Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Yankees Starting Lineup — Wednesday, Jul 22, 2026

Pittsburgh has a few hitters with at least some history against Max Fried, led by Bryan Reynolds, who is 7-for-23 in 24 PA with a .304 average and .811 OPS. Jake Mangum is 1-for-3, while Jared Triolo is 1-for-2 with a 1.000 OPS in the small sample. Nick Gonzales and Brandon Lowe have both been hitless against Fried, with Gonzales 0-for-3 in 3 PA and a .000 OPS, and Lowe 0-for-3 in 3 PA with a .000 OPS. Marcell Ozuna is 1-for-5 with a .200 average and .400 OPS, while Esmerlyn Valdez, Ryan O'Hearn, and Rafael Flores Jr. have no MLB history vs Fried.

New York’s lineup is almost entirely seeing Bubba Chandler for the first time. Trent Grisham, Ben Rice, Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Jasson Domínguez, Anthony Volpe, Ryan McMahon, and Ali Sánchez all have no MLB history vs that pitcher. There are no prior plate appearances for any projected home batter in this matchup.

The clear familiarity edge goes to Pittsburgh, which at least brings several hitters with prior looks at Fried, especially Reynolds. New York enters with a completely fresh set of matchups against Chandler.