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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers Starting Lineups — September 27, 2026

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

3:10 PM ET · Comerica ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 27, 1:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:36 AM ET
PIT
82–80 · 3rd NL Central
Official
StarterRiver Ryan
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 4 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.749 vs RHP
DET
76–86 · 4th AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 4 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 27, 1:40 PM ET
PITPIT
.728
−17 ptsOPS edge
DETDET
.745

Slight edge: DET

Power
Season HR
79vs89
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.327vs.334
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.770vs.782
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.662vs.662

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

PITSlotDET
Konnor Griffin.716
1
.762Max Clark
Ryan O'Hearn.766
2
.748Hao-Yu Lee
Bryan Reynolds.780
3
.789Kevin McGonigle
Rafael Flores Jr..820
4
.830Riley Greene
Spencer Horwitz.713
5
.885Eduardo Valencia
Nick Gonzales.749
6
.677Brett Callahan
Jake Mangum.695
7
.760Spencer Torkelson
Jacob Gonzalez.668
8
.612Zach McKinstry
Billy Cook.621
9
.612John Peck

5 of 9 Pittsburgh Pirates hitters have the platoon advantage vs River Ryan (5 of 9 for Detroit Tigers)

Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
Detroit Tigers
  • Strong top of the order

Pittsburgh Pirates batting order

Official lineupvs RHP River Ryan
#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
2Ryan O'HearnLRF59.265.330.77018451.839No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Ryan O'Hearn RF · L.265/.330/.770·18 HRvs hand.839 · No MLB history · No MLB59H-Score
3Bryan ReynoldsSLF69.261.365.78917699.7791-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.261/.365/.789·17 HRvs hand.779 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small69H-Score
4Rafael Flores Jr.RC61.264.331.85811163.800No MLB historyNo MLB history
4Rafael Flores Jr. C · R.264/.331/.858·11 HRvs hand.800 · No MLB history · No MLB61H-Score
5Spencer HorwitzL1B44.244.344.70810451.734No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Spencer Horwitz 1B · L.244/.344/.708·10 HRvs hand.734 · No MLB history · No MLB44H-Score
6Nick GonzalesR3B48.303.367.7556608.790390 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Nick Gonzales 3B · R.303/.367/.755·6 HRvs hand.790 · 390 PA · No MLB history · No MLB48H-Score
7Jake MangumSCF38.276.331.6945479.700320 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Jake Mangum CF · S.276/.331/.694·5 HRvs hand.700 · 320 PA · No MLB history · No MLB38H-Score
8Jacob GonzalezLSS38.220.274.6387227.555No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Jacob Gonzalez SS · L.220/.274/.638·7 HRvs hand.555 · No MLB history · No MLB38H-Score
9Billy CookRCF—.179.207.457058.471No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Billy Cook CF · R.179/.207/.457·0 HRvs hand.471 · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score

Detroit Tigers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Jared Jones
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Max ClarkLCF41.272.350.7673206.630No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Max Clark CF · L.272/.350/.767·3 HRvs hand.630 · No MLB history · No MLB41H-Score
2Hao-Yu LeeR2B48.264.322.74610364.753No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R.264/.322/.746·10 HRvs hand.753 · No MLB history · No MLB48H-Score
3Kevin McGonigleLSS60.278.376.80618707.868No MLB historyNo MLB history
3Kevin McGonigle SS · L.278/.376/.806·18 HRvs hand.868 · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score
4Riley GreeneLLF71.280.370.84421592.860372 PA2-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Riley Greene LF · L.280/.370/.844·21 HRvs hand.860 · 372 PA · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small71H-Score
5Eduardo ValenciaRDH68.341.3801.0168138.99379 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Eduardo Valencia DH · R.341/.380/1.016·8 HRvs hand.993 · 79 PA · No MLB history · No MLB68H-Score
6Brett CallahanLLF—.211.288.612180.60256 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Brett Callahan LF · L.211/.288/.612·1 HRvs hand.602 · 56 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
7Spencer TorkelsonR1B56.230.331.76626612.7860-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.230/.331/.766·26 HRvs hand.786 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small56H-Score
8Zach McKinstryLRF30.199.288.5824423.629No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Zach McKinstry RF · L.199/.288/.582·4 HRvs hand.629 · No MLB history · No MLB30H-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