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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 Oct 24, 5:04 AM ET

Chicago Cubs

89–73 · 2nd NL Central

Official

StarterBraxton Ashcraft

HandRHP

L / R bats3 L / 4 R / 2 S

OPS vs hand.757 vs RHP

Pittsburgh Pirates

82–80 · 3rd NL Central

Official

StarterJameson Taillon

HandRHP

L / R bats4 L / 3 R / 2 S

OPS vs hand.749 vs RHP

Chicago Cubs batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Braxton Ashcraft

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF81.280.372.94245726.973453 PA3-for-4Very small sample

1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.280/.372/.942·45 HRvs hand.973 · 453 PA · 3-for-4 · Very small81H-Score

2Seiya SuzukiRRF75.270.368.84126634.7971-for-5Small sample

2Seiya Suzuki RF · R.270/.368/.841·26 HRvs hand.797 · 1-for-5 · Small75H-Score

3Michael BuschL1B65.242.352.74520710.7362-for-10Small sample

3Michael Busch 1B · L.242/.352/.745·20 HRvs hand.736 · 2-for-10 · Small65H-Score

4Ian HappSLF64.218.326.73824636.8162-for-10Small sample

4Ian Happ LF · S.218/.326/.738·24 HRvs hand.816 · 2-for-10 · Small64H-Score

5Nico HoernerR2B48.263.316.6668689.665516 PA3-for-11Small sample

5Nico Hoerner 2B · R.263/.316/.666·8 HRvs hand.665 · 516 PA · 3-for-11 · Small48H-Score

6Michael ConfortoLDH68.240.331.80015314.7740-for-1Very small sample

6Michael Conforto DH · L.240/.331/.800·15 HRvs hand.774 · 0-for-1 · Very small68H-Score

7Carson KellyRC56.258.336.71210425.6381-for-3Very small sample

7Carson Kelly C · R.258/.336/.712·10 HRvs hand.638 · 1-for-3 · Very small56H-Score

8Pedro RamírezS2B52.261.321.7236266.6621-for-1Very small sample

8Pedro Ramírez 2B · S.261/.321/.723·6 HRvs hand.662 · 1-for-1 · Very small52H-Score

9Dansby SwansonRSS50.213.297.69419486.677327 PA1-for-4Very small sample

9Dansby Swanson SS · R.213/.297/.694·19 HRvs hand.677 · 327 PA · 1-for-4 · Very small50H-Score

Pittsburgh Pirates batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Jameson Taillon

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Jake MangumSCF40.276.331.6945479.700320 PA0-for-1Very small sample

1Jake Mangum CF · S.276/.331/.694·5 HRvs hand.700 · 320 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small40H-Score

2Brandon LoweL2B73.260.331.82435656.9105-for-17Limited history

2Brandon Lowe 2B · L.260/.331/.824·35 HRvs hand.910 · 5-for-17 · Limited73H-Score

3Bryan ReynoldsSLF74.261.365.78917699.7791-for-3Very small sample

3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.261/.365/.789·17 HRvs hand.779 · 1-for-3 · Very small74H-Score

4Esmerlyn ValdezRRF72.232.345.85517287.761176 PA0-for-2Very small sample

4Esmerlyn Valdez RF · R.232/.345/.855·17 HRvs hand.761 · 176 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small72H-Score

5Ryan O'HearnLRF63.265.330.77018451.8394-for-19Limited history

5Ryan O'Hearn RF · L.265/.330/.770·18 HRvs hand.839 · 4-for-19 · Limited63H-Score

6Nick GonzalesR3B52.303.367.7556608.790390 PA2-for-8Small sample

6Nick Gonzales 3B · R.303/.367/.755·6 HRvs hand.790 · 390 PA · 2-for-8 · Small52H-Score

7Jacob GonzalezLSS41.220.274.6387227.6910-for-1Very small sample

7Jacob Gonzalez SS · L.220/.274/.638·7 HRvs hand.691 · 0-for-1 · Very small41H-Score

8Shawn RossRC—.200.2001.000151.0005 PA · Small sample—

8Shawn Ross C · R.200/.200/1.000·1 HRvs hand1.000 · 5 PA—H-Score

9Tyler CallihanLLF29.211.283.6723107.613100 PA0-for-1Very small sample

9Tyler Callihan LF · L.211/.283/.672·3 HRvs hand.613 · 100 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small29H-Score