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Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles Starting Lineups — September 23, 2026

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

1:35 PM ET · Oriole Park at Camden YardsFinal lineups locked · Sep 23, 11:35 AM ETStats updated Oct 27, 6:04 AM ET
TOR
79–83 · 5th AL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 5 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.705 vs RHP
BAL
79–82 · 4th AL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 5 R / 1 S
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 23, 1:05 PM ET
TORTOR
.694
−10 ptsOPS edge
BALBAL
.704

Even matchup

Power
Season HR
102vs138
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.311vs.303
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.726vs.751
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.671vs.608

TOR wins 5 of 9 batting-order slots · BAL wins 4

TORSlotBAL
Nathan Lukes.713
1
.681Dylan Beavers
Vladimir Guerrero Jr..699
2
.850Pete Alonso
Kazuma Okamoto.761
3
.718Gunnar Henderson
George Springer.730
4
.754Coby Mayo
Josh Smith.661
5
.785Christian Encarnacion-Strand
Andrés Giménez.656
6
.689Colton Cowser
Brandon Valenzuela.680
7
.640Jeremiah Jackson
Myles Straw.664
8
.642Leody Taveras
Ernie Clement.669
9
.541Carlos Narváez

4 of 9 Toronto Blue Jays hitters have the platoon advantage vs Chris Bassitt (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 Chris Bassitt
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Nathan LukesLRF44.277.327.71410450.744333 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1Nathan Lukes RF · L.277/.327/.714·10 HRvs hand.744 · 333 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small44H-Score
2Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B56.260.332.6889609.650425 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260/.332/.688·9 HRvs hand.650 · 425 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small56H-Score
3Kazuma OkamotoR3B66.232.310.76233636.728432 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232/.310/.762·33 HRvs hand.728 · 432 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small66H-Score
4George SpringerRDH56.249.321.72615517.754329 PA5-for-20 · 20 PALimited history
4George Springer DH · R.249/.321/.726·15 HRvs hand.754 · 329 PA · 5-for-20 · 20 PA · Limited56H-Score
5Josh SmithL2B34.203.290.6116243.614180 PA2-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
5Josh Smith 2B · L.203/.290/.611·6 HRvs hand.614 · 180 PA · 2-for-7 · 7 PA · Small34H-Score
6Andrés GiménezLSS37.244.291.6509508.660342 PA1-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
6Andrés Giménez SS · L.244/.291/.650·9 HRvs hand.660 · 342 PA · 1-for-7 · 7 PA · Small37H-Score
7Brandon ValenzuelaSC50.222.307.6799271.698192 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Brandon Valenzuela C · S.222/.307/.679·9 HRvs hand.698 · 192 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small50H-Score
8Myles StrawRCF38.241.304.6463330.657137 PA2-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
8Myles Straw CF · R.241/.304/.646·3 HRvs hand.657 · 137 PA · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small38H-Score
9Ernie ClementR2B38.259.285.6499621.660390 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
9Ernie Clement 2B · R.259/.285/.649·9 HRvs hand.660 · 390 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small38H-Score

Baltimore Orioles batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Max Scherzer
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Dylan BeaversLLF48.228.307.6809363.7150-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
1Dylan Beavers LF · L.228/.307/.680·9 HRvs hand.715 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small48H-Score
2Pete AlonsoR1B77.267.363.88543700.9354-for-20 · 20 PALimited history
2Pete Alonso 1B · R.267/.363/.885·43 HRvs hand.935 · 4-for-20 · 20 PA · Limited77H-Score
3Gunnar HendersonLSS58.225.309.71224702.7081-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
3Gunnar Henderson SS · L.225/.309/.712·24 HRvs hand.708 · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small58H-Score
4Coby MayoR3B61.228.297.75824454.5671-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Coby Mayo 3B · R.228/.297/.758·24 HRvs hand.567 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small61H-Score
5Christian Encarnacion-StrandR3B58.277.325.83811213.7431-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B · R.277/.325/.838·11 HRvs hand.743 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small58H-Score
6Colton CowserLCF48.226.317.68713392.7341-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Colton Cowser CF · L.226/.317/.687·13 HRvs hand.734 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small48H-Score
7Jeremiah JacksonR2B40.217.247.61210293.613No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Jeremiah Jackson 2B · R.217/.247/.612·10 HRvs hand.613 · No MLB history · No MLB40H-Score
8Leody TaverasSCF39.219.288.6338482.708No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Leody Taveras CF · S.219/.288/.633·8 HRvs hand.708 · No MLB history · No MLB39H-Score
9Carlos NarváezRC26.161.241.4673285.5010-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Carlos Narváez C · R.161/.241/.467·3 HRvs hand.501 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small26H-Score