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Miami Marlins vs Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups — September 23, 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 23, 5:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 4:32 AM ET
MIA
80–82 · 3rd NL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 4 R
OPS vs hand.743 vs RHP
CHC
89–73 · 2nd NL Central
Official
StarterRyan Gusto
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 23, 5:41 PM ET
MIAMIA
.740
−27 ptsOPS edge
CHCCHC
.767

Slight edge: CHC

Power
Season HR
115vs168
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.322vs.336
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.774vs.821
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.685vs.722

MIA wins 3 of 9 batting-order slots · CHC wins 5

MIASlotCHC
Otto Lopez.779
1
.921Pete Crow-Armstrong
Kyle Stowers.776
2
.819Seiya Suzuki
Heriberto Hernández.745
3
.743Michael Busch
Griffin Conine.796
4
.796Michael Conforto
Javier Sanoja.775
5
.745Ian Happ
Jakob Marsee.709
6
.678Nico Hoerner
Agustín Ramírez.699
7
.737Pedro Ramírez
Graham Pauley.665
8
.716Dansby Swanson
Joe Mack.689
9
.713Miguel Amaya

5 of 9 Miami Marlins hitters have the platoon advantage vs Kevin Gausman (5 of 9 for Chicago Cubs)

Miami Marlins
  • Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
Chicago Cubs
  • Strong top of the order
  • Real power throughout the lineup
  • No easy outs at the bottom

Miami Marlins batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Kevin Gausman
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Otto LopezRSS64.305.349.78611687.765515 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1Otto Lopez SS · R.305/.349/.786·11 HRvs hand.765 · 515 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small64H-Score
2Kyle StowersL1B65.239.331.79021512.8210-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Kyle Stowers 1B · L.239/.331/.790·21 HRvs hand.821 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small65H-Score
3Heriberto HernándezRLF65.228.313.75525505.7330-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Heriberto Hernández LF · R.228/.313/.755·25 HRvs hand.733 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small65H-Score
4Griffin ConineLRF69.264.353.84619323.922257 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Griffin Conine RF · L.264/.353/.846·19 HRvs hand.922 · 257 PA · No MLB history · No MLB69H-Score
5Javier SanojaR3B58.295.333.79111490.753337 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Javier Sanoja 3B · R.295/.333/.791·11 HRvs hand.753 · 337 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small58H-Score
6Jakob MarseeLCF49.231.348.70711616.7211-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Jakob Marsee CF · L.231/.348/.707·11 HRvs hand.721 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small49H-Score
7Agustín RamírezRDH40.235.318.6725255.6250-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
7Agustín Ramírez DH · R.235/.318/.672·5 HRvs hand.625 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small40H-Score
8Graham PauleyL3B31.211.257.6304154.6520-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Graham Pauley 3B · L.211/.257/.630·4 HRvs hand.652 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small31H-Score
9Joe MackLC49.234.282.68514330.730No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Joe Mack C · L.234/.282/.685·14 HRvs hand.730 · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score

Chicago Cubs batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Ryan Gusto
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF76.280.372.94245726.973453 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.280/.372/.942·45 HRvs hand.973 · 453 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small76H-Score
2Seiya SuzukiRRF70.270.368.84126634.7971-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Seiya Suzuki RF · R.270/.368/.841·26 HRvs hand.797 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small70H-Score
3Michael BuschL1B61.242.352.74520710.7361-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Michael Busch 1B · L.242/.352/.745·20 HRvs hand.736 · 1-for-2 · 2 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-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Ian Happ LF · S.218/.326/.738·24 HRvs hand.816 · 0-for-2 · 2 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
8Dansby SwansonRSS50.213.297.69419486.677327 PA2-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Dansby Swanson SS · R.213/.297/.694·19 HRvs hand.677 · 327 PA · 2-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small50H-Score
9Miguel AmayaRC46.237.340.7176254.7011-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
9Miguel Amaya C · R.237/.340/.717·6 HRvs hand.701 · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small46H-Score