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Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals Starting Lineups — September 19, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
7:15 PM ET · Busch StadiumFinal lineups locked · Sep 19, 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.739
+43 ptsOPS edge
STL
.696
Clear edge: WSH
Power
Season HR
123vs78
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.322vs.314
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.777vs.741
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.724vs.633
WSH wins 6 of 9 batting-order slots · STL wins 3
WSHSlotSTL
James Wood.884
1.671José Fermín
Daylen Lile.736
2.728Iván Herrera
Abimelec Ortiz.669
3.805Jordan Walker
CJ Abrams.816
4.765Leo Bernal
Dylan Crews.679
5.722Thomas Saggese
Jorbit Vivas.677
6.648Masyn Winn
Andrés Chaparro.826
7.678Nathan Church
Keibert Ruiz.771
8.621Pedro Pagés
Nasim Nuñez.569
9.599Victor Scott II
7 of 9 Washington Nationals hitters have the platoon advantage vs Michael McGreevy (7 of 9 for St. Louis Cardinals)
Washington Nationals
- Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
- Real power throughout the lineup
- No easy outs at the bottom
St. Louis Cardinals
- Platoon advantage in 7 of 9 spots
- Bottom third drops off sharply