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New York Yankees vs Minnesota Twins Starting Lineups — September 16, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
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Lineup strength vs today's starter
Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.
NYY.752
+21 ptsOPS edge
MIN
.731
Slight edge: NYY
Power
Season HR
139vs93
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.323vs.323
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.828vs.747
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.654vs.708
NYY wins 5 of 9 batting-order slots · MIN wins 4
NYYSlotMIN
Ben Rice.860
1.752Luke Keaschall
Cody Bellinger.779
2.683Austin Martin
Aaron Judge.837
3.817Ryan Jeffers
Luis García Jr..837
4.737Josh Bell
Spencer Jones.766
5.765Kody Clemens
George Lombard Jr..677
6.692Royce Lewis
Ryan McMahon.653
7.766Emmanuel Rodriguez
Austin Wells.621
8.664Ryan Kreidler
Anthony Volpe.690
9.693Ben Ross
6 of 9 New York Yankees hitters have the platoon advantage vs Zebby Matthews (7 of 9 for Minnesota Twins)
New York Yankees
- Strong top of the order
- Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
- Real power throughout the lineup
- Bottom third drops off sharply
Minnesota Twins
- Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots