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New York Mets vs New York Yankees Starting Lineups — September 12, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

1:35 PM ET · Yankee StadiumFinal lineups locked · Sep 12, 11:35 AM ETStats updated Oct 26, 4:33 AM ET

New York Mets

74–88 · 5th NL East

Official

StarterGerrit Cole

HandRHP

L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.713 vs RHP

New York Yankees

93–68 · 2nd AL East

Official

StarterZac Thornton

HandLHP

L / R bats3 L / 6 R

OPS vs hand.733 vs LHP

New York Mets batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Gerrit Cole

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Francisco LindorSSS66.225.309.73221469.775286 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample

1Francisco Lindor SS · S.225/.309/.732·21 HRvs hand.775 · 286 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small66H-Score

2Juan SotoLLF84.275.393.90827482.983286 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

2Juan Soto LF · L.275/.393/.908·27 HRvs hand.983 · 286 PA · No MLB history · No MLB84H-Score

3Bo BichetteR3B60.260.312.70218696.670466 PA7-for-43 · 43 PAEstablished history

3Bo Bichette 3B · R.260/.312/.702·18 HRvs hand.670 · 466 PA · 7-for-43 · 43 PA · Established60H-Score

4Carson BengeLRF64.282.346.77620654.780438 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

4Carson Benge RF · L.282/.346/.776·20 HRvs hand.780 · 438 PA · No MLB history · No MLB64H-Score

5Jared YoungL1B62.266.330.7599342.793280 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

5Jared Young 1B · L.266/.330/.759·9 HRvs hand.793 · 280 PA · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score

6Marcus SemienR2B44.215.280.62015547.607369 PA2-for-11 · 11 PASmall sample

6Marcus Semien 2B · R.215/.280/.620·15 HRvs hand.607 · 369 PA · 2-for-11 · 11 PA · Small44H-Score

7A.J. EwingLCF56.252.324.70011492.713No MLB historyNo MLB history

7A.J. Ewing CF · L.252/.324/.700·11 HRvs hand.713 · No MLB history · No MLB56H-Score

8Luis TorrensRC53.235.295.6919281.676181 PA0-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample

8Luis Torrens C · R.235/.295/.691·9 HRvs hand.676 · 181 PA · 0-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small53H-Score

9Nick MorabitoRLF—.195.283.527046.643No MLB historyNo MLB history

9Nick Morabito LF · R.195/.283/.527·0 HRvs hand.643 · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score

New York Yankees batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Zac Thornton

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Paul GoldschmidtR1B58.252.313.765183801.012No MLB historyNo MLB history

1Paul Goldschmidt 1B · R.252/.313/.765·18 HRvs hand1.012 · No MLB history · No MLB58H-Score

2Aaron JudgeRRF75.241.360.87118285.95581 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

2Aaron Judge RF · R.241/.360/.871·18 HRvs hand.955 · 81 PA · No MLB history · No MLB75H-Score

3Cody BellingerLLF67.264.338.76717562.761No MLB historyNo MLB history

3Cody Bellinger LF · L.264/.338/.767·17 HRvs hand.761 · No MLB history · No MLB67H-Score

4Heliot RamosRLF60.245.305.71613442.875No MLB historyNo MLB history

4Heliot Ramos LF · R.245/.305/.716·13 HRvs hand.875 · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score

5Amed RosarioR3B47.238.279.68410244.615No MLB historyNo MLB history

5Amed Rosario 3B · R.238/.279/.684·10 HRvs hand.615 · No MLB history · No MLB47H-Score

6Spencer JonesLCF63.245.313.742112891.185No MLB historyNo MLB history

6Spencer Jones CF · L.245/.313/.742·11 HRvs hand1.185 · No MLB history · No MLB63H-Score

7George Lombard Jr.RSS43.237.285.6997166.733No MLB historyNo MLB history

7George Lombard Jr. SS · R.237/.285/.699·7 HRvs hand.733 · No MLB history · No MLB43H-Score

8Anthony VolpeRSS44.245.321.6572246.669No MLB historyNo MLB history

8Anthony Volpe SS · R.245/.321/.657·2 HRvs hand.669 · No MLB history · No MLB44H-Score

9Austin WellsLC52.186.292.62414388.43699 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

9Austin Wells C · L.186/.292/.624·14 HRvs hand.436 · 99 PA · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score