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St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Starting Lineups — September 22, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
6:40 PM ET · PNC ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 22, 2:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:36 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.
STL.728
−35 ptsOPS edge
PIT
.763
Slight edge: PIT
Power
Season HR
113vs120
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.328vs.335
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.761vs.782
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.673vs.707
STL wins 1 of 9 batting-order slots · PIT wins 8
STLSlotPIT
JJ Wetherholt.711
1.713Konnor Griffin
Iván Herrera.743
2.810Brandon Lowe
Alec Burleson.801
3.779Bryan Reynolds
Jordan Walker.795
4.830Oneil Cruz
Leo Bernal.786
5.833Rafael Flores Jr.
Bryan Torres.681
6.764Ryan O'Hearn
Thomas Saggese.695
7.745Ronny Simon
Nathan Church.679
8.715Spencer Horwitz
Masyn Winn.644
9.659Jacob Gonzalez
5 of 9 St. Louis Cardinals hitters have the platoon advantage vs Jared Jones (7 of 9 for Pittsburgh Pirates)
St. Louis Cardinals
- Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Strong top of the order
- Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
- Real power throughout the lineup