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Miami Marlins vs Chicago Cubs 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.

7:40 PM ET · Wrigley FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 22, 5:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 4:32 AM ET
MIA
80–82 · 3rd NL East
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 7 R
OPS vs hand.684 vs LHP
CHC
89–73 · 2nd NL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 4 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.757 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, 5:40 PM ET
MIAMIA
.742
−26 ptsOPS edge
CHCCHC
.768

Slight edge: CHC

Power
Season HR
92vs172
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.324vs.337
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.766vs.821
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.728vs.727

MIA wins 3 of 9 batting-order slots · CHC wins 6

MIASlotCHC
Heriberto Hernández.747
1
.921Pete Crow-Armstrong
Otto Lopez.781
2
.819Seiya Suzuki
Kyle Stowers.764
3
.743Michael Busch
Javier Sanoja.773
4
.796Michael Conforto
Agustín Ramírez.700
5
.745Ian Happ
Esteury Ruiz.722
6
.678Nico Hoerner
Griffin Conine.803
7
.737Pedro Ramírez
Deyvison De Los Santos.673
8
.728Carson Kelly
Jared Serna.705
9
.716Dansby Swanson

7 of 9 Miami Marlins hitters have the platoon advantage vs Shota Imanaga (5 of 9 for Chicago Cubs)

Miami Marlins
  • Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
  • No easy outs at the bottom
Chicago Cubs
  • Strong top of the order
  • Real power throughout the lineup
  • No easy outs at the bottom

Miami Marlins batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Shota Imanaga
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Heriberto HernándezRLF65.228.313.75525505.8440-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1Heriberto Hernández LF · R.228/.313/.755·25 HRvs hand.844 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small65H-Score
2Otto LopezRSS64.305.349.78611687.852172 PA0-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
2Otto Lopez SS · R.305/.349/.786·11 HRvs hand.852 · 172 PA · 0-for-5 · 5 PA · Small64H-Score
3Kyle StowersL1B65.239.331.79021512.645No MLB historyNo MLB history
3Kyle Stowers 1B · L.239/.331/.790·21 HRvs hand.645 · No MLB history · No MLB65H-Score
4Javier SanojaR3B58.295.333.79111490.873153 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Javier Sanoja 3B · R.295/.333/.791·11 HRvs hand.873 · 153 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small58H-Score
5Agustín RamírezRDH40.235.318.6725255.7570-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Agustín Ramírez DH · R.235/.318/.672·5 HRvs hand.757 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small40H-Score
6Esteury RuizRRF38.216.333.6996255.8160-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Esteury Ruiz RF · R.216/.333/.699·6 HRvs hand.816 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small38H-Score
7Griffin ConineLRF69.264.353.84619323.57566 PA2-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
7Griffin Conine RF · L.264/.353/.846·19 HRvs hand.575 · 66 PA · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small69H-Score
8Deyvison De Los SantosR1B—.143.163.353043.47621 PA · Limited history1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Deyvison De Los Santos 1B · R.143/.163/.353·0 HRvs hand.476 · 21 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small—H-Score
9Jared SernaR2B—.214.281.602032.8330-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Jared Serna 2B · R.214/.281/.602·0 HRvs hand.833 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small—H-Score

Chicago Cubs batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Janson Junk
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF76.280.372.94245726.973453 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.280/.372/.942·45 HRvs hand.973 · 453 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small76H-Score
2Seiya SuzukiRRF70.270.368.84126634.7970-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Seiya Suzuki RF · R.270/.368/.841·26 HRvs hand.797 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small70H-Score
3Michael BuschL1B61.242.352.74520710.7360-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
3Michael Busch 1B · L.242/.352/.745·20 HRvs hand.736 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small61H-Score
4Michael ConfortoLDH64.240.331.80015314.7740-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
4Michael Conforto DH · L.240/.331/.800·15 HRvs hand.774 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small64H-Score
5Ian HappSLF60.218.326.73824636.8160-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
5Ian Happ LF · S.218/.326/.738·24 HRvs hand.816 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small60H-Score
6Nico HoernerR2B46.263.316.6668689.665516 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Nico Hoerner 2B · R.263/.316/.666·8 HRvs hand.665 · 516 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small46H-Score
7Pedro RamírezS2B49.261.321.7236266.6620-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Pedro Ramírez 2B · S.261/.321/.723·6 HRvs hand.662 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small49H-Score
8Carson KellyRC52.258.336.71210425.6380-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Carson Kelly C · R.258/.336/.712·10 HRvs hand.638 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small52H-Score
9Dansby SwansonRSS50.213.297.69419486.677327 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Dansby Swanson SS · R.213/.297/.694·19 HRvs hand.677 · 327 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small50H-Score