Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Yankees Starting Lineup — Friday, Jul 17, 2026
Final Lineups
Los Angeles Dodgers @ New York Yankees · Friday, Jul 17, 2026
Los Angeles brings several hitters with meaningful history against Gerrit Cole. Freddie Freeman has been the most productive at 7-for-20 in 22 PA with a .350 average and 1.059 OPS, while Mookie Betts is 6-for-14 in 15 PA with a .429 average and .896 OPS. Shohei Ohtani has gone 4-for-20 in 21 PA with a .200 average and .638 OPS, and Teoscar Hernández is 5-for-26 in 28 PA with a .192 average and .596 OPS. Max Muncy is hitless in 2 PA, Kyle Tucker is hitless in 5 PA, and Tommy Edman is hitless in 5 PA, each with a .000 OPS; Andy Pages and Dalton Rushing have no MLB history vs Cole.
New York has no prior MLB history against Roki Sasaki across the entire projected lineup. Trent Grisham, Ben Rice, Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger, Jasson Domínguez, Jazz Chisholm Jr., José Caballero, Ryan McMahon, and Austin Wells have not faced him in the majors.
The clear familiarity edge belongs to Los Angeles, which has multiple core bats with double-digit at-bat samples against Cole. New York will be seeing Sasaki for the first time across the board.
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shohei Ohtani | 0.280 | 0.379 | 0.908 | 30 | 80 | 0.200 | 0.638 |
| 2 | Andy Pages | 0.272 | 0.338 | 0.796 | 21 | 80 | — | — |
| 3 | Freddie Freeman | 0.304 | 0.378 | 0.839 | 15 | 63 | 0.350 | 1.059 |
| 4 | Mookie Betts | 0.239 | 0.298 | 0.702 | 16 | 47 | 0.429 | 0.896 |
| 5 | Max Muncy | 0.221 | 0.292 | 0.670 | 7 | 25 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 6 | Kyle Tucker | 0.228 | 0.326 | 0.683 | 11 | 57 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 7 | Teoscar Hernández | 0.249 | 0.312 | 0.707 | 12 | 46 | 0.192 | 0.596 |
| 8 | Dalton Rushing | 0.253 | 0.335 | 0.810 | 12 | 36 | — | — |
| 9 | Tommy Edman | 0.260 | 0.341 | 0.738 | 5 | 27 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trent Grisham | 0.211 | 0.310 | 0.710 | 18 | 57 |
| 2 | Ben Rice | 0.254 | 0.350 | 0.877 | 35 | 86 |
| 3 | Paul Goldschmidt | 0.248 | 0.310 | 0.769 | 18 | 48 |
| 4 | Cody Bellinger | 0.257 | 0.343 | 0.758 | 12 | 59 |
| 5 | Jasson Domínguez | 0.230 | 0.270 | 0.650 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | Jazz Chisholm Jr. | 0.227 | 0.308 | 0.708 | 18 | 54 |
| 7 | José Caballero | 0.241 | 0.296 | 0.677 | 13 | 47 |
| 8 | Ryan McMahon | 0.216 | 0.282 | 0.649 | 10 | 32 |
| 9 | Austin Wells | 0.184 | 0.277 | 0.593 | 10 | 26 |