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Miami Marlins vs San Diego Padres Starting Lineups — September 20, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

4:10 PM ET · Petco ParkLineups confirmed 2:11 PM ETStats updated Sep 20, 9:16 AM ET
MIA
76–77 · 3rd NL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 4 R
OPS vs hand.742 vs RHP
SD
84–69 · 2nd NL West
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 5 R
OPS vs hand.719 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 2:11 PM ET
MIAMIA
.740
EvenOPS edge
SDSD
.740

Even matchup

Power
Season HR
108vs116
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.320vs.329
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.777vs.781
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.683vs.699

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

MIASlotSD
Kyle Stowers.764
1
.805Fernando Tatis Jr.
Otto Lopez.785
2
.750Dustin Harris
Griffin Conine.806
3
.721Manny Machado
Heriberto Hernández.753
4
.851Ty France
Jakob Marsee.712
5
.744Jackson Merrill
Javier Sanoja.768
6
.670Xander Bogaerts
Graham Pauley.675
7
.625Jake Cronenworth
Joe Mack.683
8
.761Samad Taylor
Deyvison De Los Santos.690
9
.712Ethan Salas

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

Miami Marlins
  • Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
San Diego Padres
  • Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness

Miami Marlins batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Walker Buehler
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Kyle StowersL1B73.237.327.77319497.8092-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1Kyle Stowers 1B · L.237/.327/.773·19 HRvs hand.809 · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small73H-Score
2Otto LopezRSS72.307.350.79411660.772474 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Otto Lopez SS · R.307/.350/.794·11 HRvs hand.772 · 474 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small72H-Score
3Griffin ConineLRF74.256.351.83517296.9060-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Griffin Conine RF · L.256/.351/.835·17 HRvs hand.906 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small74H-Score
4Heriberto HernándezRLF75.230.316.76024475.7240-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Heriberto Hernández LF · R.230/.316/.760·24 HRvs hand.724 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small75H-Score
5Jakob MarseeLCF58.232.349.71011593.7260-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Jakob Marsee CF · L.232/.349/.710·11 HRvs hand.726 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small58H-Score
6Javier SanojaR3B61.291.330.7789461.746298 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Javier Sanoja 3B · R.291/.330/.778·9 HRvs hand.746 · 298 PA · No MLB history · No MLB61H-Score
7Graham PauleyL3B38.211.259.6424144.6620-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Graham Pauley 3B · L.211/.259/.642·4 HRvs hand.662 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small38H-Score
8Joe MackLC55.229.277.67113318.7100-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Joe Mack C · L.229/.277/.671·13 HRvs hand.710 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small55H-Score
9Deyvison De Los SantosR1B.227.227.545022.222No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Deyvison De Los Santos 1B · R.227/.227/.545·0 HRvs hand.222 · No MLB history · No MLBH-Score

San Diego Padres batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Sandy Alcantara
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Fernando Tatis Jr.RRF86.286.355.81723669.767494 PA2-for-8 · 8 PASmall sample
1Fernando Tatis Jr. RF · R.286/.355/.817·23 HRvs hand.767 · 494 PA · 2-for-8 · 8 PA · Small86H-Score
2Dustin HarrisLLF45.309.373.7750112.89478 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Dustin Harris LF · L.309/.373/.775·0 HRvs hand.894 · 78 PA · No MLB history · No MLB45H-Score
3Manny MachadoR3B74.220.309.72128639.7229-for-15 · 15 PALimited history
3Manny Machado 3B · R.220/.309/.721·28 HRvs hand.722 · 9-for-15 · 15 PA · Limited74H-Score
4Ty FranceR1B81.299.365.87920461.888310 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Ty France 1B · R.299/.365/.879·20 HRvs hand.888 · 310 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small81H-Score
5Jackson MerrillLCF74.256.304.74825632.7541-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
5Jackson Merrill CF · L.256/.304/.748·25 HRvs hand.754 · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small74H-Score
6Xander BogaertsRSS60.226.325.66112581.6746-for-14 · 14 PASmall sample
6Xander Bogaerts SS · R.226/.325/.661·12 HRvs hand.674 · 6-for-14 · 14 PA · Small60H-Score
7Jake CronenworthL2B37.219.300.6005390.6001-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
7Jake Cronenworth 2B · L.219/.300/.600·5 HRvs hand.600 · 1-for-6 · 6 PA · Small37H-Score
8Samad TaylorRLF47.318.393.7881148.79692 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Samad Taylor LF · R.318/.393/.788·1 HRvs hand.796 · 92 PA · No MLB history · No MLB47H-Score
9Ethan SalasLC.143.143.667221.823No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Ethan Salas C · L.143/.143/.667·2 HRvs hand.823 · No MLB history · No MLBH-Score