Baltimore Orioles vs Boston Red Sox Starting Lineup — Wednesday, Jul 22, 2026

Taylor Ward, Pete Alonso, Gunnar Henderson, Tyler O'Neill, Coby Mayo, Leody Taveras, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Jackson Holliday, and Chadwick Tromp all have no MLB history against Eduardo Rivera. That leaves the visiting lineup with a completely unfamiliar look versus the left-hander, with no prior plate appearances anywhere in the order.

Anthony Seigler has no MLB history against Kyle Bradish, but the rest of the home lineup brings at least some prior exposure. Willson Contreras has the best results so far, going 1-for-2 with a 2.667 OPS, while Caleb Durbin and Andruw Monasterio are each 1-for-2 with a 1.000 OPS. Masataka Yoshida is 1-for-7 with a 0.286 OPS, and Ceddanne Rafaela, Wilyer Abreu, Jarren Duran, and Carlos Narváez are all hitless against Bradish: Rafaela 0-for-2 with a 0.000 OPS, Abreu 0-for-2 with a 0.333 OPS, Duran 0-for-3 with a 0.000 OPS, and Narváez 0-for-2 with a 0.000 OPS.

The home side clearly has more familiarity with the opposing starter. The visitors enter with no tracked MLB history at all against Rivera, while the home lineup has several hitters who have already seen Bradish multiple times.