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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers Starting Lineups — September 26, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
1:10 PM ET · Comerica ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 26, 11:10 AM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:36 AM ET
Lineup strength vs today's starter
Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.
PIT.736
−21 ptsOPS edge
DET
.757
Slight edge: DET
Power
Season HR
121vs117
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.326vs.332
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.795vs.794
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.661vs.677
PIT wins 2 of 9 batting-order slots · DET wins 7
PITSlotDET
Ryan O'Hearn.767
1.769Max Clark
Brandon Lowe.808
2.738Hao-Yu Lee
Bryan Reynolds.776
3.791Kevin McGonigle
Oneil Cruz.830
4.882Eduardo Valencia
Konnor Griffin.711
5.831Riley Greene
Spencer Horwitz.715
6.747Dillon Dingler
Ronny Simon.713
7.763Spencer Torkelson
Jacob Gonzalez.655
8.609Zach McKinstry
Henry Davis.612
9.655Javier Báez
7 of 9 Pittsburgh Pirates hitters have the platoon advantage vs Justin Verlander (4 of 9 for Detroit Tigers)
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Strong top of the order
- Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
- Real power throughout the lineup
Detroit Tigers
- Strong top of the order