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Washington Nationals vs Detroit Tigers 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.

1:10 PM ET · Comerica ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 23, 11:40 AM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:33 AM ET
WSH
77–85 · 4th NL East
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 6 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.773 vs LHP
DET
76–86 · 4th AL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats4 L / 5 R
OPS vs hand.711 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 23, 11:40 AM ET
WSHWSH
.740
+2 ptsOPS edge
DETDET
.738

Even matchup

Power
Season HR
113vs111
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.323vs.332
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.804vs.777
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.655vs.661

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

WSHSlotDET
James Wood.872
1
.791Kevin McGonigle
Andrés Chaparro.818
2
.752Hao-Yu Lee
Brady House.705
3
.736Ben Malgeri
CJ Abrams.820
4
.833Riley Greene
Dylan Crews.673
5
.752Dillon Dingler
Yohandy Morales.770
6
.768Max Clark
Harry Ford.685
7
.753Spencer Torkelson
Jacob Young.714
8
.618John Peck
Nasim Nuñez.562
9
.610Zach McKinstry

7 of 9 Washington Nationals hitters have the platoon advantage vs Framber Valdez (5 of 9 for Detroit Tigers)

Washington Nationals
  • Strong top of the order
  • Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
  • Bottom third drops off sharply
Detroit Tigers
  • Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness

Washington Nationals batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Framber Valdez
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1James WoodLRF76.265.388.89130623.826198 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1James Wood RF · L.265/.388/.891·30 HRvs hand.826 · 198 PA · No MLB history · No MLB76H-Score
2Andrés ChaparroR1B65.263.360.88513228.817No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Andrés Chaparro 1B · R.263/.360/.885·13 HRvs hand.817 · No MLB history · No MLB65H-Score
3Brady HouseR3B52.247.313.71010355.9750-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Brady House 3B · R.247/.313/.710·10 HRvs hand.975 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small52H-Score
4CJ AbramsLSS66.261.336.83333654.6900-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
4CJ Abrams SS · L.261/.336/.833·33 HRvs hand.690 · 0-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small66H-Score
5Dylan CrewsRRF49.223.289.66313443.861126 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Dylan Crews RF · R.223/.289/.663·13 HRvs hand.861 · 126 PA · No MLB history · No MLB49H-Score
6Yohandy MoralesR1B—.255.255.851447.66712 PA · Small sampleNo MLB historyNo MLB history
6Yohandy Morales 1B · R.255/.255/.851·4 HRvs hand.667 · 12 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
7Harry FordRC40.190.314.6643118.832No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Harry Ford C · R.190/.314/.664·3 HRvs hand.832 · No MLB history · No MLB40H-Score
8Jacob YoungRCF49.252.318.70810471.8130-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8Jacob Young CF · R.252/.318/.708·10 HRvs hand.813 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small49H-Score
9Nasim NuñezS2B28.209.291.5351493.586138 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Nasim Nuñez 2B · S.209/.291/.535·1 HRvs hand.586 · 138 PA · No MLB history · No MLB28H-Score

Detroit Tigers batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Richard Lovelady
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Kevin McGonigleLSS66.278.376.80618707.648No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Kevin McGonigle SS · L.278/.376/.806·18 HRvs hand.648 · No MLB history · No MLB66H-Score
2Hao-Yu LeeR2B52.264.322.74610364.629No MLB historyNo MLB history
2Hao-Yu Lee 2B · R.264/.322/.746·10 HRvs hand.629 · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
3Ben MalgeriRRF52.250.350.7675140.57871 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
3Ben Malgeri RF · R.250/.350/.767·5 HRvs hand.578 · 71 PA · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
4Riley GreeneLLF71.280.370.84421592.817168 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
4Riley Greene LF · L.280/.370/.844·21 HRvs hand.817 · 168 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small71H-Score
5Dillon DinglerRC62.243.302.74827607.604No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Dillon Dingler C · R.243/.302/.748·27 HRvs hand.604 · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score
6Max ClarkLCF46.272.350.7673206.999No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Max Clark CF · L.272/.350/.767·3 HRvs hand.999 · No MLB history · No MLB46H-Score
7Spencer TorkelsonR1B62.230.331.76626612.730No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Spencer Torkelson 1B · R.230/.331/.766·26 HRvs hand.730 · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score
8John PeckRSS—.162.275.451080.58016 PA · Limited historyNo MLB historyNo MLB history
8John Peck SS · R.162/.275/.451·0 HRvs hand.580 · 16 PA · No MLB history · No MLB—H-Score
9Zach McKinstryLRF33.199.288.5824423.414No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Zach McKinstry RF · L.199/.288/.582·4 HRvs hand.414 · No MLB history · No MLB33H-Score