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

C. Bassitt , (R), P

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
DH	George Springer G. Springer (R)
2B	Davis Schneider D. Schneider (R)
1B	Vladimir Guerrero Jr. V. Guerrero Jr. (R)
LF	Whit Merrifield W. Merrifield (R)
C	Alejandro Kirk A. Kirk (R)
RF	Cavan Biggio C. Biggio (L)
SS	Ernie Clement E. Clement (R)
3B	Santiago Espinal S. Espinal (R)
CF	Daulton Varsho D. Varsho (L)

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

Contents

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

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