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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 Oct 22, 1:06 PM ET
TOR
79–83 · 5th AL East
Official
StarterSeth Lugo
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 6 R
OPS vs hand.705 vs RHP
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 RHP Seth Lugo
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Brett BatemanLCF50.329.402.8262181.900118 PA2-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1Brett Bateman CF · L.329/.402/.826·2 HRvs hand.900 · 118 PA · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small50H-Score
2George SpringerRDH60.249.321.72615517.754329 PA2-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2George Springer DH · R.249/.321/.726·15 HRvs hand.754 · 329 PA · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small60H-Score
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B60.260.332.6889609.650425 PA2-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
3Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260/.332/.688·9 HRvs hand.650 · 425 PA · 2-for-7 · 7 PA · Small60H-Score
4Alejandro KirkRC61.278.351.76610313.755188 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Alejandro Kirk C · R.278/.351/.766·10 HRvs hand.755 · 188 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small61H-Score
5Nathan LukesLRF47.277.327.71410450.744333 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Nathan Lukes RF · L.277/.327/.714·10 HRvs hand.744 · 333 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small47H-Score
6Kazuma OkamotoR3B71.232.310.76233636.728432 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
6Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232/.310/.762·33 HRvs hand.728 · 432 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small71H-Score
7Andrés GiménezLSS40.244.291.6509508.660342 PA1-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
7Andrés Giménez SS · L.244/.291/.650·9 HRvs hand.660 · 342 PA · 1-for-7 · 7 PA · Small40H-Score
8Ernie ClementR2B40.259.285.6499621.660390 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Ernie Clement 2B · R.259/.285/.649·9 HRvs hand.660 · 390 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small40H-Score
9Myles StrawRCF40.241.304.6463330.657137 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Myles Straw CF · R.241/.304/.646·3 HRvs hand.657 · 137 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small40H-Score

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Max Scherzer
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Carter JensenLC73.239.323.79027603.837397 PA2-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
1Carter Jensen C · L.239/.323/.790·27 HRvs hand.837 · 397 PA · 2-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small73H-Score
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS75.281.359.80018632.783420 PA1-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281/.359/.800·18 HRvs hand.783 · 420 PA · 1-for-6 · 6 PA · Small75H-Score
3Nick LoftinR3B51.240.322.7108426.685242 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.322/.710·8 HRvs hand.685 · 242 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small51H-Score
4Matthew LugoRLF—.143.200.343015.7627 PA · Small sampleNo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Matthew Lugo LF · R.143/.200/.343·0 HRvs hand.762 · 7 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
5Vinnie PasquantinoL1B66.249.333.76117481.826317 PA1-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
5Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249/.333/.761·17 HRvs hand.826 · 317 PA · 1-for-6 · 6 PA · Small66H-Score
6Michael MasseyL2B58.274.305.73513452.721313 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
6Michael Massey 2B · L.274/.305/.735·13 HRvs hand.721 · 313 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small58H-Score
7John RaveLRF54.232.314.7446161.78591 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
7John Rave RF · L.232/.314/.744·6 HRvs hand.785 · 91 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small54H-Score
8Kyle IsbelLCF34.224.268.5916323.652221 PA2-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Kyle Isbel CF · L.224/.268/.591·6 HRvs hand.652 · 221 PA · 2-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small34H-Score
9Isaac CollinsSLF49.213.320.6416519.660339 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Isaac Collins LF · S.213/.320/.641·6 HRvs hand.660 · 339 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small49H-Score