Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox Starting Lineup — Saturday, Jul 18, 2026
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Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox · Saturday, Jul 18, 2026
Miami has very limited history against Patrick Sandoval. Yandy Díaz has the deepest sample at 3-for-17 in 19 PA, good for a .176 average and .498 OPS, while Nick Fortes has had the most success in a tiny look at 2-for-3 with a 2.667 OPS. Jonny DeLuca, Junior Caminero, Ryan Vilade, Chandler Simpson, Ben Williamson, Victor Mesa Jr., and Richie Palacios have no MLB history vs Sandoval.
Boston has seen Ian Seymour a bit more often, but the results are sparse so far. Ceddanne Rafaela is 0-for-1 in 1 PA with a .000 OPS, while Wilyer Abreu, Willson Contreras, and Romy Gonzalez are each 0-for-2 in 2 PA with a .000 OPS. Jahmai Jones and Carlos Narváez are both 0-for-1 in 1 PA with a .000 OPS, Caleb Durbin has 1 PA with 1 walk, and Anthony Seigler and Andruw Monasterio have no MLB history vs Seymour.
The home side has more hitters with at least some prior exposure to the opposing starter, but almost all of that history is minimal and hitless. Miami has fewer familiar bats overall, though Fortes owns the one clearly positive matchup in the data.
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yandy Díaz | 0.300 | 0.368 | 0.829 | 20 | 75 | 0.176 | 0.498 |
| 2 | Jonny DeLuca | 0.267 | 0.299 | 0.733 | 9 | 42 | — | — |
| 3 | Junior Caminero | 0.282 | 0.369 | 0.905 | 37 | 87 | — | — |
| 4 | Ryan Vilade | 0.259 | 0.321 | 0.794 | 11 | 37 | — | — |
| 5 | Chandler Simpson | 0.311 | 0.339 | 0.703 | 0 | 31 | — | — |
| 6 | Ben Williamson | 0.247 | 0.309 | 0.641 | 3 | 26 | — | — |
| 7 | Victor Mesa Jr. | 0.214 | 0.288 | 0.735 | 10 | 22 | — | — |
| 8 | Nick Fortes | 0.260 | 0.304 | 0.663 | 4 | 29 | 0.667 | 2.667 |
| 9 | Richie Palacios | 0.226 | 0.321 | 0.653 | 5 | 39 | — | — |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Seigler | 0.250 | 0.331 | 0.736 | 3 | 13 | — | — |
| 2 | Ceddanne Rafaela | 0.284 | 0.319 | 0.765 | 16 | 70 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 3 | Wilyer Abreu | 0.254 | 0.334 | 0.798 | 23 | 70 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 4 | Willson Contreras | 0.274 | 0.384 | 0.900 | 26 | 79 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 5 | Romy Gonzalez | 0.185 | 0.264 | 0.572 | 1 | 7 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 6 | Caleb Durbin | 0.253 | 0.327 | 0.717 | 12 | 62 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| 7 | Andruw Monasterio | 0.248 | 0.309 | 0.708 | 6 | 40 | — | — |
| 8 | Jahmai Jones | 0.213 | 0.310 | 0.680 | 4 | 13 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 9 | Carlos Narváez | 0.162 | 0.241 | 0.475 | 3 | 10 | 0.000 | 0.000 |