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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 Oct 29, 3:31 AM ET

Houston Astros

81–81 · 1st AL West

Official

StarterRandy Vásquez

HandRHP

L / R bats4 L / 5 R

OPS vs hand.739 vs RHP

San Diego Padres

91–71 · 2nd NL West

Official

StarterCristian Javier

HandRHP

L / R bats3 L / 5 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.722 vs RHP

Houston Astros batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Randy Vásquez

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Jeremy PeñaRSS56.277.325.80222483.8360-for-1Very small sample

1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277/.325/.802·22 HRvs hand.836 · 0-for-1 · Very small56H-Score

2Yordan AlvarezLDH87.316.4321.033426921.114508 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history

2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316/.432/1.033·42 HRvs hand1.114 · 508 PA · No MLB history · No MLB87H-Score

3Isaac ParedesR3B62.262.360.80725659.815—

3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262/.360/.807·25 HRvs hand.81562H-Score

4Jose AltuveR2B45.250.306.70116573.672—

4Jose Altuve 2B · R.250/.306/.701·16 HRvs hand.67245H-Score

5Taylor TrammellLLF40.192.285.6268289.669—

5Taylor Trammell LF · L.192/.285/.626·8 HRvs hand.66940H-Score

6Christian WalkerR1B59.226.299.72629635.7141-for-9Small sample

6Christian Walker 1B · R.226/.299/.726·29 HRvs hand.714 · 1-for-9 · Small59H-Score

7Daulton VarshoLCF42.221.281.63612526.682377 PA2-for-4Very small sample

7Daulton Varsho CF · L.221/.281/.636·12 HRvs hand.682 · 377 PA · 2-for-4 · Very small42H-Score

8Yainer DiazRC60.285.313.77214361.760265 PA1-for-1Very small sample

8Yainer Diaz C · R.285/.313/.772·14 HRvs hand.760 · 265 PA · 1-for-1 · Very small60H-Score

9LaMonte Wade Jr.LLF36.205.308.6544146.653—

9LaMonte Wade Jr. LF · L.205/.308/.654·4 HRvs hand.65336H-Score

San Diego Padres batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Cristian Javier

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Fernando Tatis Jr.RRF80.289.358.82825704.782543 PA1-for-2Very small sample

1Fernando Tatis Jr. RF · R.289/.358/.828·25 HRvs hand.782 · 543 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small80H-Score

2Jake CronenworthL2B32.225.308.6297425.6300-for-2Very small sample

2Jake Cronenworth 2B · L.225/.308/.629·7 HRvs hand.630 · 0-for-2 · Very small32H-Score

3Manny MachadoR3B64.217.303.71030677.7141-for-5Small sample

3Manny Machado 3B · R.217/.303/.710·30 HRvs hand.714 · 1-for-5 · Small64H-Score

4Ty FranceR1B74.295.363.86521500.869362 PA2-for-13Small sample

4Ty France 1B · R.295/.363/.865·21 HRvs hand.869 · 362 PA · 2-for-13 · Small74H-Score

5Jackson MerrillLCF64.254.303.74326664.744—

5Jackson Merrill CF · L.254/.303/.743·26 HRvs hand.74464H-Score

6Luis RengifoSLF36.240.319.6364354.677220 PA5-for-11Small sample

6Luis Rengifo LF · S.240/.319/.636·4 HRvs hand.677 · 220 PA · 5-for-11 · Small36H-Score

7Gavin SheetsL1B56.212.313.71017419.764348 PA0-for-2Very small sample

7Gavin Sheets 1B · L.212/.313/.710·17 HRvs hand.764 · 348 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small56H-Score

8Xander BogaertsRSS53.231.332.67613606.6871-for-4Very small sample

8Xander Bogaerts SS · R.231/.332/.676·13 HRvs hand.687 · 1-for-4 · Very small53H-Score

9Freddy FerminRC33.203.274.5894265.605190 PA—

9Freddy Fermin C · R.203/.274/.589·4 HRvs hand.605 · 190 PA33H-Score