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Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Starting Lineups — September 19, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
4:10 PM ET · Tropicana FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 19, 1:10 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.721
−18 ptsOPS edge
TB
.739
Slight edge: TB
Power
Season HR
93vs124
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.322vs.327
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.754vs.789
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.681vs.660
BOS wins 4 of 9 batting-order slots · TB wins 5
BOSSlotTB
Roman Anthony.700
1.703Jake Fraley
Mickey Gasper.810
2.786Jonathan Aranda
Adley Rutschman.724
3.875Junior Caminero
Wilyer Abreu.783
4.794Liam Hicks
Nick Sogard.752
5.699Chandler Simpson
Trevor Story.661
6.791Victor Mesa Jr.
Caleb Durbin.715
7.712Richie Palacios
Jarren Duran.633
8.639Cedric Mullins
Isiah Kiner-Falefa.695
9.627Jorge Mateo
6 of 9 Boston Red Sox hitters have the platoon advantage vs Freddy Peralta (6 of 9 for Tampa Bay Rays)
Boston Red Sox
- Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
Tampa Bay Rays
- Strong top of the order
- Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
- Real power throughout the lineup
- Bottom third drops off sharply