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Chicago White Sox vs St. Louis Cardinals Starting Lineups — September 12, 2026

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

7:15 PM ET · Busch StadiumFinal lineups locked · Sep 12, 4:15 PM ETStats updated Oct 26, 6:07 AM ET
CWS
84–78 · 2nd AL Central
Official
StarterKyle Leahy
HandRHP
L / R bats6 L / 2 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.716 vs RHP
STL
77–85 · 4th NL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats3 L / 5 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.697 vs LHP

Chicago White Sox batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Kyle Leahy
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Sam AntonacciLLF60.277.370.7668557.807443 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Sam Antonacci LF · L.277/.370/.766·8 HRvs hand.807 · 443 PA · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score
2Kyle TeelLC51.210.336.6975144.744105 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Kyle Teel C · L.210/.336/.697·5 HRvs hand.744 · 105 PA · No MLB history · No MLB51H-Score
3Miguel VargasR3B84.250.363.83733704.801496 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250/.363/.837·33 HRvs hand.801 · 496 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small84H-Score
4Munetaka MurakamiL1B79.207.347.82535553.866384 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Munetaka Murakami 1B · L.207/.347/.825·35 HRvs hand.866 · 384 PA · No MLB history · No MLB79H-Score
5Andrew BenintendiLDH59.240.302.71515468.741420 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
5Andrew Benintendi DH · L.240/.302/.715·15 HRvs hand.741 · 420 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small59H-Score
6Tristan PetersLCF60.265.337.77412491.802424 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Tristan Peters CF · L.265/.337/.774·12 HRvs hand.802 · 424 PA · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score
7Chase MeidrothR2B62.276.350.76516643.665460 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276/.350/.765·16 HRvs hand.665 · 460 PA · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score
8Colson MontgomeryLSS60.197.282.68531638.644441 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Colson Montgomery SS · L.197/.282/.685·31 HRvs hand.644 · 441 PA · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score
9Braden MontgomerySRF49.226.312.6626365.755262 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Braden Montgomery RF · S.226/.312/.662·6 HRvs hand.755 · 262 PA · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score

St. Louis Cardinals batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Sean Newcomb
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1José FermínRLF44.248.309.6646370.7470-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
1José Fermín LF · R.248/.309/.664·6 HRvs hand.747 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small44H-Score
2Iván HerreraRDH64.241.353.73519717.7870-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
2Iván Herrera DH · R.241/.353/.735·19 HRvs hand.787 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small64H-Score
3Alec BurlesonL1B75.279.343.81626670.559195 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Alec Burleson 1B · L.279/.343/.816·26 HRvs hand.559 · 195 PA · No MLB history · No MLB75H-Score
4Joshua BáezRLF56.230.278.78871081.059No MLB historyNo MLB history
4Joshua Báez LF · R.230/.278/.788·7 HRvs hand1.059 · No MLB history · No MLB56H-Score
5Leo BernalSC64.284.333.8075102.64717 PA · Limited historyNo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Leo Bernal C · S.284/.333/.807·5 HRvs hand.647 · 17 PA · No MLB history · No MLB64H-Score
6Nolan GormanL3B42.184.272.5809302.49149 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
6Nolan Gorman 3B · L.184/.272/.580·9 HRvs hand.491 · 49 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small42H-Score
7Thomas SaggeseRSS47.235.294.6464180.9690-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Thomas Saggese SS · R.235/.294/.646·4 HRvs hand.969 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small47H-Score
8Masyn WinnRSS45.232.308.6255532.7451-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
8Masyn Winn SS · R.232/.308/.625·5 HRvs hand.745 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small45H-Score
9Nathan ChurchLCF43.247.290.65410470.596106 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Nathan Church CF · L.247/.290/.654·10 HRvs hand.596 · 106 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small43H-Score