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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups — September 13, 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 13, 12:25 PM ETStats updated Oct 27, 6:04 AM ET
PIT
82–80 · 3rd NL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 5 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.701 vs LHP
CHC
89–73 · 2nd NL Central
Official
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 13, 12:25 PM ET
PITPIT
.734
−40 ptsOPS edge
CHCCHC
.774

Slight edge: CHC

Power
Season HR
88vs165
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.332vs.341
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.771vs.819
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.656vs.748

PIT wins 3 of 9 batting-order slots · CHC wins 6

PITSlotCHC
Konnor Griffin.709
1
.911Pete Crow-Armstrong
Oneil Cruz.814
2
.831Seiya Suzuki
Bryan Reynolds.787
3
.738Michael Busch
Rafael Flores Jr..774
4
.792Alex Bregman
Nick Gonzales.754
5
.735Ian Happ
Ryan O'Hearn.776
6
.686Nico Hoerner
Jake Mangum.706
7
.790Michael Conforto
Jared Triolo.650
8
.745Pedro Ramírez
Henry Davis.608
9
.708Miguel Amaya

7 of 9 Pittsburgh Pirates hitters have the platoon advantage vs Matthew Boyd (5 of 9 for Chicago Cubs)

Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
  • Bottom third drops off sharply
Chicago Cubs
  • Strong top of the order
  • Real power throughout the lineup
  • Gets on base at an above-average rate

Pittsburgh Pirates batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Matthew Boyd
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Konnor GriffinRSS48.272.324.7286339.822No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Konnor Griffin SS · R.272/.324/.728·6 HRvs hand.822 · No MLB history · No MLB48H-Score
2Oneil CruzLCF74.280.368.85420419.8491-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
2Oneil Cruz CF · L.280/.368/.854·20 HRvs hand.849 · 1-for-7 · 7 PA · Small74H-Score
3Bryan ReynoldsSLF74.261.365.78917699.8241-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.261/.365/.789·17 HRvs hand.824 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small74H-Score
4Rafael Flores Jr.RC66.264.331.85811163.8091-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Rafael Flores Jr. C · R.264/.331/.858·11 HRvs hand.809 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small66H-Score
5Nick GonzalesR3B52.303.367.7556608.653182 PA2-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Nick Gonzales 3B · R.303/.367/.755·6 HRvs hand.653 · 182 PA · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small52H-Score
6Ryan O'HearnLRF63.265.330.77018451.6301-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Ryan O'Hearn RF · L.265/.330/.770·18 HRvs hand.630 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small63H-Score
7Jake MangumSCF40.276.331.6945479.675127 PA2-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Jake Mangum CF · S.276/.331/.694·5 HRvs hand.675 · 127 PA · 2-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small40H-Score
8Jared TrioloRSS37.238.307.6093362.6881-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Jared Triolo SS · R.238/.307/.609·3 HRvs hand.688 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small37H-Score
9Henry DavisRC47.172.272.58510298.3700-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Henry Davis C · R.172/.272/.585·10 HRvs hand.370 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small47H-Score

Chicago Cubs batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Bubba Chandler
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF81.280.372.94245726.973453 PA1-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.280/.372/.942·45 HRvs hand.973 · 453 PA · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small81H-Score
2Seiya SuzukiRRF75.270.368.84126634.7970-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
2Seiya Suzuki RF · R.270/.368/.841·26 HRvs hand.797 · 0-for-6 · 6 PA · Small75H-Score
3Michael BuschL1B65.242.352.74520710.7360-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Michael Busch 1B · L.242/.352/.745·20 HRvs hand.736 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small65H-Score
4Alex BregmanR3B73.265.355.81928702.7991-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
4Alex Bregman 3B · R.265/.355/.819·28 HRvs hand.799 · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small73H-Score
5Ian HappSLF64.218.326.73824636.8161-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
5Ian Happ LF · S.218/.326/.738·24 HRvs hand.816 · 1-for-5 · 5 PA · Small64H-Score
6Nico HoernerR2B48.263.316.6668689.665516 PA3-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
6Nico Hoerner 2B · R.263/.316/.666·8 HRvs hand.665 · 516 PA · 3-for-6 · 6 PA · Small48H-Score
7Michael ConfortoLDH68.240.331.80015314.7740-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Michael Conforto DH · L.240/.331/.800·15 HRvs hand.774 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small68H-Score
8Pedro RamírezS2B52.261.321.7236266.662No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Pedro Ramírez 2B · S.261/.321/.723·6 HRvs hand.662 · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
9Miguel AmayaRC46.237.340.7176254.701No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Miguel Amaya C · R.237/.340/.717·6 HRvs hand.701 · No MLB history · No MLB46H-Score