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Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles Starting Lineups — September 21, 2026

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

6:35 PM ET · Oriole Park at Camden YardsFinal lineups locked · Sep 21, 4:35 PM ETStats updated Oct 27, 6:04 AM ET
TOR
79–83 · 5th AL East
Official
StarterShane Baz
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 4 R
OPS vs hand.705 vs RHP
BAL
79–82 · 4th AL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 5 R
OPS vs hand.715 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 21, 4:35 PM ET
TORTOR
.717
−11 ptsOPS edge
BALBAL
.728

Even matchup

Power
Season HR
96vs133
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.320vs.311
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.745vs.749
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.665vs.660

TOR wins 4 of 9 batting-order slots · BAL wins 4

TORSlotBAL
Brett Bateman.776
1
.688Dylan Beavers
Alejandro Kirk.763
2
.840Pete Alonso
Nathan Lukes.711
3
.707Gunnar Henderson
George Springer.729
4
.760Coby Mayo
Sean Keys.695
5
.787Christian Encarnacion-Strand
Kazuma Okamoto.762
6
.704Samuel Basallo
Josh Smith.669
7
.633Rece Hinds
Andrés Giménez.656
8
.689Colton Cowser
Ernie Clement.671
9
—José Barrero

5 of 9 Toronto Blue Jays hitters have the platoon advantage vs Shane Baz (4 of 9 for Baltimore Orioles)

Toronto Blue Jays
  • Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
Baltimore Orioles
  • Real power throughout the lineup
  • Bottom third drops off sharply

Toronto Blue Jays batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Shane Baz
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Brett BatemanLCF48.329.402.8262181.900118 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Brett Bateman CF · L.329/.402/.826·2 HRvs hand.900 · 118 PA · No MLB history · No MLB48H-Score
2Alejandro KirkRC57.278.351.76610313.755188 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Alejandro Kirk C · R.278/.351/.766·10 HRvs hand.755 · 188 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small57H-Score
3Nathan LukesLRF44.277.327.71410450.744333 PA2-for-9 · 9 PASmall sample
3Nathan Lukes RF · L.277/.327/.714·10 HRvs hand.744 · 333 PA · 2-for-9 · 9 PA · Small44H-Score
4George SpringerRDH56.249.321.72615517.754329 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4George Springer DH · R.249/.321/.726·15 HRvs hand.754 · 329 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small56H-Score
5Sean KeysLDH—.197.242.570267.57744 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Sean Keys DH · L.197/.242/.570·2 HRvs hand.577 · 44 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
6Kazuma OkamotoR3B66.232.310.76233636.728432 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232/.310/.762·33 HRvs hand.728 · 432 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small66H-Score
7Josh SmithL2B34.203.290.6116243.614180 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
7Josh Smith 2B · L.203/.290/.611·6 HRvs hand.614 · 180 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small34H-Score
8Andrés GiménezLSS37.244.291.6509508.660342 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Andrés Giménez SS · L.244/.291/.650·9 HRvs hand.660 · 342 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small37H-Score
9Ernie ClementR2B38.259.285.6499621.660390 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
9Ernie Clement 2B · R.259/.285/.649·9 HRvs hand.660 · 390 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small38H-Score

Baltimore Orioles batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Trey Yesavage
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Dylan BeaversLLF48.228.307.6809363.715No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Dylan Beavers LF · L.228/.307/.680·9 HRvs hand.715 · No MLB history · No MLB48H-Score
2Pete AlonsoR1B77.267.363.88543700.9350-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
2Pete Alonso 1B · R.267/.363/.885·43 HRvs hand.935 · 0-for-5 · 5 PA · Small77H-Score
3Gunnar HendersonLSS58.225.309.71224702.7081-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
3Gunnar Henderson SS · L.225/.309/.712·24 HRvs hand.708 · 1-for-5 · 5 PA · Small58H-Score
4Coby MayoR3B61.228.297.75824454.5672-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
4Coby Mayo 3B · R.228/.297/.758·24 HRvs hand.567 · 2-for-5 · 5 PA · Small61H-Score
5Christian Encarnacion-StrandR3B58.277.325.83811213.743No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B · R.277/.325/.838·11 HRvs hand.743 · No MLB history · No MLB58H-Score
6Samuel BasalloLC53.222.291.69718399.7770-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Samuel Basallo C · L.222/.291/.697·18 HRvs hand.777 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small53H-Score
7Rece HindsRRF—.143.211.433071.500No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Rece Hinds RF · R.143/.211/.433·0 HRvs hand.500 · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
8Colton CowserLCF48.226.317.68713392.7340-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Colton Cowser CF · L.226/.317/.687·13 HRvs hand.734 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small48H-Score
9José BarreroRSS—.167.167.33406.5004 PA · Very small sampleNo MLB historyNo MLB history
9José Barrero SS · R.167/.167/.334·0 HRvs hand.500 · 4 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score