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Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels Starting Lineups — August 16, 2026

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

4:07 PM ET · Angel StadiumFinal lineups locked · Aug 16, 1:30 PM ETStats updated Sep 30, 5:11 AM ET
KC
69–93 · 5th AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.727 vs RHP
LAA
62–100 · 5th AL West
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 7 R
OPS vs hand.695 vs LHP

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Ryan Johnson
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Carter JensenLC76.239.323.79027603.837397 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Carter Jensen C · L.239/.323/.790·27 HRvs hand.837 · 397 PA · No MLB history · No MLB76H-Score
2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS78.281.359.80018632.783420 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281/.359/.800·18 HRvs hand.783 · 420 PA · No MLB history · No MLB78H-Score
3Jac CaglianoneLRF75.289.340.83423553.882356 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289/.340/.834·23 HRvs hand.882 · 356 PA · No MLB history · No MLB75H-Score
4Salvador PerezRDH56.229.274.65721627.628421 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Salvador Perez DH · R.229/.274/.657·21 HRvs hand.628 · 421 PA · No MLB history · No MLB56H-Score
5Michael MasseyL2B60.272.303.73113452.715313 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Michael Massey 2B · L.272/.303/.731·13 HRvs hand.715 · 313 PA · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score
6Nick LoftinR3B53.240.322.7108426.685242 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.322/.710·8 HRvs hand.685 · 242 PA · No MLB history · No MLB53H-Score
7Isaac CollinsSLF51.213.320.6416519.660339 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Isaac Collins LF · S.213/.320/.641·6 HRvs hand.660 · 339 PA · No MLB history · No MLB51H-Score
8John RaveLRF57.232.314.7446161.78591 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8John Rave RF · L.232/.314/.744·6 HRvs hand.785 · 91 PA · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score
9Kyle IsbelLCF36.224.268.5916323.652221 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Kyle Isbel CF · L.224/.268/.591·6 HRvs hand.652 · 221 PA · No MLB history · No MLB36H-Score

Los Angeles Angels batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Noah Cameron
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Zach NetoRSS70.239.330.76627704.8761-for-3Very small sample
1Zach Neto SS · R.239/.330/.766·27 HRvs hand.876 · 1-for-3 · Very small70H-Score
2Mike TroutRCF78.242.382.80322634.822164 PA0-for-1Very small sample
2Mike Trout CF · R.242/.382/.803·22 HRvs hand.822 · 164 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small78H-Score
3Vaughn GrissomR1B55.242.307.69313474.6862-for-3Very small sample
3Vaughn Grissom 1B · R.242/.307/.693·13 HRvs hand.686 · 2-for-3 · Very small55H-Score
4Jose SiriRLF52.241.296.71310251.680109 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Jose Siri LF · R.241/.296/.713·10 HRvs hand.680 · 109 PA · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
5Wade MecklerLLF52.300.373.7603337.50139 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Wade Meckler LF · L.300/.373/.760·3 HRvs hand.501 · 39 PA · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
6Denzer GuzmanR3B37.219.266.6028304.70884 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Denzer Guzman 3B · R.219/.266/.602·8 HRvs hand.708 · 84 PA · No MLB history · No MLB37H-Score
7Oswald PerazaR2B37.226.282.6167370.733131 PA0-for-1Very small sample
7Oswald Peraza 2B · R.226/.282/.616·7 HRvs hand.733 · 131 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small37H-Score
8Travis d'ArnaudRC—.158.238.475184.661No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Travis d'Arnaud C · R.158/.238/.475·1 HRvs hand.661 · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
9Josh LoweLLF43.209.273.63312343.38452 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Josh Lowe LF · L.209/.273/.633·12 HRvs hand.384 · 52 PA · No MLB history · No MLB43H-Score