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Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Starting Lineups — September 18, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
7:10 PM ET · Tropicana FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 18, 4:10 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 6:02 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.
BOS.705
−49 ptsOPS edge
TB
.754
Clear edge: TB
Power
Season HR
62vs124
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.320vs.332
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.731vs.809
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.676vs.703
BOS wins 4 of 9 batting-order slots · TB wins 5
BOSSlotTB
Roman Anthony.700
1.800Yandy Díaz
Nick Sogard.751
2.788Jonathan Aranda
Jahmai Jones.691
3.872Junior Caminero
Wilyer Abreu.783
4.774Ryan Vilade
Trevor Story.660
5.704Chandler Simpson
Caleb Durbin.715
6.713Jonny DeLuca
Isiah Kiner-Falefa.695
7.694Nick Fortes
Nate Eaton.656
8.790Victor Mesa Jr.
Connor Wong.678
9.623Taylor Walls
7 of 9 Boston Red Sox hitters have the platoon advantage vs Ian Seymour (6 of 9 for Tampa Bay Rays)
Boston Red Sox
- Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
- Limited power in this configuration
Tampa Bay Rays
- Strong top of the order
- Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
- Real power throughout the lineup