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Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Starting Lineups — September 20, 2026

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

1:40 PM ET · Tropicana FieldLineups confirmed 10:41 AM ETStats updated Sep 20, 1:09 PM ET
BOS
83–70 · 3rd AL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats2 L / 4 R / 3 S
OPS vs hand.715 vs RHP
TB
93–59 · 1st AL East
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 6 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.691 vs LHP

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated 10:41 AM ET
BOSBOS
.707
−31 ptsOPS edge
TBTB
.738

Slight edge: TB

Power
Season HR
70vs106
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.319vs.326
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.724vs.788
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.662vs.702

BOS wins 4 of 9 batting-order slots · TB wins 5

BOSSlotTB
Roman Anthony.700
1
.798Yandy Díaz
Mickey Gasper.810
2
.772Ryan Vilade
Adley Rutschman.724
3
.873Junior Caminero
Trevor Story.661
4
.704Jonny DeLuca
Nick Sogard.752
5
.701Chandler Simpson
Caleb Durbin.715
6
.663Ben Williamson
Jarren Duran.633
7
.702Nick Fortes
Isiah Kiner-Falefa.695
8
.781Victor Mesa Jr.
Nate Eaton.657
9
.621Taylor Walls

5 of 9 Boston Red Sox hitters have the platoon advantage vs Griffin Jax (7 of 9 for Tampa Bay Rays)

Boston Red Sox
  • Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
  • Limited power in this configuration
Tampa Bay Rays
  • Strong top of the order
  • Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots

Boston Red Sox batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Griffin Jax
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Roman AnthonyLLF59.231.333.6904210.771No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Roman Anthony LF · L.231/.333/.690·4 HRvs hand.771 · No MLB history · No MLB59H-Score
2Mickey GasperSDH72.263.372.8529208.9400-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
2Mickey Gasper DH · S.263/.372/.852·9 HRvs hand.940 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small72H-Score
3Adley RutschmanSC68.234.311.72512383.7990-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Adley Rutschman C · S.234/.311/.725·12 HRvs hand.799 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small68H-Score
4Trevor StoryRSS34.246.275.6354240.616171 PA2-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
4Trevor Story SS · R.246/.275/.635·4 HRvs hand.616 · 171 PA · 2-for-6 · 6 PA · Small34H-Score
5Nick SogardS2B59.261.355.7645239.748182 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
5Nick Sogard 2B · S.261/.355/.764·5 HRvs hand.748 · 182 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small59H-Score
6Caleb DurbinR3B56.248.333.71413554.7141-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
6Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248/.333/.714·13 HRvs hand.714 · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small56H-Score
7Jarren DuranLLF52.203.259.61820584.615447 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Jarren Duran LF · L.203/.259/.618·20 HRvs hand.615 · 447 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small52H-Score
8Isiah Kiner-FalefaR2B42.262.338.6782158.7540-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
8Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B · R.262/.338/.678·2 HRvs hand.754 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small42H-Score
9Nate EatonRLF.125.271.521148.6390-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
9Nate Eaton LF · R.125/.271/.521·1 HRvs hand.639 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very smallH-Score

Tampa Bay Rays batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Patrick Sandoval
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Yandy DíazRDH82.293.359.81022660.863179 PA3-for-17 · 17 PALimited history
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293/.359/.810·22 HRvs hand.863 · 179 PA · 3-for-17 · 17 PA · Limited82H-Score
2Ryan ViladeRRF68.259.332.79211254.8351-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Ryan Vilade RF · R.259/.332/.792·11 HRvs hand.835 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small68H-Score
3Junior CamineroR3B91.277.364.89541673.938174 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Junior Caminero 3B · R.277/.364/.895·41 HRvs hand.938 · 174 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small91H-Score
4Jonny DeLucaRRF47.259.290.6999337.6871-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Jonny DeLuca RF · R.259/.290/.699·9 HRvs hand.687 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small47H-Score
5Chandler SimpsonLLF45.309.337.6970594.634187 PA2-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Chandler Simpson LF · L.309/.337/.697·0 HRvs hand.634 · 187 PA · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small45H-Score
6Ben WilliamsonR2B35.247.309.6413270.622120 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Ben Williamson 2B · R.247/.309/.641·3 HRvs hand.622 · 120 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small35H-Score
7Nick FortesRC45.267.315.6965306.6442-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
7Nick Fortes C · R.267/.315/.696·5 HRvs hand.644 · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small45H-Score
8Victor Mesa Jr.LRF69.249.318.80613238.8031-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Victor Mesa Jr. RF · L.249/.318/.806·13 HRvs hand.803 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small69H-Score
9Taylor WallsSSS35.218.306.5972417.519143 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Taylor Walls SS · S.218/.306/.597·2 HRvs hand.519 · 143 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small35H-Score