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Chicago Cubs vs Boston Red Sox Starting Lineups — September 25, 2026

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

1:05 PM ET · Fenway ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 25, 11:05 AM ETStats updated Oct 27, 6:04 AM ET
CHC
89–73 · 2nd NL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 7 R
OPS vs hand.796 vs LHP
BOS
87–75 · 3rd AL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 3 R / 3 S
OPS vs hand.711 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 25, 11:05 AM ET
CHCCHC
.769
+51 ptsOPS edge
BOSBOS
.718

Clear edge: CHC

Power
Season HR
166vs97
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.337vs.320
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.834vs.751
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.718vs.663

CHC wins 7 of 9 batting-order slots · BOS wins 2

CHCSlotBOS
Pete Crow-Armstrong.920
1
.707Roman Anthony
Seiya Suzuki.825
2
.799Mickey Gasper
Alex Bregman.793
3
.725Adley Rutschman
Tyrone Taylor.791
4
.773Wilyer Abreu
Nico Hoerner.677
5
.717Caleb Durbin
Matt Shaw.728
6
.731Nick Sogard
Michael Busch.741
7
.642Jarren Duran
Dansby Swanson.707
8
.690Andruw Monasterio
Miguel Amaya.706
9
.656Isiah Kiner-Falefa

7 of 9 Chicago Cubs hitters have the platoon advantage vs Alec Gamboa (6 of 9 for Boston Red Sox)

Chicago Cubs
  • Strong top of the order
  • Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
  • Real power throughout the lineup
Boston Red Sox
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots

Chicago Cubs batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Alec Gamboa
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF76.280.372.94245726.926215 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.280/.372/.942·45 HRvs hand.926 · 215 PA · No MLB history · No MLB76H-Score
2Seiya SuzukiRRF70.270.368.84126634.974No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Seiya Suzuki RF · R.270/.368/.841·26 HRvs hand.974 · No MLB history · No MLB70H-Score
3Alex BregmanR3B68.265.355.81928702.891No MLB historyNo MLB history
3Alex Bregman 3B · R.265/.355/.819·28 HRvs hand.891 · No MLB history · No MLB68H-Score
4Tyrone TaylorRLF57.279.325.82711241.955105 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Tyrone Taylor LF · R.279/.325/.827·11 HRvs hand.955 · 105 PA · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score
5Nico HoernerR2B46.263.316.6668689.674173 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Nico Hoerner 2B · R.263/.316/.666·8 HRvs hand.674 · 173 PA · No MLB history · No MLB46H-Score
6Matt ShawRRF46.237.327.7375202.826No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Matt Shaw RF · R.237/.327/.737·5 HRvs hand.826 · No MLB history · No MLB46H-Score
7Michael BuschL1B61.242.352.74520710.733No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Michael Busch 1B · L.242/.352/.745·20 HRvs hand.733 · No MLB history · No MLB61H-Score
8Dansby SwansonRSS50.213.297.69419486.767131 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Dansby Swanson SS · R.213/.297/.694·19 HRvs hand.767 · 131 PA · No MLB history · No MLB50H-Score
9Miguel AmayaRC41.237.340.7176254.713No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Miguel Amaya C · R.237/.340/.717·6 HRvs hand.713 · No MLB history · No MLB41H-Score

Boston Red Sox batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Clay Holmes
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Roman AnthonyLLF54.245.339.7355242.817No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Roman Anthony LF · L.245/.339/.735·5 HRvs hand.817 · No MLB history · No MLB54H-Score
2Mickey GasperSDH62.251.357.82310225.902No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Mickey Gasper DH · S.251/.357/.823·10 HRvs hand.902 · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score
3Adley RutschmanSC54.242.315.74113410.7992-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Adley Rutschman C · S.242/.315/.741·13 HRvs hand.799 · 2-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small54H-Score
4Wilyer AbreuLRF68.248.327.77324681.7350-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
4Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248/.327/.773·24 HRvs hand.735 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small68H-Score
5Caleb DurbinR3B48.248.332.71013586.716No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248/.332/.710·13 HRvs hand.716 · No MLB history · No MLB48H-Score
6Nick SogardS2B47.255.342.7275277.693182 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Nick Sogard 2B · S.255/.342/.727·5 HRvs hand.693 · 182 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small47H-Score
7Jarren DuranLLF45.207.266.62720608.633447 PA0-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
7Jarren Duran LF · L.207/.266/.627·20 HRvs hand.633 · 447 PA · 0-for-6 · 6 PA · Small45H-Score
8Andruw MonasterioRSS38.233.295.6666347.602No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Andruw Monasterio SS · R.233/.295/.666·6 HRvs hand.602 · No MLB history · No MLB38H-Score
9Isiah Kiner-FalefaR2B34.242.322.6332183.7060-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B · R.242/.322/.633·2 HRvs hand.706 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small34H-Score