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Tampa Bay Rays vs Philadelphia Phillies Starting Lineups — September 27, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

2:30 PM ET · Citizens Bank ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 27, 12:30 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 6:02 AM ET
TB
98–64 · 1st AL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 4 R
OPS vs hand.752 vs RHP
PHI
88–74 · 2nd NL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 4 R
OPS vs hand.707 vs RHP

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 27, 12:30 PM ET
TBTB
.738
+12 ptsOPS edge
PHIPHI
.726

Even matchup

Power
Season HR
141vs157
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.323vs.319
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.808vs.771
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.649vs.669

TB wins 5 of 9 batting-order slots · PHI wins 4

TBSlotPHI
Victor Mesa Jr..800
1
.680Trea Turner
Jonathan Aranda.781
2
.837Kyle Schwarber
Junior Caminero.866
3
.846Bryce Harper
Liam Hicks.784
4
.724Bryson Stott
Richie Palacios.713
5
.701Alec Bohm
Jonny DeLuca.711
6
.717Brandon Marsh
Cedric Mullins.644
7
.699Edmundo Sosa
Nick Fortes.697
8
.674Justin Crawford
Jorge Mateo.606
9
.631J.T. Realmuto

5 of 9 Tampa Bay Rays hitters have the platoon advantage vs Zack Wheeler (5 of 9 for Philadelphia Phillies)

Tampa Bay Rays
  • Strong top of the order
  • Real power throughout the lineup
  • Bottom third drops off sharply
Philadelphia Phillies
  • Real power throughout the lineup

Tampa Bay Rays batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Zack Wheeler
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Victor Mesa Jr.LRF66.260.327.82514262.811196 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Victor Mesa Jr. RF · L.260/.327/.825·14 HRvs hand.811 · 196 PA · No MLB history · No MLB66H-Score
2Jonathan ArandaL1B73.274.358.79222668.837478 PA3-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
2Jonathan Aranda 1B · L.274/.358/.792·22 HRvs hand.837 · 478 PA · 3-for-5 · 5 PA · Small73H-Score
3Junior CamineroR3B84.276.360.88442702.871507 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Junior Caminero 3B · R.276/.360/.884·42 HRvs hand.871 · 507 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small84H-Score
4Liam HicksLC62.284.367.80118554.902436 PA1-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
4Liam Hicks C · L.284/.367/.801·18 HRvs hand.902 · 436 PA · 1-for-7 · 7 PA · Small62H-Score
5Richie PalaciosL2B50.235.330.70410399.748335 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Richie Palacios 2B · L.235/.330/.704·10 HRvs hand.748 · 335 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small50H-Score
6Jonny DeLucaRRF48.266.300.72911370.773215 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Jonny DeLuca RF · R.266/.300/.729·11 HRvs hand.773 · 215 PA · No MLB history · No MLB48H-Score
7Cedric MullinsLCF45.205.284.62815502.647383 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Cedric Mullins CF · L.205/.284/.628·15 HRvs hand.647 · 383 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small45H-Score
8Nick FortesRC41.258.304.6806323.684158 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
8Nick Fortes C · R.258/.304/.680·6 HRvs hand.684 · 158 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small41H-Score
9Jorge MateoRSS29.203.245.5595221.691132 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Jorge Mateo SS · R.203/.245/.559·5 HRvs hand.691 · 132 PA · No MLB history · No MLB29H-Score

Philadelphia Phillies batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Nick Martinez
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Trea TurnerRSS52.242.297.67519700.709465 PA4-for-10 · 10 PASmall sample
1Trea Turner SS · R.242/.297/.675·19 HRvs hand.709 · 465 PA · 4-for-10 · 10 PA · Small52H-Score
2Kyle SchwarberLDH78.232.354.85745701.834443 PA2-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
2Kyle Schwarber DH · L.232/.354/.857·45 HRvs hand.834 · 443 PA · 2-for-5 · 5 PA · Small78H-Score
3Bryce HarperL1B75.269.380.86529693.997425 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Bryce Harper 1B · L.269/.380/.865·29 HRvs hand.997 · 425 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small75H-Score
4Bryson StottL2B62.256.334.73510608.735463 PA3-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
4Bryson Stott 2B · L.256/.334/.735·10 HRvs hand.735 · 463 PA · 3-for-5 · 5 PA · Small62H-Score
5Alec BohmR3B62.249.315.69815629.644437 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Alec Bohm 3B · R.249/.315/.698·15 HRvs hand.644 · 437 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small62H-Score
6Brandon MarshLLF55.260.304.71218568.742439 PA1-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
6Brandon Marsh LF · L.260/.304/.712·18 HRvs hand.742 · 439 PA · 1-for-5 · 5 PA · Small55H-Score
7Edmundo SosaRLF49.247.283.7129250.564112 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Edmundo Sosa LF · R.247/.283/.712·9 HRvs hand.564 · 112 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small49H-Score
8Justin CrawfordLCF40.264.309.6623465.672399 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Justin Crawford CF · L.264/.309/.662·3 HRvs hand.672 · 399 PA · No MLB history · No MLB40H-Score
9J.T. RealmutoRC47.205.283.61411467.631344 PA1-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
9J.T. Realmuto C · R.205/.283/.614·11 HRvs hand.631 · 344 PA · 1-for-7 · 7 PA · Small47H-Score