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Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians Starting Lineups — October 15, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
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Lineup strength vs today's starter
Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.
.757
+44 ptsOPS edge
CLE
.713
Clear edge: TB
Power
Season HR
141vs115
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.337vs.321
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.809vs.732
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.688vs.658
TB wins 7 of 9 batting-order slots · CLE wins 2
TBSlotCLE
Yandy Díaz.794
1.730Steven Kwan
Jonathan Aranda.783
2.693José Ramírez
Junior Caminero.864
3.805Chase DeLauter
Victor Mesa Jr..796
4.702Jo Adell
Chandler Simpson.693
5.753Nathaniel Lowe
Liam Hicks.789
6.739Travis Bazzana
Jonny DeLuca.727
7.632Patrick Bailey
Richie Palacios.707
8.637Petey Halpin
Taylor Walls.628
9.706Brayan Rocchio
6 of 9 Tampa Bay Rays hitters have the platoon advantage vs Gavin Williams (8 of 9 for Cleveland Guardians)
Tampa Bay Rays
- Strong top of the order
- Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
- Real power throughout the lineup
Cleveland Guardians
- Platoon advantage in 8 of 9 spots
- Bottom third drops off sharply