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Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox Starting Lineups — July 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.

4:10 PM ET · Fenway ParkFinal lineups locked · Jul 18, 1:50 PM ETStats updated Oct 12, 5:02 AM ET

Tampa Bay Rays

98–64 · 1st AL East

Official

StarterPatrick Sandoval

HandLHP

L / R bats3 L / 6 R

OPS vs hand.679 vs LHP

Boston Red Sox

87–75 · 3rd AL East

Official

StarterIan Seymour

HandLHP

L / R bats1 L / 7 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.735 vs LHP

Tampa Bay Rays batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Patrick Sandoval

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Yandy DíazRDH78.293.359.80522686.780202 PA3-for-17Limited history

1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293/.359/.805·22 HRvs hand.780 · 202 PA · 3-for-17 · Limited78H-Score

2Jonny DeLucaRRF47.266.300.72911370.6871-for-3Very small sample

2Jonny DeLuca RF · R.266/.300/.729·11 HRvs hand.687 · 1-for-3 · Very small47H-Score

3Junior CamineroR3B87.276.360.88442702.916195 PA1-for-3Very small sample

3Junior Caminero 3B · R.276/.360/.884·42 HRvs hand.916 · 195 PA · 1-for-3 · Very small87H-Score

4Ryan ViladeRRF60.245.321.75011278.8351-for-3Very small sample

4Ryan Vilade RF · R.245/.321/.750·11 HRvs hand.835 · 1-for-3 · Very small60H-Score

5Chandler SimpsonLLF43.306.333.6890612.633211 PA2-for-3Very small sample

5Chandler Simpson LF · L.306/.333/.689·0 HRvs hand.633 · 211 PA · 2-for-3 · Very small43H-Score

6Ben WilliamsonR2B38.238.302.6203286.585133 PA0-for-2Very small sample

6Ben Williamson 2B · R.238/.302/.620·3 HRvs hand.585 · 133 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small38H-Score

7Victor Mesa Jr.LRF70.260.327.82514262.86866 PA1-for-2Very small sample

7Victor Mesa Jr. RF · L.260/.327/.825·14 HRvs hand.868 · 66 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small70H-Score

8Nick FortesRC41.258.304.6806323.6442-for-3Very small sample

8Nick Fortes C · R.258/.304/.680·6 HRvs hand.644 · 2-for-3 · Very small41H-Score

9Richie PalaciosL2B49.235.330.70410399.465—

9Richie Palacios 2B · L.235/.330/.704·10 HRvs hand.46549H-Score

Boston Red Sox batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Ian Seymour

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Anthony SeiglerS2B47.247.327.7273173.55042 PA—

1Anthony Seigler 2B · S.247/.327/.727·3 HRvs hand.550 · 42 PA47H-Score

2Ceddanne RafaelaRCF57.285.321.76516576.824154 PA0-for-1Very small sample

2Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R.285/.321/.765·16 HRvs hand.824 · 154 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small57H-Score

3Wilyer AbreuLRF73.248.327.77324681.8950-for-2Very small sample

3Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248/.327/.773·24 HRvs hand.895 · 0-for-2 · Very small73H-Score

4Willson ContrerasR1B76.275.386.90227535.945136 PA0-for-2Very small sample

4Willson Contreras 1B · R.275/.386/.902·27 HRvs hand.945 · 136 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small76H-Score

5Romy GonzalezRDH—.185.264.572173.61840 PA0-for-2Very small sample

5Romy Gonzalez DH · R.185/.264/.572·1 HRvs hand.618 · 40 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small—H-Score

6Caleb DurbinR3B52.248.332.71013586.688No MLB historyNo MLB history

6Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248/.332/.710·13 HRvs hand.688 · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score

7Andruw MonasterioRSS46.233.295.6666347.813—

7Andruw Monasterio SS · R.233/.295/.666·6 HRvs hand.81346H-Score

8Jahmai JonesRDH48.206.298.6676181.7870-for-1Very small sample

8Jahmai Jones DH · R.206/.298/.667·6 HRvs hand.787 · 0-for-1 · Very small48H-Score

9Carlos NarváezRC28.161.241.4673285.4620-for-1Very small sample

9Carlos Narváez C · R.161/.241/.467·3 HRvs hand.462 · 0-for-1 · Very small28H-Score