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Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins Starting Lineups — September 26, 2026

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

4:10 PM ET · Target FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 26, 2:10 PM ETStats updated Oct 27, 6:06 AM ET
TEX
80–82 · 2nd AL West
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 4 R
OPS vs hand.692 vs RHP
MIN
77–85 · 3rd AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 3 R / 3 S
OPS vs hand.739 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 26, 2:10 PM ET
TEXTEX
.700
−21 ptsOPS edge
MINMIN
.721

Slight edge: MIN

Power
Season HR
111vs110
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.317vs.319
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.735vs.745
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.650vs.682

TEX wins 2 of 9 batting-order slots · MIN wins 7

TEXSlotMIN
Brandon Nimmo.730
1
.764Luke Keaschall
Wyatt Langford.753
2
.729Brooks Lee
Corey Seager.732
3
.756Kody Clemens
Jake Burger.723
4
.731Josh Bell
Ezequiel Duran.738
5
.714Walker Jenkins
Nicky Lopez.650
6
.731Alan Roden
Danny Jansen.664
7
.672Royce Lewis
Evan Carter.619
8
.645Victor Caratini
Alejandro Osuna.667
9
.729Kaelen Culpepper

5 of 9 Texas Rangers hitters have the platoon advantage vs Bailey Ober (6 of 9 for Minnesota Twins)

Texas Rangers
  • Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
  • Bottom third drops off sharply
Minnesota Twins
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots

Texas Rangers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Bailey Ober
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Brandon NimmoLRF62.260.324.72914655.6760-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260/.324/.729·14 HRvs hand.676 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small62H-Score
2Wyatt LangfordRLF58.238.333.75417471.7881-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
2Wyatt Langford LF · R.238/.333/.754·17 HRvs hand.788 · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small58H-Score
3Corey SeagerLSS63.227.312.73620436.7110-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Corey Seager SS · L.227/.312/.736·20 HRvs hand.711 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small63H-Score
4Jake BurgerR1B61.228.302.72328620.6590-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Jake Burger 1B · R.228/.302/.723·28 HRvs hand.659 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small61H-Score
5Ezequiel DuranRSS57.260.320.73917597.7071-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260/.320/.739·17 HRvs hand.707 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small57H-Score
6Nicky LopezL2B30.270.322.6341270.6824-for-10 · 10 PASmall sample
6Nicky Lopez 2B · L.270/.322/.634·1 HRvs hand.682 · 4-for-10 · 10 PA · Small30H-Score
7Danny JansenRC36.203.296.6778227.710No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Danny Jansen C · R.203/.296/.677·8 HRvs hand.710 · No MLB history · No MLB36H-Score
8Evan CarterLCF39.194.288.6039455.6581-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
8Evan Carter CF · L.194/.288/.603·9 HRvs hand.658 · 1-for-5 · 5 PA · Small39H-Score
9Alejandro OsunaLLF31.260.349.6531233.646172 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Alejandro Osuna LF · L.260/.349/.653·1 HRvs hand.646 · 172 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small31H-Score

Minnesota Twins batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Nathan Eovaldi
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Luke KeaschallR2B53.282.374.78110620.800No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Luke Keaschall 2B · R.282/.374/.781·10 HRvs hand.800 · No MLB history · No MLB53H-Score
2Brooks LeeS3B54.253.300.72824631.800No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Brooks Lee 3B · S.253/.300/.728·24 HRvs hand.800 · No MLB history · No MLB54H-Score
3Kody ClemensL2B65.239.298.75827583.789No MLB historyNo MLB history
3Kody Clemens 2B · L.239/.298/.758·27 HRvs hand.789 · No MLB history · No MLB65H-Score
4Josh BellSDH62.255.319.73821631.741No MLB historyNo MLB history
4Josh Bell DH · S.255/.319/.738·21 HRvs hand.741 · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score
5Walker JenkinsLCF—.226.293.686493.808No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Walker Jenkins CF · L.226/.293/.686·4 HRvs hand.808 · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
6Alan RodenLRF—.291.376.768194.67075 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Alan Roden RF · L.291/.376/.768·1 HRvs hand.670 · 75 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
7Royce LewisR1B52.227.287.66715509.638363 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
7Royce Lewis 1B · R.227/.287/.667·15 HRvs hand.638 · 363 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small52H-Score
8Victor CaratiniSC41.220.312.6277382.6671-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
8Victor Caratini C · S.220/.312/.627·7 HRvs hand.667 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small41H-Score
9Kaelen CulpepperRSS39.274.328.7213128.70474 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Kaelen Culpepper SS · R.274/.328/.721·3 HRvs hand.704 · 74 PA · No MLB history · No MLB39H-Score