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Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox 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.

4:10 PM ET · Fenway ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 12, 1:10 PM ETStats updated Oct 26, 10:03 AM ET
KC
69–93 · 5th AL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats5 L / 4 R
OPS vs hand.699 vs LHP
BOS
87–75 · 3rd AL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 2 R / 4 S
OPS vs hand.711 vs RHP

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Ranger Suarez
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Carter JensenLC73.239.323.79027603.664161 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
1Carter Jensen C · L.239/.323/.790·27 HRvs hand.664 · 161 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small73H-Score
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS75.281.359.80018632.819161 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281/.359/.800·18 HRvs hand.819 · 161 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small75H-Score
3Salvador PerezRDH53.229.274.65721627.744165 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Salvador Perez DH · R.229/.274/.657·21 HRvs hand.744 · 165 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small53H-Score
4Vinnie PasquantinoL1B66.249.333.76117481.548121 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249/.333/.761·17 HRvs hand.548 · 121 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small66H-Score
5Nick LoftinR3B51.240.322.7108426.722158 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.322/.710·8 HRvs hand.722 · 158 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small51H-Score
6Michael MasseyL2B58.274.305.73513452.84893 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Michael Massey 2B · L.274/.305/.735·13 HRvs hand.848 · 93 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small58H-Score
7John RaveLRF54.232.314.7446161.67233 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7John Rave RF · L.232/.314/.744·6 HRvs hand.672 · 33 PA · No MLB history · No MLB54H-Score
8Matthew LugoRLF—.143.200.343015.0008 PA · Small sampleNo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Matthew Lugo LF · R.143/.200/.343·0 HRvs hand.000 · 8 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
9Kyle IsbelLCF34.224.268.5916323.39273 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Kyle Isbel CF · L.224/.268/.591·6 HRvs hand.392 · 73 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small34H-Score

Boston Red Sox batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Randy Dobnak
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Roman AnthonyLLF58.245.339.7355242.817No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Roman Anthony LF · L.245/.339/.735·5 HRvs hand.817 · No MLB history · No MLB58H-Score
2Mickey GasperSDH66.251.357.82310225.902No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Mickey Gasper DH · S.251/.357/.823·10 HRvs hand.902 · No MLB history · No MLB66H-Score
3Adley RutschmanSC59.242.315.74113410.799No MLB historyNo MLB history
3Adley Rutschman C · S.242/.315/.741·13 HRvs hand.799 · No MLB history · No MLB59H-Score
4Wilyer AbreuLRF73.248.327.77324681.735No MLB historyNo MLB history
4Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248/.327/.773·24 HRvs hand.735 · No MLB history · No MLB73H-Score
5Trevor StoryRSS34.235.271.6225266.615190 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Trevor Story SS · R.235/.271/.622·5 HRvs hand.615 · 190 PA · No MLB history · No MLB34H-Score
6Nick SogardS2B51.255.342.7275277.693182 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Nick Sogard 2B · S.255/.342/.727·5 HRvs hand.693 · 182 PA · No MLB history · No MLB51H-Score
7Jarren DuranLLF49.207.266.62720608.633447 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Jarren Duran LF · L.207/.266/.627·20 HRvs hand.633 · 447 PA · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score
8Caleb DurbinR3B51.248.332.71013586.716No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248/.332/.710·13 HRvs hand.716 · No MLB history · No MLB51H-Score
9Anthony SeiglerS2B47.247.327.7273173.784131 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Anthony Seigler 2B · S.247/.327/.727·3 HRvs hand.784 · 131 PA · No MLB history · No MLB47H-Score