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Athletics vs Cleveland Guardians Starting Lineups — September 20, 2026

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

1:40 PM ET · Progressive FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 20, 10:41 AM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:35 AM ET
ATH
64–98 · 4th AL West
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats2 L / 6 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.717 vs RHP
CLE
85–77 · 1st AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 1 R / 4 S
OPS vs hand.706 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 20, 10:41 AM ET
ATHATH
.717
−3 ptsOPS edge
CLECLE
.720

Even matchup

Power
Season HR
98vs111
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.314vs.322
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.755vs.731
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.658vs.676

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

ATHSlotCLE
Henry Bolte.749
1
.719Steven Kwan
Shea Langeliers.801
2
.699José Ramírez
Lawrence Butler.710
3
.805Chase DeLauter
Zack Gelof.759
4
.701Jo Adell
Donovan Walton.795
5
.745Travis Bazzana
Tommy White.642
6
.766Nathaniel Lowe
Alika Williams.729
7
.751Angel Martínez
Jonah Heim.647
8
.626Patrick Bailey
Denzel Clarke.595
9
.649Angel Genao

3 of 9 Athletics hitters have the platoon advantage vs Gavin Williams (8 of 9 for Cleveland Guardians)

Athletics
  • Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
  • Bottom third drops off sharply
  • Handedness works against them today
Cleveland Guardians
  • Platoon advantage in 8 of 9 spots

Athletics batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Gavin Williams
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Henry BolteRCF57.277.359.76411473.739275 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Henry Bolte CF · R.277/.359/.764·11 HRvs hand.739 · 275 PA · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score
2Shea LangeliersRC60.262.328.80223467.7220-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Shea Langeliers C · R.262/.328/.802·23 HRvs hand.722 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small60H-Score
3Lawrence ButlerLRF55.237.326.72017539.7340-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Lawrence Butler RF · L.237/.326/.720·17 HRvs hand.734 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small55H-Score
4Zack GelofR3B62.256.322.79722435.764No MLB historyNo MLB history
4Zack Gelof 3B · R.256/.322/.797·22 HRvs hand.764 · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score
5Donovan WaltonL2B52.261.358.8069268.868No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Donovan Walton 2B · L.261/.358/.806·9 HRvs hand.868 · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
6Tommy WhiteR1B28.254.272.6003195.590No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Tommy White 1B · R.254/.272/.600·3 HRvs hand.590 · No MLB history · No MLB28H-Score
7Alika WilliamsRSS38.270.307.7354231.675No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Alika Williams SS · R.270/.307/.735·4 HRvs hand.675 · No MLB history · No MLB38H-Score
8Jonah HeimSC41.204.262.62813390.6111-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
8Jonah Heim C · S.204/.262/.628·13 HRvs hand.611 · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small41H-Score
9Denzel ClarkeRCF—.158.238.409087.3320-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Denzel Clarke CF · R.158/.238/.409·0 HRvs hand.332 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small—H-Score

Cleveland Guardians batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Jack Perkins
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Steven KwanLLF51.282.382.7313637.787432 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282/.382/.731·3 HRvs hand.787 · 432 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small51H-Score
2José RamírezS3B56.235.320.68812544.625380 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2José Ramírez 3B · S.235/.320/.688·12 HRvs hand.625 · 380 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small56H-Score
3Chase DeLauterLRF75.287.363.82016559.808380 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Chase DeLauter RF · L.287/.363/.820·16 HRvs hand.808 · 380 PA · No MLB history · No MLB75H-Score
4Jo AdellRRF61.240.298.69923660.593469 PA1-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
4Jo Adell RF · R.240/.298/.699·23 HRvs hand.593 · 469 PA · 1-for-7 · 7 PA · Small61H-Score
5Travis BazzanaL2B59.245.335.74315517.846352 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245/.335/.743·15 HRvs hand.846 · 352 PA · No MLB history · No MLB59H-Score
6Nathaniel LoweL1B63.252.317.76117429.885380 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252/.317/.761·17 HRvs hand.885 · 380 PA · No MLB history · No MLB63H-Score
7Angel MartínezSLF57.254.290.75518416.711264 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Angel Martínez LF · S.254/.290/.755·18 HRvs hand.711 · 264 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small57H-Score
8Patrick BaileySC47.206.272.60710345.731287 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Patrick Bailey C · S.206/.272/.607·10 HRvs hand.731 · 287 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small47H-Score
9Angel GenaoS2B40.213.281.5722139.56095 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Angel Genao 2B · S.213/.281/.572·2 HRvs hand.560 · 95 PA · No MLB history · No MLB40H-Score