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New York Yankees vs Arizona Diamondbacks Starting Lineups — September 18, 2026

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

9:40 PM ET · Chase FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 18, 6:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 4:33 AM ET
NYY
93–68 · 2nd AL East
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats4 L / 5 R
OPS vs hand.733 vs LHP
AZ
86–76 · 3rd NL West
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 3 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.697 vs RHP

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 18, 6:40 PM ET
NYYNYY
.730
−8 ptsOPS edge
AZAZ
.738

Even matchup

Power
Season HR
120vs120
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.317vs.327
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.778vs.760
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.660vs.739

NYY wins 4 of 9 batting-order slots · AZ wins 5

NYYSlotAZ
Paul Goldschmidt.762
1
.722Lars Nootbaar
Cody Bellinger.783
2
.753Ketel Marte
Heliot Ramos.707
3
.846Gabriel Moreno
Ben Rice.862
4
.722Geraldo Perdomo
Amed Rosario.698
5
.612Pavin Smith
Spencer Jones.751
6
.763Nolan Arenado
George Lombard Jr..668
7
.785Corbin Carroll
Austin Wells.618
8
.726Jesús Sánchez
Anthony Volpe.696
9
.705Tim Tawa

5 of 9 New York Yankees hitters have the platoon advantage vs Eduardo Rodriguez (6 of 9 for Arizona Diamondbacks)

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

New York Yankees batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Eduardo Rodriguez
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Paul GoldschmidtR1B58.252.313.765183801.012No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Paul Goldschmidt 1B · R.252/.313/.765·18 HRvs hand1.012 · No MLB history · No MLB58H-Score
2Cody BellingerLLF67.264.338.76717562.7611-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Cody Bellinger LF · L.264/.338/.767·17 HRvs hand.761 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small67H-Score
3Heliot RamosRLF60.245.305.71613442.8753-for-14 · 14 PASmall sample
3Heliot Ramos LF · R.245/.305/.716·13 HRvs hand.875 · 3-for-14 · 14 PA · Small60H-Score
4Ben RiceLDH82.264.363.89741667.789No MLB historyNo MLB history
4Ben Rice DH · L.264/.363/.897·41 HRvs hand.789 · No MLB history · No MLB82H-Score
5Amed RosarioR3B47.238.279.68410244.6151-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Amed Rosario 3B · R.238/.279/.684·10 HRvs hand.615 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small47H-Score
6Spencer JonesLCF63.245.313.742112891.185No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Spencer Jones CF · L.245/.313/.742·11 HRvs hand1.185 · No MLB history · No MLB63H-Score
7George Lombard Jr.RSS43.237.285.6997166.733No MLB historyNo MLB history
7George Lombard Jr. SS · R.237/.285/.699·7 HRvs hand.733 · No MLB history · No MLB43H-Score
8Austin WellsLC52.186.292.62414388.43699 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Austin Wells C · L.186/.292/.624·14 HRvs hand.436 · 99 PA · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
9Anthony VolpeRSS44.245.321.6572246.6691-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Anthony Volpe SS · R.245/.321/.657·2 HRvs hand.669 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small44H-Score

Arizona Diamondbacks batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Gerrit Cole
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Lars NootbaarLLF63.239.342.7218334.8000-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
1Lars Nootbaar LF · L.239/.342/.721·8 HRvs hand.800 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small63H-Score
2Ketel MarteS2B70.249.316.74822624.687No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Ketel Marte 2B · S.249/.316/.748·22 HRvs hand.687 · No MLB history · No MLB70H-Score
3Gabriel MorenoRC75.311.388.87416549.909401 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Gabriel Moreno C · R.311/.388/.874·16 HRvs hand.909 · 401 PA · No MLB history · No MLB75H-Score
4Geraldo PerdomoSSS60.262.370.7479680.762No MLB historyNo MLB history
4Geraldo Perdomo SS · S.262/.370/.747·9 HRvs hand.762 · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score
5Pavin SmithL1B28.183.262.5563122.574No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Pavin Smith 1B · L.183/.262/.556·3 HRvs hand.574 · No MLB history · No MLB28H-Score
6Nolan ArenadoR3B62.255.331.80630599.77510-for-22 · 22 PALimited history
6Nolan Arenado 3B · R.255/.331/.806·30 HRvs hand.775 · 10-for-22 · 22 PA · Limited62H-Score
7Corbin CarrollLRF75.239.328.79522671.727No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Corbin Carroll RF · L.239/.328/.795·22 HRvs hand.727 · No MLB history · No MLB75H-Score
8Jesús SánchezLDH52.254.311.7128315.755280 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
8Jesús Sánchez DH · L.254/.311/.712·8 HRvs hand.755 · 280 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small52H-Score
9Tim TawaR1B54.240.297.69011351.704No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Tim Tawa 1B · R.240/.297/.690·11 HRvs hand.704 · No MLB history · No MLB54H-Score