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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 ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 20, 11:41 AM 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
CIN
75–87 · 5th NL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats1 L / 6 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.717 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 20, 11:41 AM ET
CHCCHC
.774
+64 ptsOPS edge
CINCIN
.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

Chicago Cubs batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Rhett Lowder
#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
2Seiya SuzukiRRF70.270.368.84126634.7971-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
2Seiya Suzuki RF · R.270/.368/.841·26 HRvs hand.797 · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small70H-Score
3Michael BuschL1B61.242.352.74520710.7360-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Michael Busch 1B · L.242/.352/.745·20 HRvs hand.736 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small61H-Score
4Alex BregmanR3B68.265.355.81928702.7990-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Alex Bregman 3B · R.265/.355/.819·28 HRvs hand.799 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small68H-Score
5Ian HappSLF60.218.326.73824636.8161-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Ian Happ LF · S.218/.326/.738·24 HRvs hand.816 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small60H-Score
6Nico HoernerR2B46.263.316.6668689.665516 PA0-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
6Nico Hoerner 2B · R.263/.316/.666·8 HRvs hand.665 · 516 PA · 0-for-5 · 5 PA · Small46H-Score
7Michael ConfortoLDH64.240.331.80015314.7741-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Michael Conforto DH · L.240/.331/.800·15 HRvs hand.774 · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small64H-Score
8Pedro RamírezS2B49.261.321.7236266.662No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Pedro Ramírez 2B · S.261/.321/.723·6 HRvs hand.662 · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score
9Miguel AmayaRC46.237.340.7176254.7011-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Miguel Amaya C · R.237/.340/.717·6 HRvs hand.701 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small46H-Score

Cincinnati Reds batting order

Official lineupvs LHP David Peterson
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Dane MyersRCF57.257.344.7218334.777145 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
1Dane Myers CF · R.257/.344/.721·8 HRvs hand.777 · 145 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small57H-Score
2Elly De La CruzSSS81.283.365.88030636.990188 PA2-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
2Elly De La Cruz SS · S.283/.365/.880·30 HRvs hand.990 · 188 PA · 2-for-6 · 6 PA · Small81H-Score
3Sal StewartR1B72.263.330.78732700.802183 PA1-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
3Sal Stewart 1B · R.263/.330/.787·32 HRvs hand.802 · 183 PA · 1-for-5 · 5 PA · Small72H-Score
4Tyler StephensonRC64.241.323.72715468.655117 PA6-for-12 · 12 PASmall sample
4Tyler Stephenson C · R.241/.323/.727·15 HRvs hand.655 · 117 PA · 6-for-12 · 12 PA · Small64H-Score
5JJ BledayLLF64.217.324.74024545.644153 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
5JJ Bleday LF · L.217/.324/.740·24 HRvs hand.644 · 153 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small64H-Score
6Matt McLainR2B46.185.274.60815496.777126 PA2-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
6Matt McLain 2B · R.185/.274/.608·15 HRvs hand.777 · 126 PA · 2-for-5 · 5 PA · Small46H-Score
7Oswaldo CabreraS3B—.182.217.490025—No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Oswaldo Cabrera 3B · S.182/.217/.490·0 HRvs hand— · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
8Will BanfieldRC—.150.143.343021.0006 PA · Small sampleNo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Will Banfield C · R.150/.143/.343·0 HRvs hand.000 · 6 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
9Ke'Bryan HayesR3B31.141.194.4195242.5391-for-2 · 3 PAVery small sample
9Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B · R.141/.194/.419·5 HRvs hand.539 · 1-for-2 · 3 PA · Very small31H-Score