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Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners Starting Lineups — September 22, 2026

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

9:40 PM ET · T-Mobile ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 22, 7:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:31 AM ET
HOU
81–81 · 1st AL West
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats2 L / 7 R
OPS vs hand.739 vs RHP
SEA
76–86 · 3rd AL West
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 2 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.712 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 22, 7:40 PM ET
HOUHOU
.747
+20 ptsOPS edge
SEASEA
.727

Slight edge: HOU

Power
Season HR
171vs136
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.319vs.322
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.817vs.754
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.655vs.707

HOU wins 5 of 9 batting-order slots · SEA wins 4

HOUSlotSEA
Jeremy Peña.783
1
.695J.P. Crawford
Yordan Alvarez.987
2
.839Randy Arozarena
Isaac Paredes.782
3
.802Dominic Canzone
Jose Altuve.711
4
.678Cal Raleigh
Yainer Diaz.747
5
.704Julio Rodríguez
Christian Walker.704
6
.687Josh Naylor
Taylor Trammell.669
7
.696Cole Young
Cam Smith.672
8
.756Lazaro Montes
Brice Matthews.623
9
.668Brock Rodden

2 of 9 Houston Astros hitters have the platoon advantage vs Logan Gilbert (7 of 9 for Seattle Mariners)

Houston Astros
  • Strong top of the order
  • Real power throughout the lineup
  • Bottom third drops off sharply
  • Handedness works against them today
Seattle Mariners
  • Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
  • Real power throughout the lineup

Houston Astros batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Logan Gilbert
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Jeremy PeñaRSS56.277.325.80222483.8360-for-8 · 8 PASmall sample
1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277/.325/.802·22 HRvs hand.836 · 0-for-8 · 8 PA · Small56H-Score
2Yordan AlvarezLDH87.316.4321.033426921.114508 PA1-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316/.432/1.033·42 HRvs hand1.114 · 508 PA · 1-for-7 · 7 PA · Small87H-Score
3Isaac ParedesR3B62.262.360.80725659.8150-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262/.360/.807·25 HRvs hand.815 · 0-for-6 · 6 PA · Small62H-Score
4Jose AltuveR2B45.250.306.70116573.67215-for-38 · 38 PAEstablished history
4Jose Altuve 2B · R.250/.306/.701·16 HRvs hand.672 · 15-for-38 · 38 PA · Established45H-Score
5Yainer DiazRC60.285.313.77214361.760265 PA2-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
5Yainer Diaz C · R.285/.313/.772·14 HRvs hand.760 · 265 PA · 2-for-6 · 6 PA · Small60H-Score
6Christian WalkerR1B59.226.299.72629635.7140-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Christian Walker 1B · R.226/.299/.726·29 HRvs hand.714 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small59H-Score
7Taylor TrammellLLF40.192.285.6268289.6690-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Taylor Trammell LF · L.192/.285/.626·8 HRvs hand.669 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small40H-Score
8Cam SmithRRF53.210.279.66921568.6680-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
8Cam Smith RF · R.210/.279/.669·21 HRvs hand.668 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small53H-Score
9Brice MatthewsRCF30.201.255.5877233.572144 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Brice Matthews CF · R.201/.255/.587·7 HRvs hand.572 · 144 PA · No MLB history · No MLB30H-Score

Seattle Mariners batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Cristian Javier
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1J.P. CrawfordLSS52.221.335.68714489.6911-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1J.P. Crawford SS · L.221/.335/.687·14 HRvs hand.691 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small52H-Score
2Randy ArozarenaRLF75.281.381.86526670.827472 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
2Randy Arozarena LF · R.281/.381/.865·26 HRvs hand.827 · 472 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small75H-Score
3Dominic CanzoneLDH75.264.336.82023533.808388 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Dominic Canzone DH · L.264/.336/.820·23 HRvs hand.808 · 388 PA · No MLB history · No MLB75H-Score
4Cal RaleighSC54.182.296.66423530.6802-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Cal Raleigh C · S.182/.296/.664·23 HRvs hand.680 · 2-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small54H-Score
5Julio RodríguezRCF57.247.307.70822654.7231-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
5Julio Rodríguez CF · R.247/.307/.708·22 HRvs hand.723 · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small57H-Score
6Josh NaylorL1B46.261.317.66710650.6602-for-8 · 8 PASmall sample
6Josh Naylor 1B · L.261/.317/.667·10 HRvs hand.660 · 2-for-8 · 8 PA · Small46H-Score
7Cole YoungL2B52.246.312.69317638.744No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Cole Young 2B · L.246/.312/.693·17 HRvs hand.744 · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
8Lazaro MontesLRF—.212.305.7864591.035No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Lazaro Montes RF · L.212/.305/.786·4 HRvs hand1.035 · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
9Brock RoddenSSS—.197.306.585072.585No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Brock Rodden SS · S.197/.306/.585·0 HRvs hand.585 · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score