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Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays Starting Lineups — September 16, 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 16, 3:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 6:02 AM 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.730
−17 ptsOPS edge
TB
.747
Slight edge: TB
Power
Season HR
98vs106
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.321vs.326
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.738vs.794
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.683vs.707
ATH wins 4 of 9 batting-order slots · TB wins 5
ATHSlotTB
Henry Bolte.748
1.810Yandy Díaz
Jeff McNeil.690
2.775Ryan Vilade
Shea Langeliers.808
3.875Junior Caminero
Lawrence Butler.705
4.713Jonny DeLuca
Zack Gelof.762
5.700Chandler Simpson
Donovan Walton.794
6.698Nick Madrigal
Tommy White.632
7.801Victor Mesa Jr.
Carlos Cortes.716
8.628Jorge Mateo
Brian Serven.705
9.690Nick Fortes
4 of 9 Athletics hitters have the platoon advantage vs Nick Martinez (7 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 7 of 9 spots