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New York Mets vs Washington Nationals Starting Lineups — September 27, 2026

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

1:05 PM ET · Nationals ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 27, 11:35 AM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:34 AM ET
NYM
74–88 · 5th NL East
Official
StarterDJ Herz
HandLHP
L / R bats4 L / 3 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.687 vs LHP
WSH
77–85 · 4th NL East
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats3 L / 5 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 27, 11:35 AM ET
NYMNYM
.724
−11 ptsOPS edge
WSHWSH
.735

Even matchup

Power
Season HR
134vs133
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.317vs.323
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.770vs.803
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.695vs.659

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

NYMSlotWSH
Francisco Lindor.721
1
.871James Wood
Juan Soto.885
2
.812Andrés Chaparro
Bo Bichette.707
3
.711Brady House
Carson Benge.766
4
.818CJ Abrams
Marcus Semien.635
5
.673Dylan Crews
Brett Baty.693
6
.711Jacob Young
Luis Torrens.703
7
.728Daylen Lile
A.J. Ewing.706
8
.682Harry Ford
Ronny Mauricio.676
9
.565Nasim Nuñez

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

New York Mets
  • Real power throughout the lineup
Washington Nationals
  • Strong top of the order
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
  • Real power throughout the lineup
  • Bottom third drops off sharply

New York Mets batting order

Official lineupvs LHP DJ Herz
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Francisco LindorSSS62.225.309.73221469.623125 PA3-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
1Francisco Lindor SS · S.225/.309/.732·21 HRvs hand.623 · 125 PA · 3-for-6 · 6 PA · Small62H-Score
2Juan SotoLLF78.275.393.90827482.760139 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Juan Soto LF · L.275/.393/.908·27 HRvs hand.760 · 139 PA · No MLB history · No MLB78H-Score
3Bo BichetteR3B55.260.312.70218696.773173 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Bo Bichette 3B · R.260/.312/.702·18 HRvs hand.773 · 173 PA · No MLB history · No MLB55H-Score
4Carson BengeLRF60.282.346.77620654.724161 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Carson Benge RF · L.282/.346/.776·20 HRvs hand.724 · 161 PA · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score
5Marcus SemienR2B40.215.280.62015547.661136 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Marcus Semien 2B · R.215/.280/.620·15 HRvs hand.661 · 136 PA · No MLB history · No MLB40H-Score
6Brett BatyL3B51.238.311.68511473.48483 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Brett Baty 3B · L.238/.311/.685·11 HRvs hand.484 · 83 PA · No MLB history · No MLB51H-Score
7Luis TorrensRC50.235.295.6919281.74880 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Luis Torrens C · R.235/.295/.691·9 HRvs hand.748 · 80 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small50H-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
9Ronny MauricioSSS—.220.258.699462.45511 PA · Small sampleNo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Ronny Mauricio SS · S.220/.258/.699·4 HRvs hand.455 · 11 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score

Washington Nationals batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Sean Manaea
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1James WoodLRF76.265.388.89130623.826198 PA0-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
1James Wood RF · L.265/.388/.891·30 HRvs hand.826 · 198 PA · 0-for-6 · 6 PA · Small76H-Score
2Andrés ChaparroR1B65.263.360.88513228.8170-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Andrés Chaparro 1B · R.263/.360/.885·13 HRvs hand.817 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small65H-Score
3Brady HouseR3B52.247.313.71010355.9752-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Brady House 3B · R.247/.313/.710·10 HRvs hand.975 · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small52H-Score
4CJ AbramsLSS60.261.336.83333654.6900-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4CJ Abrams SS · L.261/.336/.833·33 HRvs hand.690 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small60H-Score
5Dylan CrewsRRF49.223.289.66313443.861126 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Dylan Crews RF · R.223/.289/.663·13 HRvs hand.861 · 126 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small49H-Score
6Jacob YoungRCF49.252.318.70810471.8132-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
6Jacob Young CF · R.252/.318/.708·10 HRvs hand.813 · 2-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small49H-Score
7Daylen LileLLF57.246.296.72522655.5951-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
7Daylen Lile LF · L.246/.296/.725·22 HRvs hand.595 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small57H-Score
8Harry FordRC40.190.314.6643118.8320-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Harry Ford C · R.190/.314/.664·3 HRvs hand.832 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small40H-Score
9Nasim NuñezS2B28.209.291.5351493.586138 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Nasim Nuñez 2B · S.209/.291/.535·1 HRvs hand.586 · 138 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small28H-Score