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Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups — September 16, 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 16, 5:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 4:31 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.722
−49 ptsOPS edge
CHC
.771
Clear edge: CHC
Power
Season HR
159vs171
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.312vs.340
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.776vs.816
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.620vs.747
ATL wins 3 of 9 batting-order slots · CHC wins 6
ATLSlotCHC
Ronald Acuña Jr..780
1.910Pete Crow-Armstrong
Drake Baldwin.797
2.822Seiya Suzuki
Matt Olson.815
3.740Michael Busch
Ozzie Albies.710
4.787Alex Bregman
Michael Harris II.791
5.736Ian Happ
Mauricio Dubón.706
6.679Nico Hoerner
Austin Riley.668
7.784Michael Conforto
Sean Murphy.670
8.732Pedro Ramírez
Ha-Seong Kim.520
9.723Carson Kelly
6 of 9 Atlanta Braves hitters have the platoon advantage vs Shota Imanaga (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