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New York Mets vs Tampa Bay Rays Starting Lineups — September 1, 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 · Sep 1, 3:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 16, 3:34 AM ET
NYM
74–88 · 5th NL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.713 vs RHP
TB
98–64 · 1st AL East
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 6 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.679 vs LHP

New York Mets batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Freddy Peralta
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Francisco LindorSSS66.225.309.73221469.775286 PA1-for-9 · 9 PASmall sample
1Francisco Lindor SS · S.225/.309/.732·21 HRvs hand.775 · 286 PA · 1-for-9 · 9 PA · Small66H-Score
2Juan SotoLLF84.275.393.90827482.983286 PA1-for-12 · 12 PASmall sample
2Juan Soto LF · L.275/.393/.908·27 HRvs hand.983 · 286 PA · 1-for-12 · 12 PA · Small84H-Score
3Bo BichetteR3B60.260.312.70218696.670466 PA1-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
3Bo Bichette 3B · R.260/.312/.702·18 HRvs hand.670 · 466 PA · 1-for-5 · 5 PA · Small60H-Score
4Carson BengeLRF64.282.346.77620654.780438 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Carson Benge RF · L.282/.346/.776·20 HRvs hand.780 · 438 PA · No MLB history · No MLB64H-Score
5Jared YoungL1B64.266.330.7599342.793280 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Jared Young 1B · L.266/.330/.759·9 HRvs hand.793 · 280 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small64H-Score
6Brett BatyL3B54.238.311.68511473.729356 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Brett Baty 3B · L.238/.311/.685·11 HRvs hand.729 · 356 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small54H-Score
7Francisco AlvarezRC60.233.311.71016420.7490-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Francisco Alvarez C · R.233/.311/.710·16 HRvs hand.749 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small60H-Score
8A.J. EwingLCF57.252.324.70011492.713No MLB historyNo MLB history
8A.J. Ewing CF · L.252/.324/.700·11 HRvs hand.713 · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score
9Nick MorabitoRLF—.195.283.527046.643No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Nick Morabito LF · R.195/.283/.527·0 HRvs hand.643 · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score

Tampa Bay Rays batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Sean Manaea
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Yandy DíazRDH78.293.359.80522686.780202 PA0-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293/.359/.805·22 HRvs hand.780 · 202 PA · 0-for-5 · 5 PA · Small78H-Score
2Ryan ViladeRRF60.245.321.75011278.835No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Ryan Vilade RF · R.245/.321/.750·11 HRvs hand.835 · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score
3Junior CamineroR3B87.276.360.88442702.916195 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Junior Caminero 3B · R.276/.360/.884·42 HRvs hand.916 · 195 PA · No MLB history · No MLB87H-Score
4Jonny DeLucaRRF47.266.300.72911370.6870-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Jonny DeLuca RF · R.266/.300/.729·11 HRvs hand.687 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small47H-Score
5Jorge MateoRSS31.203.245.5595221.5690-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
5Jorge Mateo SS · R.203/.245/.559·5 HRvs hand.569 · 0-for-6 · 6 PA · Small31H-Score
6Chandler SimpsonLLF43.306.333.6890612.633211 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Chandler Simpson LF · L.306/.333/.689·0 HRvs hand.633 · 211 PA · No MLB history · No MLB43H-Score
7Nick FortesRC41.258.304.6806323.6443-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
7Nick Fortes C · R.258/.304/.680·6 HRvs hand.644 · 3-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small41H-Score
8Victor Mesa Jr.LRF70.260.327.82514262.86866 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Victor Mesa Jr. RF · L.260/.327/.825·14 HRvs hand.868 · 66 PA · No MLB history · No MLB70H-Score
9Taylor WallsSSS34.222.309.6072433.519143 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Taylor Walls SS · S.222/.309/.607·2 HRvs hand.519 · 143 PA · No MLB history · No MLB34H-Score