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Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Starting Lineups — September 23, 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 23, 5:06 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.745
+19 ptsOPS edge
NYY
.726
Slight edge: TB
Power
Season HR
144vs142
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.324vs.308
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.809vs.770
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.674vs.656
TB wins 5 of 9 batting-order slots · NYY wins 4
TBSlotNYY
Victor Mesa Jr..793
1.862Ben Rice
Jonathan Aranda.788
2.690George Lombard Jr.
Junior Caminero.865
3.814Luis García Jr.
Liam Hicks.793
4.710Heliot Ramos
Jonny DeLuca.701
5.743Spencer Jones
Richie Palacios.704
6.717Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Ryan Vilade.762
7.676José Caballero
Cedric Mullins.640
8.638Ryan McMahon
Jorge Mateo.618
9.652Ali Sánchez
5 of 9 Tampa Bay Rays hitters have the platoon advantage vs Gerrit Cole (5 of 9 for New York Yankees)
Tampa Bay Rays
- Strong top of the order
- Real power throughout the lineup
New York Yankees
- Real power throughout the lineup
- Bottom third drops off sharply