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Kansas City Royals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Starting Lineups — September 19, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
6:40 PM ET · PNC ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 19, 3:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:36 AM ET
Lineup strength vs today's starter
Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.
KC.732
−34 ptsOPS edge
PIT
.766
Slight edge: PIT
Power
Season HR
116vs110
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.321vs.341
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.768vs.779
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.682vs.736
KC wins 2 of 9 batting-order slots · PIT wins 7
KCSlotPIT
Carter Jensen.763
1.719Konnor Griffin
Bobby Witt Jr..787
2.822Oneil Cruz
Jac Caglianone.797
3.784Bryan Reynolds
Vinnie Pasquantino.722
4.792Rafael Flores Jr.
Michael Massey.749
5.806Brandon Lowe
Nick Loftin.700
6.754Nick Gonzales
John Rave.751
7.770Ryan O'Hearn
Kyle Isbel.625
8.730Ronny Simon
Isaac Collins.668
9.706Jake Mangum
7 of 9 Kansas City Royals hitters have the platoon advantage vs Bubba Chandler (6 of 9 for Pittsburgh Pirates)
Kansas City Royals
- Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
- Gets on base at an above-average rate
- No easy outs at the bottom