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Boston Red Sox vs Texas Rangers Starting Lineups — September 15, 2026

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

8:05 PM ET · Globe Life FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 15, 5:05 PM ETStats updated Oct 26, 10:04 AM ET
BOS
87–75 · 3rd AL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 3 R / 3 S
OPS vs hand.711 vs RHP
TEX
80–82 · 2nd AL West
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 7 R
OPS vs hand.763 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 Sep 15, 5:05 PM ET
BOSBOS
.745
+2 ptsOPS edge
TEXTEX
.743

Even matchup

Power
Season HR
115vs125
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.329vs.319
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.785vs.766
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.701vs.705

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

BOSSlotTEX
Roman Anthony.719
1
.793Justin Foscue
Mickey Gasper.815
2
.752Corey Seager
Adley Rutschman.737
3
.788Josh Jung
Willson Contreras.875
4
.729Jake Burger
Wilyer Abreu.791
5
.739Brandon Nimmo
Trevor Story.644
6
.759Wyatt Langford
Jarren Duran.637
7
.763Ezequiel Duran
Caleb Durbin.719
8
.685Elias Díaz
Nick Sogard.750
9
.665Danny Jansen

6 of 9 Boston Red Sox hitters have the platoon advantage vs Jacob deGrom (7 of 9 for Texas Rangers)

Boston Red Sox
  • Strong top of the order
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
Texas Rangers
  • Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
  • Real power throughout the lineup

Boston Red Sox batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Jacob deGrom
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Roman AnthonyLLF58.245.339.7355242.817No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Roman Anthony LF · L.245/.339/.735·5 HRvs hand.817 · No MLB history · No MLB58H-Score
2Mickey GasperSDH66.251.357.82310225.9021-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Mickey Gasper DH · S.251/.357/.823·10 HRvs hand.902 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small66H-Score
3Adley RutschmanSC59.242.315.74113410.7990-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Adley Rutschman C · S.242/.315/.741·13 HRvs hand.799 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small59H-Score
4Willson ContrerasR1B76.275.386.90227535.878381 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Willson Contreras 1B · R.275/.386/.902·27 HRvs hand.878 · 381 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small76H-Score
5Wilyer AbreuLRF73.248.327.77324681.735No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248/.327/.773·24 HRvs hand.735 · No MLB history · No MLB73H-Score
6Trevor StoryRSS34.235.271.6225266.615190 PA1-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
6Trevor Story SS · R.235/.271/.622·5 HRvs hand.615 · 190 PA · 1-for-6 · 6 PA · Small34H-Score
7Jarren DuranLLF49.207.266.62720608.633447 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Jarren Duran LF · L.207/.266/.627·20 HRvs hand.633 · 447 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small49H-Score
8Caleb DurbinR3B51.248.332.71013586.7160-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248/.332/.710·13 HRvs hand.716 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small51H-Score
9Nick SogardS2B51.255.342.7275277.693182 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Nick Sogard 2B · S.255/.342/.727·5 HRvs hand.693 · 182 PA · No MLB history · No MLB51H-Score

Texas Rangers batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Patrick Sandoval
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Justin FoscueR2B64.271.332.816112471.008No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Justin Foscue 2B · R.271/.332/.816·11 HRvs hand1.008 · No MLB history · No MLB64H-Score
2Corey SeagerLSS67.227.312.73620436.7673-for-19 · 19 PALimited history
2Corey Seager SS · L.227/.312/.736·20 HRvs hand.767 · 3-for-19 · 19 PA · Limited67H-Score
3Josh JungR3B73.299.365.82712444.993116 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Josh Jung 3B · R.299/.365/.827·12 HRvs hand.993 · 116 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small73H-Score
4Jake BurgerR1B65.228.302.72328620.9291-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
4Jake Burger 1B · R.228/.302/.723·28 HRvs hand.929 · 1-for-7 · 7 PA · Small65H-Score
5Brandon NimmoLRF66.260.324.72914655.8591-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260/.324/.729·14 HRvs hand.859 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small66H-Score
6Wyatt LangfordRLF63.238.333.75417471.718No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Wyatt Langford LF · R.238/.333/.754·17 HRvs hand.718 · No MLB history · No MLB63H-Score
7Ezequiel DuranRSS61.260.320.73917597.8550-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260/.320/.739·17 HRvs hand.855 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small61H-Score
8Elias DíazRC45.234.266.6708237.8122-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
8Elias Díaz C · R.234/.266/.670·8 HRvs hand.812 · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small45H-Score
9Danny JansenRC40.203.296.6778227.586No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Danny Jansen C · R.203/.296/.677·8 HRvs hand.586 · No MLB history · No MLB40H-Score