Athletics vs Detroit Tigers Starting Lineup — Thursday, Jul 9, 2026
Final Lineups
Athletics @ Detroit Tigers · Thursday, Jul 9, 2026
Athletics hitters have no MLB history against Framber Valdez. Joshua Kuroda-Grauer, Nick Kurtz, Shea Langeliers, Jonah Heim, Jacob Wilson, Zack Gelof, Colby Thomas, Henry Bolte, and Alika Williams are all seeing him without a prior major league plate appearance. That leaves Oakland with a completely unfamiliar matchup across the entire projected lineup.
Tigers hitters also have no MLB history against Jack Perkins. Kevin McGonigle, Matt Vierling, Spencer Torkelson, Riley Greene, Hao-Yu Lee, Kerry Carpenter, Zach McKinstry, Jake Rogers, and James Outman have not faced him in the majors before. Detroit is in the same spot, with no established batter-versus-pitcher track record anywhere in the order.
Neither side brings any familiarity into this matchup. Both lineups are effectively starting from scratch against the opposing starter, so there is no batter-versus-pitcher edge based on MLB history.
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Kuroda-Grauer | 0.417 | 0.435 | 1.018 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Nick Kurtz | 0.256 | 0.396 | 0.879 | 21 | 69 |
| 3 | Shea Langeliers | 0.263 | 0.332 | 0.829 | 23 | 51 |
| 4 | Jonah Heim | 0.204 | 0.268 | 0.648 | 11 | 40 |
| 5 | Jacob Wilson | 0.266 | 0.298 | 0.686 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Zack Gelof | 0.262 | 0.324 | 0.793 | 14 | 36 |
| 7 | Colby Thomas | 0.202 | 0.235 | 0.568 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Henry Bolte | 0.264 | 0.342 | 0.703 | 6 | 26 |
| 9 | Alika Williams | 0.261 | 0.298 | 0.685 | 2 | 10 |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin McGonigle | 0.281 | 0.383 | 0.804 | 13 | 53 |
| 2 | Matt Vierling | 0.207 | 0.255 | 0.590 | 5 | 31 |
| 3 | Spencer Torkelson | 0.222 | 0.315 | 0.722 | 20 | 63 |
| 4 | Riley Greene | 0.273 | 0.366 | 0.816 | 16 | 54 |
| 5 | Hao-Yu Lee | 0.278 | 0.319 | 0.754 | 7 | 31 |
| 6 | Kerry Carpenter | 0.208 | 0.276 | 0.692 | 13 | 36 |
| 7 | Zach McKinstry | 0.222 | 0.307 | 0.635 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Jake Rogers | 0.178 | 0.286 | 0.617 | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | James Outman | 0.172 | 0.235 | 0.553 | 5 | 17 |