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Boston Red Sox vs Texas Rangers Starting Lineups — September 17, 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 17, 5:06 PM ETStats updated Oct 26, 10:04 AM ET
BOS
87–75 · 3rd AL East
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats3 L / 4 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.735 vs LHP
TEX
80–82 · 2nd AL West
Official
StarterSonny Gray
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 5 R
OPS vs hand.692 vs RHP

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 17, 5:06 PM ET
BOSBOS
.728
+5 ptsOPS edge
TEXTEX
.723

Even matchup

Power
Season HR
113vs117
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.322vs.320
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.763vs.761
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.704vs.651

BOS wins 3 of 9 batting-order slots · TEX wins 6

BOSSlotTEX
Roman Anthony.708
1
.763Ezequiel Duran
Jahmai Jones.694
2
.754Corey Seager
Wilyer Abreu.782
3
.789Josh Jung
Willson Contreras.876
4
.737Brandon Nimmo
Adley Rutschman.723
5
.753Wyatt Langford
Trevor Story.647
6
.730Jake Burger
Jarren Duran.635
7
.652Nicky Lopez
Caleb Durbin.718
8
.669Danny Jansen
Nick Sogard.761
9
.631Evan Carter

6 of 9 Boston Red Sox hitters have the platoon advantage vs Tyler Alexander (4 of 9 for Texas Rangers)

Boston Red Sox
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
Texas Rangers
  • Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
  • Bottom third drops off sharply

Boston Red Sox batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Tyler Alexander
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Roman AnthonyLLF58.245.339.7355242.5250-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
1Roman Anthony LF · L.245/.339/.735·5 HRvs hand.525 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small58H-Score
2Jahmai JonesRDH48.206.298.6676181.7871-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Jahmai Jones DH · R.206/.298/.667·6 HRvs hand.787 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small48H-Score
3Wilyer AbreuLRF73.248.327.77324681.895No MLB historyNo MLB history
3Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248/.327/.773·24 HRvs hand.895 · No MLB history · No MLB73H-Score
4Willson ContrerasR1B76.275.386.90227535.945136 PA1-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
4Willson Contreras 1B · R.275/.386/.902·27 HRvs hand.945 · 136 PA · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small76H-Score
5Adley RutschmanSC59.242.315.74113410.6404-for-8 · 8 PASmall sample
5Adley Rutschman C · S.242/.315/.741·13 HRvs hand.640 · 4-for-8 · 8 PA · Small59H-Score
6Trevor StoryRSS34.235.271.6225266.63676 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
6Trevor Story SS · R.235/.271/.622·5 HRvs hand.636 · 76 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small34H-Score
7Jarren DuranLLF49.207.266.62720608.641131 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Jarren Duran LF · L.207/.266/.627·20 HRvs hand.641 · 131 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small49H-Score
8Caleb DurbinR3B51.248.332.71013586.6880-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
8Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248/.332/.710·13 HRvs hand.688 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small51H-Score
9Nick SogardS2B51.255.342.7275277.92047 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Nick Sogard 2B · S.255/.342/.727·5 HRvs hand.920 · 47 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small51H-Score

Texas Rangers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Sonny Gray
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Ezequiel DuranRSS61.260.320.73917597.7071-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
1Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260/.320/.739·17 HRvs hand.707 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small61H-Score
2Corey SeagerLSS67.227.312.73620436.7113-for-12 · 12 PASmall sample
2Corey Seager SS · L.227/.312/.736·20 HRvs hand.711 · 3-for-12 · 12 PA · Small67H-Score
3Josh JungR3B73.299.365.82712444.769328 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Josh Jung 3B · R.299/.365/.827·12 HRvs hand.769 · 328 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small73H-Score
4Brandon NimmoLRF66.260.324.72914655.6765-for-16 · 16 PALimited history
4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260/.324/.729·14 HRvs hand.676 · 5-for-16 · 16 PA · Limited66H-Score
5Wyatt LangfordRLF63.238.333.75417471.7880-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Wyatt Langford LF · R.238/.333/.754·17 HRvs hand.788 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small63H-Score
6Jake BurgerR1B65.228.302.72328620.6591-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Jake Burger 1B · R.228/.302/.723·28 HRvs hand.659 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small65H-Score
7Nicky LopezL2B31.270.322.6341270.6822-for-16 · 16 PALimited history
7Nicky Lopez 2B · L.270/.322/.634·1 HRvs hand.682 · 2-for-16 · 16 PA · Limited31H-Score
8Danny JansenRC40.203.296.6778227.710No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Danny Jansen C · R.203/.296/.677·8 HRvs hand.710 · No MLB history · No MLB40H-Score
9Evan CarterLCF41.194.288.6039455.6580-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Evan Carter CF · L.194/.288/.603·9 HRvs hand.658 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small41H-Score