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Minnesota Twins vs Los Angeles Angels Starting Lineups — September 19, 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 · Sep 19, 7:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:00 AM ET
MIN
77–85 · 3rd AL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats1 L / 5 R / 3 S
OPS vs hand.678 vs LHP
LAA
62–100 · 5th AL West
Official
StarterJoe Ryan
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 5 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.672 vs RHP

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated Sep 19, 7:40 PM ET
MINMIN
.710
+19 ptsOPS edge
LAALAA
.691

Slight edge: MIN

Power
Season HR
99vs98
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.320vs.309
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.744vs.746
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.662vs.630

MIN wins 5 of 9 batting-order slots · LAA wins 4

MINSlotLAA
Luke Keaschall.752
1
.758Zach Neto
Austin Martin.680
2
.791Mike Trout
Ryan Jeffers.812
3
.744Wade Meckler
Josh Bell.732
4
.690Vaughn Grissom
Brooks Lee.725
5
.666Moisés Ballesteros
Royce Lewis.680
6
.648Denzer Guzman
Victor Caratini.651
7
.664Josh Lowe
Walker Jenkins.662
8
.688Jose Siri
Ryan Kreidler.673
9
.534Tyler Heineman

8 of 9 Minnesota Twins hitters have the platoon advantage vs Reid Detmers (4 of 9 for Los Angeles Angels)

Minnesota Twins
  • Platoon advantage in 8 of 9 spots
Los Angeles Angels
  • Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
  • Bottom third drops off sharply

Minnesota Twins batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Reid Detmers
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Luke KeaschallR2B57.282.374.78110620.688No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Luke Keaschall 2B · R.282/.374/.781·10 HRvs hand.688 · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score
2Austin MartinRRF37.228.341.6563358.8082-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
2Austin Martin RF · R.228/.341/.656·3 HRvs hand.808 · 2-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small37H-Score
3Ryan JeffersRC73.256.353.81414369.8552-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
3Ryan Jeffers C · R.256/.353/.814·14 HRvs hand.855 · 2-for-7 · 7 PA · Small73H-Score
4Josh BellSDH66.255.319.73821631.7430-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
4Josh Bell DH · S.255/.319/.738·21 HRvs hand.743 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small66H-Score
5Brooks LeeS3B58.253.300.72824631.5870-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Brooks Lee 3B · S.253/.300/.728·24 HRvs hand.587 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small58H-Score
6Royce LewisR1B55.227.287.66715509.738146 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Royce Lewis 1B · R.227/.287/.667·15 HRvs hand.738 · 146 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small55H-Score
7Victor CaratiniSC48.220.312.6277382.5752-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
7Victor Caratini C · S.220/.312/.627·7 HRvs hand.575 · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small48H-Score
8Walker JenkinsLCF—.226.293.686493.154No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Walker Jenkins CF · L.226/.293/.686·4 HRvs hand.154 · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
9Ryan KreidlerRSS42.218.286.6658267.577No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Ryan Kreidler SS · R.218/.286/.665·8 HRvs hand.577 · No MLB history · No MLB42H-Score

Los Angeles Angels batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Joe Ryan
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Zach NetoRSS67.239.330.76627704.7274-for-8 · 8 PASmall sample
1Zach Neto SS · R.239/.330/.766·27 HRvs hand.727 · 4-for-8 · 8 PA · Small67H-Score
2Mike TroutRCF75.242.382.80322634.792415 PA1-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
2Mike Trout CF · R.242/.382/.803·22 HRvs hand.792 · 415 PA · 1-for-5 · 5 PA · Small75H-Score
3Wade MecklerLLF50.300.373.7603337.800281 PA2-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Wade Meckler LF · L.300/.373/.760·3 HRvs hand.800 · 281 PA · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small50H-Score
4Vaughn GrissomR1B52.242.307.69313474.6760-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Vaughn Grissom 1B · R.242/.307/.693·13 HRvs hand.676 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small52H-Score
5Moisés BallesterosLDH46.215.281.6129352.694257 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Moisés Ballesteros DH · L.215/.281/.612·9 HRvs hand.694 · 257 PA · No MLB history · No MLB46H-Score
6Denzer GuzmanR3B36.219.266.6028304.563168 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Denzer Guzman 3B · R.219/.266/.602·8 HRvs hand.563 · 168 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small36H-Score
7Josh LoweLLF41.209.273.63312343.674257 PA2-for-10 · 10 PASmall sample
7Josh Lowe LF · L.209/.273/.633·12 HRvs hand.674 · 257 PA · 2-for-10 · 10 PA · Small41H-Score
8Jose SiriRLF50.241.296.71310251.687104 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Jose Siri LF · R.241/.296/.713·10 HRvs hand.687 · 104 PA · No MLB history · No MLB50H-Score
9Tyler HeinemanSC19.175.223.4431200.534No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Tyler Heineman C · S.175/.223/.443·1 HRvs hand.534 · No MLB history · No MLB19H-Score