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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.
5:35 PM ET · Fenway ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 25, 4:35 PM ETStats updated Oct 27, 6:04 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.
CHC.766
+73 ptsOPS edge
BOS
.693
Clear edge: CHC
Power
Season HR
159vs77
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.338vs.309
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.819vs.708
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.723vs.658
CHC wins 7 of 9 batting-order slots · BOS wins 2
CHCSlotBOS
Pete Crow-Armstrong.920
1.707Roman Anthony
Seiya Suzuki.825
2.697Jahmai Jones
Michael Busch.741
3.773Wilyer Abreu
Michael Conforto.786
4.654Trevor Story
Ian Happ.745
5.731Nick Sogard
Nico Hoerner.677
6.690Andruw Monasterio
Pedro Ramírez.724
7.642Jarren Duran
Carson Kelly.718
8.656Isiah Kiner-Falefa
Matt Shaw.728
9.675Connor Wong
5 of 9 Chicago Cubs hitters have the platoon advantage vs Brayan Bello (6 of 9 for Boston Red Sox)
Chicago Cubs
- Strong top of the order
- Real power throughout the lineup
- No easy outs at the bottom
Boston Red Sox
- Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
- Bottom third drops off sharply
- Top of the order is not the strength