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Houston Astros vs New York Mets Starting Lineups — August 30, 2026

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

3:10 PM ET · Citi FieldFinal lineups locked · Aug 30, 1:00 PM ETStats updated Oct 14, 3:34 AM ET

Houston Astros

81–81 · 1st AL West

Official

StarterZac Thornton

HandLHP

L / R bats2 L / 7 R

OPS vs hand.713 vs LHP

New York Mets

74–88 · 5th NL East

Official

StarterEthan Pecko

HandRHP

L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.713 vs RHP

Houston Astros batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Zac Thornton

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Jeremy PeñaRSS60.277.325.80222483.691No MLB historyNo MLB history

1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277/.325/.802·22 HRvs hand.691 · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score

2Yordan AlvarezLDH91.316.4321.03342692.825184 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample

2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316/.432/1.033·42 HRvs hand.825 · 184 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small91H-Score

3Isaac ParedesR3B66.262.360.80725659.759No MLB historyNo MLB history

3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262/.360/.807·25 HRvs hand.759 · No MLB history · No MLB66H-Score

4Jose AltuveR2B48.250.306.70116573.762No MLB historyNo MLB history

4Jose Altuve 2B · R.250/.306/.701·16 HRvs hand.762 · No MLB history · No MLB48H-Score

5Christian WalkerR1B63.226.299.72629635.7690-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample

5Christian Walker 1B · R.226/.299/.726·29 HRvs hand.769 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small63H-Score

6Daulton VarshoLCF45.221.281.63612526.634131 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample

6Daulton Varsho CF · L.221/.281/.636·12 HRvs hand.634 · 131 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small45H-Score

7Yainer DiazRC62.285.313.77214361.80696 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

7Yainer Diaz C · R.285/.313/.772·14 HRvs hand.806 · 96 PA · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score

8Cam SmithRRF57.210.279.66921568.729No MLB historyNo MLB history

8Cam Smith RF · R.210/.279/.669·21 HRvs hand.729 · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score

9Nick AllenRSS41.283.327.7203162.82043 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample

9Nick Allen SS · R.283/.327/.720·3 HRvs hand.820 · 43 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small41H-Score

New York Mets batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Ethan Pecko

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Francisco LindorSSS69.225.309.73221469.775286 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

1Francisco Lindor SS · S.225/.309/.732·21 HRvs hand.775 · 286 PA · No MLB history · No MLB69H-Score

2Juan SotoLLF87.275.393.90827482.983286 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

2Juan Soto LF · L.275/.393/.908·27 HRvs hand.983 · 286 PA · No MLB history · No MLB87H-Score

3Bo BichetteR3B62.260.312.70218696.670466 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample

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

5Jared YoungL1B64.266.330.7599342.793280 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample

5Jared Young 1B · L.266/.330/.759·9 HRvs hand.793 · 280 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small64H-Score

6Luis Robert Jr.RCF55.221.300.70711230.695162 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

6Luis Robert Jr. CF · R.221/.300/.707·11 HRvs hand.695 · 162 PA · No MLB history · No MLB55H-Score

7A.J. EwingLCF57.252.324.70011492.713No MLB historyNo MLB history

7A.J. Ewing CF · L.252/.324/.700·11 HRvs hand.713 · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score

8Marcus SemienR2B46.215.280.62015547.607369 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

8Marcus Semien 2B · R.215/.280/.620·15 HRvs hand.607 · 369 PA · No MLB history · No MLB46H-Score

9Luis TorrensRC53.235.295.6919281.676181 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

9Luis Torrens C · R.235/.295/.691·9 HRvs hand.676 · 181 PA · No MLB history · No MLB53H-Score