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Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups — September 15, 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 15, 6:10 PM ETStats updated Oct 27, 6:04 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.
ATL.751
−25 ptsOPS edge
CHC
.776
Slight edge: CHC
Power
Season HR
163vs146
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.326vs.340
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.795vs.833
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.728vs.734
ATL wins 3 of 9 batting-order slots · CHC wins 6
ATLSlotCHC
Drake Baldwin.793
1.916Pete Crow-Armstrong
Ronald Acuña Jr..777
2.824Seiya Suzuki
Matt Olson.814
3.790Alex Bregman
Michael Harris II.796
4.798Tyrone Taylor
Mauricio Dubón.705
5.684Nico Hoerner
Austin Riley.670
6.739Michael Busch
Mike Yastrzemski.704
7.741Matt Shaw
Ozzie Albies.704
8.735Pedro Ramírez
Brewer Hicklen.779
9.726Miguel Amaya
5 of 9 Atlanta Braves hitters have the platoon advantage vs Kevin Gausman (7 of 9 for Chicago Cubs)
Atlanta Braves
- Strong top of the order
- Real power throughout the lineup
- No easy outs at the bottom
Chicago Cubs
- Strong top of the order
- Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
- Real power throughout the lineup