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Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Starting Lineups — September 22, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
1:05 PM ET · Yankee StadiumFinal lineups locked · Sep 22, 11:05 AM ETStats updated Oct 29, 6:02 AM ET
Lineup strength vs today's starter
Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.
TB.757
+16 ptsOPS edge
NYY
.741
Slight edge: TB
Power
Season HR
141vs131
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.333vs.317
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.813vs.794
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.709vs.673
TB wins 5 of 9 batting-order slots · NYY wins 4
TBSlotNYY
Yandy Díaz.796
1.865Ben Rice
Jonathan Aranda.789
2.770Cody Bellinger
Junior Caminero.870
3.715Heliot Ramos
Liam Hicks.797
4.824Luis García Jr.
Chandler Simpson.700
5.694George Lombard Jr.
Jonny DeLuca.705
6.749Spencer Jones
Victor Mesa Jr..794
7.682Anthony Volpe
Jorge Mateo.621
8.663Ali Sánchez
Richie Palacios.710
9.675José Caballero
4 of 9 Tampa Bay Rays hitters have the platoon advantage vs Carlos Rodón (4 of 9 for New York Yankees)
Tampa Bay Rays
- Strong top of the order
- Real power throughout the lineup
New York Yankees
- Strong top of the order
- Real power throughout the lineup