Toronto Blue Jays Starting Lineup | September 30, 2023 Blue Jays Lineup

89-72, 3rd in AL East

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The Toronto Blue Jays (89-71) will take on the Tampa Bay Rays (97-63) on Saturday. Hyun-Jin Ryu gets the starting nod for Toronto while Shawn Armstrong is Tampa Bay's starter for the contest. Bo Bichette has led the way for the Blue Jays starting lineup recently, batting .364 with 2 home runs and 7 RBI over the club's last ten games.
Updated: 6 hours ago

Blue Jays Starting Lineup

1. G. Springer , (R), DH
2. D. Schneider , (R), 2B
3. V. Guerrero Jr. , (R), 1B
4. W. Merrifield , (R), LF
5. A. Kirk , (R), C
6. C. Biggio , (L), RF
7. E. Clement , (R), SS
8. S. Espinal , (R), 3B
9. D. Varsho , (L), CF
Pos Pitcher
P Chris Bassitt C. Bassitt (R)
Pos Pitcher GS Record ERA IP Batters Faced Hits Runs HR Allowed BB SO K% BB% WHIP BABIP
P Chris Bassitt C. Bassitt (R) 28 13-7 3.81 165.1 708 145 78 25 52 151 21.3% 7.3% 1.19 .260
Pos Hitter Order G PA Hits 1B 2B 3B HR RBI Runs SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
DH George Springer G. Springer (R) 1 131 577 134 94 22 1 17 56 75 19 5 .260 .333 .405 .738
2B Davis Schneider D. Schneider (R) 2 18 73 23 10 6 1 6 17 16 1 0 .390 .507 .831 1.338
1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. V. Guerrero Jr. (R) 3 134 589 140 92 27 0 21 82 64 5 3 .268 .345 .441 .786
LF Whit Merrifield W. Merrifield (R) 4 129 532 142 106 25 0 11 61 63 25 9 .288 .331 .406 .737
C Alejandro Kirk A. Kirk (R) 5 99 345 77 59 12 0 6 36 28 0 0 .252 .333 .351 .684
RF Cavan Biggio C. Biggio (L) 6 86 245 47 32 7 0 8 28 39 5 2 .220 .314 .364 .678
SS Ernie Clement E. Clement (R) 7 20 36 15 12 1 1 1 7 7 1 0 .441 .444 .618 1.062
3B Santiago Espinal S. Espinal (R) 8 76 216 47 35 10 0 2 24 27 2 1 .240 .306 .321 .627
CF Daulton Varsho D. Varsho (L) 9 136 511 102 64 21 1 16 51 55 15 6 .220 .288 .374 .662

Most Common Blue Jays Lineups

7 Games
1. Whit Merrifield
2. Bo Bichette
3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
4. Matt Chapman
5. George Springer
6. Alejandro Kirk
7. Danny Jansen
8. Santiago Espinal
9. Daulton Varsho
6 Games
1. George Springer
2. Bo Bichette
3. Brandon Belt
4. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
5. Matt Chapman
6. Daulton Varsho
7. Danny Jansen
8. Cavan Biggio
9. Kevin Kiermaier
5 Games
1. Whit Merrifield
2. Bo Bichette
3. Brandon Belt
4. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
5. George Springer
6. Daulton Varsho
7. Matt Chapman
8. Danny Jansen
9. Cavan Biggio
5 Games
1. George Springer
2. Bo Bichette
3. Brandon Belt
4. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
5. Matt Chapman
6. Daulton Varsho
7. Whit Merrifield
8. Alejandro Kirk
9. Santiago Espinal
5 Games
1. George Springer
2. Bo Bichette
3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
4. Matt Chapman
5. Whit Merrifield
6. Daulton Varsho
7. Alejandro Kirk
8. Danny Jansen
9. Kevin Kiermaier
4 Games
1. George Springer
2. Bo Bichette
3. Brandon Belt
4. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
5. Matt Chapman
6. Whit Merrifield
7. Daulton Varsho
8. Alejandro Kirk
9. Cavan Biggio

