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Athletics vs Cleveland Guardians Starting Lineups — September 19, 2026

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

6:10 PM ET · Progressive FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 19, 3:10 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:35 AM ET
ATH
64–98 · 4th AL West
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 5 R
OPS vs hand.717 vs RHP
CLE
85–77 · 1st AL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats3 L / 3 R / 3 S
OPS vs hand.675 vs LHP

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 19, 3:10 PM ET
ATHATH
.735
+16 ptsOPS edge
CLECLE
.719

Slight edge: ATH

Power
Season HR
103vs106
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.321vs.326
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.738vs.729
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.707vs.717

ATH wins 5 of 9 batting-order slots · CLE wins 4

ATHSlotCLE
Henry Bolte.752
1
.719Steven Kwan
Jeff McNeil.690
2
.697José Ramírez
Shea Langeliers.798
3
.800Chase DeLauter
Lawrence Butler.712
4
.700Jo Adell
Zack Gelof.759
5
.727Angel Martínez
Donovan Walton.774
6
.677David Fry
Carlos Cortes.711
7
.751Travis Bazzana
Brian Serven.693
8
.702Austin Hedges
Alika Williams.719
9
.696Brayan Rocchio

4 of 9 Athletics hitters have the platoon advantage vs Tanner Bibee (6 of 9 for Cleveland Guardians)

Athletics
  • Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
Cleveland Guardians
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots

Athletics batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Tanner Bibee
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Henry BolteRCF61.277.359.76411473.739275 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Henry Bolte CF · R.277/.359/.764·11 HRvs hand.739 · 275 PA · No MLB history · No MLB61H-Score
2Jeff McNeilL2B41.264.313.6819520.7051-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Jeff McNeil 2B · L.264/.313/.681·9 HRvs hand.705 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small41H-Score
3Shea LangeliersRC60.262.328.80223467.722No MLB historyNo MLB history
3Shea Langeliers C · R.262/.328/.802·23 HRvs hand.722 · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score
4Lawrence ButlerLRF59.237.326.72017539.7342-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
4Lawrence Butler RF · L.237/.326/.720·17 HRvs hand.734 · 2-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small59H-Score
5Zack GelofR3B66.256.322.79722435.7644-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
5Zack Gelof 3B · R.256/.322/.797·22 HRvs hand.764 · 4-for-6 · 6 PA · Small66H-Score
6Donovan WaltonL2B55.261.358.8069268.868No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Donovan Walton 2B · L.261/.358/.806·9 HRvs hand.868 · No MLB history · No MLB55H-Score
7Carlos CortesLRF53.251.318.71510381.712No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Carlos Cortes RF · L.251/.318/.715·10 HRvs hand.712 · No MLB history · No MLB53H-Score
8Brian ServenRC—.175.224.599585.5680-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Brian Serven C · R.175/.224/.599·5 HRvs hand.568 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small—H-Score
9Alika WilliamsRSS40.270.307.7354231.675No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Alika Williams SS · R.270/.307/.735·4 HRvs hand.675 · No MLB history · No MLB40H-Score

Cleveland Guardians batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Jacob Lopez
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Steven KwanLLF53.282.382.7313637.609205 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282/.382/.731·3 HRvs hand.609 · 205 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small53H-Score
2José RamírezS3B59.235.320.68812544.835164 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2José Ramírez 3B · S.235/.320/.688·12 HRvs hand.835 · 164 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small59H-Score
3Chase DeLauterLRF79.287.363.82016559.844179 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Chase DeLauter RF · L.287/.363/.820·16 HRvs hand.844 · 179 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small79H-Score
4Jo AdellRRF63.240.298.69923660.971191 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Jo Adell RF · R.240/.298/.699·23 HRvs hand.971 · 191 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small63H-Score
5Angel MartínezSLF60.254.290.75518416.830152 PA2-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Angel Martínez LF · S.254/.290/.755·18 HRvs hand.830 · 152 PA · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small60H-Score
6David FryRRF46.201.313.6778214.643148 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6David Fry RF · R.201/.313/.677·8 HRvs hand.643 · 148 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small46H-Score
7Travis BazzanaL2B61.245.335.74315517.526165 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
7Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245/.335/.743·15 HRvs hand.526 · 165 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small61H-Score
8Austin HedgesRC49.247.325.7026247.747130 PA2-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Austin Hedges C · R.247/.325/.702·6 HRvs hand.747 · 130 PA · 2-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small49H-Score
9Brayan RocchioSSS54.253.313.70415592.619199 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253/.313/.704·15 HRvs hand.619 · 199 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small54H-Score