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Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays Starting Lineups — September 15, 2026

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

7:07 PM ET · Rogers CentreFinal lineups locked · Sep 15, 5:10 PM ETStats updated Oct 27, 3:31 AM ET
DET
76–86 · 4th AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 5 R
OPS vs hand.723 vs RHP
TOR
79–83 · 5th AL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 5 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 15, 5:10 PM ET
DETDET
.750
+25 ptsOPS edge
TORTOR
.725

Slight edge: DET

Power
Season HR
89vs103
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.338vs.326
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.771vs.747
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.681vs.678

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

DETSlotTOR
Kevin McGonigle.788
1
.779Brett Bateman
Gleyber Torres.741
2
.742George Springer
Hao-Yu Lee.723
3
.700Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Riley Greene.834
4
.766Alejandro Kirk
Eduardo Valencia.830
5
.714Nathan Lukes
Max Clark.769
6
.771Kazuma Okamoto
Spencer Torkelson.728
7
.664Andrés Giménez
Zach McKinstry.623
8
.687Josh Smith
John Peck.692
9
.683Ernie Clement

4 of 9 Detroit Tigers hitters have the platoon advantage vs Braydon Fisher (4 of 9 for Toronto Blue Jays)

Detroit Tigers
  • Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
Toronto Blue Jays
  • Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness

Detroit Tigers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Braydon Fisher
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Kevin McGonigleLSS71.278.376.80618707.868No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Kevin McGonigle SS · L.278/.376/.806·18 HRvs hand.868 · No MLB history · No MLB71H-Score
2Gleyber TorresR2B51.260.364.7278420.702No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Gleyber Torres 2B · R.260/.364/.727·8 HRvs hand.702 · No MLB history · No MLB51H-Score
3Hao-Yu LeeR2B56.264.322.74610364.7530-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
3Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R.264/.322/.746·10 HRvs hand.753 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small56H-Score
4Riley GreeneLLF75.280.370.84421592.860372 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
4Riley Greene LF · L.280/.370/.844·21 HRvs hand.860 · 372 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small75H-Score
5Eduardo ValenciaRDH71.341.3801.0168138.99379 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Eduardo Valencia DH · R.341/.380/1.016·8 HRvs hand.993 · 79 PA · No MLB history · No MLB71H-Score
6Max ClarkLCF49.272.350.7673206.630No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Max Clark CF · L.272/.350/.767·3 HRvs hand.630 · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score
7Spencer TorkelsonR1B66.230.331.76626612.7861-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.230/.331/.766·26 HRvs hand.786 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small66H-Score
8Zach McKinstryLRF33.199.288.5824423.6290-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
8Zach McKinstry RF · L.199/.288/.582·4 HRvs hand.629 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small33H-Score
9John PeckRSS—.162.275.451080.43726 PA · Limited historyNo MLB historyNo MLB history
9John Peck SS · R.162/.275/.451·0 HRvs hand.437 · 26 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score

Toronto Blue Jays batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Drew Anderson
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Brett BatemanLCF50.329.402.8262181.900118 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Brett Bateman CF · L.329/.402/.826·2 HRvs hand.900 · 118 PA · No MLB history · No MLB50H-Score
2George SpringerRDH60.249.321.72615517.754329 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2George Springer DH · R.249/.321/.726·15 HRvs hand.754 · 329 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small60H-Score
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B60.260.332.6889609.650425 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260/.332/.688·9 HRvs hand.650 · 425 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small60H-Score
4Alejandro KirkRC61.278.351.76610313.755188 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Alejandro Kirk C · R.278/.351/.766·10 HRvs hand.755 · 188 PA · No MLB history · No MLB61H-Score
5Nathan LukesLRF47.277.327.71410450.744333 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Nathan Lukes RF · L.277/.327/.714·10 HRvs hand.744 · 333 PA · No MLB history · No MLB47H-Score
6Kazuma OkamotoR3B71.232.310.76233636.728432 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
6Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232/.310/.762·33 HRvs hand.728 · 432 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small71H-Score
7Andrés GiménezLSS40.244.291.6509508.660342 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Andrés Giménez SS · L.244/.291/.650·9 HRvs hand.660 · 342 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small40H-Score
8Josh SmithL2B36.203.290.6116243.614180 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
8Josh Smith 2B · L.203/.290/.611·6 HRvs hand.614 · 180 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small36H-Score
9Ernie ClementR2B40.259.285.6499621.660390 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Ernie Clement 2B · R.259/.285/.649·9 HRvs hand.660 · 390 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small40H-Score