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Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres Starting Lineups — September 29, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
10:00 PM ET · Petco ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 29, 7:00 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.763
+17 ptsOPS edge
SD
.746
Slight edge: CHC
Power
Season HR
186vs135
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.338vs.333
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.823vs.784
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.712vs.700
CHC wins 5 of 9 batting-order slots · SD wins 4
CHCSlotSD
Pete Crow-Armstrong.915
1.815Fernando Tatis Jr.
Alex Bregman.807
2.770Samad Taylor
Michael Busch.742
3.711Manny Machado
Seiya Suzuki.825
4.841Ty France
Ian Happ.736
5.740Jackson Merrill
Nico Hoerner.673
6.713Austin Hays
Pedro Ramírez.722
7.682Xander Bogaerts
Carson Kelly.714
8.647Jake Cronenworth
Dansby Swanson.699
9.774Luis Campusano
4 of 9 Chicago Cubs hitters have the platoon advantage vs Michael King (7 of 9 for San Diego Padres)
Chicago Cubs
- Strong top of the order
- Real power throughout the lineup
San Diego Padres
- Strong top of the order
- Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
- Real power throughout the lineup