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Toronto Blue Jays vs Athletics Starting Lineups — September 8, 2026

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

9:40 PM ET · Sutter Health ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 8, 7:41 PM ETStats updated Oct 22, 1:06 PM ET
TOR
79–83 · 5th AL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 4 R
OPS vs hand.705 vs RHP
ATH
64–98 · 4th AL West
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.717 vs RHP

Toronto Blue Jays batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Jack Perkins
#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 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
2Nathan Lukes RF · L.277/.327/.714·10 HRvs hand.744 · 333 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small47H-Score
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B60.260.332.6889609.650425 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260/.332/.688·9 HRvs hand.650 · 425 PA · No MLB history · No MLB60H-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
5Josh SmithL2B36.203.290.6116243.614180 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
5Josh Smith 2B · L.203/.290/.611·6 HRvs hand.614 · 180 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small36H-Score
6Kazuma OkamotoR3B71.232.310.76233636.728432 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232/.310/.762·33 HRvs hand.728 · 432 PA · No MLB history · No MLB71H-Score
7Andrés GiménezLSS40.244.291.6509508.660342 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Andrés Giménez SS · L.244/.291/.650·9 HRvs hand.660 · 342 PA · No MLB history · No MLB40H-Score
8Jesús SánchezLDH54.254.311.7128315.755280 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Jesús Sánchez DH · L.254/.311/.712·8 HRvs hand.755 · 280 PA · No MLB history · No MLB54H-Score
9Ernie ClementR2B40.259.285.6499621.660390 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Ernie Clement 2B · R.259/.285/.649·9 HRvs hand.660 · 390 PA · No MLB history · No MLB40H-Score

Athletics batting order

Official lineupvs RHP José Soriano
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Henry BolteRCF61.277.359.76411473.739275 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
1Henry Bolte CF · R.277/.359/.764·11 HRvs hand.739 · 275 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small61H-Score
2Jeff McNeilL2B44.264.313.6819520.7050-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
2Jeff McNeil 2B · L.264/.313/.681·9 HRvs hand.705 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small44H-Score
3Zack GelofR3B66.256.322.79722435.7641-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
3Zack Gelof 3B · R.256/.322/.797·22 HRvs hand.764 · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small66H-Score
4Lawrence ButlerLRF59.237.326.72017539.7340-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
4Lawrence Butler RF · L.237/.326/.720·17 HRvs hand.734 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small59H-Score
5Carlos CortesLRF53.251.318.71510381.7121-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
5Carlos Cortes RF · L.251/.318/.715·10 HRvs hand.712 · 1-for-6 · 6 PA · Small53H-Score
6Tommy WhiteR1B29.254.272.6003195.590No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Tommy White 1B · R.254/.272/.600·3 HRvs hand.590 · No MLB history · No MLB29H-Score
7Donovan WaltonL2B55.261.358.8069268.868No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Donovan Walton 2B · L.261/.358/.806·9 HRvs hand.868 · No MLB history · No MLB55H-Score
8Alika WilliamsRSS40.270.307.7354231.6750-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Alika Williams SS · R.270/.307/.735·4 HRvs hand.675 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small40H-Score
9Jonah HeimSC44.204.262.62813390.6110-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Jonah Heim C · S.204/.262/.628·13 HRvs hand.611 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small44H-Score