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Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays Starting Lineups — September 13, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
1:40 PM ET · Tropicana FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 13, 12:10 PM ETStats updated Oct 27, 2:03 PM ET
Lineup strength vs today's starter
Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.
HOU.749
−4 ptsOPS edge
TB
.753
Even matchup
Power
Season HR
164vs116
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.323vs.335
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.808vs.814
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.694vs.691
HOU wins 4 of 9 batting-order slots · TB wins 5
HOUSlotTB
Jeremy Peña.762
1.815Yandy Díaz
Yordan Alvarez.977
2.777Jonathan Aranda
Isaac Paredes.778
3.873Junior Caminero
Jose Altuve.710
4.792Victor Mesa Jr.
Yainer Diaz.737
5.695Chandler Simpson
Daulton Varsho.661
6.717Jonny DeLuca
Christian Walker.717
7.701Richie Palacios
Cam Smith.693
8.690Nick Madrigal
Taylor Trammell.670
9.681Nick Fortes
3 of 9 Houston Astros hitters have the platoon advantage vs Freddy Peralta (4 of 9 for Tampa Bay Rays)
Houston Astros
- Strong top of the order
- Real power throughout the lineup
- Handedness works against them today
Tampa Bay Rays
- Strong top of the order