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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 ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 20, 12:11 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
HandLHP
L / R bats1 L / 8 R
OPS vs hand.713 vs LHP

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 20, 12:11 PM ET
ATLATL
.741
−11 ptsOPS edge
HOUHOU
.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

Atlanta Braves batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Hunter Brown
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Drake BaldwinLC75.284.358.81725615.888391 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1Drake Baldwin C · L.284/.358/.817·25 HRvs hand.888 · 391 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small75H-Score
2Ronald Acuña Jr.RRF70.255.345.79620469.817324 PA4-for-9 · 9 PASmall sample
2Ronald Acuña Jr. RF · R.255/.345/.796·20 HRvs hand.817 · 324 PA · 4-for-9 · 9 PA · Small70H-Score
3Matt OlsonL1B77.251.321.82341698.823418 PA2-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
3Matt Olson 1B · L.251/.321/.823·41 HRvs hand.823 · 418 PA · 2-for-7 · 7 PA · Small77H-Score
4Michael Harris IILCF73.294.321.81226621.830397 PA1-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
4Michael Harris II CF · L.294/.321/.812·26 HRvs hand.830 · 397 PA · 1-for-5 · 5 PA · Small73H-Score
5Mauricio DubónRLF52.276.321.72012619.743409 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Mauricio Dubón LF · R.276/.321/.720·12 HRvs hand.743 · 409 PA · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
6Ozzie AlbiesS2B50.237.293.68522683.657422 PA1-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
6Ozzie Albies 2B · S.237/.293/.685·22 HRvs hand.657 · 422 PA · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small50H-Score
7Mike YastrzemskiLLF56.224.309.68912408.697368 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Mike Yastrzemski LF · L.224/.309/.689·12 HRvs hand.697 · 368 PA · No MLB history · No MLB56H-Score
8Brewer HicklenRRF—.256.383.768047.75038 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Brewer Hicklen RF · R.256/.383/.768·0 HRvs hand.750 · 38 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
9Ha-Seong KimRSS19.116.219.3590147.4521-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
9Ha-Seong Kim SS · R.116/.219/.359·0 HRvs hand.452 · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small19H-Score

Houston Astros batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Martín Pérez
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Jeremy PeñaRSS56.277.325.80222483.6912-for-13 · 13 PASmall sample
1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277/.325/.802·22 HRvs hand.691 · 2-for-13 · 13 PA · Small56H-Score
2Yordan AlvarezLDH87.316.4321.03342692.825184 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316/.432/1.033·42 HRvs hand.825 · 184 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small87H-Score
3Isaac ParedesR3B62.262.360.80725659.7591-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262/.360/.807·25 HRvs hand.759 · 1-for-6 · 6 PA · Small62H-Score
4Jose AltuveR2B45.250.306.70116573.7623-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
4Jose Altuve 2B · R.250/.306/.701·16 HRvs hand.762 · 3-for-7 · 7 PA · Small45H-Score
5Yainer DiazRC60.285.313.77214361.80696 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Yainer Diaz C · R.285/.313/.772·14 HRvs hand.806 · 96 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small60H-Score
6Christian WalkerR1B59.226.299.72629635.7691-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Christian Walker 1B · R.226/.299/.726·29 HRvs hand.769 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small59H-Score
7Cam SmithRRF53.210.279.66921568.729No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Cam Smith RF · R.210/.279/.669·21 HRvs hand.729 · No MLB history · No MLB53H-Score
8Nick AllenRSS40.283.327.7203162.82043 PA3-for-11 · 11 PASmall sample
8Nick Allen SS · R.283/.327/.720·3 HRvs hand.820 · 43 PA · 3-for-11 · 11 PA · Small40H-Score
9Brice MatthewsRCF30.201.255.5877233.61782 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Brice Matthews CF · R.201/.255/.587·7 HRvs hand.617 · 82 PA · No MLB history · No MLB30H-Score