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Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds Starting Lineups — September 18, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
6:40 PM ET · Great American Ball ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 18, 4:40 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.772
+52 ptsOPS edge
CIN
.720
Clear edge: CHC
Power
Season HR
186vs146
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.339vs.308
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.822vs.760
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.740vs.651
CHC wins 6 of 9 batting-order slots · CIN wins 3
CHCSlotCIN
Pete Crow-Armstrong.926
1.638Carlos Jorge
Seiya Suzuki.818
2.856Elly De La Cruz
Michael Busch.738
3.804Sal Stewart
Alex Bregman.800
4.743Tyler Stephenson
Ian Happ.738
5.732JJ Bleday
Nico Hoerner.676
6.732Eugenio Suárez
Michael Conforto.785
7.693Héctor Rodríguez
Carson Kelly.727
8.624Jose Trevino
Dansby Swanson.707
9.634Matt McLain
4 of 9 Chicago Cubs hitters have the platoon advantage vs Chase Burns (4 of 9 for Cincinnati Reds)
Chicago Cubs
- Strong top of the order
- Real power throughout the lineup
- No easy outs at the bottom
Cincinnati Reds
- Real power throughout the lineup
- Bottom third drops off sharply