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Washington Nationals vs Detroit Tigers 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 · Comerica ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 22, 3:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:33 AM ET
WSH
77–85 · 4th NL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats4 L / 3 R / 2 S
OPS vs hand.731 vs RHP
DET
76–86 · 4th AL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats2 L / 7 R
OPS vs hand.723 vs RHP

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 22, 3:40 PM ET
WSHWSH
.748
+3 ptsOPS edge
DETDET
.745

Even matchup

Power
Season HR
123vs76
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.326vs.336
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.773vs.784
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.705vs.683

WSH wins 4 of 9 batting-order slots · DET wins 5

WSHSlotDET
James Wood.875
1
.727Gleyber Torres
Daylen Lile.736
2
.749Hao-Yu Lee
Dylan Crews.670
3
.790Kevin McGonigle
CJ Abrams.809
4
.877Eduardo Valencia
Andrés Chaparro.822
5
.732Ben Malgeri
Jorbit Vivas.681
6
.764Max Clark
Yohandy Morales.788
7
.748Spencer Torkelson
Keibert Ruiz.759
8
.664Javier Báez
Nasim Nuñez.565
9
.634John Peck

6 of 9 Washington Nationals hitters have the platoon advantage vs Drew Anderson (2 of 9 for Detroit Tigers)

Washington Nationals
  • Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
  • Real power throughout the lineup
Detroit Tigers
  • Strong top of the order
  • Handedness works against them today

Washington Nationals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Drew Anderson
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1James WoodLRF76.265.388.89130623.949382 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1James Wood RF · L.265/.388/.891·30 HRvs hand.949 · 382 PA · No MLB history · No MLB76H-Score
2Daylen LileLLF57.246.296.72522655.778No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Daylen Lile LF · L.246/.296/.725·22 HRvs hand.778 · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score
3Dylan CrewsRRF49.223.289.66313443.600272 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Dylan Crews RF · R.223/.289/.663·13 HRvs hand.600 · 272 PA · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score
4CJ AbramsLSS66.261.336.83333654.884No MLB historyNo MLB history
4CJ Abrams SS · L.261/.336/.833·33 HRvs hand.884 · No MLB history · No MLB66H-Score
5Andrés ChaparroR1B65.263.360.88513228.880No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Andrés Chaparro 1B · R.263/.360/.885·13 HRvs hand.880 · No MLB history · No MLB65H-Score
6Jorbit VivasL3B39.238.331.6533364.663290 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Jorbit Vivas 3B · L.238/.331/.653·3 HRvs hand.663 · 290 PA · No MLB history · No MLB39H-Score
7Yohandy MoralesR1B—.255.255.851447.92315 PA · Limited historyNo MLB historyNo MLB history
7Yohandy Morales 1B · R.255/.255/.851·4 HRvs hand.923 · 15 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
8Keibert RuizSC54.280.316.75910354.750239 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Keibert Ruiz C · S.280/.316/.759·10 HRvs hand.750 · 239 PA · No MLB history · No MLB54H-Score
9Nasim NuñezS2B28.209.291.5351493.511328 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Nasim Nuñez 2B · S.209/.291/.535·1 HRvs hand.511 · 328 PA · No MLB history · No MLB28H-Score

Detroit Tigers batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Riley Cornelio
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Gleyber TorresR2B51.260.364.7278420.702No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Gleyber Torres 2B · R.260/.364/.727·8 HRvs hand.702 · No MLB history · No MLB51H-Score
2Hao-Yu LeeR2B52.264.322.74610364.753No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R.264/.322/.746·10 HRvs hand.753 · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
3Kevin McGonigleLSS66.278.376.80618707.868No MLB historyNo MLB history
3Kevin McGonigle SS · L.278/.376/.806·18 HRvs hand.868 · No MLB history · No MLB66H-Score
4Eduardo ValenciaRDH68.341.3801.0168138.99379 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Eduardo Valencia DH · R.341/.380/1.016·8 HRvs hand.993 · 79 PA · No MLB history · No MLB68H-Score
5Ben MalgeriRRF52.250.350.7675140.91446 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Ben Malgeri RF · R.250/.350/.767·5 HRvs hand.914 · 46 PA · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
6Max ClarkLCF46.272.350.7673206.630No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Max Clark CF · L.272/.350/.767·3 HRvs hand.630 · No MLB history · No MLB46H-Score
7Spencer TorkelsonR1B62.230.331.76626612.786No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.230/.331/.766·26 HRvs hand.786 · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score
8Javier BáezRSS28.241.270.6343196.578No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Javier Báez SS · R.241/.270/.634·3 HRvs hand.578 · No MLB history · No MLB28H-Score
9John PeckRSS—.162.275.451080.43726 PA · Limited historyNo MLB historyNo MLB history
9John Peck SS · R.162/.275/.451·0 HRvs hand.437 · 26 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score