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New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates Starting Lineups — August 7, 2026

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

6:40 PM ET · PNC ParkFinal lineups locked · Aug 7, 3:50 PM ETStats updated Sep 21, 1:13 PM ET

New York Mets

71–85 · 5th NL East

Official

StarterCarmen Mlodzinski

HandRHP

L / R bats4 L / 3 R / 2 S

OPS vs hand.711 vs RHP

Pittsburgh Pirates

79–77 · 3rd NL Central

Official

StarterZac Thornton

HandLHP

L / R bats2 L / 4 R / 3 S

OPS vs hand.699 vs LHP

New York Mets batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Carmen Mlodzinski

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1A.J. EwingLCF60.257.325.70410469.705—

1A.J. Ewing CF · L.257/.325/.704·10 HRvs hand.70560H-Score

2Francisco LindorSSS72.224.309.73520440.774286 PA0-for-1Very small sample

2Francisco Lindor SS · S.224/.309/.735·20 HRvs hand.774 · 286 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small72H-Score

3Bo BichetteR3B64.263.312.70417667.674466 PA0-for-1Very small sample

3Bo Bichette 3B · R.263/.312/.704·17 HRvs hand.674 · 466 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small64H-Score

4Carson BengeLRF69.275.339.75819626.769438 PA0-for-2Very small sample

4Carson Benge RF · L.275/.339/.758·19 HRvs hand.769 · 438 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small69H-Score

5Jared YoungL1B66.266.330.7599342.793—

5Jared Young 1B · L.266/.330/.759·9 HRvs hand.79366H-Score

6Marcus SemienR2B47.219.285.62614527.617369 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

6Marcus Semien 2B · R.219/.285/.626·14 HRvs hand.617 · 369 PA · No MLB history · No MLB47H-Score

7Brett BatyL3B57.235.309.67410457.711356 PA0-for-2Very small sample

7Brett Baty 3B · L.235/.309/.674·10 HRvs hand.711 · 356 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small57H-Score

8Jorge PolancoSDH20.148.201.4312145.492113 PA0-for-3Very small sample

8Jorge Polanco DH · S.148/.201/.431·2 HRvs hand.492 · 113 PA · 0-for-3 · Very small20H-Score

9Luis TorrensRC59.244.303.7149270.701181 PA1-for-1Very small sample

9Luis Torrens C · R.244/.303/.714·9 HRvs hand.701 · 181 PA · 1-for-1 · Very small59H-Score

Pittsburgh Pirates batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Zac Thornton

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Jake MangumSCF44.279.336.7065462.675127 PA—

1Jake Mangum CF · S.279/.336/.706·5 HRvs hand.675 · 127 PA44H-Score

2Brandon LoweL2B78.262.332.82433635.612—

2Brandon Lowe 2B · L.262/.332/.824·33 HRvs hand.61278H-Score

3Bryan ReynoldsSLF80.262.365.78817680.824—

3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.262/.365/.788·17 HRvs hand.82480H-Score

4Esmerlyn ValdezRRF78.232.345.855172871.011111 PA—

4Esmerlyn Valdez RF · R.232/.345/.855·17 HRvs hand1.011 · 111 PA78H-Score

5Spencer HorwitzL1B58.248.346.71310433.608—

5Spencer Horwitz 1B · L.248/.346/.713·10 HRvs hand.60858H-Score

6Nick GonzalesR3B56.302.365.7546592.653182 PA—

6Nick Gonzales 3B · R.302/.365/.754·6 HRvs hand.653 · 182 PA56H-Score

7Ronny SimonSRF—.313.353.791152.36412 PA · Small sample—

7Ronny Simon RF · S.313/.353/.791·1 HRvs hand.364 · 12 PA—H-Score

8Jared TrioloRSS41.241.311.6183354.688—

8Jared Triolo SS · R.241/.311/.618·3 HRvs hand.68841H-Score

9Rafael Flores Jr.RC73.286.354.91010147.809—

9Rafael Flores Jr. C · R.286/.354/.910·10 HRvs hand.80973H-Score