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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
BOS
87–75 · 3rd AL East
Official
StarterMax Fried
HandLHP
L / R bats1 L / 6 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.735 vs LHP
NYY
93–68 · 2nd AL East
Official
StarterSonny Gray
HandRHP
L / R bats8 L / 1 R
OPS vs hand.714 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 30, 4:00 PM ET
BOSBOS
.731
−7 ptsOPS edge
NYYNYY
.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

Boston Red Sox batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Max Fried
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Jahmai JonesRDH41.206.298.6676181.7871-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
1Jahmai Jones DH · R.206/.298/.667·6 HRvs hand.787 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small41H-Score
2Adley RutschmanSC54.242.315.74113410.6400-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Adley Rutschman C · S.242/.315/.741·13 HRvs hand.640 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small54H-Score
3Willson ContrerasR1B65.275.386.90227535.945136 PA2-for-10 · 10 PASmall sample
3Willson Contreras 1B · R.275/.386/.902·27 HRvs hand.945 · 136 PA · 2-for-10 · 10 PA · Small65H-Score
4Wilyer AbreuLRF62.248.327.77324681.8951-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248/.327/.773·24 HRvs hand.895 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small62H-Score
5Ceddanne RafaelaRCF51.285.321.76516576.824154 PA2-for-14 · 14 PASmall sample
5Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R.285/.321/.765·16 HRvs hand.824 · 154 PA · 2-for-14 · 14 PA · Small51H-Score
6Caleb DurbinR3B44.248.332.71013586.6880-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248/.332/.710·13 HRvs hand.688 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small44H-Score
7Nick SogardS2B43.255.342.7275277.92047 PA2-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
7Nick Sogard 2B · S.255/.342/.727·5 HRvs hand.920 · 47 PA · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small43H-Score
8Trevor StoryRSS30.235.271.6225266.63676 PA4-for-19 · 19 PALimited history
8Trevor Story SS · R.235/.271/.622·5 HRvs hand.636 · 76 PA · 4-for-19 · 19 PA · Limited30H-Score
9Nate EatonRLF—.160.300.560160.4712-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
9Nate Eaton LF · R.160/.300/.560·1 HRvs hand.471 · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small—H-Score

New York Yankees batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Sonny Gray
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Ben RiceLDH69.264.363.89741667.9613-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
1Ben Rice DH · L.264/.363/.897·41 HRvs hand.961 · 3-for-7 · 7 PA · Small69H-Score
2Cody BellingerLLF57.264.338.76717562.7751-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Cody Bellinger LF · L.264/.338/.767·17 HRvs hand.775 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small57H-Score
3Luis García Jr.L1B63.277.309.83030543.918424 PA4-for-10 · 10 PASmall sample
3Luis García Jr. 1B · L.277/.309/.830·30 HRvs hand.918 · 424 PA · 4-for-10 · 10 PA · Small63H-Score
4Spencer JonesLCF53.245.313.74211289.6463-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
4Spencer Jones CF · L.245/.313/.742·11 HRvs hand.646 · 3-for-6 · 6 PA · Small53H-Score
5George Lombard Jr.RSS37.237.285.6997166.655No MLB historyNo MLB history
5George Lombard Jr. SS · R.237/.285/.699·7 HRvs hand.655 · No MLB history · No MLB37H-Score
6Jazz Chisholm Jr.L2B51.231.312.71119532.738363 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B · L.231/.312/.711·19 HRvs hand.738 · 363 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small51H-Score
7Trent GrishamLCF57.211.308.70318484.708348 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Trent Grisham CF · L.211/.308/.703·18 HRvs hand.708 · 348 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small57H-Score
8Austin WellsLC46.186.292.62414388.691289 PA0-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
8Austin Wells C · L.186/.292/.624·14 HRvs hand.691 · 289 PA · 0-for-7 · 7 PA · Small46H-Score
9Ryan McMahonL3B41.213.279.63611360.6621-for-11 · 11 PASmall sample
9Ryan McMahon 3B · L.213/.279/.636·11 HRvs hand.662 · 1-for-11 · 11 PA · Small41H-Score