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Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets 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.

7:15 PM ET · Citi FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 18, 5:15 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 4:31 AM ET
PHI
88–74 · 2nd NL East
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats4 L / 5 R
OPS vs hand.705 vs LHP
NYM
74–88 · 5th NL East
Official
StarterTim Mayza
HandLHP
L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.687 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 18, 5:15 PM ET
PHIPHI
.743
+20 ptsOPS edge
NYMNYM
.723

Slight edge: PHI

Power
Season HR
151vs135
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.323vs.316
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.790vs.765
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.702vs.678

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

PHISlotNYM
Kyle Schwarber.846
1
.742Francisco Lindor
Trea Turner.679
2
.871Juan Soto
Bryce Harper.862
3
.705Bo Bichette
Luis Arraez.771
4
.741Carson Benge
Alec Bohm.709
5
.684Mark Vientos
Edmundo Sosa.687
6
.706A.J. Ewing
Bryson Stott.717
7
.645Marcus Semien
J.T. Realmuto.658
8
.674Brett Baty
Derek Hill.730
9
.717Luis Torrens

5 of 9 Philadelphia Phillies hitters have the platoon advantage vs Zac Thornton (5 of 9 for New York Mets)

Philadelphia Phillies
  • Strong top of the order
  • Real power throughout the lineup
New York Mets
  • Real power throughout the lineup

Philadelphia Phillies batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Zac Thornton
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Kyle SchwarberLDH83.232.354.85745701.896258 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
1Kyle Schwarber DH · L.232/.354/.857·45 HRvs hand.896 · 258 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small83H-Score
2Trea TurnerRSS54.242.297.67519700.607235 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Trea Turner SS · R.242/.297/.675·19 HRvs hand.607 · 235 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small54H-Score
3Bryce HarperL1B78.269.380.86529693.657268 PA2-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Bryce Harper 1B · L.269/.380/.865·29 HRvs hand.657 · 268 PA · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small78H-Score
4Luis ArraezL2B55.310.345.7646655.764210 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
4Luis Arraez 2B · L.310/.345/.764·6 HRvs hand.764 · 210 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small55H-Score
5Alec BohmR3B64.249.315.69815629.816192 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Alec Bohm 3B · R.249/.315/.698·15 HRvs hand.816 · 192 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small64H-Score
6Edmundo SosaRLF51.247.283.7129250.835138 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Edmundo Sosa LF · R.247/.283/.712·9 HRvs hand.835 · 138 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small51H-Score
7Bryson StottL2B64.256.334.73510608.738145 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Bryson Stott 2B · L.256/.334/.735·10 HRvs hand.738 · 145 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small64H-Score
8J.T. RealmutoRC49.205.283.61411467.562123 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8J.T. Realmuto C · R.205/.283/.614·11 HRvs hand.562 · 123 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small49H-Score
9Derek HillRCF54.241.291.73311216.781138 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Derek Hill CF · R.241/.291/.733·11 HRvs hand.781 · 138 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small54H-Score

New York Mets batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Tim Mayza
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Francisco LindorSSS66.225.309.73221469.623125 PA1-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
1Francisco Lindor SS · S.225/.309/.732·21 HRvs hand.623 · 125 PA · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small66H-Score
2Juan SotoLLF84.275.393.90827482.760139 PA3-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
2Juan Soto LF · L.275/.393/.908·27 HRvs hand.760 · 139 PA · 3-for-6 · 6 PA · Small84H-Score
3Bo BichetteR3B60.260.312.70218696.773173 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
3Bo Bichette 3B · R.260/.312/.702·18 HRvs hand.773 · 173 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small60H-Score
4Carson BengeLRF64.282.346.77620654.724161 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
4Carson Benge RF · L.282/.346/.776·20 HRvs hand.724 · 161 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small64H-Score
5Mark VientosR1B49.212.258.65213295.894No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Mark Vientos 1B · R.212/.258/.652·13 HRvs hand.894 · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score
6A.J. EwingLCF56.252.324.70011492.7161-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
6A.J. Ewing CF · L.252/.324/.700·11 HRvs hand.716 · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small56H-Score
7Marcus SemienR2B44.215.280.62015547.661136 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Marcus Semien 2B · R.215/.280/.620·15 HRvs hand.661 · 136 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small44H-Score
8Brett BatyL3B54.238.311.68511473.48483 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
8Brett Baty 3B · L.238/.311/.685·11 HRvs hand.484 · 83 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small54H-Score
9Luis TorrensRC53.235.295.6919281.74880 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Luis Torrens C · R.235/.295/.691·9 HRvs hand.748 · 80 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small53H-Score