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New York Mets vs Washington Nationals Starting Lineups — September 25, 2026

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

6:45 PM ET · Nationals ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 25, 4:45 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
WSH
77–85 · 4th NL East
Official
StarterJefry Yan
HandLHP
L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.773 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 25, 4:45 PM ET
NYMNYM
.715
−37 ptsOPS edge
WSHWSH
.752

Slight edge: WSH

Power
Season HR
138vs141
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.313vs.327
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.746vs.765
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.651vs.721

NYM wins 3 of 9 batting-order slots · WSH wins 6

NYMSlotWSH
Francisco Lindor.728
1
.866James Wood
Juan Soto.881
2
.812Andrés Chaparro
Bo Bichette.699
3
.707Brady House
Mark Vientos.674
4
.668Dylan Crews
Carson Benge.752
5
.822CJ Abrams
Francisco Alvarez.721
6
.709Jacob Young
Marcus Semien.640
7
.730Daylen Lile
A.J. Ewing.705
8
.758Keibert Ruiz
Christopher Morel.606
9
.675Jorbit Vivas

6 of 9 New York Mets hitters have the platoon advantage vs Andrew Alvarez (5 of 9 for Washington Nationals)

New York Mets
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
  • Real power throughout the lineup
  • Bottom third drops off sharply
Washington Nationals
  • Real power throughout the lineup
  • No easy outs at the bottom

New York Mets batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Andrew Alvarez
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Francisco LindorSSS62.225.309.73221469.623125 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
1Francisco Lindor SS · S.225/.309/.732·21 HRvs hand.623 · 125 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small62H-Score
2Juan SotoLLF78.275.393.90827482.760139 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Juan Soto LF · L.275/.393/.908·27 HRvs hand.760 · 139 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small78H-Score
3Bo BichetteR3B55.260.312.70218696.773173 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
3Bo Bichette 3B · R.260/.312/.702·18 HRvs hand.773 · 173 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small55H-Score
4Mark VientosR1B46.212.258.65213295.8940-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
4Mark Vientos 1B · R.212/.258/.652·13 HRvs hand.894 · 0-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small46H-Score
5Carson BengeLRF60.282.346.77620654.724161 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
5Carson Benge RF · L.282/.346/.776·20 HRvs hand.724 · 161 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small60H-Score
6Francisco AlvarezRC56.233.311.71016420.6061-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Francisco Alvarez C · R.233/.311/.710·16 HRvs hand.606 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small56H-Score
7Marcus SemienR2B40.215.280.62015547.661136 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Marcus Semien 2B · R.215/.280/.620·15 HRvs hand.661 · 136 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small40H-Score
8A.J. EwingLCF52.252.324.70011492.7160-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
8A.J. Ewing CF · L.252/.324/.700·11 HRvs hand.716 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small52H-Score
9Christopher MorelR1B17.173.229.4741105.4051-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Christopher Morel 1B · R.173/.229/.474·1 HRvs hand.405 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small17H-Score

Washington Nationals batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Jefry Yan
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1James WoodLRF76.265.388.89130623.826198 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1James Wood RF · L.265/.388/.891·30 HRvs hand.826 · 198 PA · No MLB history · No MLB76H-Score
2Andrés ChaparroR1B65.263.360.88513228.817No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Andrés Chaparro 1B · R.263/.360/.885·13 HRvs hand.817 · No MLB history · No MLB65H-Score
3Brady HouseR3B52.247.313.71010355.975No MLB historyNo MLB history
3Brady House 3B · R.247/.313/.710·10 HRvs hand.975 · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
4Dylan CrewsRRF49.223.289.66313443.861126 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Dylan Crews RF · R.223/.289/.663·13 HRvs hand.861 · 126 PA · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score
5CJ AbramsLSS66.261.336.83333654.6900-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
5CJ Abrams SS · L.261/.336/.833·33 HRvs hand.690 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small66H-Score
6Jacob YoungRCF49.252.318.70810471.8130-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
6Jacob Young CF · R.252/.318/.708·10 HRvs hand.813 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small49H-Score
7Daylen LileLLF57.246.296.72522655.5950-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Daylen Lile LF · L.246/.296/.725·22 HRvs hand.595 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small57H-Score
8Keibert RuizSC54.280.316.75910354.77594 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Keibert Ruiz C · S.280/.316/.759·10 HRvs hand.775 · 94 PA · No MLB history · No MLB54H-Score
9Jorbit VivasL3B39.238.331.6533364.60343 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Jorbit Vivas 3B · L.238/.331/.653·3 HRvs hand.603 · 43 PA · No MLB history · No MLB39H-Score