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Detroit Tigers vs Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups — July 21, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

8:05 PM ET · Wrigley FieldFinal lineups locked · Jul 21, 5:10 PM ETStats updated Oct 19, 5:07 PM ET

Detroit Tigers

76–86 · 4th AL Central

Official

StarterDavid Peterson

HandLHP

L / R bats2 L / 7 R

OPS vs hand.711 vs LHP

Chicago Cubs

89–73 · 2nd NL Central

Official

StarterFramber Valdez

HandLHP

L / R bats2 L / 6 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.796 vs LHP

Detroit Tigers batting order

Official lineupvs LHP David Peterson

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Gleyber TorresR2B54.260.364.7278420.8031-for-1Very small sample

1Gleyber Torres 2B · R.260/.364/.727·8 HRvs hand.803 · 1-for-1 · Very small54H-Score

2Kevin McGonigleLSS71.278.376.80618707.648—

2Kevin McGonigle SS · L.278/.376/.806·18 HRvs hand.64871H-Score

3Hao-Yu LeeR2B56.264.322.74610364.629—

3Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R.264/.322/.746·10 HRvs hand.62956H-Score

4Dillon DinglerRC66.243.302.74827607.604—

4Dillon Dingler C · R.243/.302/.748·27 HRvs hand.60466H-Score

5Riley GreeneLLF75.280.370.84421592.817168 PA—

5Riley Greene LF · L.280/.370/.844·21 HRvs hand.817 · 168 PA75H-Score

6Spencer TorkelsonR1B66.230.331.76626612.730—

6Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.230/.331/.766·26 HRvs hand.73066H-Score

7Matt VierlingRCF33.207.255.5905291.766119 PA1-for-4Very small sample

7Matt Vierling CF · R.207/.255/.590·5 HRvs hand.766 · 119 PA · 1-for-4 · Very small33H-Score

8Ben MalgeriRRF56.250.350.7675140.57871 PA—

8Ben Malgeri RF · R.250/.350/.767·5 HRvs hand.578 · 71 PA56H-Score

9Jake RogersRC40.161.276.5634171.821—

9Jake Rogers C · R.161/.276/.563·4 HRvs hand.82140H-Score

Chicago Cubs batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Framber Valdez

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF81.280.372.94245726.926215 PA0-for-3Very small sample

1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.280/.372/.942·45 HRvs hand.926 · 215 PA · 0-for-3 · Very small81H-Score

2Seiya SuzukiRRF75.270.368.84126634.9740-for-2Very small sample

2Seiya Suzuki RF · R.270/.368/.841·26 HRvs hand.974 · 0-for-2 · Very small75H-Score

3Alex BregmanR3B73.265.355.81928702.8910-for-3Very small sample

3Alex Bregman 3B · R.265/.355/.819·28 HRvs hand.891 · 0-for-3 · Very small73H-Score

4Carson KellyRC56.258.336.71210425.8991-for-5Small sample

4Carson Kelly C · R.258/.336/.712·10 HRvs hand.899 · 1-for-5 · Small56H-Score

5Michael BuschL1B65.242.352.74520710.733—

5Michael Busch 1B · L.242/.352/.745·20 HRvs hand.73365H-Score

6Nico HoernerR2B48.263.316.6668689.674173 PA1-for-3Very small sample

6Nico Hoerner 2B · R.263/.316/.666·8 HRvs hand.674 · 173 PA · 1-for-3 · Very small48H-Score

7Ian HappSLF64.218.326.73824636.4990-for-5Small sample

7Ian Happ LF · S.218/.326/.738·24 HRvs hand.499 · 0-for-5 · Small64H-Score

8Dansby SwansonRSS50.213.297.69419486.767131 PA2-for-4Very small sample

8Dansby Swanson SS · R.213/.297/.694·19 HRvs hand.767 · 131 PA · 2-for-4 · Very small50H-Score

9Kevin AlcántaraRDH—.240.286.646128.75419 PA · Limited history—

9Kevin Alcántara DH · R.240/.286/.646·1 HRvs hand.754 · 19 PA—H-Score