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Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds Starting Lineups — September 16, 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 · Great American Ball ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 16, 3:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:33 AM ET
LAD
100–62 · 1st NL West
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 6 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.756 vs LHP
CIN
75–87 · 5th NL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats1 L / 6 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.717 vs LHP

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 16, 3:40 PM ET
LADLAD
.726
−6 ptsOPS edge
CINCIN
.732

Even matchup

Power
Season HR
86vs147
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.329vs.317
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.743vs.780
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.696vs.666

LAD wins 4 of 9 batting-order slots · CIN wins 5

LADSlotCIN
Tommy Edman.720
1
.729Dane Myers
Mookie Betts.735
2
.856Elly De La Cruz
Will Smith.711
3
.794Sal Stewart
Freddie Freeman.807
4
.742Tyler Stephenson
Teoscar Hernández.758
5
.733Eugenio Suárez
Miguel Rojas.702
6
.703Juan Brito
Kyle Tucker.704
7
.733JJ Bleday
Enrique Hernández.703
8
.627Jose Trevino
Alex Call.682
9
.637Matt McLain

7 of 9 Los Angeles Dodgers hitters have the platoon advantage vs Andrew Abbott (8 of 9 for Cincinnati Reds)

Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
Cincinnati Reds
  • Platoon advantage in 8 of 9 spots
  • Real power throughout the lineup

Los Angeles Dodgers batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Andrew Abbott
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Tommy EdmanS2B52.247.329.7148331.749110 PA1-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
1Tommy Edman 2B · S.247/.329/.714·8 HRvs hand.749 · 110 PA · 1-for-6 · 6 PA · Small52H-Score
2Mookie BettsRSS75.257.326.78023528.771170 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Mookie Betts SS · R.257/.326/.780·23 HRvs hand.771 · 170 PA · No MLB history · No MLB75H-Score
3Will SmithRC71.260.355.78110276.60483 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Will Smith C · R.260/.355/.781·10 HRvs hand.604 · 83 PA · No MLB history · No MLB71H-Score
4Freddie FreemanL1B71.288.362.79216657.681218 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Freddie Freeman 1B · L.288/.362/.792·16 HRvs hand.681 · 218 PA · No MLB history · No MLB71H-Score
5Teoscar HernándezRLF66.267.334.75916491.907153 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Teoscar Hernández LF · R.267/.334/.759·16 HRvs hand.907 · 153 PA · No MLB history · No MLB66H-Score
6Miguel RojasR2B48.267.312.7034252.809162 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Miguel Rojas 2B · R.267/.312/.703·4 HRvs hand.809 · 162 PA · No MLB history · No MLB48H-Score
7Kyle TuckerLRF63.233.330.71517627.763191 PA2-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
7Kyle Tucker RF · L.233/.330/.715·17 HRvs hand.763 · 191 PA · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small63H-Score
8Enrique HernándezR3B—.222.271.671496.56955 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Enrique Hernández 3B · R.222/.271/.671·4 HRvs hand.569 · 55 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
9Alex CallRLF40.233.349.6561195.82776 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Alex Call LF · R.233/.349/.656·1 HRvs hand.827 · 76 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small40H-Score

Cincinnati Reds batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Blake Snell
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Dane MyersRCF57.257.344.7218334.777145 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Dane Myers CF · R.257/.344/.721·8 HRvs hand.777 · 145 PA · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score
2Elly De La CruzSSS84.283.365.88030636.990188 PA0-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
2Elly De La Cruz SS · S.283/.365/.880·30 HRvs hand.990 · 188 PA · 0-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small84H-Score
3Sal StewartR1B75.263.330.78732700.802183 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Sal Stewart 1B · R.263/.330/.787·32 HRvs hand.802 · 183 PA · No MLB history · No MLB75H-Score
4Tyler StephensonRC67.241.323.72715468.655117 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Tyler Stephenson C · R.241/.323/.727·15 HRvs hand.655 · 117 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small67H-Score
5Eugenio SuárezRDH62.212.307.74026498.714129 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Eugenio Suárez DH · R.212/.307/.740·26 HRvs hand.714 · 129 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small62H-Score
6Juan BritoS2B40.245.296.68331151.04344 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Juan Brito 2B · S.245/.296/.683·3 HRvs hand1.043 · 44 PA · No MLB history · No MLB40H-Score
7JJ BledayLLF67.217.324.74024545.644153 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
7JJ Bleday LF · L.217/.324/.740·24 HRvs hand.644 · 153 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small67H-Score
8Jose TrevinoRC30.217.221.5575156.41040 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
8Jose Trevino C · R.217/.221/.557·5 HRvs hand.410 · 40 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small30H-Score
9Matt McLainR2B48.185.274.60815496.777126 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Matt McLain 2B · R.185/.274/.608·15 HRvs hand.777 · 126 PA · No MLB history · No MLB48H-Score