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Houston Astros vs New York Yankees Starting Lineups — August 26, 2026

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

7:05 PM ET · Yankee StadiumFinal lineups locked · Aug 26, 4:15 PM ETStats updated Oct 10, 4:33 AM ET

Houston Astros

81–81 · 1st AL West

Official

StarterElmer Rodríguez

HandRHP

L / R bats3 L / 6 R

OPS vs hand.739 vs RHP

New York Yankees

93–68 · 2nd AL East

Official

StarterPeter Lambert

HandRHP

L / R bats7 L / 2 R

OPS vs hand.714 vs RHP

Houston Astros batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Elmer Rodríguez

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Jeremy PeñaRSS62.277.325.80222483.836No MLB historyNo MLB history

1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277/.325/.802·22 HRvs hand.836 · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score

2Yordan AlvarezLDH95.316.4321.033426921.114508 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316/.432/1.033·42 HRvs hand1.114 · 508 PA · No MLB history · No MLB95H-Score

3Isaac ParedesR3B69.262.360.80725659.815No MLB historyNo MLB history

3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262/.360/.807·25 HRvs hand.815 · No MLB history · No MLB69H-Score

4Jose AltuveR2B50.250.306.70116573.672No MLB historyNo MLB history

4Jose Altuve 2B · R.250/.306/.701·16 HRvs hand.672 · No MLB history · No MLB50H-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 WalkerR1B66.226.299.72629635.714No MLB historyNo MLB history

6Christian Walker 1B · R.226/.299/.726·29 HRvs hand.714 · No MLB history · No MLB66H-Score

7Taylor TrammellLLF45.192.285.6268289.669No MLB historyNo MLB history

7Taylor Trammell LF · L.192/.285/.626·8 HRvs hand.669 · No MLB history · No MLB45H-Score

8Cam SmithRRF60.210.279.66921568.668No MLB historyNo MLB history

8Cam Smith RF · R.210/.279/.669·21 HRvs hand.668 · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score

9Christian VázquezRC34.207.261.5837266.584No MLB historyNo MLB history

9Christian Vázquez C · R.207/.261/.583·7 HRvs hand.584 · No MLB history · No MLB34H-Score

New York Yankees batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Peter Lambert

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Trent GrishamLCF67.211.308.70318484.708348 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample

1Trent Grisham CF · L.211/.308/.703·18 HRvs hand.708 · 348 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small67H-Score

2Ben RiceLDH85.264.363.89741667.961No MLB historyNo MLB history

2Ben Rice DH · L.264/.363/.897·41 HRvs hand.961 · No MLB history · No MLB85H-Score

3Luis García Jr.L1B78.277.309.83030543.918424 PA2-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample

3Luis García Jr. 1B · L.277/.309/.830·30 HRvs hand.918 · 424 PA · 2-for-5 · 5 PA · Small78H-Score

4Cody BellingerLLF70.264.338.76717562.7753-for-8 · 8 PASmall sample

4Cody Bellinger LF · L.264/.338/.767·17 HRvs hand.775 · 3-for-8 · 8 PA · Small70H-Score

5George Lombard Jr.RSS46.237.285.6997166.655No MLB historyNo MLB history

5George Lombard Jr. SS · R.237/.285/.699·7 HRvs hand.655 · No MLB history · No MLB46H-Score

6Spencer JonesLCF65.245.313.74211289.646No MLB historyNo MLB history

6Spencer Jones CF · L.245/.313/.742·11 HRvs hand.646 · No MLB history · No MLB65H-Score

7Jazz Chisholm Jr.L2B60.231.312.71119532.738363 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample

7Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B · L.231/.312/.711·19 HRvs hand.738 · 363 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small60H-Score

8Austin WellsLC51.186.292.62414388.691No MLB historyNo MLB history

8Austin Wells C · L.186/.292/.624·14 HRvs hand.691 · No MLB history · No MLB51H-Score

9José CaballeroRSS41.231.290.65514456.6661-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample

9José Caballero SS · R.231/.290/.655·14 HRvs hand.666 · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small41H-Score