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Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees Starting Lineups — September 24, 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 24, 5:05 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 6:02 AM ET
TB
98–64 · 1st AL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.752 vs RHP
NYY
93–68 · 2nd AL East
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats3 L / 6 R
OPS vs hand.733 vs LHP

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated Sep 24, 5:05 PM ET
TBTB
.750
+26 ptsOPS edge
NYYNYY
.724

Slight edge: TB

Power
Season HR
127vs134
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.333vs.313
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.808vs.778
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.694vs.660

TB wins 7 of 9 batting-order slots · NYY wins 2

TBSlotNYY
Yandy Díaz.791
1
.759Paul Goldschmidt
Liam Hicks.792
2
.770Cody Bellinger
Junior Caminero.862
3
.711Heliot Ramos
Victor Mesa Jr..787
4
.875Ben Rice
Chandler Simpson.699
5
.693Amed Rosario
Jonny DeLuca.710
6
.697George Lombard Jr.
Richie Palacios.703
7
.675Anthony Volpe
Ryan Vilade.753
8
.634Austin Wells
Taylor Walls.625
9
.673José Caballero

5 of 9 Tampa Bay Rays hitters have the platoon advantage vs Cam Schlittler (6 of 9 for New York Yankees)

Tampa Bay Rays
  • Strong top of the order
  • Real power throughout the lineup
New York Yankees
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
  • Real power throughout the lineup

Tampa Bay Rays batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Cam Schlittler
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Yandy DíazRDH75.293.359.80522686.816484 PA1-for-11 · 11 PASmall sample
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293/.359/.805·22 HRvs hand.816 · 484 PA · 1-for-11 · 11 PA · Small75H-Score
2Liam HicksLC62.284.367.80118554.902436 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Liam Hicks C · L.284/.367/.801·18 HRvs hand.902 · 436 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small62H-Score
3Junior CamineroR3B84.276.360.88442702.871507 PA1-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
3Junior Caminero 3B · R.276/.360/.884·42 HRvs hand.871 · 507 PA · 1-for-6 · 6 PA · Small84H-Score
4Victor Mesa Jr.LRF66.260.327.82514262.811196 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Victor Mesa Jr. RF · L.260/.327/.825·14 HRvs hand.811 · 196 PA · No MLB history · No MLB66H-Score
5Chandler SimpsonLLF40.306.333.6890612.718401 PA4-for-12 · 12 PASmall sample
5Chandler Simpson LF · L.306/.333/.689·0 HRvs hand.718 · 401 PA · 4-for-12 · 12 PA · Small40H-Score
6Jonny DeLucaRRF48.266.300.72911370.773215 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Jonny DeLuca RF · R.266/.300/.729·11 HRvs hand.773 · 215 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small48H-Score
7Richie PalaciosL2B50.235.330.70410399.748335 PA2-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
7Richie Palacios 2B · L.235/.330/.704·10 HRvs hand.748 · 335 PA · 2-for-5 · 5 PA · Small50H-Score
8Ryan ViladeRRF59.245.321.75011278.641108 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Ryan Vilade RF · R.245/.321/.750·11 HRvs hand.641 · 108 PA · No MLB history · No MLB59H-Score
9Taylor WallsSSS34.222.309.6072433.644278 PA3-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
9Taylor Walls SS · S.222/.309/.607·2 HRvs hand.644 · 278 PA · 3-for-7 · 7 PA · Small34H-Score

New York Yankees batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Ian Seymour
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Paul GoldschmidtR1B54.252.313.765183801.0121-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
1Paul Goldschmidt 1B · R.252/.313/.765·18 HRvs hand1.012 · 1-for-6 · 6 PA · Small54H-Score
2Cody BellingerLLF63.264.338.76717562.7613-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
2Cody Bellinger LF · L.264/.338/.767·17 HRvs hand.761 · 3-for-5 · 5 PA · Small63H-Score
3Heliot RamosRLF56.245.305.71613442.8750-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
3Heliot Ramos LF · R.245/.305/.716·13 HRvs hand.875 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small56H-Score
4Ben RiceLDH77.264.363.89741667.7893-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
4Ben Rice DH · L.264/.363/.897·41 HRvs hand.789 · 3-for-6 · 6 PA · Small77H-Score
5Amed RosarioR3B43.238.279.68410244.6150-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Amed Rosario 3B · R.238/.279/.684·10 HRvs hand.615 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small43H-Score
6George Lombard Jr.RSS41.237.285.6997166.733No MLB historyNo MLB history
6George Lombard Jr. SS · R.237/.285/.699·7 HRvs hand.733 · No MLB history · No MLB41H-Score
7Anthony VolpeRSS41.245.321.6572246.6690-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Anthony Volpe SS · R.245/.321/.657·2 HRvs hand.669 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small41H-Score
8Austin WellsLC50.186.292.62414388.43699 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Austin Wells C · L.186/.292/.624·14 HRvs hand.436 · 99 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small50H-Score
9José CaballeroRSS37.231.290.65514456.646No MLB historyNo MLB history
9José Caballero SS · R.231/.290/.655·14 HRvs hand.646 · No MLB history · No MLB37H-Score