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Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres Starting Lineups — September 30, 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 30, 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.764
+28 ptsOPS edge
SD
.736
Slight edge: CHC
Power
Season HR
185vs127
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.338vs.325
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.823vs.774
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.715vs.695
CHC wins 6 of 9 batting-order slots · SD wins 3
CHCSlotSD
Pete Crow-Armstrong.915
1.815Fernando Tatis Jr.
Alex Bregman.807
2.730Dustin Harris
Michael Busch.742
3.711Manny Machado
Seiya Suzuki.825
4.841Ty France
Ian Happ.736
5.740Jackson Merrill
Nico Hoerner.673
6.682Xander Bogaerts
Matt Shaw.731
7.725Ethan Salas
Carson Kelly.714
8.712Austin Hays
Dansby Swanson.698
9.646Jake Cronenworth
3 of 9 Chicago Cubs hitters have the platoon advantage vs Nick Pivetta (4 of 9 for San Diego Padres)
Chicago Cubs
- Strong top of the order
- Real power throughout the lineup
- Handedness works against them today
San Diego Padres
- Real power throughout the lineup