Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets Starting Lineup — Wednesday, Jul 29, 2026
Final Lineups
Atlanta Braves @ New York Mets · Wednesday, Jul 29, 2026
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronald Acuña Jr. | 0.251 | 0.371 | 0.788 | 7 | 22 | 0.500 | 1.000 |
| 2 | Drake Baldwin | 0.276 | 0.369 | 0.850 | 20 | 56 | 0.000 | 0.333 |
| 3 | Matt Olson | 0.264 | 0.343 | 0.866 | 27 | 63 | 0.333 | 1.666 |
| 4 | Ozzie Albies | 0.262 | 0.312 | 0.754 | 18 | 60 | 0.333 | 1.000 |
| 5 | Michael Harris II | 0.298 | 0.326 | 0.829 | 19 | 61 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 6 | Mauricio Dubón | 0.260 | 0.311 | 0.714 | 10 | 55 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 7 | Austin Riley | 0.216 | 0.293 | 0.644 | 12 | 50 | 0.667 | 1.334 |
| 8 | Mike Yastrzemski | 0.226 | 0.315 | 0.669 | 6 | 28 | 0.250 | 0.833 |
| 9 | Joey Bart | 0.228 | 0.295 | 0.681 | 4 | 13 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.J. Ewing | 0.271 | 0.342 | 0.759 | 7 | 26 |
| 2 | Francisco Lindor | 0.233 | 0.318 | 0.743 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 | Bo Bichette | 0.261 | 0.307 | 0.680 | 10 | 53 |
| 4 | Carson Benge | 0.258 | 0.323 | 0.712 | 11 | 40 |
| 5 | Jared Young | 0.250 | 0.322 | 0.749 | 7 | 19 |
| 6 | Jorge Polanco | 0.149 | 0.208 | 0.431 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Tyrone Taylor | 0.250 | 0.292 | 0.799 | 9 | 26 |
| 8 | Marcus Semien | 0.214 | 0.271 | 0.629 | 12 | 35 |
| 9 | Francisco Alvarez | 0.262 | 0.341 | 0.791 | 12 | 26 |
Atlanta Braves at New York Mets (2026-07-29). AJ Smith-Shawver vs Sean Manaea at Citi Field.
Starters — Smith-Shawver enters with a 4.15 ERA and 1.38 WHIP over 4.1 innings, with 8.31 K/9 and 4.15 BB/9. He has not allowed a home run yet, but the sample is very small. In his only listed recent outing, he worked 4.1 innings, allowed 2 earned runs, struck out 4, and walked 2. There is no clear trend yet. Manaea has a 4.45 ERA and 1.34 WHIP across 87 innings, with 8.79 K/9, 3.00 BB/9, and 1.24 HR/9. Over his last three starts, he has gone 2.0 innings with 0 earned runs, 2 strikeouts, and 2 walks, then 6.0 innings with 1 earned run, 3 strikeouts, and 2 walks, then 4.2 innings with 4 earned runs, 7 strikeouts, and 2 walks. The listed trend is down, although two of those three outings were relatively effective in run prevention.
Teams — Atlanta brings the stronger offensive profile with a .731 OPS, .249 average, and 525 runs scored. The Braves also hold the better pitching baseline, posting a 3.74 team ERA and 1.26 WHIP, and they are 6-4 over their last 10 games. New York has a .693 OPS, .235 average, and 448 runs scored, so the lineup production has been more modest. The Mets’ staff has a 4.17 ERA and 1.30 WHIP, and they are 5-5 in their last 10. From a betting matchup standpoint, Atlanta shows the clearer season-long edge in both run creation and run prevention, while New York leans more on whether Manaea can stabilize the game deeper into the middle innings.