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Chicago White Sox vs St. Louis Cardinals Starting Lineups — September 13, 2026

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

2:15 PM ET · Busch StadiumFinal lineups locked · Sep 13, 12:15 PM ETStats updated Oct 27, 6:06 AM ET
CWS
84–78 · 2nd AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats6 L / 3 R
OPS vs hand.716 vs RHP
STL
77–85 · 4th NL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.688 vs RHP

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 13, 12:15 PM ET
CWSCWS
.741
+12 ptsOPS edge
STLSTL
.729

Even matchup

Power
Season HR
147vs101
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.326vs.325
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.764vs.765
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.695vs.688

CWS wins 5 of 9 batting-order slots · STL wins 4

CWSSlotSTL
Sam Antonacci.751
1
.712Bryan Torres
Kyle Teel.693
2
.737Iván Herrera
Miguel Vargas.813
3
.801Alec Burleson
Munetaka Murakami.802
4
.813Jordan Walker
Andrew Benintendi.722
5
.787Leo Bernal
Tristan Peters.791
6
.624Nolan Gorman
Chase Meidroth.742
7
.736Thomas Saggese
Colson Montgomery.719
8
.677Nathan Church
Brenton Doyle.620
9
.649Masyn Winn

6 of 9 Chicago White Sox hitters have the platoon advantage vs Michael McGreevy (5 of 9 for St. Louis Cardinals)

Chicago White Sox
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
  • Real power throughout the lineup
St. Louis Cardinals
  • Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness

Chicago White Sox batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Michael McGreevy
#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-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Miguel Vargas 3B · R.250/.363/.837·33 HRvs hand.801 · 496 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 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-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Andrew Benintendi DH · L.240/.302/.715·15 HRvs hand.741 · 420 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 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 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
7Chase Meidroth 2B · R.276/.350/.765·16 HRvs hand.665 · 460 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small62H-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
9Brenton DoyleRCF37.233.275.6376223.452126 PA2-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
9Brenton Doyle CF · R.233/.275/.637·6 HRvs hand.452 · 126 PA · 2-for-5 · 5 PA · Small37H-Score

St. Louis Cardinals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP David Sandlin
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Bryan TorresLLF37.229.309.6404189.672157 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Bryan Torres LF · L.229/.309/.640·4 HRvs hand.672 · 157 PA · No MLB history · No MLB37H-Score
2Iván HerreraRDH64.241.353.73519717.697No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Iván Herrera DH · R.241/.353/.735·19 HRvs hand.697 · No MLB history · No MLB64H-Score
3Alec BurlesonL1B75.279.343.81626670.939435 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Alec Burleson 1B · L.279/.343/.816·26 HRvs hand.939 · 435 PA · No MLB history · No MLB75H-Score
4Jordan WalkerRRF76.269.327.79329667.769492 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Jordan Walker RF · R.269/.327/.793·29 HRvs hand.769 · 492 PA · No MLB history · No MLB76H-Score
5Leo BernalSC64.284.333.8075102.89935 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Leo Bernal C · S.284/.333/.807·5 HRvs hand.899 · 35 PA · No MLB history · No MLB64H-Score
6Nolan GormanL3B42.184.272.5809302.598253 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Nolan Gorman 3B · L.184/.272/.580·9 HRvs hand.598 · 253 PA · No MLB history · No MLB42H-Score
7Thomas SaggeseRSS47.235.294.6464180.595No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Thomas Saggese SS · R.235/.294/.646·4 HRvs hand.595 · No MLB history · No MLB47H-Score
8Nathan ChurchLCF43.247.290.65410470.671364 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Nathan Church CF · L.247/.290/.654·10 HRvs hand.671 · 364 PA · No MLB history · No MLB43H-Score
9Masyn WinnRSS45.232.308.6255532.594No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Masyn Winn SS · R.232/.308/.625·5 HRvs hand.594 · No MLB history · No MLB45H-Score