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Tampa Bay Rays vs Texas Rangers Starting Lineups — September 6, 2026

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

2:35 PM ET · Globe Life FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 6, 2:33 PM ETStats updated Oct 22, 5:02 PM ET
TB
98–64 · 1st AL East
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats3 L / 6 R
OPS vs hand.679 vs LHP
TEX
80–82 · 2nd AL West
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats4 L / 5 R
OPS vs hand.763 vs LHP

Tampa Bay Rays batting order

Official lineupvs LHP MacKenzie Gore
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Yandy DíazRDH78.293.359.80522686.780202 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293/.359/.805·22 HRvs hand.780 · 202 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small78H-Score
2Richie PalaciosL2B52.235.330.70410399.47864 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Richie Palacios 2B · L.235/.330/.704·10 HRvs hand.478 · 64 PA · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
3Junior CamineroR3B87.276.360.88442702.916195 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Junior Caminero 3B · R.276/.360/.884·42 HRvs hand.916 · 195 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small87H-Score
4Ryan ViladeRRF60.245.321.75011278.818170 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Ryan Vilade RF · R.245/.321/.750·11 HRvs hand.818 · 170 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small60H-Score
5Chandler SimpsonLLF43.306.333.6890612.633211 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Chandler Simpson LF · L.306/.333/.689·0 HRvs hand.633 · 211 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small43H-Score
6Jonny DeLucaRRF50.266.300.72911370.666155 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Jonny DeLuca RF · R.266/.300/.729·11 HRvs hand.666 · 155 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small50H-Score
7Jorge MateoRSS31.203.245.5595221.5690-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Jorge Mateo SS · R.203/.245/.559·5 HRvs hand.569 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small31H-Score
8Victor Mesa Jr.LRF69.260.327.82514262.86866 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Victor Mesa Jr. RF · L.260/.327/.825·14 HRvs hand.868 · 66 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small69H-Score
9Nick FortesRC41.258.304.6806323.6443-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
9Nick Fortes C · R.258/.304/.680·6 HRvs hand.644 · 3-for-7 · 7 PA · Small41H-Score

Texas Rangers batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Ian Seymour
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Ezequiel DuranRSS61.260.320.73917597.8550-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
1Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260/.320/.739·17 HRvs hand.855 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small61H-Score
2Corey SeagerLSS67.227.312.73620436.767No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Corey Seager SS · L.227/.312/.736·20 HRvs hand.767 · No MLB history · No MLB67H-Score
3Nicky LopezL2B31.270.322.6341270.5140-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
3Nicky Lopez 2B · L.270/.322/.634·1 HRvs hand.514 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small31H-Score
4Brandon NimmoLRF66.260.324.72914655.8590-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260/.324/.729·14 HRvs hand.859 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small66H-Score
5Wyatt LangfordRLF63.238.333.75417471.7180-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Wyatt Langford LF · R.238/.333/.754·17 HRvs hand.718 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small63H-Score
6Jake BurgerR1B65.228.302.72328620.9291-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Jake Burger 1B · R.228/.302/.723·28 HRvs hand.929 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small65H-Score
7Cam CauleyRCF—.207.281.626165.5250-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Cam Cauley CF · R.207/.281/.626·1 HRvs hand.525 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small—H-Score
8Elias DíazRC45.234.266.6708237.8121-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Elias Díaz C · R.234/.266/.670·8 HRvs hand.812 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small45H-Score
9Evan CarterLCF41.194.288.6039455.328No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Evan Carter CF · L.194/.288/.603·9 HRvs hand.328 · No MLB history · No MLB41H-Score