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San Diego Padres vs New York Mets Starting Lineups — August 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.

7:10 PM ET · Citi FieldFinal lineups locked · Aug 18, 4:00 PM ETStats updated Oct 2, 5:02 AM ET

San Diego Padres

91–71 · 2nd NL West

Official

StarterZac Thornton

HandLHP

L / R bats2 L / 6 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.706 vs LHP

New York Mets

74–88 · 5th NL East

Official

StarterRobbie Ray

HandLHP

L / R bats2 L / 6 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.687 vs LHP

San Diego Padres batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Zac Thornton

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Fernando Tatis Jr.RRF87.289.358.82825704.987161 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

1Fernando Tatis Jr. RF · R.289/.358/.828·25 HRvs hand.987 · 161 PA · No MLB history · No MLB87H-Score

2Luis RengifoSLF42.240.319.6364354.570134 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

2Luis Rengifo LF · S.240/.319/.636·4 HRvs hand.570 · 134 PA · No MLB history · No MLB42H-Score

3Manny MachadoR3B71.217.303.71030677.736No MLB historyNo MLB history

3Manny Machado 3B · R.217/.303/.710·30 HRvs hand.736 · No MLB history · No MLB71H-Score

4Ty FranceR1B80.295.363.86521500.853138 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

4Ty France 1B · R.295/.363/.865·21 HRvs hand.853 · 138 PA · No MLB history · No MLB80H-Score

5Jackson MerrillLCF71.254.303.74326664.720No MLB historyNo MLB history

5Jackson Merrill CF · L.254/.303/.743·26 HRvs hand.720 · No MLB history · No MLB71H-Score

6Xander BogaertsRSS60.231.332.67613606.616No MLB historyNo MLB history

6Xander Bogaerts SS · R.231/.332/.676·13 HRvs hand.616 · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score

7Austin HaysRDH36.280.305.7053105.799No MLB historyNo MLB history

7Austin Hays DH · R.280/.305/.705·3 HRvs hand.799 · No MLB history · No MLB36H-Score

8Freddy FerminRC35.203.274.5894265.521No MLB historyNo MLB history

8Freddy Fermin C · R.203/.274/.589·4 HRvs hand.521 · No MLB history · No MLB35H-Score

9Jake CronenworthL2B39.225.308.6297425.576No MLB historyNo MLB history

9Jake Cronenworth 2B · L.225/.308/.629·7 HRvs hand.576 · No MLB history · No MLB39H-Score

New York Mets batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Robbie Ray

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Francisco LindorSSS70.225.309.73221469.623125 PA1-for-9 · 9 PASmall sample

1Francisco Lindor SS · S.225/.309/.732·21 HRvs hand.623 · 125 PA · 1-for-9 · 9 PA · Small70H-Score

2Bo BichetteR3B61.260.312.70218696.773173 PA3-for-9 · 9 PASmall sample

2Bo Bichette 3B · R.260/.312/.702·18 HRvs hand.773 · 173 PA · 3-for-9 · 9 PA · Small61H-Score

3Luis Robert Jr.RCF58.221.300.70711230.75368 PA1-for-11 · 11 PASmall sample

3Luis Robert Jr. CF · R.221/.300/.707·11 HRvs hand.753 · 68 PA · 1-for-11 · 11 PA · Small58H-Score

4Carson BengeLRF67.282.346.77620654.724161 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

4Carson Benge RF · L.282/.346/.776·20 HRvs hand.724 · 161 PA · No MLB history · No MLB67H-Score

5Francisco AlvarezRC62.233.311.71016420.6062-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample

5Francisco Alvarez C · R.233/.311/.710·16 HRvs hand.606 · 2-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small62H-Score

6Christopher MorelR1B22.173.229.4741105.405No MLB historyNo MLB history

6Christopher Morel 1B · R.173/.229/.474·1 HRvs hand.405 · No MLB history · No MLB22H-Score

7Marcus SemienR2B46.215.280.62015547.661136 PA2-for-13 · 13 PASmall sample

7Marcus Semien 2B · R.215/.280/.620·15 HRvs hand.661 · 136 PA · 2-for-13 · 13 PA · Small46H-Score

8A.J. EwingLCF60.252.324.70011492.716No MLB historyNo MLB history

8A.J. Ewing CF · L.252/.324/.700·11 HRvs hand.716 · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score

9Luis TorrensRC56.235.295.6919281.74880 PA3-for-14 · 14 PASmall sample

9Luis Torrens C · R.235/.295/.691·9 HRvs hand.748 · 80 PA · 3-for-14 · 14 PA · Small56H-Score