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New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates Starting Lineups — August 9, 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 · PNC ParkFinal lineups locked · Aug 9, 12:00 PM ETStats updated Sep 23, 9:12 AM ET

New York Mets

71–85 · 5th NL East

Official

StarterJared Jones

HandRHP

L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.711 vs RHP

Pittsburgh Pirates

79–77 · 3rd NL Central

Official

StarterSean Manaea

HandLHP

L / R bats1 L / 5 R / 3 S

OPS vs hand.699 vs LHP

New York Mets batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Jared Jones

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1A.J. EwingLCF61.257.326.70510473.7100-for-1Very small sample

1A.J. Ewing CF · L.257/.326/.705·10 HRvs hand.710 · 0-for-1 · Very small61H-Score

2Francisco LindorSSS72.225.310.73420445.776286 PA0-for-2Very small sample

2Francisco Lindor SS · S.225/.310/.734·20 HRvs hand.776 · 286 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small72H-Score

3Bo BichetteR3B64.263.313.70417672.676466 PA—

3Bo Bichette 3B · R.263/.313/.704·17 HRvs hand.676 · 466 PA64H-Score

4Carson BengeLRF69.277.341.76419631.769438 PA1-for-2Very small sample

4Carson Benge RF · L.277/.341/.764·19 HRvs hand.769 · 438 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small69H-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

6Jared YoungL1B66.266.330.7599342.793—

6Jared Young 1B · L.266/.330/.759·9 HRvs hand.79366H-Score

7Marcus SemienR2B47.217.282.62014532.612369 PA—

7Marcus Semien 2B · R.217/.282/.620·14 HRvs hand.612 · 369 PA47H-Score

8Brett BatyL3B58.236.312.68110460.720356 PA0-for-2Very small sample

8Brett Baty 3B · L.236/.312/.681·10 HRvs hand.720 · 356 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small58H-Score

9Francisco AlvarezRC65.234.313.71816408.7520-for-2Very small sample

9Francisco Alvarez C · R.234/.313/.718·16 HRvs hand.752 · 0-for-2 · Very small65H-Score

Pittsburgh Pirates batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Sean Manaea

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Jake MangumSCF45.279.336.7065462.675127 PA—

1Jake Mangum CF · S.279/.336/.706·5 HRvs hand.675 · 127 PA45H-Score

2Ronny SimonSRF—.294.333.745155.36412 PA · Small sample—

2Ronny Simon RF · S.294/.333/.745·1 HRvs hand.364 · 12 PA—H-Score

3Bryan ReynoldsSLF80.262.365.79017684.8242-for-9Small sample

3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.262/.365/.790·17 HRvs hand.824 · 2-for-9 · Small80H-Score

4Nick GonzalesR3B57.302.365.7546592.653182 PA0-for-3Very small sample

4Nick Gonzales 3B · R.302/.365/.754·6 HRvs hand.653 · 182 PA · 0-for-3 · Very small57H-Score

5Esmerlyn ValdezRRF78.232.345.855172871.011111 PA—

5Esmerlyn Valdez RF · R.232/.345/.855·17 HRvs hand1.011 · 111 PA78H-Score

6Brandon LoweL2B78.260.330.81933639.6120-for-5Small sample

6Brandon Lowe 2B · L.260/.330/.819·33 HRvs hand.612 · 0-for-5 · Small78H-Score

7Rafael Flores Jr.RC73.279.351.89510151.809—

7Rafael Flores Jr. C · R.279/.351/.895·10 HRvs hand.80973H-Score

8Jared TrioloRSS41.240.311.6173355.6880-for-2Very small sample

8Jared Triolo SS · R.240/.311/.617·3 HRvs hand.688 · 0-for-2 · Very small41H-Score

9Henry DavisRC51.169.272.58510291.370No MLB historyNo MLB history

9Henry Davis C · R.169/.272/.585·10 HRvs hand.370 · No MLB history · No MLB51H-Score