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St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers Starting Lineups — September 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.

7:10 PM ET · American Family FieldFinal lineups locked · Sep 26, 5:10 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 6:02 AM ET
STL
77–85 · 4th NL Central
Official
StarterDustin May
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.688 vs RHP
MIL
103–59 · 1st NL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats3 L / 5 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.706 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 26, 5:35 PM ET
STLSTL
.717
−33 ptsOPS edge
MILMIL
.750

Slight edge: MIL

Power
Season HR
121vs108
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.321vs.343
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.759vs.806
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.673vs.689

STL wins 2 of 9 batting-order slots · MIL wins 7

STLSlotMIL
JJ Wetherholt.711
1
.814Jackson Chourio
Iván Herrera.738
2
.801Brice Turang
Alec Burleson.801
3
.856Jake Bauers
Jordan Walker.789
4
.752William Contreras
Leo Bernal.754
5
.756Gary Sánchez
Nolan Gorman.621
6
.665Luis Lara
Bryan Torres.670
7
.717Cooper Pratt
Thomas Saggese.676
8
.687Brandon Lockridge
Nathan Church.674
9
.661David Hamilton

6 of 9 St. Louis Cardinals hitters have the platoon advantage vs Dustin May (6 of 9 for Milwaukee Brewers)

St. Louis Cardinals
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
  • Real power throughout the lineup
Milwaukee Brewers
  • Strong top of the order
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
  • Gets on base at an above-average rate

St. Louis Cardinals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Dustin May
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1JJ WetherholtL2B55.242.339.70417619.732375 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1JJ Wetherholt 2B · L.242/.339/.704·17 HRvs hand.732 · 375 PA · No MLB history · No MLB55H-Score
2Iván HerreraRDH55.241.353.73519717.697No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Iván Herrera DH · R.241/.353/.735·19 HRvs hand.697 · No MLB history · No MLB55H-Score
3Alec BurlesonL1B71.279.343.81626670.939435 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Alec Burleson 1B · L.279/.343/.816·26 HRvs hand.939 · 435 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small71H-Score
4Jordan WalkerRRF73.269.327.79329667.769492 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Jordan Walker RF · R.269/.327/.793·29 HRvs hand.769 · 492 PA · No MLB history · No MLB73H-Score
5Leo BernalSC60.284.333.8075102.89935 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Leo Bernal C · S.284/.333/.807·5 HRvs hand.899 · 35 PA · No MLB history · No MLB60H-Score
6Nolan GormanL3B40.184.272.5809302.598253 PA0-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
6Nolan Gorman 3B · L.184/.272/.580·9 HRvs hand.598 · 253 PA · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small40H-Score
7Bryan TorresLLF36.229.309.6404189.672157 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Bryan Torres LF · L.229/.309/.640·4 HRvs hand.672 · 157 PA · No MLB history · No MLB36H-Score
8Thomas SaggeseRSS44.235.294.6464180.595No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Thomas Saggese SS · R.235/.294/.646·4 HRvs hand.595 · No MLB history · No MLB44H-Score
9Nathan ChurchLCF41.247.290.65410470.671364 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Nathan Church CF · L.247/.290/.654·10 HRvs hand.671 · 364 PA · No MLB history · No MLB41H-Score

Milwaukee Brewers batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Quinn Mathews
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Jackson ChourioRLF75.291.351.83825573.979171 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1Jackson Chourio LF · R.291/.351/.838·25 HRvs hand.979 · 171 PA · No MLB history · No MLB75H-Score
2Brice TurangL2B73.268.366.81621680.620202 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
2Brice Turang 2B · L.268/.366/.816·21 HRvs hand.620 · 202 PA · No MLB history · No MLB73H-Score
3Jake BauersL1B81.266.389.87326578.901160 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Jake Bauers 1B · L.266/.389/.873·26 HRvs hand.901 · 160 PA · No MLB history · No MLB81H-Score
4William ContrerasRC71.270.341.75818640.760183 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4William Contreras C · R.270/.341/.758·18 HRvs hand.760 · 183 PA · No MLB history · No MLB71H-Score
5Gary SánchezRC61.209.349.77112275.802123 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Gary Sánchez C · R.209/.349/.771·12 HRvs hand.802 · 123 PA · No MLB history · No MLB61H-Score
6Luis LaraSRF40.246.311.6361212.58772 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Luis Lara RF · S.246/.311/.636·1 HRvs hand.587 · 72 PA · No MLB history · No MLB40H-Score
7Cooper PrattRSS46.281.350.7183266.57270 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Cooper Pratt SS · R.281/.350/.718·3 HRvs hand.572 · 70 PA · No MLB history · No MLB46H-Score
8Brandon LockridgeRLF32.277.348.6750113.59248 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Brandon Lockridge LF · R.277/.348/.675·0 HRvs hand.592 · 48 PA · No MLB history · No MLB32H-Score
9David HamiltonL3B39.245.314.6504387.58281 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9David Hamilton 3B · L.245/.314/.650·4 HRvs hand.582 · 81 PA · No MLB history · No MLB39H-Score