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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 Oct 29, 4:33 AM ET

Atlanta Braves

94–68 · 1st NL East

Official

StarterGerrit Cole

HandRHP

L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.730 vs RHP

New York Yankees

93–68 · 2nd AL East

Official

StarterChris Sale

HandLHP

L / R bats4 L / 5 R

OPS vs hand.733 vs LHP

Atlanta Braves batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Gerrit Cole

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Drake BaldwinLC75.284.358.81725615.888391 PA—

1Drake Baldwin C · L.284/.358/.817·25 HRvs hand.888 · 391 PA75H-Score

2Ronald Acuña Jr.RRF70.255.345.79620469.817324 PA1-for-2Very small sample

2Ronald Acuña Jr. RF · R.255/.345/.796·20 HRvs hand.817 · 324 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small70H-Score

3Matt OlsonL1B77.251.321.82341698.823418 PA0-for-14Small sample

3Matt Olson 1B · L.251/.321/.823·41 HRvs hand.823 · 418 PA · 0-for-14 · Small77H-Score

4Michael Harris IILCF73.294.321.81226621.830397 PA—

4Michael Harris II CF · L.294/.321/.812·26 HRvs hand.830 · 397 PA73H-Score

5Ozzie AlbiesS2B50.237.293.68522683.657422 PA—

5Ozzie Albies 2B · S.237/.293/.685·22 HRvs hand.657 · 422 PA50H-Score

6Mauricio DubónRLF52.276.321.72012619.743409 PA—

6Mauricio Dubón LF · R.276/.321/.720·12 HRvs hand.743 · 409 PA52H-Score

7Mike YastrzemskiLLF56.224.309.68912408.697368 PA0-for-2Very small sample

7Mike Yastrzemski LF · L.224/.309/.689·12 HRvs hand.697 · 368 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small56H-Score

8Austin RileyR3B56.219.290.65419630.651446 PA0-for-2Very small sample

8Austin Riley 3B · R.219/.290/.654·19 HRvs hand.651 · 446 PA · 0-for-2 · Very small56H-Score

9Jim JarvisLSS27.207.267.5641124.562101 PA—

9Jim Jarvis SS · L.207/.267/.564·1 HRvs hand.562 · 101 PA27H-Score

New York Yankees batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Chris Sale

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Paul GoldschmidtR1B54.252.313.765183801.0120-for-3Very small sample

1Paul Goldschmidt 1B · R.252/.313/.765·18 HRvs hand1.012 · 0-for-3 · Very small54H-Score

2Heliot RamosRLF56.245.305.71613442.8750-for-5Small sample

2Heliot Ramos LF · R.245/.305/.716·13 HRvs hand.875 · 0-for-5 · Small56H-Score

3Ben RiceLDH77.264.363.89741667.7890-for-2Very small sample

3Ben Rice DH · L.264/.363/.897·41 HRvs hand.789 · 0-for-2 · Very small77H-Score

4Amed RosarioR3B43.238.279.68410244.6150-for-1Very small sample

4Amed Rosario 3B · R.238/.279/.684·10 HRvs hand.615 · 0-for-1 · Very small43H-Score

5Trent GrishamLCF57.211.308.70318484.691136 PA—

5Trent Grisham CF · L.211/.308/.703·18 HRvs hand.691 · 136 PA57H-Score

6George Lombard Jr.RSS41.237.285.6997166.733—

6George Lombard Jr. SS · R.237/.285/.699·7 HRvs hand.73341H-Score

7Spencer JonesLCF58.245.313.742112891.185—

7Spencer Jones CF · L.245/.313/.742·11 HRvs hand1.18558H-Score

8José CaballeroRSS37.231.290.65514456.6461-for-1Very small sample

8José Caballero SS · R.231/.290/.655·14 HRvs hand.646 · 1-for-1 · Very small37H-Score

9Austin WellsLC50.186.292.62414388.43699 PA—

9Austin Wells C · L.186/.292/.624·14 HRvs hand.436 · 99 PA50H-Score