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MLB Matchups · Pitcher vs Lineup

July 17, 2026 MLB Matchups

1 game · 1 matchup · Updated Jul 17, 2:24 PM ET

The Almanac's Take

One game on the board today, and the data is sparse — no away team listed, no salary or projection layer, so the read is purely matchup-driven. Griffin Jax (RHP) faces a Boston lineup that the model labels favoring the pitcher, with a .684 team OPS against him and five platoon-advantage counts on his side. That's a thin lineup on paper, though one game of coverage isn't enough to build much beyond that read. No notable head-to-head history is logged. Use the grid below as your primary tool today; the top-line signal just confirms Jax holds the structural edge here.

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.

@ Boston Red Sox

Griffin Jax(RHP)

vs Boston Red Sox

Favors pitcher9 batters sampled
Lineup OPS
.684
Lineup K%
23.2%
Season HR
48
Platoon edges
5 / 9

.299 xwOBA · 0.4% Hard-Hit · 0.0% Barrel (1437 PA vs R)

Lineup detail

  • #1Anthony Seigler2B· SHBPlatoon edge

    Season · .264/.338/.431 · 2 HR · .769 OPS

  • #2Ceddanne RafaelaCF· RHB

    Season · .276/.313/.420 · 7 HR · .733 OPS

    Career vs SP · 1-for-3 · .333 AVG · 3 PA

  • #3Wilyer AbreuRF· LHBPlatoon edge

    Season · .260/.334/.426 · 11 HR · .760 OPS

    Career vs SP · 3-for-7 · .429 AVG · 1 HR · 1 K · 7 PA

  • #4Caleb Durbin3B· RHB

    Season · .226/.282/.391 · 9 HR · .673 OPS

    Career vs SP · 1-for-1 · 1.000 AVG · 1 PA

  • #5Masataka YoshidaDH· LHBPlatoon edge

    Season · .258/.322/.371 · 3 HR · .693 OPS

    Career vs SP · 0-for-3 · .000 AVG · 1 K · 4 PA

  • #6Romy Gonzalez1B· RHB

    Season · .229/.289/.400 · 1 HR · .689 OPS

    Career vs SP · 0-for-3 · .000 AVG · 2 K · 3 PA

  • #7Jarren DuranLF· LHBPlatoon edge

    Season · .194/.253/.355 · 13 HR · .608 OPS

    Career vs SP · 2-for-7 · .286 AVG · 2 K · 7 PA

  • #8Carlos NarváezC· RHB

    Season · .195/.255/.275 · 2 HR · .530 OPS

    Career vs SP · 0-for-1 · .000 AVG · 1 PA

  • #9Tsung-Che ChengSS· LHBPlatoon edge

    Season · .296/.367/.333 · 0 HR · .700 OPS

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