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Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals Starting Lineups — September 8, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

7:40 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumFinal lineups locked · Sep 8, 4:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 22, 1:07 PM ET
AZ
86–76 · 3rd NL West
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats1 L / 5 R / 3 S
OPS vs hand.697 vs RHP
KC
69–93 · 5th AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.727 vs RHP

Arizona Diamondbacks batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Michael Wacha
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Lars NootbaarLLF63.239.342.7218334.8004-for-11 · 11 PASmall sample
1Lars Nootbaar LF · L.239/.342/.721·8 HRvs hand.800 · 4-for-11 · 11 PA · Small63H-Score
2Ketel MarteS2B70.249.316.74822624.6871-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
2Ketel Marte 2B · S.249/.316/.748·22 HRvs hand.687 · 1-for-5 · 5 PA · Small70H-Score
3Gabriel MorenoRC75.311.388.87416549.909355 PA1-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
3Gabriel Moreno C · R.311/.388/.874·16 HRvs hand.909 · 355 PA · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small75H-Score
4Geraldo PerdomoSSS60.262.370.7479680.7623-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
4Geraldo Perdomo SS · S.262/.370/.747·9 HRvs hand.762 · 3-for-5 · 5 PA · Small60H-Score
5Nolan ArenadoR3B62.255.331.80630599.77511-for-22 · 22 PALimited history
5Nolan Arenado 3B · R.255/.331/.806·30 HRvs hand.775 · 11-for-22 · 22 PA · Limited62H-Score
6Tommy TroyRLF39.217.289.6384143.539No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Tommy Troy LF · R.217/.289/.638·4 HRvs hand.539 · No MLB history · No MLB39H-Score
7Tim TawaR1B54.240.297.69011351.704No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Tim Tawa 1B · R.240/.297/.690·11 HRvs hand.704 · No MLB history · No MLB54H-Score
8Ildemaro VargasS1B47.254.298.6759486.580No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Ildemaro Vargas 1B · S.254/.298/.675·9 HRvs hand.580 · No MLB history · No MLB47H-Score
9Ryan WaldschmidtRCF40.256.325.6933284.670No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Ryan Waldschmidt CF · R.256/.325/.693·3 HRvs hand.670 · No MLB history · No MLB40H-Score

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Corbin Burnes
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Carter JensenLC73.239.323.79027603.837397 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Carter Jensen C · L.239/.323/.790·27 HRvs hand.837 · 397 PA · No MLB history · No MLB73H-Score
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS75.281.359.80018632.783420 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281/.359/.800·18 HRvs hand.783 · 420 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small75H-Score
3Vinnie PasquantinoL1B66.249.333.76117481.826317 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249/.333/.761·17 HRvs hand.826 · 317 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small66H-Score
4Salvador PerezRDH53.229.274.65721627.628421 PA6-for-12 · 12 PASmall sample
4Salvador Perez DH · R.229/.274/.657·21 HRvs hand.628 · 421 PA · 6-for-12 · 12 PA · Small53H-Score
5Michael MasseyL2B58.274.305.73513452.721313 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Michael Massey 2B · L.274/.305/.735·13 HRvs hand.721 · 313 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small58H-Score
6Nick LoftinR3B51.240.322.7108426.685242 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.322/.710·8 HRvs hand.685 · 242 PA · No MLB history · No MLB51H-Score
7Isaac CollinsSLF49.213.320.6416519.660339 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Isaac Collins LF · S.213/.320/.641·6 HRvs hand.660 · 339 PA · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score
8Matthew LugoRLF—.143.200.343015.7627 PA · Small sampleNo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Matthew Lugo LF · R.143/.200/.343·0 HRvs hand.762 · 7 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
9Kyle IsbelLCF34.224.268.5916323.652221 PA1-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
9Kyle Isbel CF · L.224/.268/.591·6 HRvs hand.652 · 221 PA · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small34H-Score