Tampa Bay Rays vs Houston Astros Starting Lineup — Friday, Jul 3, 2026
Final Lineups
Tampa Bay Rays @ Houston Astros · Friday, Jul 3, 2026
Tampa Bay has very limited history against Spencer Arrighetti. Yandy Díaz has the best prior line, going 1-for-2 in 3 PA with a .500 average and 1.167 OPS, while Cedric Mullins is hitless at 0-for-2 in 2 PA with a .000 OPS and Taylor Walls is 0-for-1 in 2 PA with a .500 OPS. Jonathan Aranda, Junior Caminero, Jonny DeLuca, Chandler Simpson, Ben Williamson, and Nick Fortes have no MLB history vs Arrighetti.
Houston brings much more familiarity against Nick Martinez. Jose Altuve is 9-for-33 in 34 PA with a .273 average and .779 OPS, and Christian Walker has done major damage at 6-for-12 in 13 PA with a .500 average and 1.371 OPS. Isaac Paredes is 1-for-9 in 10 PA with a .111 average and .422 OPS, while Yainer Diaz is 1-for-5 in 6 PA with a .200 average and .533 OPS. Yordan Alvarez is hitless at 0-for-3 in 3 PA with a .000 OPS, Jake Meyers is 0-for-2 in 3 PA with a .000 OPS, Nick Allen is 0-for-1 in 1 PA with a .000 OPS, and Cam Smith and Taylor Trammell have no MLB history vs Martinez.
The Astros clearly have the more experienced group against the opposing starter, with several hitters carrying double-digit plate appearances against Martinez. Tampa Bay’s side is mostly seeing Arrighetti for the first time.
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yandy Díaz | 0.302 | 0.370 | 0.830 | 17 | 69 | 0.500 | 1.167 |
| 2 | Jonathan Aranda | 0.285 | 0.371 | 0.797 | 15 | 75 | — | — |
| 3 | Junior Caminero | 0.274 | 0.364 | 0.905 | 35 | 79 | — | — |
| 4 | Cedric Mullins | 0.208 | 0.285 | 0.646 | 13 | 38 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 5 | Jonny DeLuca | 0.262 | 0.294 | 0.729 | 8 | 34 | — | — |
| 6 | Chandler Simpson | 0.309 | 0.337 | 0.704 | 0 | 25 | — | — |
| 7 | Ben Williamson | 0.247 | 0.309 | 0.641 | 3 | 26 | — | — |
| 8 | Taylor Walls | 0.220 | 0.307 | 0.607 | 2 | 28 | 0.000 | 0.500 |
| 9 | Nick Fortes | 0.269 | 0.314 | 0.686 | 4 | 29 | — | — |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Altuve | 0.245 | 0.309 | 0.706 | 13 | 36 | 0.273 | 0.779 |
| 2 | Yordan Alvarez | 0.321 | 0.435 | 1.054 | 36 | 88 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 3 | Isaac Paredes | 0.260 | 0.351 | 0.775 | 16 | 67 | 0.111 | 0.422 |
| 4 | Christian Walker | 0.234 | 0.312 | 0.759 | 23 | 71 | 0.500 | 1.371 |
| 5 | Cam Smith | 0.223 | 0.292 | 0.687 | 16 | 45 | — | — |
| 6 | Taylor Trammell | 0.223 | 0.313 | 0.713 | 7 | 20 | — | — |
| 7 | Yainer Diaz | 0.251 | 0.280 | 0.674 | 8 | 28 | 0.200 | 0.533 |
| 8 | Jake Meyers | 0.213 | 0.268 | 0.594 | 3 | 11 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 9 | Nick Allen | 0.259 | 0.301 | 0.649 | 2 | 13 | 0.000 | 0.000 |