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Baltimore Orioles vs New York Mets Starting Lineups — September 14, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

7:10 PM ET · Citi FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 14, 3:10 PM ETStats updated Oct 27, 6:04 AM ET
BAL
79–82 · 4th AL East
Official
StarterJonah Tong
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 4 R
OPS vs hand.715 vs RHP
NYM
74–88 · 5th NL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.713 vs RHP

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated Sep 14, 3:10 PM ET
BALBAL
.707
−26 ptsOPS edge
NYMNYM
.733

Slight edge: NYM

Power
Season HR
118vs135
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.309vs.323
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.753vs.771
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.636vs.697

BAL wins 3 of 9 batting-order slots · NYM wins 5

BALSlotNYM
Dylan Beavers.713
1
.752Francisco Lindor
Pete Alonso.843
2
.880Juan Soto
Gunnar Henderson.708
3
.708Bo Bichette
Coby Mayo.748
4
.742Carson Benge
Jackson Holliday.655
5
.756Jared Young
Christian Encarnacion-Strand.762
6
.644Marcus Semien
Heston Kjerstad.680
7
.698A.J. Ewing
Colton Cowser.683
8
.676Brett Baty
Carlos Narváez.542
9
.716Francisco Alvarez

5 of 9 Baltimore Orioles hitters have the platoon advantage vs Jonah Tong (6 of 9 for New York Mets)

Baltimore Orioles
  • Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
  • Bottom third drops off sharply
New York Mets
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
  • Real power throughout the lineup

Baltimore Orioles batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Jonah Tong
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Dylan BeaversLLF52.228.307.6809363.715No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Dylan Beavers LF · L.228/.307/.680·9 HRvs hand.715 · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
2Pete AlonsoR1B82.267.363.88543700.935No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Pete Alonso 1B · R.267/.363/.885·43 HRvs hand.935 · No MLB history · No MLB82H-Score
3Gunnar HendersonLSS58.225.309.71224702.7080-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
3Gunnar Henderson SS · L.225/.309/.712·24 HRvs hand.708 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small58H-Score
4Coby MayoR3B65.228.297.75824454.567No MLB historyNo MLB history
4Coby Mayo 3B · R.228/.297/.758·24 HRvs hand.567 · No MLB history · No MLB65H-Score
5Jackson HollidayL2B42.229.300.6407354.643No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Jackson Holliday 2B · L.229/.300/.640·7 HRvs hand.643 · No MLB history · No MLB42H-Score
6Christian Encarnacion-StrandR3B62.277.325.83811213.743No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B · R.277/.325/.838·11 HRvs hand.743 · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score
7Heston KjerstadLLF—.211.211.474019.474No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Heston Kjerstad LF · L.211/.211/.474·0 HRvs hand.474 · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
8Colton CowserLCF52.226.317.68713392.734No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Colton Cowser CF · L.226/.317/.687·13 HRvs hand.734 · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
9Carlos NarváezRC28.161.241.4673285.501No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Carlos Narváez C · R.161/.241/.467·3 HRvs hand.501 · No MLB history · No MLB28H-Score

New York Mets batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Brandon Young
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Francisco LindorSSS66.225.309.73221469.775286 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1Francisco Lindor SS · S.225/.309/.732·21 HRvs hand.775 · 286 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small66H-Score
2Juan SotoLLF84.275.393.90827482.983286 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Juan Soto LF · L.275/.393/.908·27 HRvs hand.983 · 286 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small84H-Score
3Bo BichetteR3B60.260.312.70218696.670466 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Bo Bichette 3B · R.260/.312/.702·18 HRvs hand.670 · 466 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small60H-Score
4Carson BengeLRF64.282.346.77620654.780438 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Carson Benge RF · L.282/.346/.776·20 HRvs hand.780 · 438 PA · No MLB history · No MLB64H-Score
5Jared YoungL1B62.266.330.7599342.793280 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Jared Young 1B · L.266/.330/.759·9 HRvs hand.793 · 280 PA · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score
6Marcus SemienR2B44.215.280.62015547.607369 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Marcus Semien 2B · R.215/.280/.620·15 HRvs hand.607 · 369 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small44H-Score
7A.J. EwingLCF56.252.324.70011492.713No MLB historyNo MLB history
7A.J. Ewing CF · L.252/.324/.700·11 HRvs hand.713 · No MLB history · No MLB56H-Score
8Brett BatyL3B54.238.311.68511473.729356 PA2-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Brett Baty 3B · L.238/.311/.685·11 HRvs hand.729 · 356 PA · 2-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small54H-Score
9Francisco AlvarezRC60.233.311.71016420.749No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Francisco Alvarez C · R.233/.311/.710·16 HRvs hand.749 · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score