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Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays Starting Lineups — September 15, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
6:40 PM ET · Tropicana FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 15, 3:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 27, 2:03 PM ET
Lineup strength vs today's starter
Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.
ATH.738
−17 ptsOPS edge
TB
.755
Slight edge: TB
Power
Season HR
108vs143
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.324vs.334
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.741vs.818
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.701vs.661
ATH wins 4 of 9 batting-order slots · TB wins 5
ATHSlotTB
Henry Bolte.750
1.815Yandy Díaz
Jeff McNeil.692
2.789Jonathan Aranda
Shea Langeliers.809
3.873Junior Caminero
Lawrence Butler.710
4.796Liam Hicks
Zack Gelof.768
5.809Victor Mesa Jr.
Donovan Walton.799
6.691Chandler Simpson
Carlos Cortes.721
7.712Richie Palacios
Jonah Heim.663
8.628Jorge Mateo
Alika Williams.719
9.643Cedric Mullins
5 of 9 Athletics hitters have the platoon advantage vs Griffin Jax (6 of 9 for Tampa Bay Rays)
Athletics
- Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
Tampa Bay Rays
- Strong top of the order
- Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
- Real power throughout the lineup
- Bottom third drops off sharply