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Houston Astros vs New York Mets Starting Lineups — August 28, 2026

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

7:10 PM ET · Citi FieldFinal lineups locked · Aug 28, 4:15 PM ETStats updated Oct 12, 3:33 AM ET

Houston Astros

81–81 · 1st AL West

Official

StarterChristian Scott

HandRHP

L / R bats3 L / 6 R

OPS vs hand.739 vs RHP

New York Mets

74–88 · 5th NL East

Official

StarterHunter Brown

HandRHP

L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.713 vs RHP

Houston Astros batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Christian Scott

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Jeremy PeñaRSS60.277.325.80222483.836No MLB historyNo MLB history

1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277/.325/.802·22 HRvs hand.836 · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score

2Yordan AlvarezLDH91.316.4321.033426921.114508 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316/.432/1.033·42 HRvs hand1.114 · 508 PA · No MLB history · No MLB91H-Score

3Isaac ParedesR3B66.262.360.80725659.8151-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample

3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262/.360/.807·25 HRvs hand.815 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small66H-Score

4Jose AltuveR2B48.250.306.70116573.672No MLB historyNo MLB history

4Jose Altuve 2B · R.250/.306/.701·16 HRvs hand.672 · No MLB history · No MLB48H-Score

5Daulton VarshoLCF47.221.281.63612526.682377 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

5Daulton Varsho CF · L.221/.281/.636·12 HRvs hand.682 · 377 PA · No MLB history · No MLB47H-Score

6Christian WalkerR1B63.226.299.72629635.7140-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample

6Christian Walker 1B · R.226/.299/.726·29 HRvs hand.714 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small63H-Score

7Yainer DiazRC62.285.313.77214361.760265 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

7Yainer Diaz C · R.285/.313/.772·14 HRvs hand.760 · 265 PA · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score

8Taylor TrammellLLF43.192.285.6268289.669No MLB historyNo MLB history

8Taylor Trammell LF · L.192/.285/.626·8 HRvs hand.669 · No MLB history · No MLB43H-Score

9Nelson VelázquezRLF49.188.257.6636113.616No MLB historyNo MLB history

9Nelson Velázquez LF · R.188/.257/.663·6 HRvs hand.616 · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score

New York Mets batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Hunter Brown

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1A.J. EwingLCF57.252.324.70011492.713No MLB historyNo MLB history

1A.J. Ewing CF · L.252/.324/.700·11 HRvs hand.713 · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score

2Francisco LindorSSS69.225.309.73221469.775286 PA1-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample

2Francisco Lindor SS · S.225/.309/.732·21 HRvs hand.775 · 286 PA · 1-for-6 · 6 PA · Small69H-Score

3Bo BichetteR3B62.260.312.70218696.670466 PA1-for-8 · 8 PASmall sample

3Bo Bichette 3B · R.260/.312/.702·18 HRvs hand.670 · 466 PA · 1-for-8 · 8 PA · Small62H-Score

4Carson BengeLRF67.282.346.77620654.780438 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

4Carson Benge RF · L.282/.346/.776·20 HRvs hand.780 · 438 PA · No MLB history · No MLB67H-Score

5Luis Robert Jr.RCF55.221.300.70711230.695162 PA2-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample

5Luis Robert Jr. CF · R.221/.300/.707·11 HRvs hand.695 · 162 PA · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small55H-Score

6Jared YoungL1B64.266.330.7599342.793280 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

6Jared Young 1B · L.266/.330/.759·9 HRvs hand.793 · 280 PA · No MLB history · No MLB64H-Score

7Marcus SemienR2B46.215.280.62015547.607369 PA11-for-23 · 23 PALimited history

7Marcus Semien 2B · R.215/.280/.620·15 HRvs hand.607 · 369 PA · 11-for-23 · 23 PA · Limited46H-Score

8Brett BatyL3B57.238.311.68511473.729356 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample

8Brett Baty 3B · L.238/.311/.685·11 HRvs hand.729 · 356 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small57H-Score

9Luis TorrensRC56.235.295.6919281.676181 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample

9Luis Torrens C · R.235/.295/.691·9 HRvs hand.676 · 181 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small56H-Score