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Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers Starting Lineups — September 20, 2026

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

2:35 PM ET · Globe Life FieldLineups confirmed 12:36 PM ETStats updated Sep 20, 9:16 AM ET
TOR
76–77 · 4th AL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.713 vs RHP
TEX
76–77 · 2nd AL West
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 5 R
OPS vs hand.695 vs RHP

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated 2:06 PM ET
TORTOR
.707
−8 ptsOPS edge
TEXTEX
.715

Even matchup

Power
Season HR
88vs105
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.316vs.321
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.741vs.764
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.672vs.653

TOR wins 6 of 9 batting-order slots · TEX wins 3

TORSlotTEX
Brett Bateman.787
1
.753Wyatt Langford
Vladimir Guerrero Jr..698
2
.752Corey Seager
Nathan Lukes.713
3
.793Josh Jung
Kazuma Okamoto.767
4
.758Ezequiel Duran
Sean Keys.680
5
.666Alejandro Osuna
Josh Smith.681
6
.728Jake Burger
Andrés Giménez.660
7
.653Nicky Lopez
Brandon Valenzuela.679
8
.676Danny Jansen
Ernie Clement.677
9
.629Evan Carter

6 of 9 Toronto Blue Jays hitters have the platoon advantage vs Jacob deGrom (4 of 9 for Texas Rangers)

Toronto Blue Jays
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
Texas Rangers
  • Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
  • Bottom third drops off sharply

Toronto Blue Jays batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Jacob deGrom
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Brett BatemanLCF50.333.400.8282157.93790 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Brett Bateman CF · L.333/.400/.828·2 HRvs hand.937 · 90 PA · No MLB history · No MLB50H-Score
2Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B66.262.334.6949586.654425 PA3-for-8 · 8 PASmall sample
2Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.262/.334/.694·9 HRvs hand.654 · 425 PA · 3-for-8 · 8 PA · Small66H-Score
3Nathan LukesLRF50.274.322.71110420.754333 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Nathan Lukes RF · L.274/.322/.711·10 HRvs hand.754 · 333 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small50H-Score
4Kazuma OkamotoR3B77.235.310.77433600.742432 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.235/.310/.774·33 HRvs hand.742 · 432 PA · No MLB history · No MLB77H-Score
5Sean KeysLDH.200.234.590247.59944 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Sean Keys DH · L.200/.234/.590·2 HRvs hand.599 · 44 PA · No MLB history · No MLBH-Score
6Josh SmithL2B45.222.313.66262191.023180 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Josh Smith 2B · L.222/.313/.662·6 HRvs hand1.023 · 180 PA · No MLB history · No MLB45H-Score
7Andrés GiménezLSS42.243.288.6479485.649342 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Andrés Giménez SS · L.243/.288/.647·9 HRvs hand.649 · 342 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small42H-Score
8Brandon ValenzuelaSC50.217.301.6628260.703183 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Brandon Valenzuela C · S.217/.301/.662·8 HRvs hand.703 · 183 PA · No MLB history · No MLB50H-Score
9Ernie ClementR2B45.268.294.6699591.684390 PA0-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
9Ernie Clement 2B · R.268/.294/.669·9 HRvs hand.684 · 390 PA · 0-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small45H-Score

Texas Rangers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Spencer Miles
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Wyatt LangfordRLF68.238.328.76017433.7980-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
1Wyatt Langford LF · R.238/.328/.760·17 HRvs hand.798 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small68H-Score
2Corey SeagerLSS74.234.325.75918397.730No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Corey Seager SS · L.234/.325/.759·18 HRvs hand.730 · No MLB history · No MLB74H-Score
3Josh JungR3B74.298.361.81010418.774309 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
3Josh Jung 3B · R.298/.361/.810·10 HRvs hand.774 · 309 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small74H-Score
4Ezequiel DuranRSS67.268.329.76517561.7271-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
4Ezequiel Duran SS · R.268/.329/.765·17 HRvs hand.727 · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small67H-Score
5Alejandro OsunaLLF36.254.345.6401221.626172 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
5Alejandro Osuna LF · L.254/.345/.640·1 HRvs hand.626 · 172 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small36H-Score
6Jake BurgerR1B71.233.305.72926583.6620-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
6Jake Burger 1B · R.233/.305/.729·26 HRvs hand.662 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small71H-Score
7Nicky LopezL2B34.269.314.6251248.6700-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Nicky Lopez 2B · L.269/.314/.625·1 HRvs hand.670 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small34H-Score
8Danny JansenRC42.202.289.6536198.666No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Danny Jansen C · R.202/.289/.653·6 HRvs hand.666 · No MLB history · No MLB42H-Score
9Evan CarterLCF45.192.290.6079430.665No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Evan Carter CF · L.192/.290/.607·9 HRvs hand.665 · No MLB history · No MLB45H-Score