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Minnesota Twins vs Los Angeles Angels Starting Lineups — September 20, 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 · Sep 20, 2:11 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:00 AM ET
MIN
77–85 · 3rd AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 2 R / 3 S
OPS vs hand.739 vs RHP
LAA
62–100 · 5th AL West
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 6 R
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 20, 2:11 PM ET
MINMIN
.704
+9 ptsOPS edge
LAALAA
.695

Even matchuplimited data

Power
Season HR
93vs98
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.305vs.310
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.720vs.746
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.694vs.644

MIN wins 6 of 9 batting-order slots · LAA wins 3

MINSlotLAA
Walker Jenkins.662
1
.758Zach Neto
Brooks Lee.725
2
.791Mike Trout
Kody Clemens.765
3
.744Wade Meckler
Josh Bell.732
4
.690Vaughn Grissom
Alan Roden.688
5
.666Moisés Ballesteros
Royce Lewis.680
6
.648Denzer Guzman
Victor Caratini.651
7
.664Josh Lowe
Emmanuel Rodriguez.723
8
.688Jose Siri
Ben Ross.711
9
.578Christian Moore

6 of 9 Minnesota Twins hitters have the platoon advantage vs Ryan Johnson (3 of 9 for Los Angeles Angels)

Minnesota Twins
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
  • 4 hitters with limited MLB sample
  • Top of the order is not the strength
Los Angeles Angels
  • Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
  • Bottom third drops off sharply
  • Handedness works against them today

Minnesota Twins batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Ryan Johnson
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Walker JenkinsLCF—.226.293.686493.8080-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
1Walker Jenkins CF · L.226/.293/.686·4 HRvs hand.808 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small—H-Score
2Brooks LeeS3B54.253.300.72824631.8000-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
2Brooks Lee 3B · S.253/.300/.728·24 HRvs hand.800 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small54H-Score
3Kody ClemensL2B65.239.298.75827583.7890-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
3Kody Clemens 2B · L.239/.298/.758·27 HRvs hand.789 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small65H-Score
4Josh BellSDH62.255.319.73821631.7410-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Josh Bell DH · S.255/.319/.738·21 HRvs hand.741 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small62H-Score
5Alan RodenLRF—.291.376.768194.67075 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
5Alan Roden RF · L.291/.376/.768·1 HRvs hand.670 · 75 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small—H-Score
6Royce LewisR1B52.227.287.66715509.638363 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Royce Lewis 1B · R.227/.287/.667·15 HRvs hand.638 · 363 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small52H-Score
7Victor CaratiniSC45.220.312.6277382.6670-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Victor Caratini C · S.220/.312/.627·7 HRvs hand.667 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small45H-Score
8Emmanuel RodriguezCF—.178.229.629248.631No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Emmanuel Rodriguez CF.178/.229/.629·2 HRvs hand.631 · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
9Ben RossRSS—.190.190.571021.2144 PA · Very small sampleNo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Ben Ross SS · R.190/.190/.571·0 HRvs hand.214 · 4 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score

Los Angeles Angels batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Dean Kremer
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Zach NetoRSS63.239.330.76627704.7271-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
1Zach Neto SS · R.239/.330/.766·27 HRvs hand.727 · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small63H-Score
2Mike TroutRCF70.242.382.80322634.792415 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Mike Trout CF · R.242/.382/.803·22 HRvs hand.792 · 415 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small70H-Score
3Wade MecklerLLF50.300.373.7603337.800281 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Wade Meckler LF · L.300/.373/.760·3 HRvs hand.800 · 281 PA · No MLB history · No MLB50H-Score
4Vaughn GrissomR1B49.242.307.69313474.676No MLB historyNo MLB history
4Vaughn Grissom 1B · R.242/.307/.693·13 HRvs hand.676 · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score
5Moisés BallesterosLDH43.215.281.6129352.694257 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Moisés Ballesteros DH · L.215/.281/.612·9 HRvs hand.694 · 257 PA · No MLB history · No MLB43H-Score
6Denzer GuzmanR3B34.219.266.6028304.563168 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Denzer Guzman 3B · R.219/.266/.602·8 HRvs hand.563 · 168 PA · No MLB history · No MLB34H-Score
7Josh LoweLLF39.209.273.63312343.674257 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Josh Lowe LF · L.209/.273/.633·12 HRvs hand.674 · 257 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small39H-Score
8Jose SiriRLF46.241.296.71310251.687104 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Jose Siri LF · R.241/.296/.713·10 HRvs hand.687 · 104 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small46H-Score
9Christian MooreR2B29.187.252.5282147.49465 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Christian Moore 2B · R.187/.252/.528·2 HRvs hand.494 · 65 PA · No MLB history · No MLB29H-Score