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Cincinnati Reds vs Atlanta Braves Starting Lineups — September 23, 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 23, 4:15 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 4:31 AM ET
CIN
75–87 · 5th NL Central
Official
StarterChris Sale
HandLHP
L / R bats0 L / 6 R / 3 S
OPS vs hand.717 vs LHP
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 23, 4:16 PM ET
CINCIN
.702
−10 ptsOPS edge
ATLATL
.712

Even matchuplimited data

Power
Season HR
116vs143
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.304vs.310
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.770vs.758
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.614vs.627

CIN wins 3 of 9 batting-order slots · ATL wins 5

CINSlotATL
Juan Brito.694
1
.803Drake Baldwin
Elly De La Cruz.867
2
.712Mauricio Dubón
Sal Stewart.792
3
.814Matt Olson
Dane Myers.725
4
.699Ozzie Albies
Eugenio Suárez.732
5
.795Michael Harris II
Matt McLain.627
6
.661Austin Riley
Oswaldo Cabrera.632
7
.632Sean Murphy
Will Banfield.688
8
.750Brewer Hicklen
Ke'Bryan Hayes.518
9
.497Ha-Seong Kim

9 of 9 Cincinnati Reds hitters have the platoon advantage vs Chris Sale (6 of 9 for Atlanta Braves)

Cincinnati Reds
  • Platoon advantage in 9 of 9 spots
  • Bottom third drops off sharply
  • 3 hitters with limited MLB sample
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 LHP Chris Sale
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Juan BritoS2B39.245.296.68331151.04344 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1Juan Brito 2B · S.245/.296/.683·3 HRvs hand1.043 · 44 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small39H-Score
2Elly De La CruzSSS81.283.365.88030636.990188 PA2-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
2Elly De La Cruz SS · S.283/.365/.880·30 HRvs hand.990 · 188 PA · 2-for-6 · 6 PA · Small81H-Score
3Sal StewartR1B72.263.330.78732700.802183 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Sal Stewart 1B · R.263/.330/.787·32 HRvs hand.802 · 183 PA · No MLB history · No MLB72H-Score
4Dane MyersRCF57.257.344.7218334.777145 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Dane Myers CF · R.257/.344/.721·8 HRvs hand.777 · 145 PA · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score
5Eugenio SuárezRDH60.212.307.74026498.714129 PA0-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
5Eugenio Suárez DH · R.212/.307/.740·26 HRvs hand.714 · 129 PA · 0-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small60H-Score
6Matt McLainR2B46.185.274.60815496.777126 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Matt McLain 2B · R.185/.274/.608·15 HRvs hand.777 · 126 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small46H-Score
7Oswaldo CabreraS3B—.182.217.490025—0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Oswaldo Cabrera 3B · S.182/.217/.490·0 HRvs hand— · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small—H-Score
8Will BanfieldRC—.150.143.343021.0006 PA · Small sampleNo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Will Banfield C · R.150/.143/.343·0 HRvs hand.000 · 6 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
9Ke'Bryan HayesR3B31.141.194.4195242.5391-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
9Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B · R.141/.194/.419·5 HRvs hand.539 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small31H-Score

Atlanta Braves batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Andrew Abbott
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Drake BaldwinLC75.284.358.81725615.695224 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Drake Baldwin C · L.284/.358/.817·25 HRvs hand.695 · 224 PA · No MLB history · No MLB75H-Score
2Mauricio DubónRLF52.276.321.72012619.675210 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Mauricio Dubón LF · R.276/.321/.720·12 HRvs hand.675 · 210 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small52H-Score
3Matt OlsonL1B77.251.321.82341698.824280 PA2-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
3Matt Olson 1B · L.251/.321/.823·41 HRvs hand.824 · 280 PA · 2-for-5 · 5 PA · Small77H-Score
4Ozzie AlbiesS2B50.237.293.68522683.727261 PA3-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
4Ozzie Albies 2B · S.237/.293/.685·22 HRvs hand.727 · 261 PA · 3-for-5 · 5 PA · Small50H-Score
5Michael Harris IILCF73.294.321.81226621.780224 PA1-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
5Michael Harris II CF · L.294/.321/.812·26 HRvs hand.780 · 224 PA · 1-for-5 · 5 PA · Small73H-Score
6Austin RileyR3B56.219.290.65419630.663184 PA0-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
6Austin Riley 3B · R.219/.290/.654·19 HRvs hand.663 · 184 PA · 0-for-5 · 5 PA · Small56H-Score
7Sean MurphyRC32.182.256.5563121.37034 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Sean Murphy C · R.182/.256/.556·3 HRvs hand.370 · 34 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small32H-Score
8Brewer HicklenRRF—.256.383.768047.8339 PA · Small sampleNo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Brewer Hicklen RF · R.256/.383/.768·0 HRvs hand.833 · 9 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
9Ha-Seong KimRSS19.116.219.3590147.2331-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
9Ha-Seong Kim SS · R.116/.219/.359·0 HRvs hand.233 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small19H-Score