Final lineupsLineups only · full preview is a separate page
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.
7:05 PM ET · Yankee StadiumFinal lineups locked · Sep 22, 6:05 PM 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.719
−20 ptsOPS edge
NYY
.739
Slight edge: NYY
Power
Season HR
107vs156
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.321vs.315
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.782vs.794
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.651vs.657
TB wins 2 of 9 batting-order slots · NYY wins 7
TBSlotNYY
Yandy Díaz.791
1.865Ben Rice
Ryan Vilade.767
2.770Cody Bellinger
Junior Caminero.867
3.715Heliot Ramos
Jonny DeLuca.700
4.824Luis García Jr.
Chandler Simpson.700
5.749Spencer Jones
Ben Williamson.657
6.716Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Nick Fortes.696
7.694George Lombard Jr.
Taylor Walls.618
8.635Austin Wells
Cedric Mullins.638
9.641Ryan McMahon
7 of 9 Tampa Bay Rays hitters have the platoon advantage vs Max Fried (7 of 9 for New York Yankees)
Tampa Bay Rays
- Strong top of the order
- Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
- Bottom third drops off sharply
New York Yankees
- Strong top of the order
- Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
- Real power throughout the lineup
- Bottom third drops off sharply