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St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs Starting Lineups — August 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.

3:15 PM ET · Wrigley FieldFinal lineups locked · Aug 16, 1:15 PM ETStats updated Sep 30, 5:09 PM ET
STL
77–85 · 4th NL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 5 R
OPS vs hand.688 vs RHP
CHC
89–73 · 2nd NL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats2 L / 5 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.757 vs RHP

St. Louis Cardinals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Edward Cabrera
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1JJ WetherholtL2B64.242.339.70417619.732375 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1JJ Wetherholt 2B · L.242/.339/.704·17 HRvs hand.732 · 375 PA · No MLB history · No MLB64H-Score
2Iván HerreraRDH67.241.353.73519717.6972-for-6Small sample
2Iván Herrera DH · R.241/.353/.735·19 HRvs hand.697 · 2-for-6 · Small67H-Score
3Alec BurlesonL1B79.279.343.81626670.939435 PA2-for-7Small sample
3Alec Burleson 1B · L.279/.343/.816·26 HRvs hand.939 · 435 PA · 2-for-7 · Small79H-Score
4Jordan WalkerRRF76.269.327.79329667.769453 PA0-for-2Very small sample
4Jordan Walker RF · R.269/.327/.793·29 HRvs hand.769 · 453 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small76H-Score
5Joshua BáezRLF59.230.278.7887108.613No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Joshua Báez LF · R.230/.278/.788·7 HRvs hand.613 · No MLB history · No MLB59H-Score
6Nathan ChurchLCF43.247.290.65410470.6710-for-1Very small sample
6Nathan Church CF · L.247/.290/.654·10 HRvs hand.671 · 0-for-1 · Very small43H-Score
7Masyn WinnRSS47.232.308.6255532.5943-for-6Small sample
7Masyn Winn SS · R.232/.308/.625·5 HRvs hand.594 · 3-for-6 · Small47H-Score
8Jimmy CrooksLC42.179.255.5915149.569128 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Jimmy Crooks C · L.179/.255/.591·5 HRvs hand.569 · 128 PA · No MLB history · No MLB42H-Score
9Blaze JordanR3B47.247.276.6583199.556123 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Blaze Jordan 3B · R.247/.276/.658·3 HRvs hand.556 · 123 PA · No MLB history · No MLB47H-Score

Chicago Cubs batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Hunter Dobbins
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF84.280.372.94245726.973453 PA0-for-3Very small sample
1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.280/.372/.942·45 HRvs hand.973 · 453 PA · 0-for-3 · Very small84H-Score
2Seiya SuzukiRRF78.270.368.84126634.7971-for-5Small sample
2Seiya Suzuki RF · R.270/.368/.841·26 HRvs hand.797 · 1-for-5 · Small78H-Score
3Alex BregmanR3B76.265.355.81928702.7993-for-5Small sample
3Alex Bregman 3B · R.265/.355/.819·28 HRvs hand.799 · 3-for-5 · Small76H-Score
4Ian HappSLF67.218.326.73824636.8160-for-4Very small sample
4Ian Happ LF · S.218/.326/.738·24 HRvs hand.816 · 0-for-4 · Very small67H-Score
5Nico HoernerR2B49.263.316.6668689.665481 PA3-for-4Very small sample
5Nico Hoerner 2B · R.263/.316/.666·8 HRvs hand.665 · 481 PA · 3-for-4 · Very small49H-Score
6Pedro RamírezS2B54.261.321.7236266.662No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Pedro Ramírez 2B · S.261/.321/.723·6 HRvs hand.662 · No MLB history · No MLB54H-Score
7Dansby SwansonRSS59.213.297.69419486.677327 PA0-for-3Very small sample
7Dansby Swanson SS · R.213/.297/.694·19 HRvs hand.677 · 327 PA · 0-for-3 · Very small59H-Score
8Michael ConfortoLDH71.240.331.80015314.7741-for-2Very small sample
8Michael Conforto DH · L.240/.331/.800·15 HRvs hand.774 · 1-for-2 · Very small71H-Score
9Miguel AmayaRC51.237.340.7176254.7010-for-2Very small sample
9Miguel Amaya C · R.237/.340/.717·6 HRvs hand.701 · 0-for-2 · Very small51H-Score