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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups — September 12, 2026

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

2:20 PM ET · Wrigley FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 12, 12:20 PM ETStats updated Oct 26, 6:04 AM ET
PIT
82–80 · 3rd NL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 2 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.749 vs RHP
CHC
89–73 · 2nd NL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 4 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.757 vs RHP

Pittsburgh Pirates batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Clay Holmes
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Oneil CruzLCF74.280.368.85420419.8580-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
1Oneil Cruz CF · L.280/.368/.854·20 HRvs hand.858 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small74H-Score
2Brandon LoweL2B73.260.331.82435656.9100-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
2Brandon Lowe 2B · L.260/.331/.824·35 HRvs hand.910 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small73H-Score
3Bryan ReynoldsSLF74.261.365.78917699.7790-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.261/.365/.789·17 HRvs hand.779 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small74H-Score
4Konnor GriffinRSS48.272.324.7286339.690No MLB historyNo MLB history
4Konnor Griffin SS · R.272/.324/.728·6 HRvs hand.690 · No MLB history · No MLB48H-Score
5Ryan O'HearnLRF63.265.330.77018451.8392-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
5Ryan O'Hearn RF · L.265/.330/.770·18 HRvs hand.839 · 2-for-6 · 6 PA · Small63H-Score
6Spencer HorwitzL1B52.244.344.70810451.7340-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
6Spencer Horwitz 1B · L.244/.344/.708·10 HRvs hand.734 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small52H-Score
7Jake MangumSCF40.276.331.6945479.700320 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Jake Mangum CF · S.276/.331/.694·5 HRvs hand.700 · 320 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small40H-Score
8Jacob GonzalezLSS41.220.274.6387227.691No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Jacob Gonzalez SS · L.220/.274/.638·7 HRvs hand.691 · No MLB history · No MLB41H-Score
9Henry DavisRC47.172.272.58510298.658No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Henry Davis C · R.172/.272/.585·10 HRvs hand.658 · No MLB history · No MLB47H-Score

Chicago Cubs batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Paul Skenes
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF81.280.372.94245726.973453 PA2-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.280/.372/.942·45 HRvs hand.973 · 453 PA · 2-for-6 · 6 PA · Small81H-Score
2Alex BregmanR3B73.265.355.81928702.7991-for-9 · 9 PASmall sample
2Alex Bregman 3B · R.265/.355/.819·28 HRvs hand.799 · 1-for-9 · 9 PA · Small73H-Score
3Michael BuschL1B65.242.352.74520710.7364-for-15 · 15 PALimited history
3Michael Busch 1B · L.242/.352/.745·20 HRvs hand.736 · 4-for-15 · 15 PA · Limited65H-Score
4Ian HappSLF64.218.326.73824636.8161-for-9 · 9 PASmall sample
4Ian Happ LF · S.218/.326/.738·24 HRvs hand.816 · 1-for-9 · 9 PA · Small64H-Score
5Nico HoernerR2B48.263.316.6668689.665516 PA2-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
5Nico Hoerner 2B · R.263/.316/.666·8 HRvs hand.665 · 516 PA · 2-for-5 · 5 PA · Small48H-Score
6Michael ConfortoLDH68.240.331.80015314.7740-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
6Michael Conforto DH · L.240/.331/.800·15 HRvs hand.774 · 0-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small68H-Score
7Carson KellyRC56.258.336.71210425.6382-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
7Carson Kelly C · R.258/.336/.712·10 HRvs hand.638 · 2-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small56H-Score
8Pedro RamírezS2B52.261.321.7236266.6620-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Pedro Ramírez 2B · S.261/.321/.723·6 HRvs hand.662 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small52H-Score
9Tyrone TaylorRLF61.279.325.82711241.825121 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Tyrone Taylor LF · R.279/.325/.827·11 HRvs hand.825 · 121 PA · No MLB history · No MLB61H-Score