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New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates Starting Lineups — August 8, 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 8, 3:30 PM ETStats updated Sep 22, 1:15 PM ET

New York Mets

71–85 · 5th NL East

Official

StarterBubba Chandler

HandRHP

L / R bats3 L / 4 R / 2 S

OPS vs hand.711 vs RHP

Pittsburgh Pirates

79–77 · 3rd NL Central

Official

StarterRobert Stock

HandRHP

L / R bats3 L / 3 R / 3 S

OPS vs hand.755 vs RHP

New York Mets batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Bubba Chandler

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1A.J. EwingLCF61.257.325.70410469.705—

1A.J. Ewing CF · L.257/.325/.704·10 HRvs hand.70561H-Score

2Francisco LindorSSS73.224.309.73520440.774286 PA—

2Francisco Lindor SS · S.224/.309/.735·20 HRvs hand.774 · 286 PA73H-Score

3Bo BichetteR3B64.263.312.70417667.674466 PA—

3Bo Bichette 3B · R.263/.312/.704·17 HRvs hand.674 · 466 PA64H-Score

4Jared YoungL1B66.266.330.7599342.793—

4Jared Young 1B · L.266/.330/.759·9 HRvs hand.79366H-Score

5Luis Robert Jr.RCF58.221.300.70711230.687162 PA—

5Luis Robert Jr. CF · R.221/.300/.707·11 HRvs hand.687 · 162 PA58H-Score

6Brett BatyL3B57.235.309.67410457.711356 PA—

6Brett Baty 3B · L.235/.309/.674·10 HRvs hand.711 · 356 PA57H-Score

7Marcus SemienR2B47.219.285.62614527.617369 PA—

7Marcus Semien 2B · R.219/.285/.626·14 HRvs hand.617 · 369 PA47H-Score

8Jorge PolancoSDH20.148.201.4312145.492113 PA—

8Jorge Polanco DH · S.148/.201/.431·2 HRvs hand.492 · 113 PA20H-Score

9Francisco AlvarezRC65.232.312.71116403.750—

9Francisco Alvarez C · R.232/.312/.711·16 HRvs hand.75065H-Score

Pittsburgh Pirates batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Robert Stock

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Jake MangumSCF45.279.336.7065462.708320 PA—

1Jake Mangum CF · S.279/.336/.706·5 HRvs hand.708 · 320 PA45H-Score

2Brandon LoweL2B78.262.332.82433635.916No MLB historyNo MLB history

2Brandon Lowe 2B · L.262/.332/.824·33 HRvs hand.916 · No MLB history · No MLB78H-Score

3Bryan ReynoldsSLF80.262.365.78817680.773—

3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.262/.365/.788·17 HRvs hand.77380H-Score

4Spencer HorwitzL1B58.248.346.71310433.736—

4Spencer Horwitz 1B · L.248/.346/.713·10 HRvs hand.73658H-Score

5Nick GonzalesR3B57.302.365.7546592.795390 PA—

5Nick Gonzales 3B · R.302/.365/.754·6 HRvs hand.795 · 390 PA57H-Score

6Ronny SimonSRF—.313.353.791152.78323 PA · Limited history—

6Ronny Simon RF · S.313/.353/.791·1 HRvs hand.783 · 23 PA—H-Score

7Esmerlyn ValdezRRF78.232.345.85517287.761176 PA—

7Esmerlyn Valdez RF · R.232/.345/.855·17 HRvs hand.761 · 176 PA78H-Score

8Jacob GonzalezLSS44.223.275.6316219.691—

8Jacob Gonzalez SS · L.223/.275/.631·6 HRvs hand.69144H-Score

9Henry DavisRC51.169.272.58510291.665—

9Henry Davis C · R.169/.272/.585·10 HRvs hand.66551H-Score