Kansas City Royals vs New York Mets Starting Lineup — Wednesday, Jul 8, 2026
Final Lineups
Kansas City Royals @ New York Mets · Wednesday, Jul 8, 2026
Kansas City’s lineup is entirely new against Christian Scott. Carter Jensen, Bobby Witt Jr., Jac Caglianone, Lane Thomas, Salvador Perez, Michael Massey, Nick Loftin, Isaac Collins, and Tyler Tolbert all have no MLB history vs this pitcher. That leaves the Royals without any established batter-vs-pitcher track record to lean on in this matchup.
The home lineup is in the same spot against Steven Cruz. A.J. Ewing, Juan Soto, Bo Bichette, Francisco Lindor, Carson Benge, Jorge Polanco, Jared Young, Brett Baty, and Francisco Alvarez all have no MLB history vs this pitcher. There are no prior plate appearances here either, so this group will also be seeing Cruz without any documented major league familiarity.
Neither side brings any meaningful batter-vs-pitcher history into this game. With both lineups showing zero prior MLB exposure to the opposing starter, familiarity is essentially even.
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carter Jensen | 0.221 | 0.304 | 0.711 | 17 | 57 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. | 0.288 | 0.363 | 0.826 | 16 | 48 |
| 3 | Jac Caglianone | 0.277 | 0.329 | 0.820 | 22 | 60 |
| 4 | Lane Thomas | 0.229 | 0.324 | 0.719 | 11 | 40 |
| 5 | Salvador Perez | 0.219 | 0.265 | 0.632 | 16 | 56 |
| 6 | Michael Massey | 0.278 | 0.310 | 0.758 | 11 | 43 |
| 7 | Nick Loftin | 0.228 | 0.322 | 0.692 | 5 | 36 |
| 8 | Isaac Collins | 0.227 | 0.328 | 0.676 | 6 | 38 |
| 9 | Tyler Tolbert | 0.303 | 0.369 | 0.813 | 3 | 8 |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.J. Ewing | 0.245 | 0.320 | 0.687 | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | Juan Soto | 0.283 | 0.408 | 0.947 | 21 | 52 |
| 3 | Bo Bichette | 0.266 | 0.313 | 0.706 | 13 | 65 |
| 4 | Francisco Lindor | 0.236 | 0.326 | 0.746 | 12 | 32 |
| 5 | Carson Benge | 0.272 | 0.333 | 0.750 | 15 | 51 |
| 6 | Jorge Polanco | 0.148 | 0.201 | 0.431 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Jared Young | 0.270 | 0.336 | 0.779 | 8 | 30 |
| 8 | Brett Baty | 0.215 | 0.287 | 0.618 | 8 | 40 |
| 9 | Francisco Alvarez | 0.236 | 0.325 | 0.733 | 13 | 30 |