Philadelphia Phillies vs Kansas City Royals Starting Lineup — Sunday, Jul 5, 2026

Philadelphia has very little established history against Luinder Avila. Kyle Schwarber is 0-for-1 in 1 PA with a .000 OPS, and Bryce Harper is also 0-for-1 in 1 PA with a .000 OPS. Trea Turner, Brandon Marsh, Alec Bohm, Bryson Stott, Gabriel Rincones Jr., Justin Crawford, and Garrett Stubbs have no MLB history vs that pitcher.

Kansas City brings several hitters with at least some prior exposure to Aaron Nola. Bobby Witt Jr. has the best track record at 3-for-6 with a .500 average and 1.833 OPS, while Lane Thomas has the largest sample at 4-for-16 with a .250 average and .813 OPS. Salvador Perez is 2-for-8 with a .250 average and .875 OPS, Josh Rojas is 2-for-9 with a .222 average and .666 OPS, and Michael Massey is 1-for-5 in 6 PA with one walk and a 1.133 OPS. Jac Caglianone and Isaac Collins are each 1-for-3 with a 1.666 OPS, while Carter Jensen is hitless at 0-for-2 in 2 PA with a .000 OPS; Kameron Misner has no MLB history vs that pitcher.

The Royals clearly have the more familiar group against the opposing starter. Philadelphia’s lineup is mostly seeing Avila for the first time, while Kansas City has multiple hitters with meaningful prior looks at Nola.