Boston Red Sox vs New York Mets Starting Lineup — Friday, Jul 10, 2026

Boston’s lineup is almost entirely seeing Nolan McLean for the first time. Anthony Seigler, Ceddanne Rafaela, Wilyer Abreu, Romy Gonzalez, Masataka Yoshida, Caleb Durbin, Jarren Duran, Connor Wong, and Tsung-Che Cheng all have no MLB history vs this pitcher. That leaves the Red Sox with a full card of unfamiliar matchups against the right-hander.

The Mets have at least a little more history against Sonny Gray, led by Juan Soto, who is 3-for-4 in 5 PA with a 2.300 OPS. Francisco Lindor is 1-for-7 with a .286 OPS, while Jorge Polanco is hitless in 3 at-bats, going 0-for-3 with a .000 OPS. Francisco Alvarez is also hitless, 0-for-2 with a .000 OPS, and Brett Baty is 0-for-3 in 5 PA with a .250 OPS. A.J. Ewing, Carson Benge, Jared Young, and Zack Short have no MLB history vs Gray.

The Mets clearly bring more familiarity into this matchup, even if much of it is mixed outside of Soto’s strong track record. Boston, by contrast, has no prior MLB exposure to McLean anywhere in the projected lineup.