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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.

1:00 PM ET · Progressive FieldLineups confirmed 11:05 AM ETStats updated Oct 15, 9:04 AM ET
TB
98–64 · 1st AL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.752 vs RHP
CLE
85–77 · 1st AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 1 R / 3 S
OPS vs hand.706 vs RHP

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated 11:05 AM ET
TBTB
.757
+44 ptsOPS edge
CLECLE
.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

Tampa Bay Rays batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Gavin Williams
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Yandy DíazRDH78.293.359.80522686.816484 PA1-for-2 · 3 PAVery small sample
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293/.359/.805·22 HRvs hand.816 · 484 PA · 1-for-2 · 3 PA · Very small78H-Score
2Jonathan ArandaL1B67.274.358.79222668.837478 PA1-for-1 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Jonathan Aranda 1B · L.274/.358/.792·22 HRvs hand.837 · 478 PA · 1-for-1 · 2 PA · Very small67H-Score
3Junior CamineroR3B87.276.360.88442702.871507 PA2-for-10 · 10 PASmall sample
3Junior Caminero 3B · R.276/.360/.884·42 HRvs hand.871 · 507 PA · 2-for-10 · 10 PA · Small87H-Score
4Victor Mesa Jr.LRF70.260.327.82514262.811196 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Victor Mesa Jr. RF · L.260/.327/.825·14 HRvs hand.811 · 196 PA · No MLB history · No MLB70H-Score
5Chandler SimpsonLLF43.306.333.6890612.718401 PA2-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
5Chandler Simpson LF · L.306/.333/.689·0 HRvs hand.718 · 401 PA · 2-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small43H-Score
6Liam HicksLC61.284.367.80118554.902409 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Liam Hicks C · L.284/.367/.801·18 HRvs hand.902 · 409 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small61H-Score
7Jonny DeLucaRRF47.266.300.72911370.7731-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
7Jonny DeLuca RF · R.266/.300/.729·11 HRvs hand.773 · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small47H-Score
8Richie PalaciosL2B49.235.330.70410399.7481-for-1 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Richie Palacios 2B · L.235/.330/.704·10 HRvs hand.748 · 1-for-1 · 2 PA · Very small49H-Score
9Taylor WallsSSS34.222.309.6072433.644267 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
9Taylor Walls SS · S.222/.309/.607·2 HRvs hand.644 · 267 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small34H-Score

Cleveland Guardians batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Griffin Jax
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Steven KwanLLF53.282.382.7313637.787432 PA0-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282/.382/.731·3 HRvs hand.787 · 432 PA · 0-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small53H-Score
2José RamírezS3B60.235.320.68812544.625380 PA5-for-17 · 19 PALimited history
2José Ramírez 3B · S.235/.320/.688·12 HRvs hand.625 · 380 PA · 5-for-17 · 19 PA · Limited60H-Score
3Chase DeLauterLRF79.287.363.82016559.808380 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Chase DeLauter RF · L.287/.363/.820·16 HRvs hand.808 · 380 PA · No MLB history · No MLB79H-Score
4Jo AdellRRF63.240.298.69923660.593469 PA1-for-4 · 5 PASmall sample
4Jo Adell RF · R.240/.298/.699·23 HRvs hand.593 · 469 PA · 1-for-4 · 5 PA · Small63H-Score
5Nathaniel LoweL1B65.252.317.76117429.885380 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
5Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252/.317/.761·17 HRvs hand.885 · 380 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small65H-Score
6Travis BazzanaL2B61.245.335.74315517.846352 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245/.335/.743·15 HRvs hand.846 · 352 PA · No MLB history · No MLB61H-Score
7Patrick BaileySC49.206.272.60710345.731287 PA2-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
7Patrick Bailey C · S.206/.272/.607·10 HRvs hand.731 · 287 PA · 2-for-5 · 5 PA · Small49H-Score
8Petey HalpinLCF31.225.268.5944195.676147 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Petey Halpin CF · L.225/.268/.594·4 HRvs hand.676 · 147 PA · No MLB history · No MLB31H-Score
9Brayan RocchioSSS54.253.313.70415592.749393 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253/.313/.704·15 HRvs hand.749 · 393 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small54H-Score