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New York Mets vs Tampa Bay Rays Starting Lineups — August 31, 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 · Tropicana FieldFinal lineups locked · Aug 31, 3:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 15, 3:34 AM ET

New York Mets

74–88 · 5th NL East

Official

StarterIan Seymour

HandLHP

L / R bats3 L / 5 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.687 vs LHP

Tampa Bay Rays

98–64 · 1st AL East

Official

StarterRobert Stock

HandRHP

L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.752 vs RHP

New York Mets batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Ian Seymour

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Francisco LindorSSS66.225.309.73221469.623125 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

1Francisco Lindor SS · S.225/.309/.732·21 HRvs hand.623 · 125 PA · No MLB history · No MLB66H-Score

2Bo BichetteR3B60.260.312.70218696.773173 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

2Bo Bichette 3B · R.260/.312/.702·18 HRvs hand.773 · 173 PA · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score

3Carson BengeLRF64.282.346.77620654.724161 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

3Carson Benge RF · L.282/.346/.776·20 HRvs hand.724 · 161 PA · No MLB history · No MLB64H-Score

4Mark VientosR1B49.212.258.65213295.894No MLB historyNo MLB history

4Mark Vientos 1B · R.212/.258/.652·13 HRvs hand.894 · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score

5Jared YoungL1B64.266.330.7599342.60662 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

5Jared Young 1B · L.266/.330/.759·9 HRvs hand.606 · 62 PA · No MLB history · No MLB64H-Score

6Christopher MorelR1B21.173.229.4741105.4050-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample

6Christopher Morel 1B · R.173/.229/.474·1 HRvs hand.405 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small21H-Score

7Marcus SemienR2B44.215.280.62015547.661136 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

7Marcus Semien 2B · R.215/.280/.620·15 HRvs hand.661 · 136 PA · No MLB history · No MLB44H-Score

8A.J. EwingLCF57.252.324.70011492.716No MLB historyNo MLB history

8A.J. Ewing CF · L.252/.324/.700·11 HRvs hand.716 · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score

9Francisco AlvarezRC60.233.311.71016420.606No MLB historyNo MLB history

9Francisco Alvarez C · R.233/.311/.710·16 HRvs hand.606 · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score

Tampa Bay Rays batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Robert Stock

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Yandy DíazRDH78.293.359.80522686.816484 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293/.359/.805·22 HRvs hand.816 · 484 PA · No MLB history · No MLB78H-Score

2Jonathan ArandaL1B67.274.358.79222668.837478 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

2Jonathan Aranda 1B · L.274/.358/.792·22 HRvs hand.837 · 478 PA · No MLB history · No MLB67H-Score

3Junior CamineroR3B87.276.360.88442702.871507 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

3Junior Caminero 3B · R.276/.360/.884·42 HRvs hand.871 · 507 PA · No MLB history · No MLB87H-Score

4Liam HicksLC61.284.367.80118554.902409 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample

4Liam Hicks C · L.284/.367/.801·18 HRvs hand.902 · 409 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small61H-Score

5Chandler SimpsonLLF43.306.333.6890612.718401 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

5Chandler Simpson LF · L.306/.333/.689·0 HRvs hand.718 · 401 PA · No MLB history · No MLB43H-Score

6Cedric MullinsLCF47.205.284.62815502.647383 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

6Cedric Mullins CF · L.205/.284/.628·15 HRvs hand.647 · 383 PA · No MLB history · No MLB47H-Score

7Jonny DeLucaRRF47.266.300.72911370.773No MLB historyNo MLB history

7Jonny DeLuca RF · R.266/.300/.729·11 HRvs hand.773 · No MLB history · No MLB47H-Score

8Richie PalaciosL2B49.235.330.70410399.748No MLB historyNo MLB history

8Richie Palacios 2B · L.235/.330/.704·10 HRvs hand.748 · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score

9Taylor WallsSSS34.222.309.6072433.644267 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

9Taylor Walls SS · S.222/.309/.607·2 HRvs hand.644 · 267 PA · No MLB history · No MLB34H-Score