Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Yankees Starting Lineup — Monday, Jul 20, 2026

Pittsburgh has only a handful of prior looks at Ryan Weathers, and Bryan Reynolds owns the standout history at 3-for-4 in 5 PA with a 2.050 OPS. Marcell Ozuna is 1-for-2 with a 1.500 OPS, while Henry Davis is hitless at 0-for-2 in 4 PA but has a .500 OPS. Nick Gonzales is 0-for-2, Brandon Lowe is 0-for-2, and Jared Triolo is 0-for-3, with each carrying a .000 OPS in those matchups. Esmerlyn Valdez, Ryan O'Hearn, and Billy Cook have no MLB history vs Weathers.

New York enters with an entirely clean slate against Braxton Ashcraft. Trent Grisham, Ben Rice, Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Jasson Domínguez, Ryan McMahon, Austin Wells, and José Caballero all have no MLB history vs Ashcraft. That leaves no established batter-versus-pitcher track record anywhere in the home lineup.

The clear edge in familiarity belongs to Pittsburgh, even if the sample is small. New York has no prior major league exposure to Ashcraft at all, while the Pirates at least have a few hitters who have already seen Weathers, led by Reynolds.