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San Francisco Giants vs St. Louis Cardinals 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.
1:15 PM ET · Busch StadiumFinal lineups locked · Sep 16, 11:15 AM 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.707
−21 ptsOPS edge
STL
.728
Even matchuplimited data
Power
Season HR
41vs105
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.311vs.316
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.736vs.776
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.680vs.676
SF wins 5 of 9 batting-order slots · STL wins 4
SFSlotSTL
Jonah Cox.737
1.714JJ Wetherholt
Bryce Eldridge.808
2.776Leo Bernal
Brett Harris.679
3.810Alec Burleson
Jung Hoo Lee.718
4.806Jordan Walker
Shay Whitcomb.644
5.771Joshua Báez
Turner Hill.718
6.619Nolan Gorman
Andrew Knizner.679
7.727Thomas Saggese
Scott Bandura.703
8.677Nathan Church
Christian Koss.659
9.622Pedro Pagés
5 of 9 San Francisco Giants hitters have the platoon advantage vs Matthew Liberatore (5 of 9 for St. Louis Cardinals)
San Francisco Giants
- Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
- Limited power in this configuration
- 5 hitters with limited MLB sample
St. Louis Cardinals
- Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness