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Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves Starting Lineups — September 22, 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 · Truist ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 22, 3:15 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 4:31 AM ET
CIN
75–87 · 5th NL Central
Official
StarterJR Ritchie
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 5 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.693 vs RHP
ATL
94–68 · 1st NL East
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats3 L / 5 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.696 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 22, 3:15 PM ET
CINCIN
.727
+7 ptsOPS edge
ATLATL
.720

Even matchup

Power
Season HR
149vs163
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.316vs.311
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.759vs.780
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.675vs.604

CIN wins 6 of 9 batting-order slots · ATL wins 3

CINSlotATL
Carlos Jorge.650
1
.798Ronald Acuña Jr.
Elly De La Cruz.858
2
.799Drake Baldwin
Sal Stewart.793
3
.816Matt Olson
Tyler Stephenson.735
4
.703Ozzie Albies
JJ Bleday.737
5
.792Michael Harris II
Eugenio Suárez.727
6
.713Mauricio Dubón
Dane Myers.719
7
.662Austin Riley
Héctor Rodríguez.677
8
.642Sean Murphy
Matt McLain.628
9
.504Ha-Seong Kim

4 of 9 Cincinnati Reds hitters have the platoon advantage vs JR Ritchie (6 of 9 for Atlanta Braves)

Cincinnati Reds
  • Real power throughout the lineup
Atlanta Braves
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
  • Real power throughout the lineup
  • Bottom third drops off sharply

Cincinnati Reds batting order

Official lineupvs RHP JR Ritchie
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Carlos JorgeLCF—.217.280.606150.63045 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Carlos Jorge CF · L.217/.280/.606·1 HRvs hand.630 · 45 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
2Elly De La CruzSSS81.283.365.88030636.834448 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Elly De La Cruz SS · S.283/.365/.880·30 HRvs hand.834 · 448 PA · No MLB history · No MLB81H-Score
3Sal StewartR1B72.263.330.78732700.782517 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Sal Stewart 1B · R.263/.330/.787·32 HRvs hand.782 · 517 PA · No MLB history · No MLB72H-Score
4Tyler StephensonRC64.241.323.72715468.748351 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Tyler Stephenson C · R.241/.323/.727·15 HRvs hand.748 · 351 PA · No MLB history · No MLB64H-Score
5JJ BledayLLF64.217.324.74024545.779392 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5JJ Bleday LF · L.217/.324/.740·24 HRvs hand.779 · 392 PA · No MLB history · No MLB64H-Score
6Eugenio SuárezRDH60.212.307.74026498.748369 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Eugenio Suárez DH · R.212/.307/.740·26 HRvs hand.748 · 369 PA · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score
7Dane MyersRCF57.257.344.7218334.678189 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Dane Myers CF · R.257/.344/.721·8 HRvs hand.678 · 189 PA · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score
8Héctor RodríguezLRF40.229.270.6806152.782No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Héctor Rodríguez RF · L.229/.270/.680·6 HRvs hand.782 · No MLB history · No MLB40H-Score
9Matt McLainR2B46.185.274.60815496.552370 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Matt McLain 2B · R.185/.274/.608·15 HRvs hand.552 · 370 PA · No MLB history · No MLB46H-Score

Atlanta Braves batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Brandon Williamson
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Ronald Acuña Jr.RRF70.255.345.79620469.749145 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Ronald Acuña Jr. RF · R.255/.345/.796·20 HRvs hand.749 · 145 PA · No MLB history · No MLB70H-Score
2Drake BaldwinLC75.284.358.81725615.695224 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Drake Baldwin C · L.284/.358/.817·25 HRvs hand.695 · 224 PA · No MLB history · No MLB75H-Score
3Matt OlsonL1B77.251.321.82341698.824280 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
3Matt Olson 1B · L.251/.321/.823·41 HRvs hand.824 · 280 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small77H-Score
4Ozzie AlbiesS2B50.237.293.68522683.727261 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Ozzie Albies 2B · S.237/.293/.685·22 HRvs hand.727 · 261 PA · No MLB history · No MLB50H-Score
5Michael Harris IILCF73.294.321.81226621.780224 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
5Michael Harris II CF · L.294/.321/.812·26 HRvs hand.780 · 224 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small73H-Score
6Mauricio DubónRLF52.276.321.72012619.675210 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Mauricio Dubón LF · R.276/.321/.720·12 HRvs hand.675 · 210 PA · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
7Austin RileyR3B56.219.290.65419630.663184 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Austin Riley 3B · R.219/.290/.654·19 HRvs hand.663 · 184 PA · No MLB history · No MLB56H-Score
8Sean MurphyRC32.182.256.5563121.37034 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Sean Murphy C · R.182/.256/.556·3 HRvs hand.370 · 34 PA · No MLB history · No MLB32H-Score
9Ha-Seong KimRSS19.116.219.3590147.2330-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Ha-Seong Kim SS · R.116/.219/.359·0 HRvs hand.233 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small19H-Score