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New York Mets vs Tampa Bay Rays Starting Lineups — September 2, 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 2, 3:45 PM ETStats updated Oct 18, 3:33 AM ET
NYM
74–88 · 5th NL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.713 vs RHP
TB
98–64 · 1st AL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.752 vs RHP

New York Mets batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Griffin Jax
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Francisco LindorSSS66.225.309.73221469.775286 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
1Francisco Lindor SS · S.225/.309/.732·21 HRvs hand.775 · 286 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small66H-Score
2Juan SotoLLF84.275.393.90827482.983286 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Juan Soto LF · L.275/.393/.908·27 HRvs hand.983 · 286 PA · No MLB history · No MLB84H-Score
3Bo BichetteR3B60.260.312.70218696.670466 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Bo Bichette 3B · R.260/.312/.702·18 HRvs hand.670 · 466 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very 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 YoungL1B62.266.330.7599342.793280 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Jared Young 1B · L.266/.330/.759·9 HRvs hand.793 · 280 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small62H-Score
6Marcus SemienR2B44.215.280.62015547.607369 PA0-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
6Marcus Semien 2B · R.215/.280/.620·15 HRvs hand.607 · 369 PA · 0-for-7 · 7 PA · Small44H-Score
7A.J. EwingLCF57.252.324.70011492.7131-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7A.J. Ewing CF · L.252/.324/.700·11 HRvs hand.713 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small57H-Score
8Nick MorabitoRLF—.195.283.527046.643No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Nick Morabito LF · R.195/.283/.527·0 HRvs hand.643 · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
9Luis TorrensRC53.235.295.6919281.676181 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Luis Torrens C · R.235/.295/.691·9 HRvs hand.676 · 181 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small53H-Score

Tampa Bay Rays batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Justin Hagenman
#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 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Liam Hicks C · L.284/.367/.801·18 HRvs hand.902 · 409 PA · No MLB history · No MLB61H-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
6Victor Mesa Jr.LRF70.260.327.82514262.811196 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
6Victor Mesa Jr. RF · L.260/.327/.825·14 HRvs hand.811 · 196 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small70H-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