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Boston Red Sox vs Pittsburgh Pirates Starting Lineups — August 16, 2026

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

1:35 PM ET · PNC ParkFinal lineups locked · Aug 16, 12:00 PM ETStats updated Oct 1, 5:13 AM ET

Boston Red Sox

87–75 · 3rd AL East

Official

StarterLake Bachar

HandRHP

L / R bats2 L / 4 R / 3 S

OPS vs hand.711 vs RHP

Pittsburgh Pirates

82–80 · 3rd NL Central

Official

StarterPatrick Sandoval

HandLHP

L / R bats1 L / 6 R / 2 S

OPS vs hand.701 vs LHP

Boston Red Sox batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Lake Bachar

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Nick SogardS2B54.255.342.7275277.693182 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

1Nick Sogard 2B · S.255/.342/.727·5 HRvs hand.693 · 182 PA · No MLB history · No MLB54H-Score

2Ceddanne RafaelaRCF57.285.321.76516576.743420 PA0-for-1Very small sample

2Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R.285/.321/.765·16 HRvs hand.743 · 420 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small57H-Score

3Wilyer AbreuLRF76.248.327.77324681.735No MLB historyNo MLB history

3Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248/.327/.773·24 HRvs hand.735 · No MLB history · No MLB76H-Score

4Adley RutschmanSC66.242.315.74113410.799No MLB historyNo MLB history

4Adley Rutschman C · S.242/.315/.741·13 HRvs hand.799 · No MLB history · No MLB66H-Score

5Caleb DurbinR3B54.248.332.71013586.7160-for-1Very small sample

5Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248/.332/.710·13 HRvs hand.716 · 0-for-1 · Very small54H-Score

6Andruw MonasterioRSS47.233.295.6666347.602No MLB historyNo MLB history

6Andruw Monasterio SS · R.233/.295/.666·6 HRvs hand.602 · No MLB history · No MLB47H-Score

7Jarren DuranLLF51.207.266.62720608.633447 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

7Jarren Duran LF · L.207/.266/.627·20 HRvs hand.633 · 447 PA · No MLB history · No MLB51H-Score

8Anthony SeiglerS2B49.247.327.7273173.784131 PA0-for-1Very small sample

8Anthony Seigler 2B · S.247/.327/.727·3 HRvs hand.784 · 131 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small49H-Score

9Connor WongRC39.233.308.6564238.631162 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

9Connor Wong C · R.233/.308/.656·4 HRvs hand.631 · 162 PA · No MLB history · No MLB39H-Score

Pittsburgh Pirates batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Patrick Sandoval

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Jared TrioloRSS38.238.307.6093362.6880-for-3Very small sample

1Jared Triolo SS · R.238/.307/.609·3 HRvs hand.688 · 0-for-3 · Very small38H-Score

2Esmerlyn ValdezRRF75.232.345.855172871.011111 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

2Esmerlyn Valdez RF · R.232/.345/.855·17 HRvs hand1.011 · 111 PA · No MLB history · No MLB75H-Score

3Bryan ReynoldsSLF77.261.365.78917699.8240-for-3Very small sample

3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.261/.365/.789·17 HRvs hand.824 · 0-for-3 · Very small77H-Score

4Brandon LoweL2B76.260.331.82435656.6121-for-3Very small sample

4Brandon Lowe 2B · L.260/.331/.824·35 HRvs hand.612 · 1-for-3 · Very small76H-Score

5Rafael Flores Jr.RC68.264.331.85811163.809No MLB historyNo MLB history

5Rafael Flores Jr. C · R.264/.331/.858·11 HRvs hand.809 · No MLB history · No MLB68H-Score

6Jake MangumSCF42.276.331.6945479.675127 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

6Jake Mangum CF · S.276/.331/.694·5 HRvs hand.675 · 127 PA · No MLB history · No MLB42H-Score

7Nick YorkeR3B34.212.284.5631117.57061 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

7Nick Yorke 3B · R.212/.284/.563·1 HRvs hand.570 · 61 PA · No MLB history · No MLB34H-Score

8Billy CookRCF—.179.207.457058.446No MLB historyNo MLB history

8Billy Cook CF · R.179/.207/.457·0 HRvs hand.446 · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score

9Henry DavisRC49.172.272.58510298.370No MLB historyNo MLB history

9Henry Davis C · R.172/.272/.585·10 HRvs hand.370 · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score