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Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Starting Lineups — September 29, 2026

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

8:00 PM ET · Yankee StadiumFinal lineups locked · Sep 29, 4:00 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 4:33 AM ET
BOS
87–75 · 3rd AL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 4 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.711 vs RHP
NYY
93–68 · 2nd AL East
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats4 L / 5 R
OPS vs hand.733 vs LHP

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 29, 4:00 PM ET
BOSBOS
.735
+3 ptsOPS edge
NYYNYY
.732

Even matchup

Power
Season HR
128vs133
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.323vs.315
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.776vs.777
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.666vs.686

BOS wins 5 of 9 batting-order slots · NYY wins 4

BOSSlotNYY
Roman Anthony.731
1
.756Paul Goldschmidt
Adley Rutschman.737
2
.874Ben Rice
Willson Contreras.873
3
.717Heliot Ramos
Wilyer Abreu.766
4
.760Cody Bellinger
Ceddanne Rafaela.755
5
.707George Lombard Jr.
Nick Sogard.725
6
.695Amed Rosario
Jarren Duran.640
7
.675Anthony Volpe
Trevor Story.649
8
.737Spencer Jones
Caleb Durbin.712
9
.644Austin Wells

5 of 9 Boston Red Sox hitters have the platoon advantage vs Cam Schlittler (5 of 9 for New York Yankees)

Boston Red Sox
  • Real power throughout the lineup
New York Yankees
  • Real power throughout the lineup

Boston Red Sox batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Cam Schlittler
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Roman AnthonyLLF49.245.339.7355242.817No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Roman Anthony LF · L.245/.339/.735·5 HRvs hand.817 · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score
2Adley RutschmanSC54.242.315.74113410.7991-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Adley Rutschman C · S.242/.315/.741·13 HRvs hand.799 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small54H-Score
3Willson ContrerasR1B65.275.386.90227535.878381 PA1-for-9 · 9 PASmall sample
3Willson Contreras 1B · R.275/.386/.902·27 HRvs hand.878 · 381 PA · 1-for-9 · 9 PA · Small65H-Score
4Wilyer AbreuLRF62.248.327.77324681.7351-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
4Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248/.327/.773·24 HRvs hand.735 · 1-for-7 · 7 PA · Small62H-Score
5Ceddanne RafaelaRCF51.285.321.76516576.743422 PA3-for-8 · 8 PASmall sample
5Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R.285/.321/.765·16 HRvs hand.743 · 422 PA · 3-for-8 · 8 PA · Small51H-Score
6Nick SogardS2B43.255.342.7275277.693182 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Nick Sogard 2B · S.255/.342/.727·5 HRvs hand.693 · 182 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small43H-Score
7Jarren DuranLLF41.207.266.62720608.633447 PA2-for-9 · 9 PASmall sample
7Jarren Duran LF · L.207/.266/.627·20 HRvs hand.633 · 447 PA · 2-for-9 · 9 PA · Small41H-Score
8Trevor StoryRSS30.235.271.6225266.615190 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
8Trevor Story SS · R.235/.271/.622·5 HRvs hand.615 · 190 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small30H-Score
9Caleb DurbinR3B44.248.332.71013586.7162-for-8 · 8 PASmall sample
9Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248/.332/.710·13 HRvs hand.716 · 2-for-8 · 8 PA · Small44H-Score

New York Yankees batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Payton Tolle
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Paul GoldschmidtR1B49.252.313.765183801.0120-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1Paul Goldschmidt 1B · R.252/.313/.765·18 HRvs hand1.012 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small49H-Score
2Ben RiceLDH69.264.363.89741667.7891-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Ben Rice DH · L.264/.363/.897·41 HRvs hand.789 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small69H-Score
3Heliot RamosRLF51.245.305.71613442.875No MLB historyNo MLB history
3Heliot Ramos LF · R.245/.305/.716·13 HRvs hand.875 · No MLB history · No MLB51H-Score
4Cody BellingerLLF57.264.338.76717562.7610-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Cody Bellinger LF · L.264/.338/.767·17 HRvs hand.761 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small57H-Score
5George Lombard Jr.RSS37.237.285.6997166.733No MLB historyNo MLB history
5George Lombard Jr. SS · R.237/.285/.699·7 HRvs hand.733 · No MLB history · No MLB37H-Score
6Amed RosarioR3B43.238.279.68410244.6151-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
6Amed Rosario 3B · R.238/.279/.684·10 HRvs hand.615 · 1-for-6 · 6 PA · Small43H-Score
7Anthony VolpeRSS37.245.321.6572246.6690-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Anthony Volpe SS · R.245/.321/.657·2 HRvs hand.669 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small37H-Score
8Spencer JonesLCF53.245.313.742112891.1851-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Spencer Jones CF · L.245/.313/.742·11 HRvs hand1.185 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small53H-Score
9Austin WellsLC46.186.292.62414388.43699 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Austin Wells C · L.186/.292/.624·14 HRvs hand.436 · 99 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small46H-Score