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Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees Starting Lineups — September 30, 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 30, 4:00 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 4:33 AM ET
Lineup strength vs today's starter
Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.
.731
−7 ptsOPS edge
NYY
.738
Even matchup
Power
Season HR
110vs168
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.323vs.314
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.765vs.797
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.678vs.668
BOS wins 6 of 9 batting-order slots · NYY wins 3
BOSSlotNYY
Jahmai Jones.686
1.874Ben Rice
Adley Rutschman.737
2.760Cody Bellinger
Willson Contreras.873
3.813Luis García Jr.
Wilyer Abreu.766
4.736Spencer Jones
Ceddanne Rafaela.755
5.707George Lombard Jr.
Caleb Durbin.711
6.712Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Nick Sogard.725
7.706Trent Grisham
Trevor Story.649
8.644Austin Wells
Nate Eaton.660
9.654Ryan McMahon
8 of 9 Boston Red Sox hitters have the platoon advantage vs Max Fried (8 of 9 for New York Yankees)
Boston Red Sox
- Platoon advantage in 8 of 9 spots
New York Yankees
- Strong top of the order
- Platoon advantage in 8 of 9 spots
- Real power throughout the lineup