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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 FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 20, 12:36 PM ETStats updated Oct 26, 10:04 AM ET
TOR
79–83 · 5th AL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.705 vs RHP
TEX
80–82 · 2nd AL West
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 5 R
OPS vs hand.692 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 Sep 20, 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 BatemanLCF48.329.402.8262181.900118 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Brett Bateman CF · L.329/.402/.826·2 HRvs hand.900 · 118 PA · No MLB history · No MLB48H-Score
2Vladimir Guerrero Jr.R1B56.260.332.6889609.650425 PA3-for-8 · 8 PASmall sample
2Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R.260/.332/.688·9 HRvs hand.650 · 425 PA · 3-for-8 · 8 PA · Small56H-Score
3Nathan LukesLRF44.277.327.71410450.744333 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Nathan Lukes RF · L.277/.327/.714·10 HRvs hand.744 · 333 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small44H-Score
4Kazuma OkamotoR3B66.232.310.76233636.728432 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R.232/.310/.762·33 HRvs hand.728 · 432 PA · No MLB history · No MLB66H-Score
5Sean KeysLDH—.197.242.570267.57744 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Sean Keys DH · L.197/.242/.570·2 HRvs hand.577 · 44 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
6Josh SmithL2B34.203.290.6116243.614180 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Josh Smith 2B · L.203/.290/.611·6 HRvs hand.614 · 180 PA · No MLB history · No MLB34H-Score
7Andrés GiménezLSS37.244.291.6509508.660342 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Andrés Giménez SS · L.244/.291/.650·9 HRvs hand.660 · 342 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small37H-Score
8Brandon ValenzuelaSC50.222.307.6799271.698192 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Brandon Valenzuela C · S.222/.307/.679·9 HRvs hand.698 · 192 PA · No MLB history · No MLB50H-Score
9Ernie ClementR2B38.259.285.6499621.660390 PA0-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
9Ernie Clement 2B · R.259/.285/.649·9 HRvs hand.660 · 390 PA · 0-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small38H-Score

Texas Rangers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Spencer Miles
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Wyatt LangfordRLF58.238.333.75417471.7880-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
1Wyatt Langford LF · R.238/.333/.754·17 HRvs hand.788 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small58H-Score
2Corey SeagerLSS63.227.312.73620436.711No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Corey Seager SS · L.227/.312/.736·20 HRvs hand.711 · No MLB history · No MLB63H-Score
3Josh JungR3B70.299.365.82712444.769328 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
3Josh Jung 3B · R.299/.365/.827·12 HRvs hand.769 · 328 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small70H-Score
4Ezequiel DuranRSS57.260.320.73917597.7071-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
4Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260/.320/.739·17 HRvs hand.707 · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small57H-Score
5Alejandro OsunaLLF31.260.349.6531233.646172 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
5Alejandro Osuna LF · L.260/.349/.653·1 HRvs hand.646 · 172 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small31H-Score
6Jake BurgerR1B61.228.302.72328620.6590-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
6Jake Burger 1B · R.228/.302/.723·28 HRvs hand.659 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small61H-Score
7Nicky LopezL2B30.270.322.6341270.6820-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Nicky Lopez 2B · L.270/.322/.634·1 HRvs hand.682 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small30H-Score
8Danny JansenRC40.203.296.6778227.710No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Danny Jansen C · R.203/.296/.677·8 HRvs hand.710 · No MLB history · No MLB40H-Score
9Evan CarterLCF39.194.288.6039455.658No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Evan Carter CF · L.194/.288/.603·9 HRvs hand.658 · No MLB history · No MLB39H-Score