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Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays Starting Lineups — September 17, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
1:10 PM ET · Tropicana FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 17, 11:10 AM 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.703
−54 ptsOPS edge
TB
.757
Clear edge: TB
Power
Season HR
80vs134
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.312vs.338
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.727vs.815
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.654vs.700
ATH wins 1 of 9 batting-order slots · TB wins 8
ATHSlotTB
Henry Bolte.753
1.806Yandy Díaz
Jeff McNeil.695
2.787Jonathan Aranda
Lawrence Butler.704
3.875Junior Caminero
Zack Gelof.756
4.792Liam Hicks
Donovan Walton.784
5.719Jonny DeLuca
Tommy White.656
6.703Chandler Simpson
Alika Williams.721
7.772Ryan Vilade
Jonah Heim.657
8.705Richie Palacios
Denzel Clarke.582
9.621Taylor Walls
4 of 9 Athletics hitters have the platoon advantage vs Drew Rasmussen (5 of 9 for Tampa Bay Rays)
Athletics
- Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
- Bottom third drops off sharply
Tampa Bay Rays
- Strong top of the order
- Real power throughout the lineup
- The stronger lineup on paper today