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MLB Matchups · Pitcher vs Lineup

May 6, 2026 MLB Matchups

1 game · 1 matchup · Updated Jul 14, 11:38 AM ET

The Almanac's Take

One game on the board today, so the read is narrow. Patrick Corbin, a lefty, draws a Tampa Bay lineup that gets seven platoon-advantage bats against him — that's the whole story here. The Rays' .739 lineup OPS grades neutral, not a butchering unit, but seven righties in the order against a soft left-hander is a legitimate structural lean. Worth flagging: TB edges tend to read low due to Poisson tail bias, so the underlying advantage may be slightly understated. The h2h history for Díaz (17 PA), Fortes (16 PA), and Walls (12 PA) is too thin to move anything.

How to read this page

Primary read is the lineup strength block — season OPS, lineup K%, and platoon-edge count across the opposing lineup. When enough Statcast PA is on file, the lineup composite vs the pitcher's hand sits alongside it.

Career head-to-head reads as color, not edge. PA count travels with every H2H number on this page so a 4-for-7 sample looks like the small sample it is. The “notable H2H” highlight list is filtered to PA ≥ 10 for that reason.

Toronto Blue Jays @ Tampa Bay Rays

Tropicana Field · Final

Patrick Corbin(LHP)

Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays

Neutral9 batters sampled
Lineup OPS
.739
Lineup K%
18.4%
Season HR
68
Platoon edges
7 / 9

Notable career H2H

Lineup detail

  • #1Yandy DíazDH· RHBPlatoon edge

    Season · .322/.387/.490 · 13 HR · .877 OPS

    Career vs SP · 4-for-16 · .250 AVG · 1 K · 17 PA

  • #2Ryan ViladeRF· RHBPlatoon edge

    Season · .263/.331/.449 · 5 HR · .780 OPS

    Career vs SP · 1-for-7 · .143 AVG · 1 K · 9 PA

  • #3Junior Caminero3B· RHBPlatoon edge

    Season · .279/.373/.555 · 28 HR · .928 OPS

    Career vs SP · 2-for-6 · .333 AVG · 1 K · 6 PA

  • #4Jonathan Aranda1B· LHB

    Season · .298/.387/.473 · 14 HR · .860 OPS

    Career vs SP · 2-for-5 · .400 AVG · 6 PA

  • #5Jonny DeLucaCF· RHBPlatoon edge

    Season · .248/.292/.400 · 4 HR · .692 OPS

    Career vs SP · 3-for-8 · .375 AVG · 8 PA

  • #6Ben Williamson2B· RHBPlatoon edge

    Season · .244/.316/.343 · 2 HR · .659 OPS

    Career vs SP · 1-for-5 · .200 AVG · 6 PA

  • #7Chandler SimpsonLF· LHB

    Season · .272/.308/.327 · 0 HR · .635 OPS

    Career vs SP · 1-for-2 · .500 AVG · 2 PA

  • #8Nick FortesC· RHBPlatoon edge

    Season · .263/.279/.354 · 2 HR · .633 OPS

    Career vs SP · 6-for-15 · .400 AVG · 2 K · 16 PA

  • #9Taylor WallsSS· SHBPlatoon edge

    Season · .213/.309/.280 · 0 HR · .589 OPS

    Career vs SP · 4-for-11 · .364 AVG · 1 K · 12 PA

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