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New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins Starting Lineups — September 15, 2026

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

7:40 PM ET · Target FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 15, 4:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 27, 6:06 AM ET
NYY
93–68 · 2nd AL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 5 R
OPS vs hand.714 vs RHP
MIN
77–85 · 3rd AL Central
Official
StarterMax Fried
HandLHP
L / R bats1 L / 4 R / 3 S
OPS vs hand.678 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 15, 4:40 PM ET
NYYNYY
.741
+18 ptsOPS edge
MINMIN
.723

Slight edge: NYY

Power
Season HR
123vs106
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.318vs.321
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.795vs.748
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.675vs.695

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

NYYSlotMIN
Ben Rice.865
1
.747Luke Keaschall
Cody Bellinger.768
2
.741Kaelen Culpepper
Heliot Ramos.704
3
.743Josh Bell
Luis García Jr..841
4
.763Kody Clemens
Spencer Jones.761
5
.694Royce Lewis
George Lombard Jr..668
6
.725Brooks Lee
Anthony Volpe.680
7
.654Victor Caratini
Ali Sánchez.667
8
.743Emmanuel Rodriguez
José Caballero.678
9
.689Austin Martin

4 of 9 New York Yankees hitters have the platoon advantage vs Bailey Ober (7 of 9 for Minnesota Twins)

New York Yankees
  • Strong top of the order
  • Real power throughout the lineup
Minnesota Twins
  • Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots

New York Yankees batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Bailey Ober
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Ben RiceLDH82.264.363.89741667.961No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Ben Rice DH · L.264/.363/.897·41 HRvs hand.961 · No MLB history · No MLB82H-Score
2Cody BellingerLLF67.264.338.76717562.775No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Cody Bellinger LF · L.264/.338/.767·17 HRvs hand.775 · No MLB history · No MLB67H-Score
3Heliot RamosRLF60.245.305.71613442.696No MLB historyNo MLB history
3Heliot Ramos LF · R.245/.305/.716·13 HRvs hand.696 · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score
4Luis García Jr.L1B75.277.309.83030543.918424 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
4Luis García Jr. 1B · L.277/.309/.830·30 HRvs hand.918 · 424 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small75H-Score
5Spencer JonesLCF63.245.313.74211289.646No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Spencer Jones CF · L.245/.313/.742·11 HRvs hand.646 · No MLB history · No MLB63H-Score
6George Lombard Jr.RSS43.237.285.6997166.655No MLB historyNo MLB history
6George Lombard Jr. SS · R.237/.285/.699·7 HRvs hand.655 · No MLB history · No MLB43H-Score
7Anthony VolpeRSS44.245.321.6572246.6371-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
7Anthony Volpe SS · R.245/.321/.657·2 HRvs hand.637 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small44H-Score
8Ali SánchezRC—.244.275.577192.487No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Ali Sánchez C · R.244/.275/.577·1 HRvs hand.487 · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
9José CaballeroRSS40.231.290.65514456.6661-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9José Caballero SS · R.231/.290/.655·14 HRvs hand.666 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small40H-Score

Minnesota Twins batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Max Fried
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Luke KeaschallR2B57.282.374.78110620.688No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Luke Keaschall 2B · R.282/.374/.781·10 HRvs hand.688 · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score
2Kaelen CulpepperRSS41.274.328.7213128.81143 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Kaelen Culpepper SS · R.274/.328/.721·3 HRvs hand.811 · 43 PA · No MLB history · No MLB41H-Score
3Josh BellSDH66.255.319.73821631.7432-for-8 · 8 PASmall sample
3Josh Bell DH · S.255/.319/.738·21 HRvs hand.743 · 2-for-8 · 8 PA · Small66H-Score
4Kody ClemensL2B70.239.298.75827583.710No MLB historyNo MLB history
4Kody Clemens 2B · L.239/.298/.758·27 HRvs hand.710 · No MLB history · No MLB70H-Score
5Royce LewisR1B55.227.287.66715509.738146 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Royce Lewis 1B · R.227/.287/.667·15 HRvs hand.738 · 146 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small55H-Score
6Brooks LeeS3B58.253.300.72824631.587No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Brooks Lee 3B · S.253/.300/.728·24 HRvs hand.587 · No MLB history · No MLB58H-Score
7Victor CaratiniSC48.220.312.6277382.5750-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
7Victor Caratini C · S.220/.312/.627·7 HRvs hand.575 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small48H-Score
8Emmanuel RodriguezCF—.178.229.629248—No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Emmanuel Rodriguez CF.178/.229/.629·2 HRvs hand— · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
9Austin MartinRRF37.228.341.6563358.8081-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Austin Martin RF · R.228/.341/.656·3 HRvs hand.808 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small37H-Score