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Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays Starting Lineups — August 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.

7:07 PM ET · Rogers CentreFinal lineups locked · Aug 26, 4:10 PM ETStats updated Oct 10, 3:32 AM ET
KC
69–93 · 5th AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 4 R
OPS vs hand.727 vs RHP
TOR
79–83 · 5th AL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 5 R
OPS vs hand.705 vs RHP

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Spencer Miles
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Carter JensenLC76.239.323.79027603.837397 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Carter Jensen C · L.239/.323/.790·27 HRvs hand.837 · 397 PA · No MLB history · No MLB76H-Score
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS78.281.359.80018632.783420 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281/.359/.800·18 HRvs hand.783 · 420 PA · No MLB history · No MLB78H-Score
3Jac CaglianoneLRF75.289.340.83423553.882356 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289/.340/.834·23 HRvs hand.882 · 356 PA · No MLB history · No MLB75H-Score
4Salvador PerezRDH56.229.274.65721627.628421 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Salvador Perez DH · R.229/.274/.657·21 HRvs hand.628 · 421 PA · No MLB history · No MLB56H-Score
5Vinnie PasquantinoL1B69.249.333.76117481.826317 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249/.333/.761·17 HRvs hand.826 · 317 PA · No MLB history · No MLB69H-Score
6Nick LoftinR3B53.240.322.7108426.685242 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.322/.710·8 HRvs hand.685 · 242 PA · No MLB history · No MLB53H-Score
7John RaveLRF57.232.314.7446161.78591 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7John Rave RF · L.232/.314/.744·6 HRvs hand.785 · 91 PA · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score
8Tyler TolbertRSS43.285.347.7393148.81758 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Tyler Tolbert SS · R.285/.347/.739·3 HRvs hand.817 · 58 PA · No MLB history · No MLB43H-Score
9Kyle IsbelLCF36.224.268.5916323.652221 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Kyle Isbel CF · L.224/.268/.591·6 HRvs hand.652 · 221 PA · No MLB history · No MLB36H-Score

Toronto Blue Jays batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Randy Dobnak
#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
2Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B62.260.332.6889609.650425 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260/.332/.688·9 HRvs hand.650 · 425 PA · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score
3Alejandro KirkRC63.278.351.76610313.755188 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Alejandro Kirk C · R.278/.351/.766·10 HRvs hand.755 · 188 PA · No MLB history · No MLB63H-Score
4George SpringerRDH62.249.321.72615517.754329 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4George Springer DH · R.249/.321/.726·15 HRvs hand.754 · 329 PA · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score
5Jesús SánchezLDH54.254.311.7128315.755280 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Jesús Sánchez DH · L.254/.311/.712·8 HRvs hand.755 · 280 PA · No MLB history · No MLB54H-Score
6Kazuma OkamotoR3B74.232.310.76233636.728432 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232/.310/.762·33 HRvs hand.728 · 432 PA · No MLB history · No MLB74H-Score
7Nathan LukesLRF49.277.327.71410450.744333 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Nathan Lukes RF · L.277/.327/.714·10 HRvs hand.744 · 333 PA · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score
8Ernie ClementR2B42.259.285.6499621.660390 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Ernie Clement 2B · R.259/.285/.649·9 HRvs hand.660 · 390 PA · No MLB history · No MLB42H-Score
9Andrés GiménezLSS41.244.291.6509508.660342 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Andrés Giménez SS · L.244/.291/.650·9 HRvs hand.660 · 342 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small41H-Score