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Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals Starting Lineups — September 9, 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 9, 4:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 23, 1:07 PM ET
AZ
86–76 · 3rd NL West
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats1 L / 5 R / 3 S
OPS vs hand.782 vs LHP
KC
69–93 · 5th AL Central
Official
StarterZac Gallen
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.727 vs RHP

Arizona Diamondbacks batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Daniel Lynch IV
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Ildemaro VargasS1B47.254.298.6759486.8351-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
1Ildemaro Vargas 1B · S.254/.298/.675·9 HRvs hand.835 · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small47H-Score
2Ketel MarteS2B70.249.316.74822624.918No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Ketel Marte 2B · S.249/.316/.748·22 HRvs hand.918 · No MLB history · No MLB70H-Score
3Geraldo PerdomoSSS60.262.370.7479680.6970-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
3Geraldo Perdomo SS · S.262/.370/.747·9 HRvs hand.697 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small60H-Score
4Nolan ArenadoR3B62.255.331.80630599.7761-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Nolan Arenado 3B · R.255/.331/.806·30 HRvs hand.776 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small62H-Score
5Tim TawaR1B54.240.297.69011351.5660-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
5Tim Tawa 1B · R.240/.297/.690·11 HRvs hand.566 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small54H-Score
6Lourdes Gurriel Jr.RLF28.210.254.5442201.49954 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Lourdes Gurriel Jr. LF · R.210/.254/.544·2 HRvs hand.499 · 54 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small28H-Score
7James McCannRC55.282.311.7667166.58157 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
7James McCann C · R.282/.311/.766·7 HRvs hand.581 · 57 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small55H-Score
8Jordan LawlarRCF52.258.319.7796136.97952 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Jordan Lawlar CF · R.258/.319/.779·6 HRvs hand.979 · 52 PA · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
9Lars NootbaarLLF63.239.342.7218334.4551-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
9Lars Nootbaar LF · L.239/.342/.721·8 HRvs hand.455 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small63H-Score

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Zac Gallen
#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 PA1-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281/.359/.800·18 HRvs hand.783 · 420 PA · 1-for-6 · 6 PA · Small75H-Score
3Vinnie PasquantinoL1B66.249.333.76117481.826317 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249/.333/.761·17 HRvs hand.826 · 317 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small66H-Score
4Salvador PerezRDH53.229.274.65721627.628421 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Salvador Perez DH · R.229/.274/.657·21 HRvs hand.628 · 421 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small53H-Score
5Michael MasseyL2B58.274.305.73513452.721313 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Michael Massey 2B · L.274/.305/.735·13 HRvs hand.721 · 313 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 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
7John RaveLRF54.232.314.7446161.78591 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7John Rave RF · L.232/.314/.744·6 HRvs hand.785 · 91 PA · No MLB history · No MLB54H-Score
8Kyle IsbelLCF34.224.268.5916323.652221 PA0-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
8Kyle Isbel CF · L.224/.268/.591·6 HRvs hand.652 · 221 PA · 0-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small34H-Score
9Isaac CollinsSLF49.213.320.6416519.660339 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Isaac Collins LF · S.213/.320/.641·6 HRvs hand.660 · 339 PA · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score