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Boston Red Sox vs New York Mets Starting Lineups — July 12, 2026

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

1:40 PM ET · Citi FieldFinal lineups locked · Jul 12, 11:00 AM ETStats updated Oct 10, 3:33 AM ET

Boston Red Sox

87–75 · 3rd AL East

Official

StarterZac Thornton

HandLHP

L / R bats2 L / 6 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.735 vs LHP

New York Mets

74–88 · 5th NL East

Official

StarterPayton Tolle

HandLHP

L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.687 vs LHP

Boston Red Sox batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Zac Thornton

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Anthony SeiglerS2B49.247.327.7273173.55042 PA—

1Anthony Seigler 2B · S.247/.327/.727·3 HRvs hand.550 · 42 PA49H-Score

2Ceddanne RafaelaRCF59.285.321.76516576.824154 PA—

2Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R.285/.321/.765·16 HRvs hand.824 · 154 PA59H-Score

3Wilyer AbreuLRF73.248.327.77324681.895—

3Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248/.327/.773·24 HRvs hand.89573H-Score

4Romy GonzalezRDH—.185.264.572173.61840 PA—

4Romy Gonzalez DH · R.185/.264/.572·1 HRvs hand.618 · 40 PA—H-Score

5Caleb DurbinR3B52.248.332.71013586.688—

5Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248/.332/.710·13 HRvs hand.68852H-Score

6Andruw MonasterioRSS45.233.295.6666347.813—

6Andruw Monasterio SS · R.233/.295/.666·6 HRvs hand.81345H-Score

7Jarren DuranLLF51.207.266.62720608.641131 PA—

7Jarren Duran LF · L.207/.266/.627·20 HRvs hand.641 · 131 PA51H-Score

8Nate EatonRLF—.160.300.560160.471—

8Nate Eaton LF · R.160/.300/.560·1 HRvs hand.471—H-Score

9Connor WongRC38.233.308.6564238.72567 PA—

9Connor Wong C · R.233/.308/.656·4 HRvs hand.725 · 67 PA38H-Score

New York Mets batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Payton Tolle

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1A.J. EwingLCF60.252.324.70011492.716—

1A.J. Ewing CF · L.252/.324/.700·11 HRvs hand.71660H-Score

2Juan SotoLLF87.275.393.90827482.760139 PA—

2Juan Soto LF · L.275/.393/.908·27 HRvs hand.760 · 139 PA87H-Score

3Francisco LindorSSS70.225.309.73221469.623125 PA—

3Francisco Lindor SS · S.225/.309/.732·21 HRvs hand.623 · 125 PA70H-Score

4Eric WagamanR1B—.191.269.588252.72143 PA—

4Eric Wagaman 1B · R.191/.269/.588·2 HRvs hand.721 · 43 PA—H-Score

5Carson BengeLRF67.282.346.77620654.724161 PA—

5Carson Benge RF · L.282/.346/.776·20 HRvs hand.724 · 161 PA67H-Score

6Tyrone TaylorRLF63.279.325.82711241.955105 PA—

6Tyrone Taylor LF · R.279/.325/.827·11 HRvs hand.955 · 105 PA63H-Score

7Luis TorrensRC56.235.295.6919281.74880 PA—

7Luis Torrens C · R.235/.295/.691·9 HRvs hand.748 · 80 PA56H-Score

8Brett BatyL3B57.238.311.68511473.48483 PA—

8Brett Baty 3B · L.238/.311/.685·11 HRvs hand.484 · 83 PA57H-Score

9Zack ShortRSS—.140.262.442062.66327 PA · Limited history0-for-2Very small sample

9Zack Short SS · R.140/.262/.442·0 HRvs hand.663 · 27 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small—H-Score