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Houston Astros vs New York Mets Starting Lineups — August 29, 2026

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

4:10 PM ET · Citi FieldFinal lineups locked · Aug 29, 1:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 13, 3:34 AM ET

Houston Astros

81–81 · 1st AL West

Official

StarterNolan McLean

HandRHP

L / R bats3 L / 6 R

OPS vs hand.739 vs RHP

New York Mets

74–88 · 5th NL East

Official

StarterBennett Sousa

HandLHP

L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.687 vs LHP

Houston Astros batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Nolan McLean

#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 ParedesR3B66.262.360.80725659.815No MLB historyNo MLB history

3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262/.360/.807·25 HRvs hand.815 · No MLB history · No MLB66H-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 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample

5Daulton Varsho CF · L.221/.281/.636·12 HRvs hand.682 · 377 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small47H-Score

6Christian WalkerR1B63.226.299.72629635.714No MLB historyNo MLB history

6Christian Walker 1B · R.226/.299/.726·29 HRvs hand.714 · No MLB history · No MLB63H-Score

7Taylor TrammellLLF43.192.285.6268289.669No MLB historyNo MLB history

7Taylor Trammell LF · L.192/.285/.626·8 HRvs hand.669 · No MLB history · No MLB43H-Score

8Nick AllenRSS41.283.327.7203162.683119 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample

8Nick Allen SS · R.283/.327/.720·3 HRvs hand.683 · 119 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small41H-Score

9Christian VázquezRC32.207.261.5837266.584No MLB historyNo MLB history

9Christian Vázquez C · R.207/.261/.583·7 HRvs hand.584 · No MLB history · No MLB32H-Score

New York Mets batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Bennett Sousa

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Francisco LindorSSS69.225.309.73221469.623125 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

1Francisco Lindor SS · S.225/.309/.732·21 HRvs hand.623 · 125 PA · No MLB history · No MLB69H-Score

2Juan SotoLLF87.275.393.90827482.760139 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

2Juan Soto LF · L.275/.393/.908·27 HRvs hand.760 · 139 PA · No MLB history · No MLB87H-Score

3Bo BichetteR3B62.260.312.70218696.773173 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

3Bo Bichette 3B · R.260/.312/.702·18 HRvs hand.773 · 173 PA · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score

4Carson BengeLRF67.282.346.77620654.724161 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

4Carson Benge RF · L.282/.346/.776·20 HRvs hand.724 · 161 PA · No MLB history · No MLB67H-Score

5Jared YoungL1B64.266.330.7599342.60662 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

5Jared Young 1B · L.266/.330/.759·9 HRvs hand.606 · 62 PA · No MLB history · No MLB64H-Score

6Marcus SemienR2B46.215.280.62015547.661136 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample

6Marcus Semien 2B · R.215/.280/.620·15 HRvs hand.661 · 136 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small46H-Score

7A.J. EwingLCF57.252.324.70011492.716No MLB historyNo MLB history

7A.J. Ewing CF · L.252/.324/.700·11 HRvs hand.716 · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score

8Brett BatyL3B57.238.311.68511473.48483 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

8Brett Baty 3B · L.238/.311/.685·11 HRvs hand.484 · 83 PA · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score

9Francisco AlvarezRC60.233.311.71016420.606No MLB historyNo MLB history

9Francisco Alvarez C · R.233/.311/.710·16 HRvs hand.606 · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score