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St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Starting Lineups — September 23, 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 23, 4:40 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.721
−28 ptsOPS edge
PIT
.749
Slight edge: PIT
Power
Season HR
120vs98
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.325vs.335
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.761vs.783
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.670vs.704
STL wins 3 of 9 batting-order slots · PIT wins 6
STLSlotPIT
JJ Wetherholt.711
1.721Konnor Griffin
Iván Herrera.743
2.826Rafael Flores Jr.
Alec Burleson.801
3.781Bryan Reynolds
Jordan Walker.795
4.806Brandon Lowe
Leo Bernal.786
5.749Nick Gonzales
Nolan Gorman.620
6.730Ronny Simon
José Fermín.686
7.762Ryan O'Hearn
Nathan Church.679
8.640Jared Triolo
Masyn Winn.644
9.709Jake Mangum
5 of 9 St. Louis Cardinals hitters have the platoon advantage vs Lake Bachar (7 of 9 for Pittsburgh Pirates)
St. Louis Cardinals
- Real power throughout the lineup
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Strong top of the order
- Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots