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Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals Starting Lineups — September 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.

7:10 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumFinal lineups locked · Sep 5, 5:15 PM ETStats updated Sep 7, 6:09 AM ET
TOR
72–72 · 4th AL East
Official
StarterSeth Lugo
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 6 R
OPS vs hand.706 vs RHP
KC
64–80 · 5th AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.725 vs RHP

Toronto Blue Jays batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Seth Lugo
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHROPS vs HandBvP
1Brett BatemanLCF42.347.412.8180.8162-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1Brett Bateman CF · L.347 / .412 / .818 · 0 HRvs hand .816 · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small42H-Score
2George SpringerRDH65.250.325.73914.7672-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2George Springer DH · R.250 / .325 / .739 · 14 HRvs hand .767 · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small65H-Score
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B65.259.330.6848.6502-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.259 / .330 / .684 · 8 HRvs hand .650 · 2-for-7 · 7 PA · Small65H-Score
4Alejandro KirkRC65.272.342.7508.7440-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Alejandro Kirk C · R.272 / .342 / .750 · 8 HRvs hand .744 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small65H-Score
5Nathan LukesLRF51.270.319.70910.7650-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Nathan Lukes RF · L.270 / .319 / .709 · 10 HRvs hand .765 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small51H-Score
6Kazuma OkamotoR3B72.231.303.74528.7140-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
6Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.231 / .303 / .745 · 28 HRvs hand .714 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small72H-Score
7Andrés GiménezLSS42.242.288.6408.6501-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
7Andrés Giménez SS · L.242 / .288 / .640 · 8 HRvs hand .650 · 1-for-7 · 7 PA · Small42H-Score
8Ernie ClementR2B48.275.301.6879.7001-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Ernie Clement 2B · R.275 / .301 / .687 · 9 HRvs hand .700 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small48H-Score
9Myles StrawRCF42.239.303.6543.6581-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Myles Straw CF · R.239 / .303 / .654 · 3 HRvs hand .658 · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small42H-Score

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Max Scherzer
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHROPS vs HandBvP
1Carter JensenLC75.230.315.75522.7922-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
1Carter Jensen C · L.230 / .315 / .755 · 22 HRvs hand .792 · 2-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small75H-Score
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS82.285.362.81717.8171-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.285 / .362 / .817 · 17 HRvs hand .817 · 1-for-6 · 6 PA · Small82H-Score
3Nick LoftinR3B57.241.328.7177.6860-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Nick Loftin 3B · R.241 / .328 / .717 · 7 HRvs hand .686 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small57H-Score
4Matthew LugoRLF—.250.250.50001.000No MLB historyNo MLB history
4Matthew Lugo LF · R.250 / .250 / .500 · 0 HRvs hand 1.000 · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
5Vinnie PasquantinoL1B65.239.329.71511.7821-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
5Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.239 / .329 / .715 · 11 HRvs hand .782 · 1-for-6 · 6 PA · Small65H-Score
6Michael MasseyL2B66.280.314.75811.7291-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
6Michael Massey 2B · L.280 / .314 / .758 · 11 HRvs hand .729 · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small66H-Score
7John RaveLRF—.223.298.7244.7140-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
7John Rave RF · L.223 / .298 / .724 · 4 HRvs hand .714 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small—H-Score
8Kyle IsbelLCF41.227.274.6176.6942-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Kyle Isbel CF · L.227 / .274 / .617 · 6 HRvs hand .694 · 2-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small41H-Score
9Isaac CollinsSLF55.223.325.6656.6950-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Isaac Collins LF · S.223 / .325 / .665 · 6 HRvs hand .695 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small55H-Score