Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox Starting Lineup — Sunday, Jul 19, 2026

Tampa Bay has a few hitters with encouraging history against Sonny Gray, led by Yandy Díaz, who is 3-for-3 with a 2.333 OPS. Chandler Simpson has also handled Gray well, going 2-for-3 with a 1.667 OPS. Jonathan Aranda is hitless in his limited look, with a 0-for-1 in 2 PA summary and a .500 OPS, while Junior Caminero is 0-for-2 in 3 PA with a .333 OPS. Cedric Mullins, Taylor Walls, Victor Mesa Jr., Richie Palacios, and Hunter Feduccia round out a group in which several hitters either have no success yet or no MLB history versus Gray.

Boston has much less established success against Shane McClanahan. Connor Wong is 0-for-4 with a .000 OPS, Willson Contreras is 0-for-3 with a .000 OPS, and Jahmai Jones and Romy Gonzalez are each 0-for-2 with a .000 OPS. Ceddanne Rafaela, Wilyer Abreu, Caleb Durbin, Andruw Monasterio, and Jarren Duran have no MLB history vs that pitcher.

The edge in familiarity goes to Tampa Bay, which at least brings two hitters with strong prior results against the opposing starter. Boston’s lineup is mostly either new to McClanahan or still looking for its first hit off him.