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Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals Starting Lineups — September 4, 2026

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

8:10 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumFinal lineups locked · Sep 4, 5:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 19, 4:05 AM ET
TOR
79–83 · 5th AL East
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 7 R
OPS vs hand.660 vs LHP
KC
69–93 · 5th AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.727 vs RHP

Toronto Blue Jays batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Daniel Lynch IV
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Brett BatemanLCF50.329.402.8262181.69563 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Brett Bateman CF · L.329/.402/.826·2 HRvs hand.695 · 63 PA · No MLB history · No MLB50H-Score
2George SpringerRDH60.249.321.72615517.663151 PA3-for-8 · 8 PASmall sample
2George Springer DH · R.249/.321/.726·15 HRvs hand.663 · 151 PA · 3-for-8 · 8 PA · Small60H-Score
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B60.260.332.6889609.829148 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260/.332/.688·9 HRvs hand.829 · 148 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small60H-Score
4Alejandro KirkRC61.278.351.76610313.80390 PA2-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
4Alejandro Kirk C · R.278/.351/.766·10 HRvs hand.803 · 90 PA · 2-for-6 · 6 PA · Small61H-Score
5Kazuma OkamotoR3B71.232.310.76233636.876156 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232/.310/.762·33 HRvs hand.876 · 156 PA · No MLB history · No MLB71H-Score
6Charles McAdooR2B36.258.302.6943106.71652 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Charles McAdoo 2B · R.258/.302/.694·3 HRvs hand.716 · 52 PA · No MLB history · No MLB36H-Score
7Ernie ClementR2B40.259.285.6499621.651189 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Ernie Clement 2B · R.259/.285/.649·9 HRvs hand.651 · 189 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small40H-Score
8Nathan LukesLRF47.277.327.71410450.49376 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Nathan Lukes RF · L.277/.327/.714·10 HRvs hand.493 · 76 PA · No MLB history · No MLB47H-Score
9Myles StrawRCF40.241.304.6463330.635163 PA3-for-12 · 12 PASmall sample
9Myles Straw CF · R.241/.304/.646·3 HRvs hand.635 · 163 PA · 3-for-12 · 12 PA · Small40H-Score

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Jameson Taillon
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Carter JensenLC73.239.323.79027603.837397 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Carter Jensen C · L.239/.323/.790·27 HRvs hand.837 · 397 PA · No MLB history · No MLB73H-Score
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS75.281.359.80018632.783420 PA2-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281/.359/.800·18 HRvs hand.783 · 420 PA · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small75H-Score
3Jac CaglianoneLRF72.289.340.83423553.882356 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289/.340/.834·23 HRvs hand.882 · 356 PA · No MLB history · No MLB72H-Score
4Salvador PerezRDH53.229.274.65721627.628421 PA1-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
4Salvador Perez DH · R.229/.274/.657·21 HRvs hand.628 · 421 PA · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small53H-Score
5Vinnie PasquantinoL1B66.249.333.76117481.826317 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249/.333/.761·17 HRvs hand.826 · 317 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small66H-Score
6Nick LoftinR3B51.240.322.7108426.685242 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.322/.710·8 HRvs hand.685 · 242 PA · No MLB history · No MLB51H-Score
7Michael MasseyL2B58.274.305.73513452.721313 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
7Michael Massey 2B · L.274/.305/.735·13 HRvs hand.721 · 313 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small58H-Score
8Isaac CollinsSLF49.213.320.6416519.660339 PA0-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
8Isaac Collins LF · S.213/.320/.641·6 HRvs hand.660 · 339 PA · 0-for-6 · 6 PA · Small49H-Score
9Kyle IsbelLCF34.224.268.5916323.652221 PA1-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
9Kyle Isbel CF · L.224/.268/.591·6 HRvs hand.652 · 221 PA · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small34H-Score