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Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians Starting Lineups — September 5, 2026

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

6:10 PM ET · Progressive FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 5, 3:15 PM ETStats updated Sep 7, 6:09 AM ET
DET
65–78 · 4th AL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 7 R
OPS vs hand.689 vs LHP
CLE
73–71 · 2nd AL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 3 R / 4 S
OPS vs hand.665 vs LHP

Detroit Tigers batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Parker Messick
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHROPS vs HandBvP
1Gleyber TorresR2B61.270.371.7558.7991-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1Gleyber Torres 2B · R.270 / .371 / .755 · 8 HRvs hand .799 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small61H-Score
2Hao-Yu LeeR2B60.260.313.7218.6341-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R.260 / .313 / .721 · 8 HRvs hand .634 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small60H-Score
3Brett CallahanLLF—.231.279.66411.000No MLB historyNo MLB history
3Brett Callahan LF · L.231 / .279 / .664 · 1 HRvs hand 1.000 · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
4Dillon DinglerRC73.247.309.76926.6121-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Dillon Dingler C · R.247 / .309 / .769 · 26 HRvs hand .612 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small73H-Score
5Ben MalgeriRRF—.250.352.7323.5960-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
5Ben Malgeri RF · R.250 / .352 / .732 · 3 HRvs hand .596 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small—H-Score
6Spencer TorkelsonR1B66.222.313.72422.7360-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.222 / .313 / .724 · 22 HRvs hand .736 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small66H-Score
7John PeckRSS—.211.286.5490.432No MLB historyNo MLB history
7John Peck SS · R.211 / .286 / .549 · 0 HRvs hand .432 · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
8Zach McKinstryLRF39.209.290.5954.4190-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Zach McKinstry RF · L.209 / .290 / .595 · 4 HRvs hand .419 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small39H-Score
9Javier BáezRSS35.243.271.6262.6691-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Javier Báez SS · R.243 / .271 / .626 · 2 HRvs hand .669 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small35H-Score

Cleveland Guardians batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Framber Valdez
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHROPS vs HandBvP
1Steven KwanLLF52.272.372.7052.6060-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
1Steven Kwan LF · L.272 / .372 / .705 · 2 HRvs hand .606 · 0-for-5 · 5 PA · Small52H-Score
2Angel MartínezSLF59.243.282.71014.7531-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Angel Martínez LF · S.243 / .282 / .710 · 14 HRvs hand .753 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small59H-Score
3José RamírezS3B67.237.330.70811.9036-for-15 · 15 PALimited history
3José Ramírez 3B · S.237 / .330 / .708 · 11 HRvs hand .903 · 6-for-15 · 15 PA · Limited67H-Score
4Jo AdellRRF64.237.293.69020.9402-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
4Jo Adell RF · R.237 / .293 / .690 · 20 HRvs hand .940 · 2-for-7 · 7 PA · Small64H-Score
5David FryRRF43.195.315.6596.6350-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5David Fry RF · R.195 / .315 / .659 · 6 HRvs hand .635 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small43H-Score
6Angel GenaoS2B—.245.302.6492.7270-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Angel Genao 2B · S.245 / .302 / .649 · 2 HRvs hand .727 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small—H-Score
7Petey HalpinLCF30.212.250.5613.124No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Petey Halpin CF · L.212 / .250 / .561 · 3 HRvs hand .124 · No MLB history · No MLB30H-Score
8Austin HedgesRC49.251.322.6885.7080-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
8Austin Hedges C · R.251 / .322 / .688 · 5 HRvs hand .708 · 0-for-7 · 7 PA · Small49H-Score
9Brayan RocchioSSS50.246.306.68413.6221-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.246 / .306 / .684 · 13 HRvs hand .622 · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small50H-Score