Kansas City Royals vs New York Mets Starting Lineup — Thursday, Jul 9, 2026
Final Lineups
Kansas City Royals @ New York Mets · Thursday, Jul 9, 2026
Kansas City has an entirely clean slate against Sean Manaea. Lane Thomas, Bobby Witt Jr., Salvador Perez, Starling Marte, Nick Loftin, Jac Caglianone, Isaac Collins, Tyler Tolbert, and Luke Maile 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.
New York is in the same spot against Michael Wacha. A.J. Ewing, Juan Soto, Bo Bichette, Carson Benge, Francisco Alvarez, Jared Young, Mark Vientos, Brett Baty, and Luis Torrens all have no MLB history vs this pitcher. There are no prior head-to-head results here for the Mets lineup either.
Neither side brings any familiarity into this game, as both lineups are made up entirely of hitters with no previous MLB history against the opposing starter. This matchup should be driven more by current form than by batter-vs-pitcher history.
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lane Thomas | 0.228 | 0.323 | 0.717 | 11 | 40 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. | 0.288 | 0.362 | 0.823 | 16 | 48 |
| 3 | Salvador Perez | 0.220 | 0.265 | 0.638 | 17 | 57 |
| 4 | Starling Marte | 0.242 | 0.298 | 0.612 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Nick Loftin | 0.230 | 0.325 | 0.696 | 5 | 36 |
| 6 | Jac Caglianone | 0.276 | 0.328 | 0.819 | 22 | 60 |
| 7 | Isaac Collins | 0.227 | 0.328 | 0.676 | 6 | 38 |
| 8 | Tyler Tolbert | 0.294 | 0.360 | 0.791 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Luke Maile | 0.200 | 0.231 | 0.591 | 1 | 5 |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.J. Ewing | 0.244 | 0.319 | 0.683 | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | Juan Soto | 0.283 | 0.408 | 0.947 | 21 | 52 |
| 3 | Bo Bichette | 0.268 | 0.314 | 0.712 | 14 | 66 |
| 4 | Carson Benge | 0.276 | 0.336 | 0.761 | 16 | 53 |
| 5 | Francisco Alvarez | 0.236 | 0.326 | 0.731 | 13 | 30 |
| 6 | Jared Young | 0.272 | 0.337 | 0.788 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | Mark Vientos | 0.211 | 0.256 | 0.644 | 11 | 35 |
| 8 | Brett Baty | 0.218 | 0.290 | 0.623 | 8 | 40 |
| 9 | Luis Torrens | 0.243 | 0.309 | 0.723 | 8 | 33 |