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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 Oct 29, 3:31 AM ET

Toronto Blue Jays

79–83 · 5th AL East

Official

StarterHunter Brown

HandRHP

L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.705 vs RHP

Houston Astros

81–81 · 1st AL West

Official

StarterJameson Taillon

HandRHP

L / R bats4 L / 5 R

OPS vs hand.739 vs RHP

Toronto Blue Jays batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Hunter Brown

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Nathan LukesLRF44.277.327.71410450.744333 PA0-for-2Very small sample

1Nathan Lukes RF · L.277/.327/.714·10 HRvs hand.744 · 333 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small44H-Score

2Kazuma OkamotoR3B66.232.310.76233636.728432 PA1-for-1Very small sample

2Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232/.310/.762·33 HRvs hand.728 · 432 PA · 1-for-1 · Very small66H-Score

3Jesús SánchezLDH52.254.311.7128315.755280 PA0-for-1Very small sample

3Jesús Sánchez DH · L.254/.311/.712·8 HRvs hand.755 · 280 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small52H-Score

4George SpringerRDH56.249.321.72615517.754329 PA1-for-3Very small sample

4George Springer DH · R.249/.321/.726·15 HRvs hand.754 · 329 PA · 1-for-3 · Very small56H-Score

5Brandon ValenzuelaSC50.222.307.6799271.698192 PA—

5Brandon Valenzuela C · S.222/.307/.679·9 HRvs hand.698 · 192 PA50H-Score

6Josh SmithL2B34.203.290.6116243.614180 PA1-for-2Very small sample

6Josh Smith 2B · L.203/.290/.611·6 HRvs hand.614 · 180 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small34H-Score

7Ernie ClementR2B38.259.285.6499621.660390 PA1-for-2Very small sample

7Ernie Clement 2B · R.259/.285/.649·9 HRvs hand.660 · 390 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small38H-Score

8Andrés GiménezLSS37.244.291.6509508.660342 PA2-for-6Small sample

8Andrés Giménez SS · L.244/.291/.650·9 HRvs hand.660 · 342 PA · 2-for-6 · Small37H-Score

9Myles StrawRCF38.241.304.6463330.657137 PA0-for-2Very small sample

9Myles Straw CF · R.241/.304/.646·3 HRvs hand.657 · 137 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small38H-Score

Houston Astros batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Jameson Taillon

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Jeremy PeñaRSS56.277.325.80222483.8363-for-8Small sample

1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277/.325/.802·22 HRvs hand.836 · 3-for-8 · Small56H-Score

2Yordan AlvarezLDH87.316.4321.033426921.114508 PA5-for-14Small sample

2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316/.432/1.033·42 HRvs hand1.114 · 508 PA · 5-for-14 · Small87H-Score

3Jose AltuveR2B45.250.306.70116573.6725-for-15Limited history

3Jose Altuve 2B · R.250/.306/.701·16 HRvs hand.672 · 5-for-15 · Limited45H-Score

4Daulton VarshoLCF42.221.281.63612526.682377 PA1-for-2Very small sample

4Daulton Varsho CF · L.221/.281/.636·12 HRvs hand.682 · 377 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small42H-Score

5Taylor TrammellLLF40.192.285.6268289.669—

5Taylor Trammell LF · L.192/.285/.626·8 HRvs hand.66940H-Score

6Christian WalkerR1B59.226.299.72629635.7142-for-3Very small sample

6Christian Walker 1B · R.226/.299/.726·29 HRvs hand.714 · 2-for-3 · Very small59H-Score

7LaMonte Wade Jr.LLF36.205.308.6544146.653—

7LaMonte Wade Jr. LF · L.205/.308/.654·4 HRvs hand.65336H-Score

8Yainer DiazRC60.285.313.77214361.760265 PA0-for-5Small sample

8Yainer Diaz C · R.285/.313/.772·14 HRvs hand.760 · 265 PA · 0-for-5 · Small60H-Score

9Nick AllenRSS40.283.327.7203162.683119 PA1-for-4Very small sample

9Nick Allen SS · R.283/.327/.720·3 HRvs hand.683 · 119 PA · 1-for-4 · Very small40H-Score