Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals Starting Lineup — Sunday, Jul 12, 2026

Atlanta has a wider range of prior looks at Dustin May, though several of the established bats have been held quiet. Austin Riley stands out at 3-for-6 with a 2.000 OPS, while Dominic Smith is 1-for-3 in 5 PA with a 1.933 OPS and Mauricio Dubón is 1-for-4 with a .500 OPS. Michael Harris II is 1-for-6 with a .334 OPS, and Jim Jarvis has the smallest sample but did go 1-for-1 with a 2.000 OPS. Ozzie Albies is hitless in his 0-for-5 in 7 PA history with a .286 OPS, Matt Olson is hitless in his 0-for-8 in 11 PA history with a .273 OPS, Drake Baldwin is hitless in his 0-for-3 in 4 PA history with a .250 OPS, and Brewer Hicklen has no MLB history vs this pitcher.

St. Louis has very little history against Danny Young, and almost all of it is limited to one plate appearance. Jimmy Crooks is the lone batter with a hit, going 1-for-1 with a 5.000 OPS. JJ Wetherholt, Iván Herrera, Jordan Walker, and Lars Nootbaar are each hitless in 0-for-1 matchups with a .000 OPS, while Alec Burleson, Masyn Winn, Nathan Church, and José Fermín have no MLB history vs this pitcher.

The Braves clearly bring more familiarity into this matchup, with multiple hitters carrying several prior plate appearances against May. The Cardinals’ experience versus Young is much thinner and mostly built on one-off meetings.