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Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays Starting Lineups — July 28, 2026

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

6:40 PM ET · Tropicana FieldFinal lineups locked · Jul 28, 3:40 PM ETStats updated Sep 11, 5:31 PM ET

Texas Rangers

72–75 · 2nd AL West

Official

StarterGriffin Jax

HandRHP

L / R bats5 L / 4 R

OPS vs hand.699 vs RHP

Tampa Bay Rays

87–59 · 1st AL East

Official

StarterCal Quantrill

HandRHP

L / R bats6 L / 2 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.755 vs RHP

Texas Rangers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Griffin Jax

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHROPS vs HandBvP

1Joc PedersonLDH77.234.329.81726.835—

1Joc Pederson DH · L.234 / .329 / .817 · 26 HRvs hand .83577H-Score

2Wyatt LangfordRLF68.241.330.76516.7890-for-1Very small sample

2Wyatt Langford LF · R.241 / .330 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .789 · 0-for-1 · Very small68H-Score

3Ezequiel DuranRSS69.270.330.77517.7460-for-2Very small sample

3Ezequiel Duran SS · R.270 / .330 / .775 · 17 HRvs hand .746 · 0-for-2 · Very small69H-Score

4Brandon NimmoLRF73.261.325.73614.6810-for-1Very small sample

4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.261 / .325 / .736 · 14 HRvs hand .681 · 0-for-1 · Very small73H-Score

5Evan CarterLCF46.195.293.6169.673—

5Evan Carter CF · L.195 / .293 / .616 · 9 HRvs hand .67346H-Score

6Jake BurgerR1B72.237.306.73926.6720-for-1Very small sample

6Jake Burger 1B · R.237 / .306 / .739 · 26 HRvs hand .672 · 0-for-1 · Very small72H-Score

7Nicky LopezL2B35.278.320.6411.6911-for-5Small sample

7Nicky Lopez 2B · L.278 / .320 / .641 · 1 HRvs hand .691 · 1-for-5 · Small35H-Score

8Josh SmithL2B46.226.315.67161.1620-for-1Very small sample

8Josh Smith 2B · L.226 / .315 / .671 · 6 HRvs hand 1.162 · 0-for-1 · Very small46H-Score

9Austin WynnsRC—.146.195.3781.383—

9Austin Wynns C · R.146 / .195 / .378 · 1 HRvs hand .383—H-Score

Tampa Bay Rays batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Cal Quantrill

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHROPS vs HandBvP

1Yandy DíazRDH84.305.370.84122.8333-for-9Small sample

1Yandy Díaz DH · R.305 / .370 / .841 · 22 HRvs hand .833 · 3-for-9 · Small84H-Score

2Jonathan ArandaL1B78.277.360.78619.8360-for-3Very small sample

2Jonathan Aranda 1B · L.277 / .360 / .786 · 19 HRvs hand .836 · 0-for-3 · Very small78H-Score

3Junior CamineroR3B91.280.366.89639.8800-for-2Very small sample

3Junior Caminero 3B · R.280 / .366 / .896 · 39 HRvs hand .880 · 0-for-2 · Very small91H-Score

4Cedric MullinsLCF49.204.287.63214.6562-for-8Small sample

4Cedric Mullins CF · L.204 / .287 / .632 · 14 HRvs hand .656 · 2-for-8 · Small49H-Score

5Chandler SimpsonLLF45.308.337.6950.7190-for-2Very small sample

5Chandler Simpson LF · L.308 / .337 / .695 · 0 HRvs hand .719 · 0-for-2 · Very small45H-Score

6Victor Mesa Jr.LRF66.247.311.79512.789—

6Victor Mesa Jr. RF · L.247 / .311 / .795 · 12 HRvs hand .78966H-Score

7Richie PalaciosL2B51.228.324.6919.7360-for-2Very small sample

7Richie Palacios 2B · L.228 / .324 / .691 · 9 HRvs hand .736 · 0-for-2 · Very small51H-Score

8Taylor WallsSSS36.218.304.5962.6360-for-2Very small sample

8Taylor Walls SS · S.218 / .304 / .596 · 2 HRvs hand .636 · 0-for-2 · Very small36H-Score

9Hunter FeducciaLC49.232.311.6443.7371-for-2Very small sample

9Hunter Feduccia C · L.232 / .311 / .644 · 3 HRvs hand .737 · 1-for-2 · Very small49H-Score