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Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres Starting Lineups — August 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.

4:10 PM ET · Petco ParkFinal lineups locked · Aug 26, 1:50 PM ETStats updated Oct 10, 5:03 AM ET
PIT
82–80 · 3rd NL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 3 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.749 vs RHP
SD
91–71 · 2nd NL West
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats3 L / 5 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.722 vs RHP

Pittsburgh Pirates batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Randy Vásquez
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Spencer HorwitzL1B55.244.344.70810451.7341-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
1Spencer Horwitz 1B · L.244/.344/.708·10 HRvs hand.734 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small55H-Score
2Brandon LoweL2B76.260.331.82435656.9104-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
2Brandon Lowe 2B · L.260/.331/.824·35 HRvs hand.910 · 4-for-6 · 6 PA · Small76H-Score
3Bryan ReynoldsSLF77.261.365.78917699.7791-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Bryan Reynolds LF · S.261/.365/.789·17 HRvs hand.779 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small77H-Score
4Esmerlyn ValdezRRF75.232.345.85517287.761176 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
4Esmerlyn Valdez RF · R.232/.345/.855·17 HRvs hand.761 · 176 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small75H-Score
5Oneil CruzLCF77.280.368.85420419.8583-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
5Oneil Cruz CF · L.280/.368/.854·20 HRvs hand.858 · 3-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small77H-Score
6Nick GonzalesR3B55.303.367.7556608.790390 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Nick Gonzales 3B · R.303/.367/.755·6 HRvs hand.790 · 390 PA · No MLB history · No MLB55H-Score
7Jake MangumSCF42.276.331.6945479.700320 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Jake Mangum CF · S.276/.331/.694·5 HRvs hand.700 · 320 PA · No MLB history · No MLB42H-Score
8Rafael Flores Jr.RC68.264.331.85811163.8000-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
8Rafael Flores Jr. C · R.264/.331/.858·11 HRvs hand.800 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small68H-Score
9Jacob GonzalezLSS43.220.274.6387227.691No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Jacob Gonzalez SS · L.220/.274/.638·7 HRvs hand.691 · No MLB history · No MLB43H-Score

San Diego Padres batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Bubba Chandler
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Fernando Tatis Jr.RRF87.289.358.82825704.782543 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
1Fernando Tatis Jr. RF · R.289/.358/.828·25 HRvs hand.782 · 543 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small87H-Score
2Jake CronenworthL2B38.225.308.6297425.6301-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
2Jake Cronenworth 2B · L.225/.308/.629·7 HRvs hand.630 · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small38H-Score
3Manny MachadoR3B68.217.303.71030677.7140-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
3Manny Machado 3B · R.217/.303/.710·30 HRvs hand.714 · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small68H-Score
4Ty FranceR1B80.295.363.86521500.869362 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Ty France 1B · R.295/.363/.865·21 HRvs hand.869 · 362 PA · No MLB history · No MLB80H-Score
5Jackson MerrillLCF68.254.303.74326664.7441-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
5Jackson Merrill CF · L.254/.303/.743·26 HRvs hand.744 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small68H-Score
6Luis RengifoSLF42.240.319.6364354.677220 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Luis Rengifo LF · S.240/.319/.636·4 HRvs hand.677 · 220 PA · No MLB history · No MLB42H-Score
7Gavin SheetsL1B55.212.313.71017419.764348 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
7Gavin Sheets 1B · L.212/.313/.710·17 HRvs hand.764 · 348 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small55H-Score
8Xander BogaertsRSS57.231.332.67613606.6871-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
8Xander Bogaerts SS · R.231/.332/.676·13 HRvs hand.687 · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small57H-Score
9Freddy FerminRC33.203.274.5894265.605190 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Freddy Fermin C · R.203/.274/.589·4 HRvs hand.605 · 190 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small33H-Score