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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers Starting Lineups — September 25, 2026

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

6:40 PM ET · Comerica ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 25, 3:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:36 AM ET
PIT
82–80 · 3rd NL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 3 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.749 vs RHP
DET
76–86 · 4th AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 5 R
OPS vs hand.723 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 25, 3:40 PM ET
PITPIT
.765
+8 ptsOPS edge
DETDET
.757

Even matchup

Power
Season HR
125vs110
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.341vs.334
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.783vs.793
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.743vs.679

PIT wins 4 of 9 batting-order slots · DET wins 5

PITSlotDET
Konnor Griffin.716
1
.776Max Clark
Brandon Lowe.811
2
.747Hao-Yu Lee
Bryan Reynolds.779
3
.795Kevin McGonigle
Oneil Cruz.830
4
.857Eduardo Valencia
Nick Gonzales.748
5
.830Riley Greene
Ryan O'Hearn.766
6
.749Dillon Dingler
Rafael Flores Jr..812
7
.672Brett Callahan
Spencer Horwitz.713
8
.748Spencer Torkelson
Jake Mangum.701
9
.614John Peck

6 of 9 Pittsburgh Pirates hitters have the platoon advantage vs Jackson Jobe (4 of 9 for Detroit Tigers)

Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Strong top of the order
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
  • Real power throughout the lineup
Detroit Tigers
  • Strong top of the order

Pittsburgh Pirates batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Jackson Jobe
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Konnor GriffinRSS45.272.324.7286339.690No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Konnor Griffin SS · R.272/.324/.728·6 HRvs hand.690 · No MLB history · No MLB45H-Score
2Brandon LoweL2B68.260.331.82435656.9100-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
2Brandon Lowe 2B · L.260/.331/.824·35 HRvs hand.910 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small68H-Score
3Bryan ReynoldsSLF69.261.365.78917699.7791-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.261/.365/.789·17 HRvs hand.779 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small69H-Score
4Oneil CruzLCF69.280.368.85420419.8581-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
4Oneil Cruz CF · L.280/.368/.854·20 HRvs hand.858 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small69H-Score
5Nick GonzalesR3B48.303.367.7556608.790390 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
5Nick Gonzales 3B · R.303/.367/.755·6 HRvs hand.790 · 390 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small48H-Score
6Ryan O'HearnLRF59.265.330.77018451.839No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Ryan O'Hearn RF · L.265/.330/.770·18 HRvs hand.839 · No MLB history · No MLB59H-Score
7Rafael Flores Jr.RC61.264.331.85811163.800No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Rafael Flores Jr. C · R.264/.331/.858·11 HRvs hand.800 · No MLB history · No MLB61H-Score
8Spencer HorwitzL1B49.244.344.70810451.7340-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
8Spencer Horwitz 1B · L.244/.344/.708·10 HRvs hand.734 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small49H-Score
9Jake MangumSCF38.276.331.6945479.700320 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Jake Mangum CF · S.276/.331/.694·5 HRvs hand.700 · 320 PA · No MLB history · No MLB38H-Score

Detroit Tigers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Bubba Chandler
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Max ClarkLCF46.272.350.7673206.630No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Max Clark CF · L.272/.350/.767·3 HRvs hand.630 · No MLB history · No MLB46H-Score
2Hao-Yu LeeR2B52.264.322.74610364.753No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R.264/.322/.746·10 HRvs hand.753 · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
3Kevin McGonigleLSS66.278.376.80618707.868No MLB historyNo MLB history
3Kevin McGonigle SS · L.278/.376/.806·18 HRvs hand.868 · No MLB history · No MLB66H-Score
4Eduardo ValenciaRDH68.341.3801.0168138.99379 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Eduardo Valencia DH · R.341/.380/1.016·8 HRvs hand.993 · 79 PA · No MLB history · No MLB68H-Score
5Riley GreeneLLF71.280.370.84421592.860372 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Riley Greene LF · L.280/.370/.844·21 HRvs hand.860 · 372 PA · No MLB history · No MLB71H-Score
6Dillon DinglerRC62.243.302.74827607.820No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Dillon Dingler C · R.243/.302/.748·27 HRvs hand.820 · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score
7Brett CallahanLLF—.211.288.612180.60256 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Brett Callahan LF · L.211/.288/.612·1 HRvs hand.602 · 56 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
8Spencer TorkelsonR1B62.230.331.76626612.786No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.230/.331/.766·26 HRvs hand.786 · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score
9John PeckRSS—.162.275.451080.43726 PA · Limited historyNo MLB historyNo MLB history
9John Peck SS · R.162/.275/.451·0 HRvs hand.437 · 26 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score