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Arizona Diamondbacks vs San Diego Padres 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.

8:40 PM ET · Petco ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 26, 5:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 26, 10:05 AM ET
AZ
86–76 · 3rd NL West
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 4 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.697 vs RHP
SD
91–71 · 2nd NL West
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 4 R
OPS vs hand.722 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, 5:40 PM ET
AZAZ
.748
+17 ptsOPS edge
SDSD
.731

Slight edge: AZ

Power
Season HR
127vs138
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.329vs.323
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.766vs.746
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.692vs.677

AZ wins 5 of 9 batting-order slots · SD wins 4

AZSlotSD
Lars Nootbaar.726
1
.819Fernando Tatis Jr.
Ketel Marte.743
2
.718Dustin Harris
Gabriel Moreno.850
3
.706Manny Machado
Geraldo Perdomo.744
4
.738Jackson Merrill
Corbin Carroll.788
5
.840Ty France
Nolan Arenado.791
6
.705Gavin Sheets
Pavin Smith.642
7
.675Xander Bogaerts
James McCann.744
8
.640Jake Cronenworth
Tim Tawa.691
9
.717Ethan Salas

5 of 9 Arizona Diamondbacks hitters have the platoon advantage vs Walker Buehler (5 of 9 for San Diego Padres)

Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Real power throughout the lineup
San Diego Padres
  • Real power throughout the lineup

Arizona Diamondbacks batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Walker Buehler
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Lars NootbaarLLF54.239.342.7218334.8001-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1Lars Nootbaar LF · L.239/.342/.721·8 HRvs hand.800 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small54H-Score
2Ketel MarteS2B59.249.316.74822624.6871-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
2Ketel Marte 2B · S.249/.316/.748·22 HRvs hand.687 · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small59H-Score
3Gabriel MorenoRC75.311.388.87416549.909401 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Gabriel Moreno C · R.311/.388/.874·16 HRvs hand.909 · 401 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small75H-Score
4Geraldo PerdomoSSS56.262.370.7479680.7620-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
4Geraldo Perdomo SS · S.262/.370/.747·9 HRvs hand.762 · 0-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small56H-Score
5Corbin CarrollLRF70.239.328.79522671.7270-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Corbin Carroll RF · L.239/.328/.795·22 HRvs hand.727 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small70H-Score
6Nolan ArenadoR3B52.255.331.80630599.7751-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
6Nolan Arenado 3B · R.255/.331/.806·30 HRvs hand.775 · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small52H-Score
7Pavin SmithL1B28.183.262.5563122.5741-for-15 · 15 PALimited history
7Pavin Smith 1B · L.183/.262/.556·3 HRvs hand.574 · 1-for-15 · 15 PA · Limited28H-Score
8James McCannRC56.282.311.7667166.878107 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8James McCann C · R.282/.311/.766·7 HRvs hand.878 · 107 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small56H-Score
9Tim TawaR1B51.240.297.69011351.7040-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Tim Tawa 1B · R.240/.297/.690·11 HRvs hand.704 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small51H-Score

San Diego Padres batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Taylor Clarke
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Fernando Tatis Jr.RRF80.289.358.82825704.782543 PA2-for-8 · 9 PASmall sample
1Fernando Tatis Jr. RF · R.289/.358/.828·25 HRvs hand.782 · 543 PA · 2-for-8 · 9 PA · Small80H-Score
2Dustin HarrisLLF40.293.353.7360152.757129 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Dustin Harris LF · L.293/.353/.736·0 HRvs hand.757 · 129 PA · No MLB history · No MLB40H-Score
3Manny MachadoR3B58.217.303.71030677.7142-for-11 · 13 PASmall sample
3Manny Machado 3B · R.217/.303/.710·30 HRvs hand.714 · 2-for-11 · 13 PA · Small58H-Score
4Jackson MerrillLCF58.254.303.74326664.7441-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Jackson Merrill CF · L.254/.303/.743·26 HRvs hand.744 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small58H-Score
5Ty FranceR1B74.295.363.86521500.869362 PA1-for-3 · 4 PAVery small sample
5Ty France 1B · R.295/.363/.865·21 HRvs hand.869 · 362 PA · 1-for-3 · 4 PA · Very small74H-Score
6Gavin SheetsL1B56.212.313.71017419.764348 PA2-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Gavin Sheets 1B · L.212/.313/.710·17 HRvs hand.764 · 348 PA · 2-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small56H-Score
7Xander BogaertsRSS48.231.332.67613606.6870-for-1 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Xander Bogaerts SS · R.231/.332/.676·13 HRvs hand.687 · 0-for-1 · 2 PA · Very small48H-Score
8Jake CronenworthL2B32.225.308.6297425.6302-for-10 · 11 PASmall sample
8Jake Cronenworth 2B · L.225/.308/.629·7 HRvs hand.630 · 2-for-10 · 11 PA · Small32H-Score
9Ethan SalasLC—.256.275.737240.83433 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Ethan Salas C · L.256/.275/.737·2 HRvs hand.834 · 33 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score