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Atlanta Braves vs New York Yankees Starting Lineups — August 8, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

3:05 PM ET · Yankee StadiumFinal lineups locked · Aug 8, 12:00 PM ETStats updated Sep 22, 4:32 AM ET

Atlanta Braves

92–64 · 1st NL East

Official

StarterGerrit Cole

HandRHP

L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.735 vs RHP

New York Yankees

89–66 · 2nd AL East

Official

StarterChris Sale

HandLHP

L / R bats4 L / 5 R

OPS vs hand.738 vs LHP

Atlanta Braves batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Gerrit Cole

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Drake BaldwinLC81.282.356.81224592.888—

1Drake Baldwin C · L.282/.356/.812·24 HRvs hand.88881H-Score

2Ronald Acuña Jr.RRF77.260.352.81520454.8381-for-2Very small sample

2Ronald Acuña Jr. RF · R.260/.352/.815·20 HRvs hand.838 · 1-for-2 · Very small77H-Score

3Matt OlsonL1B85.253.324.83040675.8500-for-14Small sample

3Matt Olson 1B · L.253/.324/.830·40 HRvs hand.850 · 0-for-14 · Small85H-Score

4Michael Harris IILCF77.289.318.80426600.813369 PA—

4Michael Harris II CF · L.289/.318/.804·26 HRvs hand.813 · 369 PA77H-Score

5Ozzie AlbiesS2B57.242.298.70022661.673—

5Ozzie Albies 2B · S.242/.298/.700·22 HRvs hand.67357H-Score

6Mauricio DubónRLF54.273.318.71211598.731—

6Mauricio Dubón LF · R.273/.318/.712·11 HRvs hand.73154H-Score

7Mike YastrzemskiLLF61.231.313.70612390.7120-for-2Very small sample

7Mike Yastrzemski LF · L.231/.313/.706·12 HRvs hand.712 · 0-for-2 · Very small61H-Score

8Austin RileyR3B59.220.292.65217606.6540-for-2Very small sample

8Austin Riley 3B · R.220/.292/.652·17 HRvs hand.654 · 0-for-2 · Very small59H-Score

9Jim JarvisLSS32.207.267.5641124.562101 PA—

9Jim Jarvis SS · L.207/.267/.564·1 HRvs hand.562 · 101 PA32H-Score

New York Yankees batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Chris Sale

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Paul GoldschmidtR1B63.253.316.771183701.0120-for-3Very small sample

1Paul Goldschmidt 1B · R.253/.316/.771·18 HRvs hand1.012 · 0-for-3 · Very small63H-Score

2Heliot RamosRLF66.241.305.71413417.8750-for-5Small sample

2Heliot Ramos LF · R.241/.305/.714·13 HRvs hand.875 · 0-for-5 · Small66H-Score

3Ben RiceLDH89.261.360.88839641.7890-for-2Very small sample

3Ben Rice DH · L.261/.360/.888·39 HRvs hand.789 · 0-for-2 · Very small89H-Score

4Amed RosarioR3B54.233.275.68110236.6150-for-1Very small sample

4Amed Rosario 3B · R.233/.275/.681·10 HRvs hand.615 · 0-for-1 · Very small54H-Score

5Trent GrishamLCF70.211.308.70318484.691136 PA—

5Trent Grisham CF · L.211/.308/.703·18 HRvs hand.691 · 136 PA70H-Score

6George Lombard Jr.RSS44.235.290.6765146.733—

6George Lombard Jr. SS · R.235/.290/.676·5 HRvs hand.73344H-Score

7Spencer JonesLRF69.248.317.759112691.185—

7Spencer Jones RF · L.248/.317/.759·11 HRvs hand1.18569H-Score

8José CaballeroRSS44.236.292.66514442.6461-for-1Very small sample

8José Caballero SS · R.236/.292/.665·14 HRvs hand.646 · 1-for-1 · Very small44H-Score

9Austin WellsLC52.186.286.61213378.453—

9Austin Wells C · L.186/.286/.612·13 HRvs hand.45352H-Score