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Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels Starting Lineups — August 14, 2026

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

9:38 PM ET · Angel StadiumFinal lineups locked · Aug 14, 5:40 PM ETStats updated Sep 28, 3:31 AM ET

Kansas City Royals

69–93 · 5th AL Central

Official

StarterGrayson Rodriguez

HandRHP

L / R bats6 L / 2 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.727 vs RHP

Los Angeles Angels

62–100 · 5th AL West

Official

StarterSeth Lugo

HandRHP

L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.672 vs RHP

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Grayson Rodriguez

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Carter JensenLC76.239.323.79027603.837397 PA—

1Carter Jensen C · L.239/.323/.790·27 HRvs hand.837 · 397 PA76H-Score

2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS78.281.359.80018632.783420 PA1-for-2Very small sample

2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281/.359/.800·18 HRvs hand.783 · 420 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small78H-Score

3Jac CaglianoneLRF76.289.340.83423553.882356 PA—

3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289/.340/.834·23 HRvs hand.882 · 356 PA76H-Score

4Nick LoftinR3B54.240.322.7108426.685242 PA—

4Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.322/.710·8 HRvs hand.685 · 242 PA54H-Score

5Michael MasseyL2B60.272.303.73113452.715313 PA0-for-2Very small sample

5Michael Massey 2B · L.272/.303/.731·13 HRvs hand.715 · 313 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small60H-Score

6Isaac CollinsSLF50.213.320.6416519.660339 PA—

6Isaac Collins LF · S.213/.320/.641·6 HRvs hand.660 · 339 PA50H-Score

7John RaveLRF57.232.314.7446161.78591 PA—

7John Rave RF · L.232/.314/.744·6 HRvs hand.785 · 91 PA57H-Score

8Josh RojasL3B30.226.265.5862115.57183 PA2-for-3Very small sample

8Josh Rojas 3B · L.226/.265/.586·2 HRvs hand.571 · 83 PA · 2-for-3 · Very small30H-Score

9Kyle IsbelLCF36.224.268.5916323.652221 PA1-for-2Very small sample

9Kyle Isbel CF · L.224/.268/.591·6 HRvs hand.652 · 221 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small36H-Score

Los Angeles Angels batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Seth Lugo

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Wade MecklerLLF52.300.373.7603337.800243 PA0-for-2Very small sample

1Wade Meckler LF · L.300/.373/.760·3 HRvs hand.800 · 243 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small52H-Score

2Mike TroutRCF78.242.382.80322634.792415 PA1-for-3Very small sample

2Mike Trout CF · R.242/.382/.803·22 HRvs hand.792 · 415 PA · 1-for-3 · Very small78H-Score

3Nolan SchanuelL1B53.276.351.7367446.780327 PA2-for-7Small sample

3Nolan Schanuel 1B · L.276/.351/.736·7 HRvs hand.780 · 327 PA · 2-for-7 · Small53H-Score

4Zach NetoRSS70.239.330.76627704.7273-for-10Small sample

4Zach Neto SS · R.239/.330/.766·27 HRvs hand.727 · 3-for-10 · Small70H-Score

5Moisés BallesterosLDH48.215.281.6129352.694257 PA—

5Moisés Ballesteros DH · L.215/.281/.612·9 HRvs hand.694 · 257 PA48H-Score

6Vaughn GrissomR1B55.242.307.69313474.6760-for-1Very small sample

6Vaughn Grissom 1B · R.242/.307/.693·13 HRvs hand.676 · 0-for-1 · Very small55H-Score

7Josh LoweLLF45.209.273.63312343.674257 PA2-for-3Very small sample

7Josh Lowe LF · L.209/.273/.633·12 HRvs hand.674 · 257 PA · 2-for-3 · Very small45H-Score

8Denzer GuzmanR3B36.219.266.6028304.563168 PA—

8Denzer Guzman 3B · R.219/.266/.602·8 HRvs hand.563 · 168 PA36H-Score

9Tyler HeinemanSC20.175.223.4431200.5340-for-1Very small sample

9Tyler Heineman C · S.175/.223/.443·1 HRvs hand.534 · 0-for-1 · Very small20H-Score