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Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins 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.

3:10 PM ET · Target FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 27, 1:10 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
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 5 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.678 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 27, 2:05 PM ET
TEXTEX
.704
−24 ptsOPS edge
MINMIN
.728

Slight edge: MIN

Power
Season HR
113vs119
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.318vs.322
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.734vs.754
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.654vs.700

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

TEXSlotMIN
Brandon Nimmo.729
1
.773Luke Keaschall
Wyatt Langford.751
2
.729Kaelen Culpepper
Corey Seager.729
3
.730Josh Bell
Jake Burger.727
4
.786Ryan Jeffers
Ezequiel Duran.742
5
.754Kody Clemens
Alejandro Osuna.678
6
.668Royce Lewis
Danny Jansen.680
7
.729Brooks Lee
Nicky Lopez.655
8
.673Austin Martin
Evan Carter.624
9
.698Walker Jenkins

5 of 9 Texas Rangers hitters have the platoon advantage vs Dean Kremer (7 of 9 for Minnesota Twins)

Texas Rangers
  • Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
  • Bottom third drops off sharply
Minnesota Twins
  • Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots

Texas Rangers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Dean Kremer
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Brandon NimmoLRF62.260.324.72914655.6760-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
1Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260/.324/.729·14 HRvs hand.676 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small62H-Score
2Wyatt LangfordRLF58.238.333.75417471.7880-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Wyatt Langford LF · R.238/.333/.754·17 HRvs hand.788 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small58H-Score
3Corey SeagerLSS63.227.312.73620436.7114-for-8 · 8 PASmall sample
3Corey Seager SS · L.227/.312/.736·20 HRvs hand.711 · 4-for-8 · 8 PA · Small63H-Score
4Jake BurgerR1B61.228.302.72328620.6591-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Jake Burger 1B · R.228/.302/.723·28 HRvs hand.659 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small61H-Score
5Ezequiel DuranRSS51.260.320.73917597.707No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260/.320/.739·17 HRvs hand.707 · No MLB history · No MLB51H-Score
6Alejandro OsunaLLF31.260.349.6531233.646172 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Alejandro Osuna LF · L.260/.349/.653·1 HRvs hand.646 · 172 PA · No MLB history · No MLB31H-Score
7Danny JansenRC36.203.296.6778227.7101-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Danny Jansen C · R.203/.296/.677·8 HRvs hand.710 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small36H-Score
8Nicky LopezL2B30.270.322.6341270.682No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Nicky Lopez 2B · L.270/.322/.634·1 HRvs hand.682 · No MLB history · No MLB30H-Score
9Evan CarterLCF39.194.288.6039455.658No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Evan Carter CF · L.194/.288/.603·9 HRvs hand.658 · No MLB history · No MLB39H-Score

Minnesota Twins batting order

Official lineupvs LHP MacKenzie Gore
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Luke KeaschallR2B53.282.374.78110620.6880-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1Luke Keaschall 2B · R.282/.374/.781·10 HRvs hand.688 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small53H-Score
2Kaelen CulpepperRSS39.274.328.7213128.81143 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
2Kaelen Culpepper SS · R.274/.328/.721·3 HRvs hand.811 · 43 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small39H-Score
3Josh BellSDH62.255.319.73821631.7430-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Josh Bell DH · S.255/.319/.738·21 HRvs hand.743 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small62H-Score
4Ryan JeffersRC68.256.353.81414369.8551-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Ryan Jeffers C · R.256/.353/.814·14 HRvs hand.855 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small68H-Score
5Kody ClemensL2B65.239.298.75827583.7100-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Kody Clemens 2B · L.239/.298/.758·27 HRvs hand.710 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small65H-Score
6Royce LewisR1B52.227.287.66715509.738146 PA0-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
6Royce Lewis 1B · R.227/.287/.667·15 HRvs hand.738 · 146 PA · 0-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small52H-Score
7Brooks LeeS3B54.253.300.72824631.5870-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Brooks Lee 3B · S.253/.300/.728·24 HRvs hand.587 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small54H-Score
8Austin MartinRRF37.228.341.6563358.8081-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
8Austin Martin RF · R.228/.341/.656·3 HRvs hand.808 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small37H-Score
9Walker JenkinsLCF—.226.293.686493.154No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Walker Jenkins CF · L.226/.293/.686·4 HRvs hand.154 · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score