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Cincinnati Reds vs Toronto Blue Jays Starting Lineups — September 27, 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 27, 12:10 PM ETStats updated Oct 26, 10:06 AM ET
CIN
75–87 · 5th NL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 3 R / 3 S
OPS vs hand.693 vs RHP
TOR
79–83 · 5th AL East
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 6 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.660 vs LHP

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 27, 12:10 PM ET
CINCIN
.716
+13 ptsOPS edge
TORTOR
.703

Even matchuplimited data

Power
Season HR
111vs86
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.307vs.316
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.762vs.740
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.646vs.664

CIN wins 6 of 9 batting-order slots · TOR wins 3

CINSlotTOR
Carlos Jorge.674
1
.722George Springer
Elly De La Cruz.861
2
.786Brett Bateman
Sal Stewart.783
3
.758Kazuma Okamoto
JJ Bleday.733
4
.693Charles McAdoo
Juan Brito.714
5
.668Davis Schneider
Héctor Rodríguez.707
6
.684Brandon Valenzuela
Matt McLain.630
7
.669Myles Straw
Will Banfield.672
8
.663Andrés Giménez
Oswaldo Cabrera.636
9
.662Ernie Clement

6 of 9 Cincinnati Reds hitters have the platoon advantage vs Max Scherzer (7 of 9 for Toronto Blue Jays)

Cincinnati Reds
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
  • Bottom third drops off sharply
  • 3 hitters with limited MLB sample
Toronto Blue Jays
  • Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots

Cincinnati Reds batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Max Scherzer
#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
4JJ BledayLLF64.217.324.74024545.779392 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4JJ Bleday LF · L.217/.324/.740·24 HRvs hand.779 · 392 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small64H-Score
5Juan BritoS2B39.245.296.6833115.53871 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Juan Brito 2B · S.245/.296/.683·3 HRvs hand.538 · 71 PA · No MLB history · No MLB39H-Score
6Héctor RodríguezLRF36.229.270.6806152.782No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Héctor Rodríguez RF · L.229/.270/.680·6 HRvs hand.782 · No MLB history · No MLB36H-Score
7Matt McLainR2B46.185.274.60815496.552370 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Matt McLain 2B · R.185/.274/.608·15 HRvs hand.552 · 370 PA · No MLB history · No MLB46H-Score
8Will BanfieldRC—.150.143.343021.48615 PA · Limited historyNo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Will Banfield C · R.150/.143/.343·0 HRvs hand.486 · 15 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
9Oswaldo CabreraS3B—.182.217.4900251.23811 PA · Small sample0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Oswaldo Cabrera 3B · S.182/.217/.490·0 HRvs hand1.238 · 11 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small—H-Score

Toronto Blue Jays batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Brandon Williamson
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1George SpringerRDH56.249.321.72615517.663151 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1George Springer DH · R.249/.321/.726·15 HRvs hand.663 · 151 PA · No MLB history · No MLB56H-Score
2Brett BatemanLCF48.329.402.8262181.69563 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Brett Bateman CF · L.329/.402/.826·2 HRvs hand.695 · 63 PA · No MLB history · No MLB48H-Score
3Kazuma OkamotoR3B66.232.310.76233636.876156 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232/.310/.762·33 HRvs hand.876 · 156 PA · No MLB history · No MLB66H-Score
4Charles McAdooR2B34.258.302.6943106.71652 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Charles McAdoo 2B · R.258/.302/.694·3 HRvs hand.716 · 52 PA · No MLB history · No MLB34H-Score
5Davis SchneiderRLF37.145.310.6255156.49376 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Davis Schneider LF · R.145/.310/.625·5 HRvs hand.493 · 76 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small37H-Score
6Brandon ValenzuelaSC50.222.307.6799271.63479 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Brandon Valenzuela C · S.222/.307/.679·9 HRvs hand.634 · 79 PA · No MLB history · No MLB50H-Score
7Myles StrawRCF38.241.304.6463330.635163 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Myles Straw CF · R.241/.304/.646·3 HRvs hand.635 · 163 PA · No MLB history · No MLB38H-Score
8Andrés GiménezLSS37.244.291.6509508.646136 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Andrés Giménez SS · L.244/.291/.650·9 HRvs hand.646 · 136 PA · No MLB history · No MLB37H-Score
9Ernie ClementR2B38.259.285.6499621.651189 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Ernie Clement 2B · R.259/.285/.649·9 HRvs hand.651 · 189 PA · No MLB history · No MLB38H-Score