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Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays Starting Lineups — September 16, 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 16, 12:10 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:30 AM ET
DET
76–86 · 4th AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 4 R
OPS vs hand.723 vs RHP
TOR
79–83 · 5th AL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 5 R / 1 S
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 16, 12:10 PM ET
DETDET
.749
+36 ptsOPS edge
TORTOR
.713

Slight edge: DET

Power
Season HR
111vs95
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.331vs.322
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.768vs.734
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.710vs.671

DET wins 8 of 9 batting-order slots · TOR wins 1

DETSlotTOR
Kevin McGonigle.789
1
.782Brett Bateman
Hao-Yu Lee.731
2
.713Nathan Lukes
Colt Keith.720
3
.697Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Riley Greene.834
4
.742George Springer
Dillon Dingler.753
5
.768Kazuma Okamoto
Max Clark.773
6
.680Josh Smith
Spencer Torkelson.738
7
.680Ernie Clement
Brett Callahan.696
8
.676Brandon Valenzuela
John Peck.695
9
.657Myles Straw

5 of 9 Detroit Tigers hitters have the platoon advantage vs Max Scherzer (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 Max Scherzer
#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
2Hao-Yu LeeR2B56.264.322.74610364.753No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R.264/.322/.746·10 HRvs hand.753 · No MLB history · No MLB56H-Score
3Colt KeithL3B56.258.322.72810423.757390 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Colt Keith 3B · L.258/.322/.728·10 HRvs hand.757 · 390 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small56H-Score
4Riley GreeneLLF75.280.370.84421592.860372 PA1-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
4Riley Greene LF · L.280/.370/.844·21 HRvs hand.860 · 372 PA · 1-for-5 · 5 PA · Small75H-Score
5Dillon DinglerRC66.243.302.74827607.8201-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Dillon Dingler C · R.243/.302/.748·27 HRvs hand.820 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small66H-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
8Brett CallahanLLF—.211.288.612180.60256 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Brett Callahan LF · L.211/.288/.612·1 HRvs hand.602 · 56 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-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 Keider Montero
#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
2Nathan LukesLRF47.277.327.71410450.744333 PA2-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Nathan Lukes RF · L.277/.327/.714·10 HRvs hand.744 · 333 PA · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small47H-Score
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B60.260.332.6889609.650425 PA2-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260/.332/.688·9 HRvs hand.650 · 425 PA · 2-for-6 · 6 PA · Small60H-Score
4George SpringerRDH60.249.321.72615517.754329 PA3-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4George Springer DH · R.249/.321/.726·15 HRvs hand.754 · 329 PA · 3-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small60H-Score
5Kazuma OkamotoR3B71.232.310.76233636.728432 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232/.310/.762·33 HRvs hand.728 · 432 PA · No MLB history · No MLB71H-Score
6Josh SmithL2B36.203.290.6116243.614180 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Josh Smith 2B · L.203/.290/.611·6 HRvs hand.614 · 180 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small36H-Score
7Ernie ClementR2B40.259.285.6499621.660390 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Ernie Clement 2B · R.259/.285/.649·9 HRvs hand.660 · 390 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small40H-Score
8Brandon ValenzuelaSC53.222.307.6799271.698192 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Brandon Valenzuela C · S.222/.307/.679·9 HRvs hand.698 · 192 PA · No MLB history · No MLB53H-Score
9Myles StrawRCF40.241.304.6463330.657137 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Myles Straw CF · R.241/.304/.646·3 HRvs hand.657 · 137 PA · No MLB history · No MLB40H-Score