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Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays Starting Lineups — September 12, 2026

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

6:10 PM ET · Tropicana FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 12, 4:10 PM ETStats updated Oct 26, 6:07 AM ET
HOU
81–81 · 1st AL West
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 7 R
OPS vs hand.713 vs LHP
TB
98–64 · 1st AL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats6 L / 3 R
OPS vs hand.752 vs RHP

Houston Astros batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Ian Seymour
#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
2Isaac ParedesR3B66.262.360.80725659.759No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262/.360/.807·25 HRvs hand.759 · No MLB history · No MLB66H-Score
3Jose AltuveR2B48.250.306.70116573.762No MLB historyNo MLB history
3Jose Altuve 2B · R.250/.306/.701·16 HRvs hand.762 · No MLB history · No MLB48H-Score
4Yainer DiazRC62.285.313.77214361.80696 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Yainer Diaz C · R.285/.313/.772·14 HRvs hand.806 · 96 PA · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score
5Daulton VarshoLCF45.221.281.63612526.634131 PA1-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
5Daulton Varsho CF · L.221/.281/.636·12 HRvs hand.634 · 131 PA · 1-for-5 · 5 PA · Small45H-Score
6Christian WalkerR1B63.226.299.72629635.769No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Christian Walker 1B · R.226/.299/.726·29 HRvs hand.769 · No MLB history · No MLB63H-Score
7Cam SmithRRF57.210.279.66921568.729No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Cam Smith RF · R.210/.279/.669·21 HRvs hand.729 · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score
8Taylor TrammellLLF43.192.285.6268289.423No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Taylor Trammell LF · L.192/.285/.626·8 HRvs hand.423 · No MLB history · No MLB43H-Score
9Christian VázquezRC32.207.261.5837266.599No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Christian Vázquez C · R.207/.261/.583·7 HRvs hand.599 · No MLB history · No MLB32H-Score

Tampa Bay Rays batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Peter Lambert
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Yandy DíazRDH78.293.359.80522686.816484 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293/.359/.805·22 HRvs hand.816 · 484 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small78H-Score
2Jonathan ArandaL1B76.274.358.79222668.837478 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Jonathan Aranda 1B · L.274/.358/.792·22 HRvs hand.837 · 478 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small76H-Score
3Junior CamineroR3B87.276.360.88442702.871507 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Junior Caminero 3B · R.276/.360/.884·42 HRvs hand.871 · 507 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small87H-Score
4Liam HicksLC64.284.367.80118554.902436 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Liam Hicks C · L.284/.367/.801·18 HRvs hand.902 · 436 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small64H-Score
5Victor Mesa Jr.LRF69.260.327.82514262.811196 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
5Victor Mesa Jr. RF · L.260/.327/.825·14 HRvs hand.811 · 196 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small69H-Score
6Chandler SimpsonLLF43.306.333.6890612.718401 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Chandler Simpson LF · L.306/.333/.689·0 HRvs hand.718 · 401 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small43H-Score
7Cedric MullinsLCF47.205.284.62815502.647383 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Cedric Mullins CF · L.205/.284/.628·15 HRvs hand.647 · 383 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small47H-Score
8Richie PalaciosL2B52.235.330.70410399.748335 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Richie Palacios 2B · L.235/.330/.704·10 HRvs hand.748 · 335 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small52H-Score
9Jorge MateoRSS31.203.245.5595221.691No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Jorge Mateo SS · R.203/.245/.559·5 HRvs hand.691 · No MLB history · No MLB31H-Score