PREVIEW Starts 6:35 PM ET · Oriole Park at Camden Yards
September 23, 2026 · AL East

Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles

September 23, 20266:35 PM ETOriole Park at Camden YardsGame 2 of doubleheader
AWAY
Toronto Blue Jays
77-80
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HOME
Baltimore Orioles
76-81

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 .264 .290 .370 .660 9 48 56 .715
2 Kazuma Okamoto 3B · R .235 .310 .458 .768 33 89 178 .718
3 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B · R .263 .336 .359 .695 9 56 78 .779
4 Andrés Giménez SS · L .242 .287 .356 .643 9 58 92 .704
5 George Springer DH · R .251 .324 .408 .732 15 54 92 .728
6 Nathan Lukes RF · L .275 .324 .387 .711 10 40 63 .716
7 Myles Straw CF · R .237 .303 .343 .646 3 26 41 .702
8 Alejandro Kirk C · R .283 .355 .423 .778 10 42 36 .730
9 Brandon Valenzuela C · S .219 .304 .361 .665 8 21 68 .737
HOME · BAL Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Gunnar Henderson SS · L .227 .310 .408 .718 24 59 151 .776
2 Pete Alonso 1B · R .265 .359 .510 .869 40 108 164 .753
3 Leody Taveras CF · S .216 .286 .339 .625 8 54 124 .708
4 Coby Mayo 3B · R .227 .295 .466 .761 24 63 132 .734
5 Samuel Basallo C · L .222 .291 .406 .697 18 54 106 .744
6 Colton Cowser CF · L .224 .314 .366 .680 13 39 119 .729
7 Dylan Beavers LF · L .231 .306 .364 .670 7 39 92 .740
8 Jeremiah Jackson 2B · R .221 .246 .365 .611 9 43 63 .736
9 Carlos Narváez C · R .166 .244 .232 .476 3 10 90 .729

Manager comparison

AWAY · TOR
John Schneider
Lineup 2.5 R Bunts 5.3 R IBBs 6.9 R
HOME · BAL
Craig Albernaz
Lineup 3.3 R Bunts 1.5 R IBBs 3.9 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · TOR
  • Available 8
  • Limited 2
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · BAL
  • Available 8
  • Limited 2
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · TOR
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HOME · BAL
4-5 ?1 -6 run diff
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Season series: 2-2 with TOR listed first across 5 prior meetings.

Pitching & bullpen preview

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