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Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays Starting Lineups — August 25, 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 · Aug 25, 3:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 9, 4:05 AM ET
KC
69–93 · 5th AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.727 vs RHP
TOR
79–83 · 5th AL East
Official
StarterSeth Lugo
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.705 vs RHP

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Max Scherzer
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Carter JensenLC76.239.323.79027603.837397 PA2-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
1Carter Jensen C · L.239/.323/.790·27 HRvs hand.837 · 397 PA · 2-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small76H-Score
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS78.281.359.80018632.783420 PA1-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281/.359/.800·18 HRvs hand.783 · 420 PA · 1-for-6 · 6 PA · Small78H-Score
3Vinnie PasquantinoL1B69.249.333.76117481.826317 PA1-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
3Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249/.333/.761·17 HRvs hand.826 · 317 PA · 1-for-6 · 6 PA · Small69H-Score
4Salvador PerezRDH56.229.274.65721627.628421 PA13-for-35 · 35 PAEstablished history
4Salvador Perez DH · R.229/.274/.657·21 HRvs hand.628 · 421 PA · 13-for-35 · 35 PA · Established56H-Score
5Michael MasseyL2B60.274.305.73513452.721313 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
5Michael Massey 2B · L.274/.305/.735·13 HRvs hand.721 · 313 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small60H-Score
6Nick LoftinR3B53.240.322.7108426.685242 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.322/.710·8 HRvs hand.685 · 242 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small53H-Score
7Isaac CollinsSLF51.213.320.6416519.660339 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Isaac Collins LF · S.213/.320/.641·6 HRvs hand.660 · 339 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small51H-Score
8John RaveLRF57.232.314.7446161.78591 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
8John Rave RF · L.232/.314/.744·6 HRvs hand.785 · 91 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small57H-Score
9Kyle IsbelLCF36.224.268.5916323.652221 PA2-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Kyle Isbel CF · L.224/.268/.591·6 HRvs hand.652 · 221 PA · 2-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small36H-Score

Toronto Blue Jays batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Seth Lugo
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Brett BatemanLCF52.329.402.8262181.900118 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Brett Bateman CF · L.329/.402/.826·2 HRvs hand.900 · 118 PA · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
2Nathan LukesLRF49.277.327.71410450.744333 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Nathan Lukes RF · L.277/.327/.714·10 HRvs hand.744 · 333 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small49H-Score
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B62.260.332.6889609.650425 PA2-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260/.332/.688·9 HRvs hand.650 · 425 PA · 2-for-7 · 7 PA · Small62H-Score
4Kazuma OkamotoR3B74.232.310.76233636.728432 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232/.310/.762·33 HRvs hand.728 · 432 PA · No MLB history · No MLB74H-Score
5Jesús SánchezLDH54.254.311.7128315.755280 PA1-for-10 · 10 PASmall sample
5Jesús Sánchez DH · L.254/.311/.712·8 HRvs hand.755 · 280 PA · 1-for-10 · 10 PA · Small54H-Score
6Ernie ClementR2B42.259.285.6499621.660390 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Ernie Clement 2B · R.259/.285/.649·9 HRvs hand.660 · 390 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small42H-Score
7Andrés GiménezLSS41.244.291.6509508.660342 PA1-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
7Andrés Giménez SS · L.244/.291/.650·9 HRvs hand.660 · 342 PA · 1-for-7 · 7 PA · Small41H-Score
8Brandon ValenzuelaSC50.222.307.6799271.698183 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Brandon Valenzuela C · S.222/.307/.679·9 HRvs hand.698 · 183 PA · No MLB history · No MLB50H-Score
9Myles StrawRCF42.241.304.6463330.657137 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Myles Straw CF · R.241/.304/.646·3 HRvs hand.657 · 137 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small42H-Score