New York Mets vs Tampa Bay Rays Starting Lineup — Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026
Final Lineups
New York Mets @ Tampa Bay Rays · Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026
Francisco Lindor is 1-for-1 with a 3.000 OPS against Griffin Jax. Bo Bichette, Jared Young, and A.J. Ewing have all posted a .500 AVG and a 1.000 OPS across two at-bats each, while Luis Torrens has recorded a .500 AVG and a 2.500 OPS in his two plate appearances. Marcus Semien has struggled the most against the right-hander, going hitless in seven at-bats with a .000 AVG and .000 OPS. Meanwhile, Juan Soto, Carson Benge, and Nick Morabito have no prior MLB history against Jax.
The home side features almost no experience against Justin Hagenman, with Victor Mesa Jr. being the only player to have faced him, going hitless in one at-bat with a .000 AVG and .000 OPS. Yandy Díaz, Jonathan Aranda, Junior Caminero, Liam Hicks, Chandler Simpson, Jonny DeLuca, Richie Palacios, and Taylor Walls all have no prior MLB history against Hagenman.
The visiting lineup carries significantly more familiarity and past success into this matchup, whereas the home hitters are seeing their opposing starter for the very first time outside of a single plate appearance.
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francisco Lindor | 0.232 | 0.318 | 0.747 | 15 | 36 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2 | Juan Soto | 0.279 | 0.402 | 0.936 | 22 | 54 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| 3 | Bo Bichette | 0.262 | 0.310 | 0.700 | 14 | 66 | 0.500 | 1.000 |
| 4 | Carson Benge | 0.276 | 0.335 | 0.754 | 16 | 54 | — | — |
| 5 | Jared Young | 0.266 | 0.327 | 0.765 | 8 | 35 | 0.500 | 1.000 |
| 6 | Marcus Semien | 0.217 | 0.280 | 0.626 | 14 | 43 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 7 | A.J. Ewing | 0.237 | 0.310 | 0.659 | 7 | 28 | 0.500 | 1.000 |
| 8 | Nick Morabito | 0.000 | 0.143 | 0.143 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 9 | Luis Torrens | 0.239 | 0.302 | 0.703 | 8 | 33 | 0.500 | 2.500 |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yandy Díaz | 0.302 | 0.370 | 0.839 | 21 | 76 | — | — |
| 2 | Jonathan Aranda | 0.277 | 0.360 | 0.779 | 17 | 79 | — | — |
| 3 | Junior Caminero | 0.283 | 0.369 | 0.904 | 37 | 88 | — | — |
| 4 | Liam Hicks | 0.290 | 0.373 | 0.820 | 17 | 75 | — | — |
| 5 | Chandler Simpson | 0.310 | 0.338 | 0.701 | 0 | 31 | — | — |
| 6 | Victor Mesa Jr. | 0.227 | 0.298 | 0.752 | 10 | 22 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 7 | Jonny DeLuca | 0.264 | 0.296 | 0.726 | 9 | 42 | — | — |
| 8 | Richie Palacios | 0.226 | 0.321 | 0.653 | 5 | 39 | — | — |
| 9 | Taylor Walls | 0.221 | 0.305 | 0.599 | 2 | 33 | 0.000 | 1.000 |