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Miami Marlins vs San Diego Padres Starting Lineups — September 18, 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 · Petco ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 18, 7:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 4:33 AM ET
MIA
80–82 · 3rd NL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.743 vs RHP
SD
91–71 · 2nd NL West
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 5 R
OPS vs hand.722 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 18, 7:40 PM ET
MIAMIA
.745
+5 ptsOPS edge
SDSD
.740

Even matchup

Power
Season HR
112vs116
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.330vs.329
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.778vs.781
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.699vs.698

MIA wins 5 of 9 batting-order slots · SD wins 4

MIASlotSD
Kyle Stowers.772
1
.805Fernando Tatis Jr.
Heriberto Hernández.758
2
.750Dustin Harris
Otto Lopez.778
3
.721Manny Machado
Griffin Conine.804
4
.851Ty France
Javier Sanoja.768
5
.744Jackson Merrill
Jakob Marsee.705
6
.670Xander Bogaerts
Xavier Edwards.733
7
.625Jake Cronenworth
Joe Mack.692
8
.761Samad Taylor
Agustín Ramírez.671
9
.712Ethan Salas

5 of 9 Miami Marlins hitters have the platoon advantage vs Nick Pivetta (4 of 9 for San Diego Padres)

Miami Marlins
  • Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
San Diego Padres
  • Strong top of the order

Miami Marlins batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Nick Pivetta
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Kyle StowersL1B69.239.331.79021512.8210-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1Kyle Stowers 1B · L.239/.331/.790·21 HRvs hand.821 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small69H-Score
2Heriberto HernándezRLF70.228.313.75525505.733No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Heriberto Hernández LF · R.228/.313/.755·25 HRvs hand.733 · No MLB history · No MLB70H-Score
3Otto LopezRSS67.305.349.78611687.765515 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Otto Lopez SS · R.305/.349/.786·11 HRvs hand.765 · 515 PA · No MLB history · No MLB67H-Score
4Griffin ConineLRF72.264.353.84619323.922257 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Griffin Conine RF · L.264/.353/.846·19 HRvs hand.922 · 257 PA · No MLB history · No MLB72H-Score
5Javier SanojaR3B60.295.333.79111490.753337 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Javier Sanoja 3B · R.295/.333/.791·11 HRvs hand.753 · 337 PA · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score
6Jakob MarseeLCF52.231.348.70711616.721No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Jakob Marsee CF · L.231/.348/.707·11 HRvs hand.721 · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
7Xavier EdwardsS2B54.280.360.7316595.738449 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Xavier Edwards 2B · S.280/.360/.731·6 HRvs hand.738 · 449 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small54H-Score
8Joe MackLC52.234.282.68514330.730No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Joe Mack C · L.234/.282/.685·14 HRvs hand.730 · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
9Agustín RamírezRDH40.235.318.6725255.625No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Agustín Ramírez DH · R.235/.318/.672·5 HRvs hand.625 · No MLB history · No MLB40H-Score

San Diego Padres batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Tyler Phillips
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Fernando Tatis Jr.RRF84.289.358.82825704.782543 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
1Fernando Tatis Jr. RF · R.289/.358/.828·25 HRvs hand.782 · 543 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small84H-Score
2Dustin HarrisLLF42.293.353.7360152.757129 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Dustin Harris LF · L.293/.353/.736·0 HRvs hand.757 · 129 PA · No MLB history · No MLB42H-Score
3Manny MachadoR3B68.217.303.71030677.7140-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Manny Machado 3B · R.217/.303/.710·30 HRvs hand.714 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small68H-Score
4Ty FranceR1B77.295.363.86521500.869362 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Ty France 1B · R.295/.363/.865·21 HRvs hand.869 · 362 PA · No MLB history · No MLB77H-Score
5Jackson MerrillLCF68.254.303.74326664.7440-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Jackson Merrill CF · L.254/.303/.743·26 HRvs hand.744 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small68H-Score
6Xander BogaertsRSS57.231.332.67613606.6870-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
6Xander Bogaerts SS · R.231/.332/.676·13 HRvs hand.687 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small57H-Score
7Jake CronenworthL2B35.225.308.6297425.6300-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Jake Cronenworth 2B · L.225/.308/.629·7 HRvs hand.630 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small35H-Score
8Samad TaylorRLF48.316.390.7982175.812125 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Samad Taylor LF · R.316/.390/.798·2 HRvs hand.812 · 125 PA · No MLB history · No MLB48H-Score
9Ethan SalasLC—.256.275.737240.83433 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Ethan Salas C · L.256/.275/.737·2 HRvs hand.834 · 33 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score