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Baltimore Orioles vs New York Mets 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.

7:10 PM ET · Citi FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 15, 4:10 PM ETStats updated Oct 27, 6:04 AM ET
BAL
79–82 · 4th AL East
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 6 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.701 vs LHP
NYM
74–88 · 5th NL East
Official
StarterShane Baz
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 15, 4:10 PM ET
BALBAL
.710
−22 ptsOPS edge
NYMNYM
.732

Slight edge: NYM

Power
Season HR
118vs136
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.304vs.323
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.747vs.770
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.674vs.698

BAL wins 3 of 9 batting-order slots · NYM wins 6

BALSlotNYM
Rece Hinds.642
1
.748Francisco Lindor
Pete Alonso.841
2
.881Juan Soto
Coby Mayo.745
3
.705Bo Bichette
Christian Encarnacion-Strand.762
4
.744Carson Benge
Gunnar Henderson.712
5
.753Jared Young
Jeremiah Jackson.647
6
.644Marcus Semien
Yohel Pozo.683
7
.706A.J. Ewing
Leody Taveras.651
8
.673Brett Baty
Colton Cowser.686
9
.714Francisco Alvarez

7 of 9 Baltimore Orioles hitters have the platoon advantage vs Sean Manaea (6 of 9 for New York Mets)

Baltimore Orioles
  • Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
New York Mets
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
  • Real power throughout the lineup

Baltimore Orioles batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Sean Manaea
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Rece HindsRRF—.143.211.433071.283No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Rece Hinds RF · R.143/.211/.433·0 HRvs hand.283 · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
2Pete AlonsoR1B82.267.363.88543700.7951-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Pete Alonso 1B · R.267/.363/.885·43 HRvs hand.795 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small82H-Score
3Coby MayoR3B65.228.297.758244541.124No MLB historyNo MLB history
3Coby Mayo 3B · R.228/.297/.758·24 HRvs hand1.124 · No MLB history · No MLB65H-Score
4Christian Encarnacion-StrandR3B62.277.325.838112131.0661-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B · R.277/.325/.838·11 HRvs hand1.066 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small62H-Score
5Gunnar HendersonLSS58.225.309.71224702.7211-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Gunnar Henderson SS · L.225/.309/.712·24 HRvs hand.721 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small58H-Score
6Jeremiah JacksonR2B41.217.247.61210293.570No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Jeremiah Jackson 2B · R.217/.247/.612·10 HRvs hand.570 · No MLB history · No MLB41H-Score
7Yohel PozoRC—.250.258.575162.4610-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Yohel Pozo C · R.250/.258/.575·1 HRvs hand.461 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small—H-Score
8Leody TaverasSCF41.219.288.6338482.5061-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
8Leody Taveras CF · S.219/.288/.633·8 HRvs hand.506 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small41H-Score
9Colton CowserLCF52.226.317.68713392.4541-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
9Colton Cowser CF · L.226/.317/.687·13 HRvs hand.454 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small52H-Score

New York Mets batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Shane Baz
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Francisco LindorSSS66.225.309.73221469.775286 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
1Francisco Lindor SS · S.225/.309/.732·21 HRvs hand.775 · 286 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small66H-Score
2Juan SotoLLF84.275.393.90827482.983286 PA3-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
2Juan Soto LF · L.275/.393/.908·27 HRvs hand.983 · 286 PA · 3-for-5 · 5 PA · Small84H-Score
3Bo BichetteR3B60.260.312.70218696.670466 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Bo Bichette 3B · R.260/.312/.702·18 HRvs hand.670 · 466 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 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 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Marcus Semien 2B · R.215/.280/.620·15 HRvs hand.607 · 369 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 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 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Brett Baty 3B · L.238/.311/.685·11 HRvs hand.729 · 356 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small54H-Score
9Francisco AlvarezRC60.233.311.71016420.7490-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
9Francisco Alvarez C · R.233/.311/.710·16 HRvs hand.749 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small60H-Score