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St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Starting Lineups — September 24, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
12:35 PM ET · PNC ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 24, 10:35 AM 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.723
−16 ptsOPS edge
PIT
.739
Slight edge: PIT
Power
Season HR
113vs109
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.326vs.331
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.757vs.780
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.671vs.682
STL wins 4 of 9 batting-order slots · PIT wins 5
STLSlotPIT
JJ Wetherholt.712
1.826Oneil Cruz
Iván Herrera.738
2.714Konnor Griffin
Alec Burleson.794
3.811Brandon Lowe
Jordan Walker.789
4.770Ryan O'Hearn
Leo Bernal.765
5.747Nick Gonzales
Bryan Torres.673
6.710Ronny Simon
Thomas Saggese.692
7.719Spencer Horwitz
Nathan Church.676
8.704Jake Mangum
Masyn Winn.645
9.620Henry Davis
5 of 9 St. Louis Cardinals hitters have the platoon advantage vs Paul Skenes (6 of 9 for Pittsburgh Pirates)
St. Louis Cardinals
- Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots