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Athletics vs Cleveland Guardians Starting Lineups — September 18, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
7:10 PM ET · Progressive FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 18, 4:10 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:35 AM ET
Lineup strength vs today's starter
Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.
ATH.720
+11 ptsOPS edge
CLE
.709
Even matchup
Power
Season HR
97vs106
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.315vs.320
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.756vs.727
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.701vs.649
ATH wins 6 of 9 batting-order slots · CLE wins 3
ATHSlotCLE
Henry Bolte.753
1.719Steven Kwan
Shea Langeliers.804
2.689José Ramírez
Lawrence Butler.711
3.800Chase DeLauter
Zack Gelof.754
4.701Jo Adell
Jeff McNeil.692
5.745Travis Bazzana
Tommy White.647
6.765Nathaniel Lowe
Jonah Heim.652
7.627Patrick Bailey
Michael Stefanic.737
8.631Petey Halpin
Alika Williams.716
9.690Brayan Rocchio
3 of 9 Athletics hitters have the platoon advantage vs Daniel Espino (8 of 9 for Cleveland Guardians)
Athletics
- Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
- Handedness works against them today
Cleveland Guardians
- Platoon advantage in 8 of 9 spots
- Bottom third drops off sharply