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Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates Starting Lineups — July 26, 2026

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

1:35 PM ET · PNC ParkFinal lineups locked · Jul 26, 11:50 AM ETStats updated Sep 9, 5:14 AM ET

Chicago Cubs

81–65 · 2nd NL Central

Official

StarterBraxton Ashcraft

HandRHP

L / R bats3 L / 4 R / 2 S

OPS vs hand.755 vs RHP

Pittsburgh Pirates

72–73 · 3rd NL Central

Official

StarterJameson Taillon

HandRHP

L / R bats4 L / 3 R / 2 S

OPS vs hand.757 vs RHP

Chicago Cubs batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Braxton Ashcraft

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHROPS vs HandBvP

1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF89.281.375.94941.9543-for-4Very small sample

1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.281 / .375 / .949 · 41 HRvs hand .954 · 3-for-4 · Very small89H-Score

2Seiya SuzukiRRF79.268.367.84424.7971-for-5Small sample

2Seiya Suzuki RF · R.268 / .367 / .844 · 24 HRvs hand .797 · 1-for-5 · Small79H-Score

3Michael BuschL1B70.236.345.73518.7342-for-10Small sample

3Michael Busch 1B · L.236 / .345 / .735 · 18 HRvs hand .734 · 2-for-10 · Small70H-Score

4Ian HappSLF70.220.326.74023.8172-for-10Small sample

4Ian Happ LF · S.220 / .326 / .740 · 23 HRvs hand .817 · 2-for-10 · Small70H-Score

5Nico HoernerR2B53.266.319.6788.6733-for-11Small sample

5Nico Hoerner 2B · R.266 / .319 / .678 · 8 HRvs hand .673 · 3-for-11 · Small53H-Score

6Michael ConfortoLDH74.241.340.82714.7960-for-1Very small sample

6Michael Conforto DH · L.241 / .340 / .827 · 14 HRvs hand .796 · 0-for-1 · Very small74H-Score

7Carson KellyRC62.259.338.72510.6341-for-3Very small sample

7Carson Kelly C · R.259 / .338 / .725 · 10 HRvs hand .634 · 1-for-3 · Very small62H-Score

8Pedro RamírezS2B59.266.325.7425.6881-for-1Very small sample

8Pedro Ramírez 2B · S.266 / .325 / .742 · 5 HRvs hand .688 · 1-for-1 · Very small59H-Score

9Dansby SwansonRSS63.216.300.70418.6781-for-4Very small sample

9Dansby Swanson SS · R.216 / .300 / .704 · 18 HRvs hand .678 · 1-for-4 · Very small63H-Score

Pittsburgh Pirates batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Jameson Taillon

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHROPS vs HandBvP

1Jake MangumSCF46.286.343.7164.7330-for-1Very small sample

1Jake Mangum CF · S.286 / .343 / .716 · 4 HRvs hand .733 · 0-for-1 · Very small46H-Score

2Brandon LoweL2B77.258.326.80529.8965-for-17Limited history

2Brandon Lowe 2B · L.258 / .326 / .805 · 29 HRvs hand .896 · 5-for-17 · Limited77H-Score

3Bryan ReynoldsSLF80.268.373.80516.7941-for-3Very small sample

3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.268 / .373 / .805 · 16 HRvs hand .794 · 1-for-3 · Very small80H-Score

4Esmerlyn ValdezRRF76.233.345.84916.7380-for-2Very small sample

4Esmerlyn Valdez RF · R.233 / .345 / .849 · 16 HRvs hand .738 · 0-for-2 · Very small76H-Score

5Ryan O'HearnLRF65.270.334.78817.8594-for-19Limited history

5Ryan O'Hearn RF · L.270 / .334 / .788 · 17 HRvs hand .859 · 4-for-19 · Limited65H-Score

6Nick GonzalesR3B58.306.369.7626.8142-for-8Small sample

6Nick Gonzales 3B · R.306 / .369 / .762 · 6 HRvs hand .814 · 2-for-8 · Small58H-Score

7Jacob GonzalezLSS45.221.271.6306.6910-for-1Very small sample

7Jacob Gonzalez SS · L.221 / .271 / .630 · 6 HRvs hand .691 · 0-for-1 · Very small45H-Score

8Shawn RossRC—.200.2001.00011.000—

8Shawn Ross C · R.200 / .200 / 1.000 · 1 HRvs hand 1.000—H-Score

9Tyler CallihanLLF35.211.283.6723.6130-for-1Very small sample

9Tyler Callihan LF · L.211 / .283 / .672 · 3 HRvs hand .613 · 0-for-1 · Very small35H-Score