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Toronto Blue Jays vs Houston Astros Starting Lineups — August 5, 2026

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

2:10 PM ET · Daikin ParkFinal lineups locked · Aug 5, 12:00 PM ETStats updated Sep 19, 5:13 AM ET

Toronto Blue Jays

76–77 · 4th AL East

Official

StarterHunter Brown

HandRHP

L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.713 vs RHP

Houston Astros

77–76 · 1st AL West

Official

StarterJameson Taillon

HandRHP

L / R bats4 L / 5 R

OPS vs hand.731 vs RHP

Toronto Blue Jays batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Hunter Brown

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Nathan LukesLRF49.274.322.71110420.754333 PA0-for-2Very small sample

1Nathan Lukes RF · L.274/.322/.711·10 HRvs hand.754 · 333 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small49H-Score

2Kazuma OkamotoR3B77.235.310.77433600.742432 PA1-for-1Very small sample

2Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.235/.310/.774·33 HRvs hand.742 · 432 PA · 1-for-1 · Very small77H-Score

3Jesús SánchezLRF58.259.316.7288304.781267 PA0-for-1Very small sample

3Jesús Sánchez RF · L.259/.316/.728·8 HRvs hand.781 · 267 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small58H-Score

4George SpringerRDH67.253.329.74515493.776329 PA1-for-3Very small sample

4George Springer DH · R.253/.329/.745·15 HRvs hand.776 · 329 PA · 1-for-3 · Very small67H-Score

5Brandon ValenzuelaSC50.217.301.6628260.703183 PA—

5Brandon Valenzuela C · S.217/.301/.662·8 HRvs hand.703 · 183 PA50H-Score

6Josh SmithL2B45.222.313.66262191.023180 PA1-for-2Very small sample

6Josh Smith 2B · L.222/.313/.662·6 HRvs hand1.023 · 180 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small45H-Score

7Ernie ClementR2B45.268.294.6699591.684390 PA1-for-2Very small sample

7Ernie Clement 2B · R.268/.294/.669·9 HRvs hand.684 · 390 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small45H-Score

8Andrés GiménezLSS43.243.288.6479485.649342 PA2-for-6Small sample

8Andrés Giménez SS · L.243/.288/.647·9 HRvs hand.649 · 342 PA · 2-for-6 · Small43H-Score

9Myles StrawRCF43.234.300.6413307.663137 PA0-for-2Very small sample

9Myles Straw CF · R.234/.300/.641·3 HRvs hand.663 · 137 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small43H-Score

Houston Astros batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Jameson Taillon

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Jeremy PeñaRSS65.276.327.79920447.8213-for-8Small sample

1Jeremy Peña SS · R.276/.327/.799·20 HRvs hand.821 · 3-for-8 · Small65H-Score

2Yordan AlvarezLDH95.312.4311.031406551.104469 PA5-for-14Small sample

2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.312/.431/1.031·40 HRvs hand1.104 · 469 PA · 5-for-14 · Small95H-Score

3Jose AltuveR2B52.243.302.69415537.6715-for-15Limited history

3Jose Altuve 2B · R.243/.302/.694·15 HRvs hand.671 · 5-for-15 · Limited52H-Score

4Daulton VarshoLCF50.222.283.64112523.682377 PA1-for-2Very small sample

4Daulton Varsho CF · L.222/.283/.641·12 HRvs hand.682 · 377 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small50H-Score

5Taylor TrammellLLF48.202.290.6508273.689—

5Taylor Trammell LF · L.202/.290/.650·8 HRvs hand.68948H-Score

6Christian WalkerR1B66.220.293.70225600.6892-for-3Very small sample

6Christian Walker 1B · R.220/.293/.702·25 HRvs hand.689 · 2-for-3 · Very small66H-Score

7LaMonte Wade Jr.LLF45.215.317.6814139.676—

7LaMonte Wade Jr. LF · L.215/.317/.681·4 HRvs hand.67645H-Score

8Yainer DiazRC60.276.308.74312325.770223 PA0-for-5Small sample

8Yainer Diaz C · R.276/.308/.743·12 HRvs hand.770 · 223 PA · 0-for-5 · Small60H-Score

9Nick AllenRSS43.279.327.7093153.640114 PA1-for-4Very small sample

9Nick Allen SS · R.279/.327/.709·3 HRvs hand.640 · 114 PA · 1-for-4 · Very small43H-Score