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Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Starting Lineups — September 14, 2026

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

6:40 PM ET · Progressive FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 14, 4:41 PM ETStats updated Oct 27, 4:32 AM ET
CWS
84–78 · 2nd AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats6 L / 2 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.716 vs RHP
CLE
85–77 · 1st AL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats4 L / 1 R / 4 S
OPS vs hand.675 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 14, 4:41 PM ET
CWSCWS
.745
+26 ptsOPS edge
CLECLE
.719

Slight edge: CWS

Power
Season HR
150vs114
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.329vs.322
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.763vs.728
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.709vs.696

CWS wins 6 of 9 batting-order slots · CLE wins 3

CWSSlotCLE
Sam Antonacci.753
1
.721Steven Kwan
Kyle Teel.693
2
.690José Ramírez
Miguel Vargas.811
3
.803Chase DeLauter
Munetaka Murakami.798
4
.698Jo Adell
Andrew Benintendi.720
5
.736Travis Bazzana
Tristan Peters.791
6
.732Angel Martínez
Colson Montgomery.717
7
.767Nathaniel Lowe
Chase Meidroth.739
8
.632Patrick Bailey
Braden Montgomery.670
9
.686Brayan Rocchio

7 of 9 Chicago White Sox hitters have the platoon advantage vs Gavin Williams (5 of 9 for Cleveland Guardians)

Chicago White Sox
  • Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
  • Real power throughout the lineup
Cleveland Guardians
  • Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness

Chicago White Sox batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Gavin Williams
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Sam AntonacciLLF60.277.370.7668557.807443 PA0-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
1Sam Antonacci LF · L.277/.370/.766·8 HRvs hand.807 · 443 PA · 0-for-5 · 5 PA · Small60H-Score
2Kyle TeelLC51.210.336.6975144.744105 PA0-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
2Kyle Teel C · L.210/.336/.697·5 HRvs hand.744 · 105 PA · 0-for-7 · 7 PA · Small51H-Score
3Miguel VargasR3B84.250.363.83733704.801496 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250/.363/.837·33 HRvs hand.801 · 496 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small84H-Score
4Munetaka MurakamiL1B79.207.347.82535553.866384 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207/.347/.825·35 HRvs hand.866 · 384 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small79H-Score
5Andrew BenintendiLDH59.240.302.71515468.741420 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Andrew Benintendi DH · L.240/.302/.715·15 HRvs hand.741 · 420 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small59H-Score
6Tristan PetersLCF60.265.337.77412491.802424 PA1-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
6Tristan Peters CF · L.265/.337/.774·12 HRvs hand.802 · 424 PA · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small60H-Score
7Colson MontgomeryLSS60.197.282.68531638.644441 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Colson Montgomery SS · L.197/.282/.685·31 HRvs hand.644 · 441 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small60H-Score
8Chase MeidrothR2B62.276.350.76516643.665460 PA2-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
8Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276/.350/.765·16 HRvs hand.665 · 460 PA · 2-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small62H-Score
9Braden MontgomerySRF49.226.312.6626365.755262 PA2-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
9Braden Montgomery RF · S.226/.312/.662·6 HRvs hand.755 · 262 PA · 2-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small49H-Score

Cleveland Guardians batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Sean Newcomb
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Steven KwanLLF53.282.382.7313637.609205 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282/.382/.731·3 HRvs hand.609 · 205 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small53H-Score
2José RamírezS3B59.235.320.68812544.835164 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
2José Ramírez 3B · S.235/.320/.688·12 HRvs hand.835 · 164 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small59H-Score
3Chase DeLauterLRF79.287.363.82016559.844179 PA0-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
3Chase DeLauter RF · L.287/.363/.820·16 HRvs hand.844 · 179 PA · 0-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small79H-Score
4Jo AdellRRF63.240.298.69923660.971191 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
4Jo Adell RF · R.240/.298/.699·23 HRvs hand.971 · 191 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small63H-Score
5Travis BazzanaL2B61.245.335.74315517.526165 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245/.335/.743·15 HRvs hand.526 · 165 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small61H-Score
6Angel MartínezSLF60.254.290.75518416.830152 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Angel Martínez LF · S.254/.290/.755·18 HRvs hand.830 · 152 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small60H-Score
7Nathaniel LoweL1B65.252.317.76117429.29649 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252/.317/.761·17 HRvs hand.296 · 49 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small65H-Score
8Patrick BaileySC49.206.272.60710345.45958 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Patrick Bailey C · S.206/.272/.607·10 HRvs hand.459 · 58 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small49H-Score
9Brayan RocchioSSS54.253.313.70415592.619199 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253/.313/.704·15 HRvs hand.619 · 199 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small54H-Score