PREVIEW Starts 3:07 PM ET · Rogers Centre
September 16, 2026 · AL East

Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays

September 16, 20263:07 PM ETRogers Centre
AWAY
Detroit Tigers
56-59
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HOME
Toronto Blue Jays
54-62

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 · DET Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Kevin McGonigle SS · L .284 .391 .431 .822 12 44 69 .755
2 Riley Greene LF · L .276 .367 .459 .826 16 54 127 .766
3 Dillon Dingler C · R .278 .341 .536 .877 26 78 99 .728
4 Spencer Torkelson 1B · R .218 .307 .419 .726 20 58 141 .743
5 Colt Keith 3B · L .275 .321 .425 .746 8 31 62 .741
6 Zach McKinstry 2B · L .216 .296 .326 .622 4 23 49 .710
7 Gleyber Torres 2B · R .268 .385 .404 .789 7 29 51 .729
8 Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R .263 .293 .418 .711 6 27 51 .746
9 James Outman CF · L .173 .232 .321 .553 5 17 70 .712
HOME · 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

Manager comparison

AWAY · DET
A.J. Hinch
Lineup 4.1 R Bunts 0.8 R IBBs 1.2 R
HOME · TOR
John Schneider
Lineup 1.6 R Bunts 3.2 R IBBs 3.5 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · DET
  • Available 10
  • Limited 0
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · TOR
  • Available 5
  • Limited 2
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 1

Recent form

AWAY · DET
6-4 W1 +51 run diff
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HOME · TOR
6-4 L1 +1 run diff
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Pitching & bullpen preview

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