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Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres Starting Lineups — August 9, 2026

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

8:20 PM ET · Petco ParkFinal lineups locked · Aug 9, 5:40 PM ETStats updated Sep 24, 4:00 AM ET

Houston Astros

77–79 · 2nd AL West

Official

StarterRandy Vásquez

HandRHP

L / R bats4 L / 5 R

OPS vs hand.730 vs RHP

San Diego Padres

87–69 · 2nd NL West

Official

StarterCristian Javier

HandRHP

L / R bats3 L / 5 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.721 vs RHP

Houston Astros batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Randy Vásquez

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Jeremy PeñaRSS65.275.325.79420461.8240-for-1Very small sample

1Jeremy Peña SS · R.275/.325/.794·20 HRvs hand.824 · 0-for-1 · Very small65H-Score

2Yordan AlvarezLDH95.316.4321.035416731.113469 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316/.432/1.035·41 HRvs hand1.113 · 469 PA · No MLB history · No MLB95H-Score

3Isaac ParedesR3B72.261.359.80023641.801—

3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.261/.359/.800·23 HRvs hand.80172H-Score

4Jose AltuveR2B53.252.309.71116555.680—

4Jose Altuve 2B · R.252/.309/.711·16 HRvs hand.68053H-Score

5Taylor TrammellLLF48.196.287.6358283.678—

5Taylor Trammell LF · L.196/.287/.635·8 HRvs hand.67848H-Score

6Christian WalkerR1B67.221.293.70226617.6921-for-9Small sample

6Christian Walker 1B · R.221/.293/.702·26 HRvs hand.692 · 1-for-9 · Small67H-Score

7Daulton VarshoLCF50.221.281.63612526.682377 PA2-for-4Very small sample

7Daulton Varsho CF · L.221/.281/.636·12 HRvs hand.682 · 377 PA · 2-for-4 · Very small50H-Score

8Yainer DiazRC62.282.312.77214343.780223 PA1-for-1Very small sample

8Yainer Diaz C · R.282/.312/.772·14 HRvs hand.780 · 223 PA · 1-for-1 · Very small62H-Score

9LaMonte Wade Jr.LLF40.206.306.6554144.647—

9LaMonte Wade Jr. LF · L.206/.306/.655·4 HRvs hand.64740H-Score

San Diego Padres batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Cristian Javier

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Fernando Tatis Jr.RRF87.287.356.82525692.780494 PA1-for-2Very small sample

1Fernando Tatis Jr. RF · R.287/.356/.825·25 HRvs hand.780 · 494 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small87H-Score

2Jake CronenworthL2B38.225.305.6267410.6280-for-2Very small sample

2Jake Cronenworth 2B · L.225/.305/.626·7 HRvs hand.628 · 0-for-2 · Very small38H-Score

3Manny MachadoR3B70.218.306.71429662.7171-for-5Small sample

3Manny Machado 3B · R.218/.306/.714·29 HRvs hand.717 · 1-for-5 · Small70H-Score

4Ty FranceR1B78.299.364.87721482.886310 PA2-for-13Small sample

4Ty France 1B · R.299/.364/.877·21 HRvs hand.886 · 310 PA · 2-for-13 · Small78H-Score

5Jackson MerrillLCF71.252.300.73926653.739—

5Jackson Merrill CF · L.252/.300/.739·26 HRvs hand.73971H-Score

6Luis RengifoSLF44.240.319.6364354.677220 PA5-for-11Small sample

6Luis Rengifo LF · S.240/.319/.636·4 HRvs hand.677 · 220 PA · 5-for-11 · Small44H-Score

7Gavin SheetsL1B58.211.313.70116412.754341 PA0-for-2Very small sample

7Gavin Sheets 1B · L.211/.313/.701·16 HRvs hand.754 · 341 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small58H-Score

8Xander BogaertsRSS59.228.327.66412596.6721-for-4Very small sample

8Xander Bogaerts SS · R.228/.327/.664·12 HRvs hand.672 · 1-for-4 · Very small59H-Score

9Freddy FerminRC34.197.271.5784261.604—

9Freddy Fermin C · R.197/.271/.578·4 HRvs hand.60434H-Score