2023 Recent Blue Jays Lineups

Game Score Starting Pitcher 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9/4 @ OAK W 6-5 Jose Berrios J. Berrios (R), 6 IP, 7 SO, 2 ER, ND George Springer G. Springer Cavan Biggio C. Biggio Vladimir Guerrero Jr. V. Guerrero Jr. Spencer Horwitz S. Horwitz Whit Merrifield W. Merrifield Alejandro Kirk A. Kirk Daulton Varsho D. Varsho Ernie Clement E. Clement Kevin Kiermaier K. Kiermaier
9/3 @ COL W 7-5 Kevin Gausman K. Gausman (R), 4 IP, 5 SO, 3 ER, ND George Springer G. Springer Cavan Biggio C. Biggio Vladimir Guerrero Jr. V. Guerrero Jr. Davis Schneider D. Schneider Spencer Horwitz S. Horwitz Whit Merrifield W. Merrifield Ernie Clement E. Clement Daulton Varsho D. Varsho Tyler Heineman T. Heineman
9/3 @ COL L 7-8 Yusei Kikuchi Y. Kikuchi (L), 4.2 IP, 6 SO, 2 ER, L George Springer G. Springer Davis Schneider D. Schneider Vladimir Guerrero Jr. V. Guerrero Jr. Whit Merrifield W. Merrifield Alejandro Kirk A. Kirk Ernie Clement E. Clement Daulton Varsho D. Varsho Santiago Espinal S. Espinal Kevin Kiermaier K. Kiermaier
9/2 @ COL W 13-9 Hyun-Jin Ryu H. Ryu (L), 5 IP, 3 SO, 2 ER, ND George Springer G. Springer Davis Schneider D. Schneider Vladimir Guerrero Jr. V. Guerrero Jr. Brandon Belt B. Belt Danny Jansen D. Jansen Whit Merrifield W. Merrifield Daulton Varsho D. Varsho Ernie Clement E. Clement Kevin Kiermaier K. Kiermaier
8/30 vs WSH W 7-0 Chris Bassitt C. Bassitt (R), 8 IP, 3 SO, 0 ER, W George Springer G. Springer Davis Schneider D. Schneider Vladimir Guerrero Jr. V. Guerrero Jr. Whit Merrifield W. Merrifield Alejandro Kirk A. Kirk Daulton Varsho D. Varsho Ernie Clement E. Clement Santiago Espinal S. Espinal Cavan Biggio C. Biggio

Hyun-Jin Ryu vs. the Rays

  • Ryu (3-3 with a 3.31 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 49 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Blue Jays, his 11th of the season.
  • In his last time out on Saturday, the left-hander went 4 1/3 innings against the Tampa Bay Rays, allowing five earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
  • In 10 games this season, the 36-year-old has an ERA of 3.31, with 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .236 against him.
  • Ryu has registered one quality start this season.
  • He will face a Rays offense that ranks sixth in MLB with 1403 total hits (on a .259 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .443 (fourth in MLB) with 226 total home runs (sixth in MLB).

Blue Jays vs. Shawn Armstrong

  • Armstrong (1-0) will take to the mound for the Rays and make his sixth start of the season.
  • The right-hander's last appearance came in relief on Tuesday when he threw one inning out of the bullpen against the Boston Red Sox, giving up no earned runs while allowing one hit.
  • The 33-year-old has an ERA of 1.41 and 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .190 in 38 games this season.

Blue Jays Betting Trends

  • The Blue Jays have been favored on the moneyline 119 total times this season. They've finished 66-53 in those games.
  • When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -139 or shorter, Toronto has a 40-31 record (winning 56.3% of its games).
  • Based on this matchup's moneyline, the Blue Jays' implied win probability is 58.2%.
  • Toronto has played in 160 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 69 times (69-84-7).
  • The Blue Jays have put together a 74-86-0 record ATS this season (covering 46.2% of the time).

Blue Jays Injury News

  • Danny Jansen: 10-Day Injured List (Finger)
  • Adam Cimber: 60-Day Injured List (Shoulder)
  • Hagen Danner: 60-Day Injured List (Oblique)
  • Otto Lopez: 60-Day Injured List (Oblique)