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San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies Starting Lineups — September 16, 2026

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

8:40 PM ET · Coors FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 16, 5:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 26, 10:06 AM ET
SD
91–71 · 2nd NL West
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 5 R
OPS vs hand.722 vs RHP
COL
58–104 · 5th NL West
Official
StarterRobbie Ray
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 5 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.713 vs LHP

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 16, 5:40 PM ET
SDSD
.725
−3 ptsOPS edge
COLCOL
.728

Even matchup

Power
Season HR
113vs64
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.325vs.322
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.774vs.769
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.670vs.624

SD wins 5 of 9 batting-order slots · COL wins 4

SDSlotCOL
Fernando Tatis Jr..808
1
.810Jake McCarthy
Dustin Harris.717
2
.712Connor Norby
Manny Machado.727
3
.791Cole Carrigg
Ty France.844
4
.763Kyle Karros
Jackson Merrill.740
5
.817Adael Amador
Xander Bogaerts.656
6
.752Troy Johnston
Jake Cronenworth.616
7
.615Jordan Beck
Samad Taylor.745
8
.636Braxton Fulford
Ethan Salas.650
9
.622Ezequiel Tovar

4 of 9 San Diego Padres hitters have the platoon advantage vs Mason Adams (7 of 9 for Colorado Rockies)

San Diego Padres
  • Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
Colorado Rockies
  • Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
  • Bottom third drops off sharply
  • Limited power in this configuration

San Diego Padres batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Mason Adams
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Fernando Tatis Jr.RRF84.289.358.82825704.782543 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Fernando Tatis Jr. RF · R.289/.358/.828·25 HRvs hand.782 · 543 PA · No MLB history · No MLB84H-Score
2Dustin HarrisLLF42.293.353.7360152.757129 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Dustin Harris LF · L.293/.353/.736·0 HRvs hand.757 · 129 PA · No MLB history · No MLB42H-Score
3Manny MachadoR3B68.217.303.71030677.714No MLB historyNo MLB history
3Manny Machado 3B · R.217/.303/.710·30 HRvs hand.714 · No MLB history · No MLB68H-Score
4Ty FranceR1B77.295.363.86521500.869362 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Ty France 1B · R.295/.363/.865·21 HRvs hand.869 · 362 PA · No MLB history · No MLB77H-Score
5Jackson MerrillLCF68.254.303.74326664.744No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Jackson Merrill CF · L.254/.303/.743·26 HRvs hand.744 · No MLB history · No MLB68H-Score
6Xander BogaertsRSS57.231.332.67613606.687No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Xander Bogaerts SS · R.231/.332/.676·13 HRvs hand.687 · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score
7Jake CronenworthL2B35.225.308.6297425.630No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Jake Cronenworth 2B · L.225/.308/.629·7 HRvs hand.630 · No MLB history · No MLB35H-Score
8Samad TaylorRLF48.316.390.7982175.812125 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Samad Taylor LF · R.316/.390/.798·2 HRvs hand.812 · 125 PA · No MLB history · No MLB48H-Score
9Ethan SalasLC—.256.275.737240.83433 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Ethan Salas C · L.256/.275/.737·2 HRvs hand.834 · 33 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score

Colorado Rockies batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Robbie Ray
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Jake McCarthyLLF59.291.334.80915596.896182 PA1-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
1Jake McCarthy LF · L.291/.334/.809·15 HRvs hand.896 · 182 PA · 1-for-5 · 5 PA · Small59H-Score
2Connor NorbyR2B49.243.342.7197383.6230-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Connor Norby 2B · R.243/.342/.719·7 HRvs hand.623 · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small49H-Score
3Cole CarriggSCF59.279.341.81812372.7931-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
3Cole Carrigg CF · S.279/.341/.818·12 HRvs hand.793 · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small59H-Score
4Kyle KarrosR3B65.253.347.76113475.8244-for-7 · 7 PASmall sample
4Kyle Karros 3B · R.253/.347/.761·13 HRvs hand.824 · 4-for-7 · 7 PA · Small65H-Score
5Adael AmadorS2B—.277.362.844495.97823 PA · Limited historyNo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Adael Amador 2B · S.277/.362/.844·4 HRvs hand.978 · 23 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
6Troy JohnstonLRF51.277.348.7414449.583105 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Troy Johnston RF · L.277/.348/.741·4 HRvs hand.583 · 105 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small51H-Score
7Jordan BeckRRF23.200.261.5521180.77083 PA4-for-9 · 9 PASmall sample
7Jordan Beck RF · R.200/.261/.552·1 HRvs hand.770 · 83 PA · 4-for-9 · 9 PA · Small23H-Score
8Braxton FulfordRC—.176.259.529185.47857 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Braxton Fulford C · R.176/.259/.529·1 HRvs hand.478 · 57 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small—H-Score
9Ezequiel TovarRSS36.219.264.61713506.5461-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Ezequiel Tovar SS · R.219/.264/.617·13 HRvs hand.546 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small36H-Score