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San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals Starting Lineups — September 15, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
7:45 PM ET · Busch StadiumFinal lineups locked · Sep 15, 4:45 PM ETStats updated Oct 27, 6:06 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.
SF.698
−35 ptsOPS edge
STL
.733
Slight edge: STL
Power
Season HR
50vs98
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.314vs.328
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.741vs.761
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.652vs.665
SF wins 2 of 9 batting-order slots · STL wins 7
SFSlotSTL
Drew Gilbert.707
1.703Bryan Torres
Bryce Eldridge.798
2.730Iván Herrera
Jonah Cox.741
3.806Alec Burleson
Jung Hoo Lee.719
4.810Jordan Walker
Osleivis Basabe.653
5.798Leo Bernal
Turner Hill.689
6.731Thomas Saggese
Drew Cavanaugh.661
7.680Nathan Church
Grant McCray.645
8.648Masyn Winn
Christian Koss.649
9.668José Fermín
6 of 9 San Francisco Giants hitters have the platoon advantage vs Andre Pallante (4 of 9 for St. Louis Cardinals)
San Francisco Giants
- Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
- Bottom third drops off sharply
- Limited power in this configuration
St. Louis Cardinals
- Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness