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Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros Starting Lineups — September 20, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
2:10 PM ET · Daikin ParkLineups confirmed 12:11 PM ETStats updated Sep 20, 9:16 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.741
−11 ptsOPS edge
HOU
.752
Even matchup
Power
Season HR
154vs164
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.323vs.322
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.803vs.817
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.669vs.672
ATL wins 5 of 9 batting-order slots · HOU wins 4
ATLSlotHOU
Drake Baldwin.801
1.787Jeremy Peña
Ronald Acuña Jr..798
2.986Yordan Alvarez
Matt Olson.820
3.786Isaac Paredes
Michael Harris II.792
4.704Jose Altuve
Mauricio Dubón.713
5.738Yainer Diaz
Ozzie Albies.704
6.707Christian Walker
Mike Yastrzemski.700
7.676Cam Smith
Brewer Hicklen.790
8.714Nick Allen
Ha-Seong Kim.514
9.625Brice Matthews
5 of 9 Atlanta Braves hitters have the platoon advantage vs Hunter Brown (8 of 9 for Houston Astros)
Atlanta Braves
- Strong top of the order
- Real power throughout the lineup
Houston Astros
- Strong top of the order
- Platoon advantage in 8 of 9 spots
- Real power throughout the lineup