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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.

6:35 PM ET · Oriole Park at Camden YardsFinal lineups locked · Sep 23, 5:35 PM ETStats updated Oct 27, 6:04 AM ET
TOR
79–83 · 5th AL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 6 R
OPS vs hand.705 vs RHP
BAL
79–82 · 4th AL East
Official
StarterCJ Van Eyk
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 6 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 23, 5:36 PM ET
TORTOR
.695
−24 ptsOPS edge
BALBAL
.719

Slight edge: BAL

Power
Season HR
79vs128
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.310vs.310
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.724vs.751
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.673vs.657

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

TORSlotBAL
Nathan Lukes.713
1
.681Dylan Beavers
Josh Smith.661
2
.850Pete Alonso
Alejandro Kirk.764
3
.718Gunnar Henderson
Kazuma Okamoto.761
4
.754Coby Mayo
Sean Keys.679
5
.785Christian Encarnacion-Strand
Davis Schneider.645
6
.689Colton Cowser
Charles McAdoo.685
7
.640Jeremiah Jackson
Myles Straw.664
8
.649Christian Franklin
Ernie Clement.669
9
.683Yohel Pozo

3 of 9 Toronto Blue Jays hitters have the platoon advantage vs Trey Gibson (3 of 9 for Baltimore Orioles)

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

Toronto Blue Jays batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Trey Gibson
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Nathan LukesLRF44.277.327.71410450.744333 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Nathan Lukes RF · L.277/.327/.714·10 HRvs hand.744 · 333 PA · No MLB history · No MLB44H-Score
2Josh SmithL2B34.203.290.6116243.614180 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Josh Smith 2B · L.203/.290/.611·6 HRvs hand.614 · 180 PA · No MLB history · No MLB34H-Score
3Alejandro KirkRC57.278.351.76610313.755188 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Alejandro Kirk C · R.278/.351/.766·10 HRvs hand.755 · 188 PA · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score
4Kazuma OkamotoR3B66.232.310.76233636.728432 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232/.310/.762·33 HRvs hand.728 · 432 PA · No MLB history · No MLB66H-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
6Davis SchneiderRLF37.145.310.6255156.70064 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Davis Schneider LF · R.145/.310/.625·5 HRvs hand.700 · 64 PA · No MLB history · No MLB37H-Score
7Charles McAdooR2B34.258.302.6943106.67039 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Charles McAdoo 2B · R.258/.302/.694·3 HRvs hand.670 · 39 PA · No MLB history · No MLB34H-Score
8Myles StrawRCF38.241.304.6463330.657137 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Myles Straw CF · R.241/.304/.646·3 HRvs hand.657 · 137 PA · No MLB history · No MLB38H-Score
9Ernie ClementR2B38.259.285.6499621.660390 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Ernie Clement 2B · R.259/.285/.649·9 HRvs hand.660 · 390 PA · No MLB history · No MLB38H-Score

Baltimore Orioles batting order

Official lineupvs RHP CJ Van Eyk
#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 AlonsoR1B77.267.363.88543700.935No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Pete Alonso 1B · R.267/.363/.885·43 HRvs hand.935 · No MLB history · No MLB77H-Score
3Gunnar HendersonLSS58.225.309.71224702.708No MLB historyNo MLB history
3Gunnar Henderson SS · L.225/.309/.712·24 HRvs hand.708 · No MLB history · No MLB58H-Score
4Coby MayoR3B61.228.297.75824454.567No MLB historyNo MLB history
4Coby Mayo 3B · R.228/.297/.758·24 HRvs hand.567 · No MLB history · No MLB61H-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
6Colton CowserLCF48.226.317.68713392.734No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Colton Cowser CF · L.226/.317/.687·13 HRvs hand.734 · No MLB history · No MLB48H-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
8Christian FranklinRCF—.180.305.525059.49218 PA · Limited historyNo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Christian Franklin CF · R.180/.305/.525·0 HRvs hand.492 · 18 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
9Yohel PozoRC—.250.258.575162.492No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Yohel Pozo C · R.250/.258/.575·1 HRvs hand.492 · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score