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New York Mets vs Texas Rangers Starting Lineups — September 22, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

8:05 PM ET · Globe Life FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 22, 7:05 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:34 AM ET
NYM
74–88 · 5th NL East
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats3 L / 5 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.687 vs LHP
TEX
80–82 · 2nd AL West
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 7 R
OPS vs hand.763 vs LHP

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated Sep 22, 7:05 PM ET
NYMNYM
.727
−16 ptsOPS edge
TEXTEX
.743

Slight edge: TEX

Power
Season HR
144vs128
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.317vs.321
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.751vs.759
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.712vs.719

NYM wins 4 of 9 batting-order slots · TEX wins 5

NYMSlotTEX
Francisco Lindor.732
1
.768Wyatt Langford
Juan Soto.875
2
.742Corey Seager
Bo Bichette.706
3
.793Josh Jung
Mark Vientos.686
4
.733Jake Burger
Carson Benge.753
5
.730Brandon Nimmo
Marcus Semien.641
6
.751Ezequiel Duran
Francisco Alvarez.713
7
.794Justin Foscue
A.J. Ewing.707
8
.683Elias Díaz
Luis Torrens.716
9
.677Danny Jansen

6 of 9 New York Mets hitters have the platoon advantage vs MacKenzie Gore (7 of 9 for Texas Rangers)

New York Mets
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
  • Real power throughout the lineup
Texas Rangers
  • Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
  • Real power throughout the lineup

New York Mets batting order

Official lineupvs LHP MacKenzie Gore
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Francisco LindorSSS62.225.309.73221469.623125 PA0-for-8 · 8 PASmall sample
1Francisco Lindor SS · S.225/.309/.732·21 HRvs hand.623 · 125 PA · 0-for-8 · 8 PA · Small62H-Score
2Juan SotoLLF78.275.393.90827482.760139 PA2-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
2Juan Soto LF · L.275/.393/.908·27 HRvs hand.760 · 139 PA · 2-for-6 · 6 PA · Small78H-Score
3Bo BichetteR3B55.260.312.70218696.773173 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Bo Bichette 3B · R.260/.312/.702·18 HRvs hand.773 · 173 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small55H-Score
4Mark VientosR1B46.212.258.65213295.8940-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Mark Vientos 1B · R.212/.258/.652·13 HRvs hand.894 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small46H-Score
5Carson BengeLRF60.282.346.77620654.724161 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Carson Benge RF · L.282/.346/.776·20 HRvs hand.724 · 161 PA · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score
6Marcus SemienR2B40.215.280.62015547.661136 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Marcus Semien 2B · R.215/.280/.620·15 HRvs hand.661 · 136 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small40H-Score
7Francisco AlvarezRC56.233.311.71016420.6060-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Francisco Alvarez C · R.233/.311/.710·16 HRvs hand.606 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small56H-Score
8A.J. EwingLCF52.252.324.70011492.716No MLB historyNo MLB history
8A.J. Ewing CF · L.252/.324/.700·11 HRvs hand.716 · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
9Luis TorrensRC50.235.295.6919281.74880 PA1-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
9Luis Torrens C · R.235/.295/.691·9 HRvs hand.748 · 80 PA · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small50H-Score

Texas Rangers batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Sean Manaea
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Wyatt LangfordRLF58.238.333.75417471.7180-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
1Wyatt Langford LF · R.238/.333/.754·17 HRvs hand.718 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small58H-Score
2Corey SeagerLSS63.227.312.73620436.7671-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Corey Seager SS · L.227/.312/.736·20 HRvs hand.767 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small63H-Score
3Josh JungR3B70.299.365.82712444.993116 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Josh Jung 3B · R.299/.365/.827·12 HRvs hand.993 · 116 PA · No MLB history · No MLB70H-Score
4Jake BurgerR1B61.228.302.72328620.9293-for-8 · 8 PASmall sample
4Jake Burger 1B · R.228/.302/.723·28 HRvs hand.929 · 3-for-8 · 8 PA · Small61H-Score
5Brandon NimmoLRF62.260.324.72914655.8590-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260/.324/.729·14 HRvs hand.859 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small62H-Score
6Ezequiel DuranRSS57.260.320.73917597.8550-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260/.320/.739·17 HRvs hand.855 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small57H-Score
7Justin FoscueR2B60.271.332.816112471.008No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Justin Foscue 2B · R.271/.332/.816·11 HRvs hand1.008 · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score
8Elias DíazRC42.234.266.6708237.8121-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Elias Díaz C · R.234/.266/.670·8 HRvs hand.812 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small42H-Score
9Danny JansenRC40.203.296.6778227.5861-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Danny Jansen C · R.203/.296/.677·8 HRvs hand.586 · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small40H-Score