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Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups — September 14, 2026

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

7:40 PM ET · Wrigley FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 14, 4:41 PM ETStats updated Oct 27, 6:04 AM ET
ATL
94–68 · 1st NL East
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats3 L / 5 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.696 vs LHP
CHC
89–73 · 2nd NL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 4 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.757 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 14, 4:41 PM ET
ATLATL
.724
−50 ptsOPS edge
CHCCHC
.774

Clear edge: CHC

Power
Season HR
156vs170
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.313vs.341
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.775vs.818
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.628vs.751

ATL wins 3 of 9 batting-order slots · CHC wins 6

ATLSlotCHC
Ronald Acuña Jr..783
1
.906Pete Crow-Armstrong
Drake Baldwin.788
2
.828Seiya Suzuki
Matt Olson.816
3
.739Michael Busch
Ozzie Albies.708
4
.794Alex Bregman
Michael Harris II.795
5
.735Ian Happ
Mauricio Dubón.702
6
.682Nico Hoerner
Austin Riley.671
7
.787Michael Conforto
Sean Murphy.685
8
.741Pedro Ramírez
Ha-Seong Kim.526
9
.724Carson Kelly

6 of 9 Atlanta Braves hitters have the platoon advantage vs David Peterson (5 of 9 for Chicago Cubs)

Atlanta Braves
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
  • Real power throughout the lineup
  • Bottom third drops off sharply
Chicago Cubs
  • Strong top of the order
  • Real power throughout the lineup
  • Gets on base at an above-average rate

Atlanta Braves batting order

Official lineupvs LHP David Peterson
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Ronald Acuña Jr.RRF73.255.345.79620469.749145 PA7-for-23 · 23 PALimited history
1Ronald Acuña Jr. RF · R.255/.345/.796·20 HRvs hand.749 · 145 PA · 7-for-23 · 23 PA · Limited73H-Score
2Drake BaldwinLC79.284.358.81725615.695224 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Drake Baldwin C · L.284/.358/.817·25 HRvs hand.695 · 224 PA · No MLB history · No MLB79H-Score
3Matt OlsonL1B81.251.321.82341698.824280 PA5-for-24 · 24 PALimited history
3Matt Olson 1B · L.251/.321/.823·41 HRvs hand.824 · 280 PA · 5-for-24 · 24 PA · Limited81H-Score
4Ozzie AlbiesS2B52.237.293.68522683.727261 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Ozzie Albies 2B · S.237/.293/.685·22 HRvs hand.727 · 261 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small52H-Score
5Michael Harris IILCF75.294.321.81226621.780224 PA0-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
5Michael Harris II CF · L.294/.321/.812·26 HRvs hand.780 · 224 PA · 0-for-5 · 5 PA · Small75H-Score
6Mauricio DubónRLF55.276.321.72012619.675210 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Mauricio Dubón LF · R.276/.321/.720·12 HRvs hand.675 · 210 PA · No MLB history · No MLB55H-Score
7Austin RileyR3B59.219.290.65419630.663184 PA9-for-26 · 26 PALimited history
7Austin Riley 3B · R.219/.290/.654·19 HRvs hand.663 · 184 PA · 9-for-26 · 26 PA · Limited59H-Score
8Sean MurphyRC34.182.256.5563121.37034 PA2-for-11 · 11 PASmall sample
8Sean Murphy C · R.182/.256/.556·3 HRvs hand.370 · 34 PA · 2-for-11 · 11 PA · Small34H-Score
9Ha-Seong KimRSS20.116.219.3590147.2330-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Ha-Seong Kim SS · R.116/.219/.359·0 HRvs hand.233 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small20H-Score

Chicago Cubs batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Reynaldo López
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF81.280.372.94245726.973453 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.280/.372/.942·45 HRvs hand.973 · 453 PA · No MLB history · No MLB81H-Score
2Seiya SuzukiRRF75.270.368.84126634.7970-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
2Seiya Suzuki RF · R.270/.368/.841·26 HRvs hand.797 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small75H-Score
3Michael BuschL1B65.242.352.74520710.7361-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Michael Busch 1B · L.242/.352/.745·20 HRvs hand.736 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small65H-Score
4Alex BregmanR3B73.265.355.81928702.7992-for-12 · 12 PASmall sample
4Alex Bregman 3B · R.265/.355/.819·28 HRvs hand.799 · 2-for-12 · 12 PA · Small73H-Score
5Ian HappSLF64.218.326.73824636.8161-for-8 · 8 PASmall sample
5Ian Happ LF · S.218/.326/.738·24 HRvs hand.816 · 1-for-8 · 8 PA · Small64H-Score
6Nico HoernerR2B48.263.316.6668689.665516 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Nico Hoerner 2B · R.263/.316/.666·8 HRvs hand.665 · 516 PA · No MLB history · No MLB48H-Score
7Michael ConfortoLDH68.240.331.80015314.774No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Michael Conforto DH · L.240/.331/.800·15 HRvs hand.774 · No MLB history · No MLB68H-Score
8Pedro RamírezS2B52.261.321.7236266.662No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Pedro Ramírez 2B · S.261/.321/.723·6 HRvs hand.662 · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
9Carson KellyRC56.258.336.71210425.6381-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Carson Kelly C · R.258/.336/.712·10 HRvs hand.638 · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small56H-Score