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Cleveland Guardians vs Boston Red Sox 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.

6:45 PM ET · Fenway ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 22, 3:45 PM ETStats updated Oct 26, 10:03 AM ET
CLE
85–77 · 1st AL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats3 L / 3 R / 3 S
OPS vs hand.675 vs LHP
BOS
87–75 · 3rd AL East
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 5 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.735 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, 3:45 PM ET
CLECLE
.723
+12 ptsOPS edge
BOSBOS
.711

Even matchup

Power
Season HR
109vs74
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.326vs.321
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.733vs.731
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.714vs.672

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

CLESlotBOS
Steven Kwan.723
1
.721Roman Anthony
José Ramírez.703
2
.727Nick Sogard
Chase DeLauter.805
3
.701Jahmai Jones
Jo Adell.699
4
.777Wilyer Abreu
Angel Martínez.746
5
.722Adley Rutschman
David Fry.678
6
.726Caleb Durbin
Travis Bazzana.741
7
.692Andruw Monasterio
Austin Hedges.703
8
.669Isiah Kiner-Falefa
Brayan Rocchio.697
9
.655Nate Eaton

6 of 9 Cleveland Guardians hitters have the platoon advantage vs Payton Tolle (7 of 9 for Boston Red Sox)

Cleveland Guardians
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
Boston Red Sox
  • Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots

Cleveland Guardians batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Payton Tolle
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Steven KwanLLF51.282.382.7313637.609205 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282/.382/.731·3 HRvs hand.609 · 205 PA · No MLB history · No MLB51H-Score
2José RamírezS3B56.235.320.68812544.835164 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2José Ramírez 3B · S.235/.320/.688·12 HRvs hand.835 · 164 PA · No MLB history · No MLB56H-Score
3Chase DeLauterLRF75.287.363.82016559.844179 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Chase DeLauter RF · L.287/.363/.820·16 HRvs hand.844 · 179 PA · No MLB history · No MLB75H-Score
4Jo AdellRRF61.240.298.69923660.971191 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Jo Adell RF · R.240/.298/.699·23 HRvs hand.971 · 191 PA · No MLB history · No MLB61H-Score
5Angel MartínezSLF57.254.290.75518416.830152 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Angel Martínez LF · S.254/.290/.755·18 HRvs hand.830 · 152 PA · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score
6David FryRRF44.201.313.6778214.643148 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6David Fry RF · R.201/.313/.677·8 HRvs hand.643 · 148 PA · No MLB history · No MLB44H-Score
7Travis BazzanaL2B59.245.335.74315517.526165 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245/.335/.743·15 HRvs hand.526 · 165 PA · No MLB history · No MLB59H-Score
8Austin HedgesRC47.247.325.7026247.747130 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Austin Hedges C · R.247/.325/.702·6 HRvs hand.747 · 130 PA · No MLB history · No MLB47H-Score
9Brayan RocchioSSS52.253.313.70415592.619199 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253/.313/.704·15 HRvs hand.619 · 199 PA · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score

Boston Red Sox batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Parker Messick
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Roman AnthonyLLF54.245.339.7355242.5252-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1Roman Anthony LF · L.245/.339/.735·5 HRvs hand.525 · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small54H-Score
2Nick SogardS2B47.255.342.7275277.92047 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Nick Sogard 2B · S.255/.342/.727·5 HRvs hand.920 · 47 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small47H-Score
3Jahmai JonesRDH45.206.298.6676181.7871-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Jahmai Jones DH · R.206/.298/.667·6 HRvs hand.787 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small45H-Score
4Wilyer AbreuLRF68.248.327.77324681.8951-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248/.327/.773·24 HRvs hand.895 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small68H-Score
5Adley RutschmanSC59.242.315.74113410.640No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Adley Rutschman C · S.242/.315/.741·13 HRvs hand.640 · No MLB history · No MLB59H-Score
6Caleb DurbinR3B48.248.332.71013586.6880-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
6Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248/.332/.710·13 HRvs hand.688 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small48H-Score
7Andruw MonasterioRSS42.233.295.6666347.8131-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Andruw Monasterio SS · R.233/.295/.666·6 HRvs hand.813 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small42H-Score
8Isiah Kiner-FalefaR2B34.242.322.6332183.4931-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B · R.242/.322/.633·2 HRvs hand.493 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small34H-Score
9Nate EatonRLF—.160.300.560160.4712-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Nate Eaton LF · R.160/.300/.560·1 HRvs hand.471 · 2-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small—H-Score