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Milwaukee Brewers vs Baltimore Orioles 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.

7:05 PM ET · Oriole Park at Camden YardsFinal lineups locked · Sep 18, 4:05 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 6:02 AM ET
MIL
103–59 · 1st NL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats3 L / 5 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.706 vs LHP
BAL
79–82 · 4th AL East
Official
StarterDustin May
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.715 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, 4:05 PM ET
MILMIL
.757
+33 ptsOPS edge
BALBAL
.724

Slight edge: MIL

Power
Season HR
100vs149
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.343vs.308
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.794vs.749
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.730vs.663

MIL wins 6 of 9 batting-order slots · BAL wins 3

MILSlotBAL
Jackson Chourio.808
1
.696Dylan Beavers
Brice Turang.797
2
.845Pete Alonso
William Contreras.754
3
.705Gunnar Henderson
Andrew Vaughn.818
4
.748Coby Mayo
Christian Yelich.704
5
.715Samuel Basallo
Joey Ortiz.730
6
.803Christian Encarnacion-Strand
Garrett Mitchell.783
7
.681Colton Cowser
Luis Lara.685
8
.661Jeremiah Jackson
Cooper Pratt.719
9
.646Leody Taveras

6 of 9 Milwaukee Brewers hitters have the platoon advantage vs Cade Povich (5 of 9 for Baltimore Orioles)

Milwaukee Brewers
  • Strong top of the order
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
  • Gets on base at an above-average rate
Baltimore Orioles
  • Real power throughout the lineup

Milwaukee Brewers batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Cade Povich
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Jackson ChourioRLF79.291.351.83825573.979171 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Jackson Chourio LF · R.291/.351/.838·25 HRvs hand.979 · 171 PA · No MLB history · No MLB79H-Score
2Brice TurangL2B76.268.366.81621680.620202 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Brice Turang 2B · L.268/.366/.816·21 HRvs hand.620 · 202 PA · No MLB history · No MLB76H-Score
3William ContrerasRC74.270.341.75818640.760183 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3William Contreras C · R.270/.341/.758·18 HRvs hand.760 · 183 PA · No MLB history · No MLB74H-Score
4Andrew VaughnR1B66.306.390.8346331.938133 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Andrew Vaughn 1B · R.306/.390/.834·6 HRvs hand.938 · 133 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small66H-Score
5Christian YelichLDH58.235.315.69312500.610130 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Christian Yelich DH · L.235/.315/.693·12 HRvs hand.610 · 130 PA · No MLB history · No MLB58H-Score
6Joey OrtizRSS58.270.328.7309415.664150 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Joey Ortiz SS · R.270/.328/.730·9 HRvs hand.664 · 150 PA · No MLB history · No MLB58H-Score
7Garrett MitchellLCF71.262.354.77011531.668129 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Garrett Mitchell CF · L.262/.354/.770·11 HRvs hand.668 · 129 PA · No MLB history · No MLB71H-Score
8Luis LaraSRF42.246.311.6361212.58772 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Luis Lara RF · S.246/.311/.636·1 HRvs hand.587 · 72 PA · No MLB history · No MLB42H-Score
9Cooper PrattRSS48.281.350.7183266.57270 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Cooper Pratt SS · R.281/.350/.718·3 HRvs hand.572 · 70 PA · No MLB history · No MLB48H-Score

Baltimore Orioles batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Dustin May
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Dylan BeaversLLF52.228.307.6809363.7152-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
1Dylan Beavers LF · L.228/.307/.680·9 HRvs hand.715 · 2-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small52H-Score
2Pete AlonsoR1B82.267.363.88543700.9352-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
2Pete Alonso 1B · R.267/.363/.885·43 HRvs hand.935 · 2-for-5 · 5 PA · Small82H-Score
3Gunnar HendersonLSS58.225.309.71224702.7081-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Gunnar Henderson SS · L.225/.309/.712·24 HRvs hand.708 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small58H-Score
4Coby MayoR3B65.228.297.75824454.567No MLB historyNo MLB history
4Coby Mayo 3B · R.228/.297/.758·24 HRvs hand.567 · No MLB history · No MLB65H-Score
5Samuel BasalloLC53.222.291.69718399.7771-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Samuel Basallo C · L.222/.291/.697·18 HRvs hand.777 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small53H-Score
6Christian Encarnacion-StrandR3B62.277.325.83811213.743No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B · R.277/.325/.838·11 HRvs hand.743 · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score
7Colton CowserLCF52.226.317.68713392.7340-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
7Colton Cowser CF · L.226/.317/.687·13 HRvs hand.734 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small52H-Score
8Jeremiah JacksonR2B41.217.247.61210293.6132-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
8Jeremiah Jackson 2B · R.217/.247/.612·10 HRvs hand.613 · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small41H-Score
9Leody TaverasSCF41.219.288.6338482.7081-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Leody Taveras CF · S.219/.288/.633·8 HRvs hand.708 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small41H-Score