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Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels Starting Lineups — August 15, 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 15, 6:00 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:32 AM ET
KC
69–93 · 5th AL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 6 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.699 vs LHP
LAA
62–100 · 5th AL West
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.672 vs RHP

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Reid Detmers
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Nick LoftinR3B43.240.322.7108426.722158 PA0-for-2Very small sample
1Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.322/.710·8 HRvs hand.722 · 158 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small43H-Score
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS63.281.359.80018632.819161 PA1-for-3Very small sample
2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281/.359/.800·18 HRvs hand.819 · 161 PA · 1-for-3 · Very small63H-Score
3Jac CaglianoneLRF61.289.340.83423553.732158 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289/.340/.834·23 HRvs hand.732 · 158 PA · No MLB history · No MLB61H-Score
4Salvador PerezRDH45.229.274.65721627.744165 PA0-for-1Very small sample
4Salvador Perez DH · R.229/.274/.657·21 HRvs hand.744 · 165 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small45H-Score
5Isaac CollinsSLF41.213.320.6416519.594149 PA1-for-2Very small sample
5Isaac Collins LF · S.213/.320/.641·6 HRvs hand.594 · 149 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small41H-Score
6Michael MasseyL2B49.274.305.73513452.84893 PA2-for-7Small sample
6Michael Massey 2B · L.274/.305/.735·13 HRvs hand.848 · 93 PA · 2-for-7 · Small49H-Score
7Starling MarteRRF28.242.298.6122168.627126 PA1-for-2Very small sample
7Starling Marte RF · R.242/.298/.612·2 HRvs hand.627 · 126 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small28H-Score
8Luke MaileRC—.159.229.502148.57429 PA · Limited historyNo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Luke Maile C · R.159/.229/.502·1 HRvs hand.574 · 29 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
9Tyler TolbertRSS35.285.347.7393148.71681 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Tyler Tolbert SS · R.285/.347/.739·3 HRvs hand.716 · 81 PA · No MLB history · No MLB35H-Score

Los Angeles Angels batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Randy Dobnak
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Wade MecklerLLF46.300.373.7603337.800281 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Wade Meckler LF · L.300/.373/.760·3 HRvs hand.800 · 281 PA · No MLB history · No MLB46H-Score
2Mike TroutRCF63.242.382.80322634.792415 PA1-for-1Very small sample
2Mike Trout CF · R.242/.382/.803·22 HRvs hand.792 · 415 PA · 1-for-1 · Very small63H-Score
3Nolan SchanuelL1B46.276.351.7367446.780327 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Nolan Schanuel 1B · L.276/.351/.736·7 HRvs hand.780 · 327 PA · No MLB history · No MLB46H-Score
4Zach NetoRSS57.239.330.76627704.727No MLB historyNo MLB history
4Zach Neto SS · R.239/.330/.766·27 HRvs hand.727 · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score
5Moisés BallesterosLDH39.215.281.6129352.694257 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Moisés Ballesteros DH · L.215/.281/.612·9 HRvs hand.694 · 257 PA · No MLB history · No MLB39H-Score
6Josh LoweLLF35.209.273.63312343.674257 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Josh Lowe LF · L.209/.273/.633·12 HRvs hand.674 · 257 PA · No MLB history · No MLB35H-Score
7Denzer GuzmanR3B30.219.266.6028304.563168 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Denzer Guzman 3B · R.219/.266/.602·8 HRvs hand.563 · 168 PA · No MLB history · No MLB30H-Score
8Adam FrazierL2B25.240.315.6641147.664120 PA0-for-3Very small sample
8Adam Frazier 2B · L.240/.315/.664·1 HRvs hand.664 · 120 PA · 0-for-3 · Very small25H-Score
9Tyler HeinemanSC17.175.223.4431200.534No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Tyler Heineman C · S.175/.223/.443·1 HRvs hand.534 · No MLB history · No MLB17H-Score