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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 FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 20, 10:41 AM 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.707
−31 ptsOPS edge
TB
.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