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New York Mets vs Texas Rangers Starting Lineups — September 23, 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 23, 5:06 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:34 AM ET
Lineup strength vs today's starter
Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.
NYM.721
−1 ptsOPS edge
TEX
.722
Even matchup
Power
Season HR
135vs120
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.317vs.321
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.749vs.759
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.694vs.652
NYM wins 5 of 9 batting-order slots · TEX wins 4
NYMSlotTEX
Francisco Lindor.732
1.768Wyatt Langford
Juan Soto.874
2.742Corey Seager
Bo Bichette.706
3.793Josh Jung
Mark Vientos.682
4.730Brandon Nimmo
Carson Benge.758
5.751Ezequiel Duran
Marcus Semien.636
6.733Jake Burger
Francisco Alvarez.719
7.652Nicky Lopez
A.J. Ewing.708
8.677Danny Jansen
Nick Morabito.656
9.626Evan Carter
6 of 9 New York Mets hitters have the platoon advantage vs Cody Bradford (4 of 9 for Texas Rangers)
New York Mets
- Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
- Real power throughout the lineup
Texas Rangers
- Real power throughout the lineup
- Bottom third drops off sharply