.6509508.660342 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Andrés Giménez SS · L.244/.291/.650·9 HRvs hand.660 · 342 PA · No MLB history · No MLB37H-Score
9Ernie ClementR2B38.259.285.6499621.660390 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Ernie Clement 2B · R.259/.285/.649·9 HRvs hand.660 · 390 PA · No MLB history · No MLB38H-Score