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Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros Starting Lineups — September 19, 2026

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

7:10 PM ET · Daikin ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 19, 4:10 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 4:31 AM ET
ATL
94–68 · 1st NL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.730 vs RHP
HOU
81–81 · 1st AL West
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 6 R
OPS vs hand.739 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 19, 4:10 PM ET
ATLATL
.739
−13 ptsOPS edge
HOUHOU
.752

Even matchup

Power
Season HR
169vs169
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.317vs.323
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.794vs.814
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.673vs.695

ATL wins 4 of 9 batting-order slots · HOU wins 5

ATLSlotHOU
Drake Baldwin.792
1
.785Jeremy Peña
Ronald Acuña Jr..784
2
.990Yordan Alvarez
Matt Olson.812
3
.777Isaac Paredes
Michael Harris II.790
4
.698Jose Altuve
Mauricio Dubón.713
5
.738Yainer Diaz
Ozzie Albies.710
6
.654Daulton Varsho
Mike Yastrzemski.696
7
.705Christian Walker
Austin Riley.666
8
.681Cam Smith
Sean Murphy.656
9
.698LaMonte Wade Jr.

5 of 9 Atlanta Braves hitters have the platoon advantage vs Hayden Wesneski (3 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
  • Handedness works against them today

Atlanta Braves batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Hayden Wesneski
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Drake BaldwinLC79.284.358.81725615.888391 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Drake Baldwin C · L.284/.358/.817·25 HRvs hand.888 · 391 PA · No MLB history · No MLB79H-Score
2Ronald Acuña Jr.RRF73.255.345.79620469.817324 PA1-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
2Ronald Acuña Jr. RF · R.255/.345/.796·20 HRvs hand.817 · 324 PA · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small73H-Score
3Matt OlsonL1B81.251.321.82341698.823418 PA0-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
3Matt Olson 1B · L.251/.321/.823·41 HRvs hand.823 · 418 PA · 0-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small81H-Score
4Michael Harris IILCF75.294.321.81226621.830397 PA0-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
4Michael Harris II CF · L.294/.321/.812·26 HRvs hand.830 · 397 PA · 0-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small75H-Score
5Mauricio DubónRLF55.276.321.72012619.743409 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
5Mauricio Dubón LF · R.276/.321/.720·12 HRvs hand.743 · 409 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small55H-Score
6Ozzie AlbiesS2B52.237.293.68522683.657422 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
6Ozzie Albies 2B · S.237/.293/.685·22 HRvs hand.657 · 422 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small52H-Score
7Mike YastrzemskiLLF59.224.309.68912408.697368 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Mike Yastrzemski LF · L.224/.309/.689·12 HRvs hand.697 · 368 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small59H-Score
8Austin RileyR3B59.219.290.65419630.651446 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
8Austin Riley 3B · R.219/.290/.654·19 HRvs hand.651 · 446 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small59H-Score
9Sean MurphyRC34.182.256.5563121.62987 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Sean Murphy C · R.182/.256/.556·3 HRvs hand.629 · 87 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small34H-Score

Houston Astros batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Grant Holmes
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Jeremy PeñaRSS60.277.325.80222483.836No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277/.325/.802·22 HRvs hand.836 · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score
2Yordan AlvarezLDH91.316.4321.033426921.114508 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316/.432/1.033·42 HRvs hand1.114 · 508 PA · No MLB history · No MLB91H-Score
3Isaac ParedesR3B66.262.360.80725659.8150-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262/.360/.807·25 HRvs hand.815 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small66H-Score
4Jose AltuveR2B48.250.306.70116573.672No MLB historyNo MLB history
4Jose Altuve 2B · R.250/.306/.701·16 HRvs hand.672 · No MLB history · No MLB48H-Score
5Yainer DiazRC62.285.313.77214361.760265 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Yainer Diaz C · R.285/.313/.772·14 HRvs hand.760 · 265 PA · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score
6Daulton VarshoLCF45.221.281.63612526.682377 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Daulton Varsho CF · L.221/.281/.636·12 HRvs hand.682 · 377 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small45H-Score
7Christian WalkerR1B63.226.299.72629635.7140-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Christian Walker 1B · R.226/.299/.726·29 HRvs hand.714 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small63H-Score
8Cam SmithRRF57.210.279.66921568.668No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Cam Smith RF · R.210/.279/.669·21 HRvs hand.668 · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score
9LaMonte Wade Jr.LLF39.205.308.6544146.6532-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
9LaMonte Wade Jr. LF · L.205/.308/.654·4 HRvs hand.653 · 2-for-5 · 5 PA · Small39H-Score