Tampa Bay Rays vs Houston Astros Starting Lineup — Sunday, Jul 5, 2026
Final Lineups
Tampa Bay Rays @ Houston Astros · Sunday, Jul 5, 2026
Yandy Díaz is 0-for-3 in 3 PA against Peter Lambert with a .000 OPS, while Jonathan Aranda is 0-for-2 in 2 PA with a .000 OPS. Richie Palacios is also hitless, going 0-for-1 in 1 PA with a .000 OPS. Junior Caminero, Cedric Mullins, Chandler Simpson, Ben Williamson, Victor Mesa Jr., and Hunter Feduccia have no MLB history vs Lambert, so Tampa Bay brings very little familiarity into this matchup.
Jose Altuve is 0-for-1 in 1 PA against Mason Englert with a .000 OPS, and Yordan Alvarez is also 0-for-1 in 1 PA with a .000 OPS. Isaac Paredes, LaMonte Wade Jr., and Christian Vázquez each own the same 0-for-1 line in 1 PA with a .000 OPS. Christian Walker, Cam Smith, Taylor Trammell, and Nick Allen have no MLB history vs Englert, leaving Houston with only a handful of brief prior looks.
The Rays have slightly more total prior plate appearances against the opposing starter, but neither side has produced any success in those limited meetings. Overall, both lineups are facing mostly unfamiliar right-handers tonight.
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yandy Díaz | 0.306 | 0.375 | 0.843 | 18 | 70 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2 | Jonathan Aranda | 0.285 | 0.369 | 0.794 | 15 | 76 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 3 | Junior Caminero | 0.275 | 0.364 | 0.901 | 35 | 79 | — | — |
| 4 | Cedric Mullins | 0.210 | 0.284 | 0.643 | 13 | 39 | — | — |
| 5 | Chandler Simpson | 0.310 | 0.337 | 0.704 | 0 | 25 | — | — |
| 6 | Ben Williamson | 0.247 | 0.309 | 0.641 | 3 | 26 | — | — |
| 7 | Victor Mesa Jr. | 0.214 | 0.288 | 0.735 | 10 | 22 | — | — |
| 8 | Richie Palacios | 0.243 | 0.343 | 0.700 | 5 | 37 | — | — |
| 9 | Hunter Feduccia | 0.232 | 0.309 | 0.654 | 3 | 13 | — | — |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Altuve | 0.246 | 0.311 | 0.707 | 13 | 36 | — | — |
| 2 | Yordan Alvarez | 0.318 | 0.431 | 1.044 | 36 | 88 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 3 | Isaac Paredes | 0.259 | 0.352 | 0.774 | 16 | 67 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 4 | Christian Walker | 0.232 | 0.309 | 0.752 | 23 | 71 | — | — |
| 5 | LaMonte Wade Jr. | 0.222 | 0.351 | 0.697 | 2 | 15 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 6 | Cam Smith | 0.223 | 0.292 | 0.694 | 17 | 46 | — | — |
| 7 | Taylor Trammell | 0.219 | 0.308 | 0.701 | 7 | 20 | — | — |
| 8 | Nick Allen | 0.259 | 0.301 | 0.649 | 2 | 13 | — | — |
| 9 | Christian Vázquez | 0.216 | 0.271 | 0.608 | 6 | 24 | 0.000 | 0.000 |