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Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros Starting Lineups — September 18, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
8:10 PM ET · Daikin ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 18, 5:10 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.739
−2 ptsOPS edge
HOU
.741
Even matchup
Power
Season HR
169vs152
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.317vs.322
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.794vs.815
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.673vs.667
ATL wins 7 of 9 batting-order slots · HOU wins 2
ATLSlotHOU
Drake Baldwin.792
1.791Jeremy Peña
Ronald Acuña Jr..784
2.986Yordan Alvarez
Matt Olson.812
3.775Isaac Paredes
Michael Harris II.789
4.700Jose Altuve
Mauricio Dubón.712
5.658Daulton Varsho
Ozzie Albies.710
6.709Christian Walker
Mike Yastrzemski.696
7.677Taylor Trammell
Austin Riley.666
8.697LaMonte Wade Jr.
Sean Murphy.655
9.626Christian Vázquez
5 of 9 Atlanta Braves hitters have the platoon advantage vs Peter Lambert (4 of 9 for Houston Astros)
Atlanta Braves
- Strong top of the order
- Real power throughout the lineup
Houston Astros
- Strong top of the order
- Real power throughout the lineup