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Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals Starting Lineups — September 18, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
8:15 PM ET · Busch StadiumFinal lineups locked · Sep 18, 5:15 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:33 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.
WSH.741
+10 ptsOPS edge
STL
.731
Even matchup
Power
Season HR
120vs110
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.322vs.329
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.778vs.762
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.721vs.676
WSH wins 6 of 9 batting-order slots · STL wins 3
WSHSlotSTL
James Wood.882
1.711JJ Wetherholt
Daylen Lile.739
2.728Iván Herrera
Dylan Crews.671
3.808Alec Burleson
CJ Abrams.818
4.805Jordan Walker
Brady House.702
5.764Leo Bernal
Jorbit Vivas.677
6.722Thomas Saggese
Yohandy Morales.762
7.700Bryan Torres
Harry Ford.694
8.648Masyn Winn
Jacob Young.705
9.678Nathan Church
4 of 9 Washington Nationals hitters have the platoon advantage vs Kyle Leahy (5 of 9 for St. Louis Cardinals)
Washington Nationals
- Real power throughout the lineup
St. Louis Cardinals
- Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness