Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals Starting Lineup — Friday, Jul 10, 2026
Final Lineups
Atlanta Braves @ St. Louis Cardinals · Friday, Jul 10, 2026
Atlanta has only a little prior exposure to Kyle Leahy, and the best of it belongs to Austin Riley, who is 2-for-4 with a 1.250 OPS. Dominic Smith has also had success in a small sample, going 1-for-2 with a 1.000 OPS. Ozzie Albies is hitless in 2 at-bats with a .000 OPS, while Matt Olson is hitless in 3 at-bats with a .000 OPS; Drake Baldwin, Mauricio Dubón, and Mike Yastrzemski are each hitless in 1 at-bat with a .000 OPS. Michael Harris II and Jim Jarvis have no MLB history vs Leahy.
St. Louis brings almost no familiarity with Chris Sale into this matchup. Nelson Velázquez is the only batter with any recorded history, and he is hitless in 1 at-bat with a .500 OPS. JJ Wetherholt, Iván Herrera, Jordan Walker, Alec Burleson, Masyn Winn, José Fermín, Blaze Jordan, and Pedro Pagés have no MLB history vs Sale.
The Braves clearly have more hitters who have at least seen the opposing starter before, even if most of those samples are very small. The Cardinals are essentially facing Sale fresh, with only one prior matchup anywhere in the lineup.
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Harris II | 0.294 | 0.320 | 0.813 | 21 | 71 | — | — |
| 2 | Ozzie Albies | 0.253 | 0.308 | 0.726 | 20 | 65 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 3 | Matt Olson | 0.258 | 0.333 | 0.864 | 36 | 77 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 4 | Drake Baldwin | 0.268 | 0.351 | 0.794 | 21 | 63 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 5 | Mauricio Dubón | 0.268 | 0.315 | 0.709 | 10 | 62 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 6 | Mike Yastrzemski | 0.229 | 0.317 | 0.702 | 9 | 34 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 7 | Austin Riley | 0.223 | 0.296 | 0.662 | 15 | 60 | 0.500 | 1.250 |
| 8 | Dominic Smith | 0.261 | 0.316 | 0.701 | 8 | 44 | 0.500 | 1.000 |
| 9 | Jim Jarvis | 0.207 | 0.267 | 0.564 | 1 | 11 | — | — |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JJ Wetherholt | 0.244 | 0.347 | 0.724 | 17 | 48 | — | — |
| 2 | Iván Herrera | 0.242 | 0.358 | 0.737 | 14 | 53 | — | — |
| 3 | Jordan Walker | 0.289 | 0.347 | 0.854 | 27 | 96 | — | — |
| 4 | Nelson Velázquez | 0.205 | 0.273 | 0.683 | 4 | 13 | 0.000 | 0.500 |
| 5 | Alec Burleson | 0.291 | 0.356 | 0.844 | 21 | 96 | — | — |
| 6 | Masyn Winn | 0.238 | 0.314 | 0.640 | 5 | 51 | — | — |
| 7 | José Fermín | 0.247 | 0.318 | 0.693 | 6 | 33 | — | — |
| 8 | Blaze Jordan | 0.243 | 0.269 | 0.634 | 2 | 25 | — | — |
| 9 | Pedro Pagés | 0.214 | 0.262 | 0.580 | 4 | 11 | — | — |