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Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds Starting Lineups — September 20, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
1:40 PM ET · Great American Ball ParkLineups confirmed 11:41 AM ETStats updated Sep 20, 1:08 PM 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.774
+64 ptsOPS edge
CIN
.710
Clear edge: CHC
Power
Season HR
170vs124
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.341vs.311
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.822vs.781
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.746vs.621
CHC wins 7 of 9 batting-order slots · CIN wins 2
CHCSlotCIN
Pete Crow-Armstrong.926
1.725Dane Myers
Seiya Suzuki.818
2.861Elly De La Cruz
Michael Busch.738
3.798Sal Stewart
Alex Bregman.800
4.741Tyler Stephenson
Ian Happ.738
5.731JJ Bleday
Nico Hoerner.676
6.628Matt McLain
Michael Conforto.785
7.650Oswaldo Cabrera
Pedro Ramírez.730
8.689Will Banfield
Miguel Amaya.723
9.522Ke'Bryan Hayes
5 of 9 Chicago Cubs hitters have the platoon advantage vs Rhett Lowder (8 of 9 for Cincinnati Reds)
Chicago Cubs
- Strong top of the order
- Real power throughout the lineup
- Gets on base at an above-average rate
Cincinnati Reds
- Platoon advantage in 8 of 9 spots
- Real power throughout the lineup
- Bottom third drops off sharply