PREVIEW Starts 1:10 PM ET · Progressive Field
September 3, 2026 · AL Cent

Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Guardians

September 3, 20261:10 PM ETProgressive Field
AWAY
Toronto Blue Jays
54-62
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HOME
Cleveland Guardians
57-59

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Hitter season stats

Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.

AWAY · TOR Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Ernie Clement 2B · R .287 .311 .415 .726 9 38 43 .715
2 Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R .229 .303 .439 .742 24 70 144 .718
3 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R .259 .338 .349 .687 6 44 62 .779
4 Andrés Giménez SS · L .235 .281 .353 .634 7 41 69 .708
5 George Springer DH · R .234 .316 .398 .714 12 36 68 .730
6 Nathan Lukes RF · L .261 .317 .360 .677 5 18 43 .716
7 Jesús Sánchez RF · L .268 .310 .434 .744 8 32 55 .726
8 Myles Straw RF · R .225 .278 .340 .618 3 18 27 .702
9 Brandon Valenzuela C · S .235 .311 .396 .707 8 21 56 .737
HOME · CLE Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Jo Adell RF · R .237 .288 .392 .680 16 62 112 .733
2 Brayan Rocchio SS · S .257 .323 .379 .702 9 50 64 .717
3 Chase DeLauter RF · L .279 .355 .440 .795 12 56 59 .742
4 Steven Kwan LF · L .260 .362 .318 .680 1 21 43 .728
5 Travis Bazzana 2B · L .243 .339 .390 .729 9 36 83 .746
6 José Ramírez 3B · S .234 .333 .388 .721 10 35 46 .758
7 Nathaniel Lowe DH · L .269 .343 .488 .831 13 42 73 .721
8 Angel Martínez LF · S .228 .264 .413 .677 11 36 63 .726
9 Rhys Hoskins 1B · R .176 .307 .377 .684 12 36 95 .714

Manager comparison

AWAY · TOR
John Schneider
Lineup 1.6 R Bunts 3.2 R IBBs 3.5 R
HOME · CLE
Stephen Vogt
Lineup 2.5 R Bunts 2.6 R IBBs 1.8 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · TOR
  • Available 5
  • Limited 2
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 1
HOME · CLE
  • Available 3
  • Limited 4
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · TOR
6-4 L1 +1 run diff
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HOME · CLE
3-6 L3 -10 run diff
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Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Blue Jays and Guardians staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

Read the full methodology.