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Cleveland Guardians vs Boston Red Sox 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.

7:10 PM ET · Fenway ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 23, 5:10 PM ETStats updated Oct 26, 10:03 AM ET
CLE
85–77 · 1st AL Central
Official
StarterSonny Gray
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 1 R / 3 S
OPS vs hand.706 vs RHP
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 23, 5:10 PM ET
CLECLE
.711
−10 ptsOPS edge
BOSBOS
.721

Even matchup

Power
Season HR
109vs92
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.321vs.318
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.733vs.731
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.649vs.695

CLE wins 5 of 9 batting-order slots · BOS wins 4

CLESlotBOS
Steven Kwan.723
1
.721Roman Anthony
José Ramírez.701
2
.727Nick Sogard
Chase DeLauter.810
3
.701Jahmai Jones
Jo Adell.699
4
.777Wilyer Abreu
Travis Bazzana.739
5
.722Adley Rutschman
Nathaniel Lowe.761
6
.754Ceddanne Rafaela
Patrick Bailey.621
7
.726Caleb Durbin
Petey Halpin.634
8
.667Trevor Story
Brayan Rocchio.695
9
.692Andruw Monasterio

8 of 9 Cleveland Guardians hitters have the platoon advantage vs Sonny Gray (7 of 9 for Boston Red Sox)

Cleveland Guardians
  • Platoon advantage in 8 of 9 spots
  • Bottom third drops off sharply
Boston Red Sox
  • Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots

Cleveland Guardians batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Sonny Gray
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Steven KwanLLF51.282.382.7313637.787432 PA7-for-27 · 27 PALimited history
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282/.382/.731·3 HRvs hand.787 · 432 PA · 7-for-27 · 27 PA · Limited51H-Score
2José RamírezS3B56.235.320.68812544.625380 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2José Ramírez 3B · S.235/.320/.688·12 HRvs hand.625 · 380 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small56H-Score
3Chase DeLauterLRF75.287.363.82016559.808380 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Chase DeLauter RF · L.287/.363/.820·16 HRvs hand.808 · 380 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small75H-Score
4Jo AdellRRF61.240.298.69923660.593469 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Jo Adell RF · R.240/.298/.699·23 HRvs hand.593 · 469 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small61H-Score
5Travis BazzanaL2B59.245.335.74315517.846352 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245/.335/.743·15 HRvs hand.846 · 352 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small59H-Score
6Nathaniel LoweL1B63.252.317.76117429.885380 PA1-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
6Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252/.317/.761·17 HRvs hand.885 · 380 PA · 1-for-5 · 5 PA · Small63H-Score
7Patrick BaileySC47.206.272.60710345.731287 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Patrick Bailey C · S.206/.272/.607·10 HRvs hand.731 · 287 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small47H-Score
8Petey HalpinLCF29.225.268.5944195.676147 PA2-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Petey Halpin CF · L.225/.268/.594·4 HRvs hand.676 · 147 PA · 2-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small29H-Score
9Brayan RocchioSSS52.253.313.70415592.749393 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253/.313/.704·15 HRvs hand.749 · 393 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small52H-Score

Boston Red Sox batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Foster Griffin
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Roman AnthonyLLF54.245.339.7355242.525No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Roman Anthony LF · L.245/.339/.735·5 HRvs hand.525 · No MLB history · No MLB54H-Score
2Nick SogardS2B47.255.342.7275277.92047 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Nick Sogard 2B · S.255/.342/.727·5 HRvs hand.920 · 47 PA · No MLB history · No MLB47H-Score
3Jahmai JonesRDH45.206.298.6676181.787No MLB historyNo MLB history
3Jahmai Jones DH · R.206/.298/.667·6 HRvs hand.787 · No MLB history · No MLB45H-Score
4Wilyer AbreuLRF68.248.327.77324681.895No MLB historyNo MLB history
4Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248/.327/.773·24 HRvs hand.895 · No MLB history · No MLB68H-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
6Ceddanne RafaelaRCF54.285.321.76516576.824154 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R.285/.321/.765·16 HRvs hand.824 · 154 PA · No MLB history · No MLB54H-Score
7Caleb DurbinR3B48.248.332.71013586.688No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248/.332/.710·13 HRvs hand.688 · No MLB history · No MLB48H-Score
8Trevor StoryRSS32.235.271.6225266.63676 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Trevor Story SS · R.235/.271/.622·5 HRvs hand.636 · 76 PA · No MLB history · No MLB32H-Score
9Andruw MonasterioRSS42.233.295.6666347.813No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Andruw Monasterio SS · R.233/.295/.666·6 HRvs hand.813 · No MLB history · No MLB42H-Score