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Cleveland Guardians vs Boston Red Sox Starting Lineups — September 24, 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 24, 3:45 PM ETStats updated Oct 26, 10:03 AM ET
CLE
85–77 · 1st AL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats3 L / 2 R / 4 S
OPS vs hand.675 vs LHP
BOS
87–75 · 3rd AL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats2 L / 4 R / 3 S
OPS vs hand.711 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 24, 3:45 PM ET
CLECLE
.714
−10 ptsOPS edge
BOSBOS
.724

Even matchup

Power
Season HR
112vs107
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.322vs.319
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.731vs.761
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.685vs.655

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

CLESlotBOS
Steven Kwan.724
1
.734Nick Sogard
José Ramírez.698
2
.802Mickey Gasper
Chase DeLauter.804
3
.731Adley Rutschman
Jo Adell.698
4
.777Wilyer Abreu
Angel Martínez.753
5
.720Caleb Durbin
David Fry.681
6
.757Ceddanne Rafaela
Travis Bazzana.738
7
.642Jarren Duran
Patrick Bailey.621
8
.659Trevor Story
Brayan Rocchio.694
9
.664Isiah Kiner-Falefa

6 of 9 Cleveland Guardians hitters have the platoon advantage vs Ranger Suarez (5 of 9 for Boston Red Sox)

Cleveland Guardians
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
Boston Red Sox
  • Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
  • Bottom third drops off sharply

Cleveland Guardians batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Ranger Suarez
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Steven KwanLLF51.282.382.7313637.609205 PA1-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282/.382/.731·3 HRvs hand.609 · 205 PA · 1-for-6 · 6 PA · Small51H-Score
2José RamírezS3B56.235.320.68812544.835164 PA5-for-8 · 8 PASmall sample
2José Ramírez 3B · S.235/.320/.688·12 HRvs hand.835 · 164 PA · 5-for-8 · 8 PA · Small56H-Score
3Chase DeLauterLRF75.287.363.82016559.844179 PA2-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Chase DeLauter RF · L.287/.363/.820·16 HRvs hand.844 · 179 PA · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small75H-Score
4Jo AdellRRF61.240.298.69923660.971191 PA2-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
4Jo Adell RF · R.240/.298/.699·23 HRvs hand.971 · 191 PA · 2-for-5 · 5 PA · Small61H-Score
5Angel MartínezSLF57.254.290.75518416.830152 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Angel Martínez LF · S.254/.290/.755·18 HRvs hand.830 · 152 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small57H-Score
6David FryRRF44.201.313.6778214.643148 PA4-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
6David Fry RF · R.201/.313/.677·8 HRvs hand.643 · 148 PA · 4-for-5 · 5 PA · Small44H-Score
7Travis BazzanaL2B59.245.335.74315517.526165 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
7Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245/.335/.743·15 HRvs hand.526 · 165 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small59H-Score
8Patrick BaileySC47.206.272.60710345.45958 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Patrick Bailey C · S.206/.272/.607·10 HRvs hand.459 · 58 PA · No MLB history · No MLB47H-Score
9Brayan RocchioSSS52.253.313.70415592.619199 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253/.313/.704·15 HRvs hand.619 · 199 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small52H-Score

Boston Red Sox batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Daniel Espino
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Nick SogardS2B47.255.342.7275277.693182 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Nick Sogard 2B · S.255/.342/.727·5 HRvs hand.693 · 182 PA · No MLB history · No MLB47H-Score
2Mickey GasperSDH62.251.357.82310225.902No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Mickey Gasper DH · S.251/.357/.823·10 HRvs hand.902 · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score
3Adley RutschmanSC54.242.315.74113410.799No MLB historyNo MLB history
3Adley Rutschman C · S.242/.315/.741·13 HRvs hand.799 · No MLB history · No MLB54H-Score
4Wilyer AbreuLRF68.248.327.77324681.735No MLB historyNo MLB history
4Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248/.327/.773·24 HRvs hand.735 · No MLB history · No MLB68H-Score
5Caleb DurbinR3B48.248.332.71013586.716No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248/.332/.710·13 HRvs hand.716 · No MLB history · No MLB48H-Score
6Ceddanne RafaelaRCF54.285.321.76516576.743422 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R.285/.321/.765·16 HRvs hand.743 · 422 PA · No MLB history · No MLB54H-Score
7Jarren DuranLLF45.207.266.62720608.633447 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Jarren Duran LF · L.207/.266/.627·20 HRvs hand.633 · 447 PA · No MLB history · No MLB45H-Score
8Trevor StoryRSS32.235.271.6225266.615190 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Trevor Story SS · R.235/.271/.622·5 HRvs hand.615 · 190 PA · No MLB history · No MLB32H-Score
9Isiah Kiner-FalefaR2B34.242.322.6332183.706No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B · R.242/.322/.633·2 HRvs hand.706 · No MLB history · No MLB34H-Score