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Chicago Cubs vs Boston Red Sox Starting Lineups — September 27, 2026

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

3:05 PM ET · Tropicana FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 27, 1:05 PM ETStats updated Oct 27, 6:04 AM ET
CHC
89–73 · 2nd NL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 4 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.757 vs RHP
BOS
87–75 · 3rd AL East
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 5 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.735 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 27, 1:05 PM ET
CHCCHC
.756
+17 ptsOPS edge
BOSBOS
.739

Slight edge: CHC

Power
Season HR
169vs113
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.333vs.326
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.799vs.776
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.710vs.682

CHC wins 6 of 9 batting-order slots · BOS wins 3

CHCSlotBOS
Pete Crow-Armstrong.915
1
.736Roman Anthony
Alex Bregman.789
2
.727Adley Rutschman
Michael Busch.746
3
.876Willson Contreras
Ian Happ.742
4
.769Wilyer Abreu
Michael Conforto.778
5
.754Ceddanne Rafaela
Nico Hoerner.675
6
.725Nick Sogard
Pedro Ramírez.717
7
.713Caleb Durbin
Dansby Swanson.701
8
.650Trevor Story
Miguel Amaya.711
9
.682Andruw Monasterio

5 of 9 Chicago Cubs hitters have the platoon advantage vs Tanner Houck (7 of 9 for Boston Red Sox)

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

Chicago Cubs batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Tanner Houck
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF76.280.372.94245726.973453 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.280/.372/.942·45 HRvs hand.973 · 453 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small76H-Score
2Alex BregmanR3B68.265.355.81928702.7991-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Alex Bregman 3B · R.265/.355/.819·28 HRvs hand.799 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small68H-Score
3Michael BuschL1B61.242.352.74520710.7360-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
3Michael Busch 1B · L.242/.352/.745·20 HRvs hand.736 · 0-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small61H-Score
4Ian HappSLF60.218.326.73824636.8160-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
4Ian Happ LF · S.218/.326/.738·24 HRvs hand.816 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small60H-Score
5Michael ConfortoLDH64.240.331.80015314.774No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Michael Conforto DH · L.240/.331/.800·15 HRvs hand.774 · No MLB history · No MLB64H-Score
6Nico HoernerR2B46.263.316.6668689.665516 PA0-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
6Nico Hoerner 2B · R.263/.316/.666·8 HRvs hand.665 · 516 PA · 0-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small46H-Score
7Pedro RamírezS2B49.261.321.7236266.662No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Pedro Ramírez 2B · S.261/.321/.723·6 HRvs hand.662 · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score
8Dansby SwansonRSS50.213.297.69419486.677327 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Dansby Swanson SS · R.213/.297/.694·19 HRvs hand.677 · 327 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small50H-Score
9Miguel AmayaRC41.237.340.7176254.7010-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Miguel Amaya C · R.237/.340/.717·6 HRvs hand.701 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small41H-Score

Boston Red Sox batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Shota Imanaga
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Roman AnthonyLLF54.245.339.7355242.5250-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
1Roman Anthony LF · L.245/.339/.735·5 HRvs hand.525 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small54H-Score
2Adley RutschmanSC54.242.315.74113410.6400-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Adley Rutschman C · S.242/.315/.741·13 HRvs hand.640 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small54H-Score
3Willson ContrerasR1B71.275.386.90227535.945136 PA0-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
3Willson Contreras 1B · R.275/.386/.902·27 HRvs hand.945 · 136 PA · 0-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small71H-Score
4Wilyer AbreuLRF62.248.327.77324681.895No MLB historyNo MLB history
4Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248/.327/.773·24 HRvs hand.895 · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score
5Ceddanne RafaelaRCF54.285.321.76516576.824154 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R.285/.321/.765·16 HRvs hand.824 · 154 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small54H-Score
6Nick SogardS2B47.255.342.7275277.92047 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Nick Sogard 2B · S.255/.342/.727·5 HRvs hand.920 · 47 PA · No MLB history · No MLB47H-Score
7Caleb DurbinR3B44.248.332.71013586.6880-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
7Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248/.332/.710·13 HRvs hand.688 · 0-for-7 · 7 PA · Small44H-Score
8Trevor StoryRSS32.235.271.6225266.63676 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
8Trevor Story SS · R.235/.271/.622·5 HRvs hand.636 · 76 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small32H-Score
9Andruw MonasterioRSS38.233.295.6666347.813No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Andruw Monasterio SS · R.233/.295/.666·6 HRvs hand.813 · No MLB history · No MLB38H-Score