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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 Oct 29, 3:36 AM ET

New York Mets

74–88 · 5th NL East

Official

StarterBubba Chandler

HandRHP

L / R bats3 L / 4 R / 2 S

OPS vs hand.713 vs RHP

Pittsburgh Pirates

82–80 · 3rd NL Central

Official

StarterRobert Stock

HandRHP

L / R bats3 L / 3 R / 3 S

OPS vs hand.749 vs RHP

New York Mets batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Bubba Chandler

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1A.J. EwingLCF52.252.324.70011492.713—

1A.J. Ewing CF · L.252/.324/.700·11 HRvs hand.71352H-Score

2Francisco LindorSSS62.225.309.73221469.775286 PA—

2Francisco Lindor SS · S.225/.309/.732·21 HRvs hand.775 · 286 PA62H-Score

3Bo BichetteR3B55.260.312.70218696.670466 PA—

3Bo Bichette 3B · R.260/.312/.702·18 HRvs hand.670 · 466 PA55H-Score

4Jared YoungL1B58.266.330.7599342.793280 PA—

4Jared Young 1B · L.266/.330/.759·9 HRvs hand.793 · 280 PA58H-Score

5Luis Robert Jr.RCF46.221.300.70711230.500162 PA—

5Luis Robert Jr. CF · R.221/.300/.707·11 HRvs hand.500 · 162 PA46H-Score

6Brett BatyL3B51.238.311.68511473.729356 PA—

6Brett Baty 3B · L.238/.311/.685·11 HRvs hand.729 · 356 PA51H-Score

7Marcus SemienR2B40.215.280.62015547.607369 PA—

7Marcus Semien 2B · R.215/.280/.620·15 HRvs hand.607 · 369 PA40H-Score

8Jorge PolancoSDH17.148.201.4312145.492113 PA—

8Jorge Polanco DH · S.148/.201/.431·2 HRvs hand.492 · 113 PA17H-Score

9Francisco AlvarezRC56.233.311.71016420.749—

9Francisco Alvarez C · R.233/.311/.710·16 HRvs hand.74956H-Score

Pittsburgh Pirates batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Robert Stock

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Jake MangumSCF38.276.331.6945479.700320 PA—

1Jake Mangum CF · S.276/.331/.694·5 HRvs hand.700 · 320 PA38H-Score

2Brandon LoweL2B68.260.331.82435656.910No MLB historyNo MLB history

2Brandon Lowe 2B · L.260/.331/.824·35 HRvs hand.910 · No MLB history · No MLB68H-Score

3Bryan ReynoldsSLF69.261.365.78917699.779—

3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.261/.365/.789·17 HRvs hand.77969H-Score

4Spencer HorwitzL1B49.244.344.70810451.734—

4Spencer Horwitz 1B · L.244/.344/.708·10 HRvs hand.73449H-Score

5Nick GonzalesR3B48.303.367.7556608.790390 PA—

5Nick Gonzales 3B · R.303/.367/.755·6 HRvs hand.790 · 390 PA48H-Score

6Ronny SimonSRF—.254.299.648168.61223 PA · Limited history—

6Ronny Simon RF · S.254/.299/.648·1 HRvs hand.612 · 23 PA—H-Score

7Esmerlyn ValdezRRF67.232.345.85517287.761176 PA—

7Esmerlyn Valdez RF · R.232/.345/.855·17 HRvs hand.761 · 176 PA67H-Score

8Jacob GonzalezLSS38.220.274.6387227.555—

8Jacob Gonzalez SS · L.220/.274/.638·7 HRvs hand.55538H-Score

9Henry DavisRC44.172.272.58510298.658—

9Henry Davis C · R.172/.272/.585·10 HRvs hand.65844H-Score