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Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds Starting Lineups — September 19, 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 19, 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.775
+53 ptsOPS edge
CIN
.722
Clear edge: CHC
Power
Season HR
165vs150
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.338vs.316
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.837vs.784
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.729vs.629
CHC wins 6 of 9 batting-order slots · CIN wins 3
CHCSlotCIN
Pete Crow-Armstrong.926
1.727Dane Myers
Alex Bregman.800
2.862Elly De La Cruz
Seiya Suzuki.818
3.802Sal Stewart
Tyrone Taylor.799
4.743Tyler Stephenson
Nico Hoerner.676
5.730Eugenio Suárez
Michael Busch.738
6.709Juan Brito
Carson Kelly.727
7.732JJ Bleday
Matt Shaw.752
8.630Matt McLain
Dansby Swanson.707
9.521Ke'Bryan Hayes
7 of 9 Chicago Cubs hitters have the platoon advantage vs Nick Lodolo (8 of 9 for Cincinnati Reds)
Chicago Cubs
- Strong top of the order
- Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
- Real power throughout the lineup
Cincinnati Reds
- Strong top of the order
- Platoon advantage in 8 of 9 spots
- Real power throughout the lineup
- Bottom third drops off sharply